The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-17
rELEGkApHIc lNTELLiGENCE.
THIKTiETH CONGRESs So.
SECOND SESSION.

THIKTikTH CONGRESs.
SECOND SESSION
Senate.
WAsHisoror, February 10. 1s4o.
The Senate this morning some what late In
organizing 1t being nearly half past twelve before
quorum was present. The Journal read, SO.
communications FROM NAVY DNrAsrMENr.
The Wee PsEs'Dkrr laid before the Senate . oom-
nupioation from the Navy Department, covering the
despatshss Of Commodore stockton in ls47 relative
bis operations IN Co liforsis which had been called
Tor BY resolu1ion Of the Senate
The communication was appropriately referred.
DEPARTMENT oyTHE INrERIoa
The bill for the CREATION Of Departments of the In
duly signed by tbs Slssh.r. was transmitted to the
SENATE this mornn BY the hands OF the Clerk Of the
House. Various OF or bills were also brought In from
res oution was offered, directing an inquiry to be
made into the expedi+ncy OF increasing tho annual
appropriation OF Congress for the civilization Of the
IndisS tribes, which carried
CHANGE OF THs HoUR MEETING.
On melton Of Mr.. Downs OF Louisiana, the resolu-
ton changing the time Of converting the Senate to
eleven O'Clock was taken 20 voting In favor Of the
Mr BADGER, OF North Csrolina, submitted an amend
ment the rssoution providing that 1t shall take Of
fect the week after next
After some discussion the dment was agreed TO-
Mr. HALE, OF New Hsmspaire. then moved to lay the
Mr. DIcKISsoN, OF New York, renewed the motion to
lay the resolution the table upon which
Mr. FooTE, of Mississippi, called for the yeas and
They were ordered and taken with . nesstiv.
After some further discussion, Of an animated cha
rscter but Of special Importance, the motion 20
lay on the table was again made. four Gelegrsphic
despatch does not state what the final disposition
of the subject
BURIAL GROUND SOLDIERS.
Mr UNDERWOOD, Of Kentucky. offered joint
luton appropriAting $40 900 60 purchase aud improve
burial groun In Mexico for the remains sol.
dsrs who were killed during the late operations in
that country
The resolution lies over.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
After the trapssston of further business Of
great Importance the bill making appropriation for
the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government
for The ensuing dscsl yesr. was taken up.
Various smt nomsnts considered and adopted,
among them ono spproprstipg $50 for ths
ton city Ne definite action taken the bill IL.
self.
REVENUE LAWS yoR THE TERRITORIES
Mr.. WALKER submitted . proposition In favor OF
ten ding tho revenue laws over California and New
Mexico, which, without being read was ordered to be
The Senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WAsHINGror, February 10, 1S49.
The House having organize In the customary man
ner, spent time in the consideration Of sundry
motions and propositions of no general Importance.
AMENDMENT OF THE RULES
The report Of the Committee on the Rules of the
House, which WAS under consideration yesterday wa
then taken up.
Mr.. wnrrwonrH, Of Illinois, proceeded in lengthy
speech to denounoe the proposed amendments. He
considered the movement to be Q msneuvre designed
to shape the rules that the next House, of which he
expected to be . member, might be able to .hun re-
eponsibiity in certain matters He preferred to let
r: neat House With General i'm T.yiST at .hs head Of
rules He concluded by moving to lay the report Of
the Committee on the Rules on the table, which
sgreedto
On notion Of Mr. BUTLER, Qf Penn, the House then
received itself into CommitSes Of the Whole on the
State OF the Union, Mr. Csbs Of Florida. being called
TO the chair, and took up the bill making provisions
for carrying into effect the stpuations Of the late
ME- SrARKwKArHrR, Of New York, then rose and id.
dresed the committee, dwelling particularly upon tho
question OF slavery in the territories aud
tending that Congress has power to prevent iss intro
duction.
principally Of the same subject, and advocating SINH
lar sentiments In the course Of his remarks he took
srds rxpr,s.iou Of nbsr. ss.',ns to M
North, and SAID 1t fully iprocated part
He oceedtd to contrast the state OF things at the
North with those existing at the South At the North
,he condition Of all that of labor Children there
were uniformly trained up habis Of Industry aud
hands whatever they might deem requisite for = com.
Portable and honorabls subsistence AT the South he
went on to show that the case was far otherwise Mr.
Wilson entered into history of the alton of
the country, the revolution and the slavery usstion
He said there slavery erpetuated In the con-
vention which framed the constitution, and quossd
Jefferson and others In proof OF the assertion.
The members Of the Hsuse listened to his remarks
Will more than ordinary atten tion.
Mr.. BEpIrGER, Of Virginia, next addressed the DOM.
mittee, Occupying his hour principally in statement
Of his views upon the subject He fet deep an
interest in the subject hs remarked, anybody and
prepared to support the principles generally enter
taiped In the South He proceeded to Investigate aud
sIgue the subject in Hs replied to
the remarks Of the gentleman from Massachusetts mr.
Paey at the last session OF Congress- the
charming negro boy" inciden aiming Q shaft at
the member from Ohio who took deep interest in
the question (Mr Gddings). He also took
sssa Massac husetts for her faults She had allowed
the Roman Catholic convent at Charlestown to bs
to morals and religion she had suffered more inades TO
reside in Boston than In other part tho country
ennfylvspa too came In for share Of his denuncia
ITEMS Virginia did not burn churches like the Qusker
State. Virginia believed to BIZ, twithsta her
poor negro puation the richest commu nifty In the
snis with Ohio aud other States the truth OF
his assertions He next referred to the Mexican war
and In the Of his remarks upon this pic paid
an eloquent tribute to the late Arc hibald Yell Who
fell In that He slse alluded to hmself and to
bis eagle fight, and to MIR Tompkins former sarcasms
vadd)iDg bird always dsbbing In muddy water which
hcuId be- he observed the emblem Of the whig party
Mr.. Bedinger having concluded. on motion, the com-
mittes rose and the House adjourned
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