The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-18
TRLEGRAPuIC INTELLlGENCx,

TELEGRAPHIC NTELLlGENCk,
TalRTIETH OOSGREss.
SECOND SESSION.
senate.
wAsn,Soroa, Feb. II. ls4s.
The Senate hsving organised In the usual manner
various petitions and repsrt presented, ell Of
which were appropriately disposed Of
EIEcSrINs COMMUNICATIONS.
Various oopmunicstions received from the
President Of the United States BY the hands of his
private Secretary which, without rssdisg wore refer
red. Several House bills were also received.
sErTLsMEUr OF AoooUSrs.
A Joint resolution vas presented suthorising the
settlement Of the accounts Of Thomas Hove, Pension
Agent, at Pittsburgh. Psnnsylvania; which wss con-
sidsrsd and agreed to.
NAVAL REonrEa
joint resolution presented In favor Of pur-
chasing . number Of copies Of the 0snsrsl Naval
Asgster and laws The resolution referred 20 the
Committee on Naval Affairs
The bill from the House providing for the sMsblIsh
ment Of Home Department, read, and referred 70
the COMMITTEES on Finance.
the suRvEv.
The vIcE PREsDEHr laid bsfors the SeHsts oom.
nunoation from the Superintendent Of the Coast Sur
vsy, containing the informs tion called for By rssolu
ton OF the Senate the survey OF the coast
OF Florida. The Communication ordered to bs
printed.
SECURITY FROM EMioAANrs.
The Senate then took up the resolution, previously
offered by Mr. Webster, directing N inquiry to b
emisrsnt p.upsr in order 70 prevent them from b..
coming public charge An amendment making pro.
Court on tie suSsct VS. then subrisssd AID srreed
TO, end the resolution adopted.
MARINE HssPfrAL.
MI BaxEsE, Of Illinois, reported bill fer the este
blishment OF marine hospital Rock Island, IN the
State Of Illinois which lies over
MAIL ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. RusK, Of Texas reported bill for the ssts bllsh
mont Of mail route from the Mississippi river to San
Francisco California which wss laid on tho table, to
Mr. FooTs, Of Mississippi, presented the memorial Of
Of railroad across the Isthmus Of Tshusn which
was also ordered TO b. printed.
BURIAL osovSD IN MEXICO.
The resolution hitherto subnitted BY Mr.. Under
wood proposing to select and purchase locality for .
burial Ia Mexico to receive the remains Of
taken up and referred to tho Conmstss On Foreign
Relations.
SPECIAL ORDER.
MI Hale, Of New Hawpshirs submitted resolution,
coDhnicx the prooesdiess Of next Thursday to suoh
pr,vao bills - do not give rise to debate After some
CALIFORNIA BILL.
Considerable time was then spent In determining
what subject to proceed vita next
Mr.. DoUoLAss gave notice that he would, on MsndAy
next, move to take the bill providing Territorial
government for California,
AT or sens further proceedings. the bill authorizing
the Galveston and Red River Railroad Company to
construct railroad to Cafor mia, was taken up and
referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
The Senate then took up the bill making sppropria-
tons for tbs civil and diplomatic expensss Of the 60.
vsrnment for the ensuing fiscal year.
Mr.. BENTON, Of Missouri, submitted an amendment
to the BILL trikiHg out the appropriation sf $3.50 900
for the coat survey and inserting 0O0 direct
officers the navy under the direction Of tho Pres
dent He spoke With bis accustomed ability, In favor
Of mailing some modification in the present system Of
. coast suIvey. 1t had 10 his opinion, been carried
lar the object contemplated BY the laws which
we're first pa"ed upon the subject He therefore
Mr. r,xRcE, Of Maryland, replied, and defended the
pfsfebt mode Of tho survey He alluded to
The ben: whioh It conferred upon the Interests Of
Superintendent Of the coast survey % contemplated
by the amendment.
Mr. PrEscE Aavipg concluded, on motion, the Senate
Adjourned
House OF Representatives.
WAsHINaroN, Fob. II, 1910.
The House was organised in tho usual manner. On
proceeding to business, various conflicting motions
we've made, and much confusion prevailed.
MEXICAN INDEMNITY BILL.
Mr.. vrsrON Of Ohio finally gained tho floor, and Of
fsied resolution to terminate the dsbste on the Mex
lean indemnity bill at two O'Clock ON wednesday
next.
Mr. TooMBs, Of Georgia, moved to amend the rsso-
lution by substituting Monday next for W sdnssday;
upon which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The amendment was carried-ysas 81. nays 70. The
resolution was then adopted.
MEXICAN INDEMNITY.
On molten Of MIR. ROCKWELL, the House then went
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr. Csbsn, Of Florida
Mr. BvcKNEh, Of Kentucky then rose and addressed
the Comnittss on the slavery question and the Next
can war !. general dwelling particularly upon the
vative doctrines. He contendsd that slavery would
never 60 to Cafor nis-thst Congress had power and
ought TO exercise IT, to keep slavery out OF the
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, followed With his pecu.
lisrly clear and shril voice and decided tene con.
ing that two thirds Of the Senate had power
to compel the House to vote appropriations for the
OF ssIftorss he explained what 10 con.
principle should be established that the American
House Of Representatives. should obey only the bshest
Of the President and the Senate neither the Union
nor the anything else would be worth
preserving. Establish this principle, that Whatever
tho President and the Senate agree upon the House
must yield to-make this the doctrine Of the land
then, with . corrupt Executive and false Senate,
the people might be Soda standing army might bo
the teeth Of the constitution which declares that it
shsl OF be rseed for two years-s treaty with
New Granada might BE- framed, giving Ave-. ton, or
fifty mlons for tho right Of way across tho lsthmus
He condemned ell such doctrine.
Mr.. RHErr, Of South Carolina here begged leave TO
Assure the honorable gentleman that nobody on his
eide of the House had the which
he was contending for.
MIR SrrrHrNs rsid il had not bsen controverted and
gentlemen knew IL; and he felt ashamed that he
obliged to stand for IT, such the degsneracy Of
the times He then proceeded to denounce tho whole
Of the present ation and
pstitutional and not whit better than that Of
brigsnd Charles H. to whose history he referred.
he pictured our prospects and happness-the Oregon
question settled and Texas annexed-with NO ter
rtory to contend about any longer-our career Of
gtry might have been onward and upward. Mo-
thing but the foul spirit Internal regions could
have stirred up the dark catalogue Of usurpstions
and aPgressons which followed by the act OF the
Executive. He referred to the talk about expungpg
from the journal the declaration that the Executive
brought ON the In his view,
Il would bs long time before that solemn truth would
be expunged. He would never vote . dollar towards
paying for territory from which his people to bs
excluded. Mexico had been properly denominated by
n Se ma tha md ar San