New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-17
The II ouse on Monday-Mr. sibley seated-
Territory Biiis-No FrankinG, &c.
Corra.nondence of The Trihune
WAsHINGroN, Monday, j.

WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. II.
Resolution day, is one on which the House Is
wont to show itself particularly rresoluie, touching
several things but efecting next TO nothing This
day has proved an exception. The President Mes
cage has been taken up and referred the right OF
Mr. H. H. SIBLEY 10 a seat as Delegate from the
territory OF Wisconsin otherwise Minesota has
been established an expression of the House in
favor Of entirely abolishng the Frankng Privilege
has been obtained a resolution making the bills
organizing New Mexico and California as regular
Territories has been declared carried, and though
that is a mistake yet the large vote IN favor
INA TO 7l-not two.thirds, which proportion IS re-
quired TO change the order OF business gives good
hope that the Territorial Bills rW be taken up
aud passed after the Appropriation and Postage
Reform bills shall have been disposed OF And
these are not all that was moved ahead to-day
The House was mainly in working humor-no
chance was allowed for speech-snd the amount
Of business accomplished proves how easily aud
seasonably the public business might be done # II
were but rightly taken hold Of. A week OF solid,
steady, business work would change the whole
aspect of affairs
The action on the Wisconsin Territory Delegate
10 a fair sample of the day An able Committee
had investigated the matter and reported IN IA
vor Of admitting Mr.. Sibley. The minority OF that
Committee had presented exceedingly strons
counter report Both were long since printed anC
distributed to the Members. On the House agree
ing to take up the case this mornins the two Re
ports were read, and then the Previous Question
ordered. The House was just as well prepared L
vote then AS it would be after weeks debate
So the Previous Question was sustained, the Man
Question ordered, the Yeas and Nays taken, sn'
Mr. Sibley awarded seat by nearly two to one
could not vote with the majority, deeming thu
Territory aforesaid legal nullity, and the Prcce
dent now set bad one, but ! am rather slsd-io
the sake of Mr.. S. who Is worthy and well liked
that seat was accorded him.
Mr.. Dlxoss bill aboishins the Frsnkius PrNi
icgc as not ordered to a third reading and ma,
~, oNsne up again in that shape, but the Yea ans
~ Is upon 1t renders the success of the
meA nearly certain. Ii will OF course b'
move an amendment to Mr.. Goggin's Postage
Rescsn Ill, ii not already inserted therein.
Much as was accomplished to-day, goo'
deal more could have been but for defect IN th'
Rules. IL ought not to be in the power Of an.
Member 10 move adjournment whenever IA,
pleases. We had three several motions OF sd
icurnmeat to vote down today, aud finally sd
journed minute or o. before ON Yea and Ma,
vose--ios to 81. Another hour would probabl,
have uf6ced to call through the States for Reso
tions-New York having just been reached whei
the Adjournment, was carried. Now Resolution
will not again be in order for two weeks sn'
then probably not half those prepared weeks az
can be got in. With this unlimited, unrcsalate'
power to move sdjournments, IN season and gu
Of season, twenty idlers. instead Of going on a
they best might can Keep moving adjournment
until a majority will be brought 10 say O. w
may as well adjourn as not-dont YOU see the.
are determined that nothing shall be done '-sn'
% the sitting is broken up. There ought to be 81
Efficient remedy for this