New-York daily tribune., 1849-01-27
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\ number of reports were made from tie Com
mstes on Comne-ce. - vel As resolution 10 make
Senste bii provtlng i1r -epsr, 10 dam In the Ohio
R.ver zsSr tee Cumberland RI rer the spe.is order
.or rex: Tces1ay. on Wh'ch ths Aye. an >oes we're
csled snt two sairts oeins required he noasn failed
5y Ayes los Noe. al
NJ. COLtANER. tun the Committee on Public
Lands reported resc'sron 70 make ths bil ssthor.
Einz the appointment Of q Surveyor for tae pgshc
lands In Oail specisl o-ier. ~hich adopted
NJ. Go06f> from the Committee on the Post
Oce reported resolution thst the Postage bill should
D. taken ugss I O'Clock, iu Committee Of the Whole.
Which VS. defeated
NJ. Vi>rON offered resolution b Terminate de-
osfe On the Army Appropriation bill At O'Clock. which
was adopted.
The House then resolved itself into the Com
nitee Of the Whole
Mr.. TooNss Of Ga. IN the Char. sud proceeded
with the consideration Of the Army Appropriation bill
VI. K. ". THOMPSON OF Ind. being entitled 70
the 11or proceeded % make speech upon tke Slavery
question. commencing by rscins the progress OF po,
Ntcs s1Cifion, - hc csed H. until the present tine
and then devong the srget portion Of he hour % the
consideration Of Mr. G0rTs resolution for the Abolition
OF Slavery n the District OF Columbia which be voted
sgsllst the ground thst the assumption In the pre-
siuh,s ihst the Sisye Trade contrary % natural
justice snd the fundamental principles OF our political
system. wss not true, and be thence 3lverged irio
'rH consideration of the question. whether the
Constitution recognizes the Slsve property which
he decided IL did From that he passed 20 consider
the farther sverment of Mr. Gorrs preamble that the
ave trsfs scandal % the nation and hndrsnce
20 the progress OF Republican opinions throughout
ChristcndOm. which be ssO decided o. he incorrect
and numatei that Slavery ght De- hereafter deter
mined 70 have been = benedt o. The African rsce.
He dwell A some length upon the spirit manifested
both oy Northern and southern members IN the House
ara declared that neither represented the true feeling
oi their constituents He farther declared that be
would nor vote for the application Of the Wimot Pro
viso % the Territories and than bs party
% that which would endsnger the Union he would 20
tor siviog sex 81 the Territories acquired 10 Mexico
gold mines and AL lie was followed by
Mr.. NlcoLL of y. y. who replied 70 NJ Rock.
wells structures the Of the secretary OF the
Treasury and bis estimates Yesterday,
Nr ROCKWELL made some brief remarks in re-
o 90 Mr. and the hour o' having arrived rhe Com
mtiee proceeded 70 consider the bill by sections c the
section providing the allowances for travelling by OH
proviso was appended that no person should be
paid anything for any constructive journeys by any per
sons whatever.
Mr. GREELEY offered proviso that all mileage
paid TO Ohcers Of the Army other Oficers Of the
Government should be- computed By the most direct
msil route.
The CHAIR ruled thst all OF the provis refer
ring TO others than the Officers Of the Army on, OF
order 10 Ibis b.ll
Mr. GREELEY appealed from the decision, but
The Committee supported H. and the amendment was
rejected
Tie remainder of iloa bill was then gone through
without amendment and on motion Of Mr. VINroS the
Committee rose and reported the bill
The preyior' question being put on the amend
ment relative the constructive journeys q wss voted
dotm, the House refusing vote oy Ayss aHt Noes
Ths ON Was then resd hird time snd passed sud the
Huusa adjourned.