New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
SENATE. WAsHfSsToS hortaT.

SENATE. .wAsEISsroS, Nonasy jan ..
The VIcE-PREslDEyT aid before the Senate the
/ memorial Of Messrs HUtsELL & SHEzsoURNK rels.
tive the construction Of Telegraph the At
lsufc Ocean from Novs Scotia 70 the Coast Of Ireland
BY enclosing the wire in cork tube and snchoruz IL a,
distance Of ten miles SPAR. On the lakeland which
they aver has been discovered 10 exist between Nova
scotia and the Coast OF Ireland They ask u, Govern.
% make an appropriation FOR the purpose Of ad
Tsncng this Jet The memorial vas referred
Mr.. DOUGLASS. from the Select Committee this
morning reported b. TO authorize the formation O,
State Constitutions for California and New Mexico
Mr.. NILES called the attention Of the Senate 70
kindred sub-c, Of AZ much importance a. auv BIZ
before the Senate VIZ that Tor the construction Of
Whiineys Railroad from the Mississippi River 10 the
Pacific ocean. He wished to be called up snd some
day fxed fer is consideration
Mr. BORLASD SAID the Select Committee 70
whom this subject had been referred hsd carefully ex.
am ned H. and instructed him 70 report Joint resolu
ton providing for the survey and exploration Of the best
route Tney thought Il inexpedieut 10 do ANYTHING
until the best and shortest route had been discovered
Mr. FoOTr wished the bill 70 be taken up az he
desired 70 propose some amendments He thought thsi
subject which hsd met the approval Of 10 20
Legislatures ought 70 BE- considered BY them.
Mr. BoRLASD said no one kew vet whether
Winners route was practicable or not De admitted
himself that for distance OF 200 miles there was
snow or the ground for from half 70 tro-thirds OF
the year Col Fremont and Ma Gillespie both thou hi
IL totally imprscdcsole
The bin was taken up Mr. FoorE offered hi,
amendments and il vas made the special order for
Monday.
A message was received from the President
with the correspondence which had been called for
relative the ifculties between Commodore SroRgR
ana the L. : Minister AZ Brazil. motion made
that BE- printed but on suggeston that bad better
be examined hrst Il wss referred 10 the Committee on
Foreign AfsiTs.
The bill 70 aid in the construction Of a Railroad
acros. the lsthmus Of Panama then taken up ana
Mr. DoUGLAss offered a Substitute reducing the com
pensstiOn 20 S25OOCO per annum the contract % BE-
Tor years only ard the company 20 convey psssen
gers for = and freight for q ton TIE end Of
ten years the passenger rate 10 be reduced 70 IS
and in 10 year. 10 Sand freight in proportion.
Tho senate then took q the Indian ApprOpria-
toa bin which considered as In Committee Of the
Whole for the remainder Of the session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. TMBREy of Ind offered n Resolution pro
yidins that the House would ~ o'clock 90 into Com
mitee II the Whole and take up the Postage Bill
Objection being made he moved a suspension Of the
rules 10 admit Of ts reception which was carried ~
l2l Ayes 10 - Noes
Mr. CoBB oil Ga. then raised the question that
this Resolution OUT Of order. a. II proposed q inter
fsre with the special order Of tue Appropriation bills
The SPEAEER said that the House had suspend.
ed all rules Tie could not override stwothrd vote OF
the House.
Mr.. CoBB appealed from the decision, but the
House sustained the srEAEER.
Mr.. COBB then moved an amendment 20 strike
out the Resolution and make the bill the special order
for tomorrow This was defeated Ayes 20, Noes rs
The vote on the adoption OF the Resolution was
o6 ia the Affirmative 81 in the negstive and there not
being two thirds in the affirmative, the Resolution was
lost
Mr.. TALLMADGE Of NY. then offered resolution
70 make the bill establishing Branch Mint A. New
York the special order for the first Tuesday Of Febru
ary Objection being made. he moved a suspension OF
the rules, which 1a' carried by Ayes l4 Noes 10, As
follows;
gar "A.
tuti. sowdon. Bowlin, Boyd Bridges W Brown, A.
O Brown Burt Butler Candy, Csihcar, clspp, y ClafE,
x l. Clark Ciirgmsn n Co1h. " r. " Cobb, Collins
Coager Cfsfed, Crowe, Dsairl Daring, Dicsey, Dixon
Duer Dunn Embree Hvsns fAr,zn. Fesiherslon, Fisher
French Fries Fulton Gaines Gayle. Gentry. Golt, Green
Greeley. Gnnurll Hale, W. ?. Hal, X. Hal, Hamnons
Hampton, HARRISON, Hsrmouson, Harris, Henley Henry
Hiuisrd, Isssc +. Holmes. Eiss holmes, Hubbard,
HUT Iuge, lserson, jenkins. james n. yohnson, kAnf
msn. Kellogg, Lshn, La Ssre. William T Lawrene.,
isy. Nee isiaId. Mcciernsad Mckay, MeLs5e Mmch
Marvin Meade Miller, Morrs, MI 10, Murphy, Nelson,
nam Reynod Rhea, Richardson Riehey, Rohinson Rock
hl J. a Rockwell. - John sh-ull Sylvester, simpson,
weather, c y Stuart, suohm. Tsllmadge Taylor. Jrroo
Thompson, II A. Thomnson. W. Thompson, Thnfsion'
xsns N nil vsies W,-y \, li.4a. Wl.-o. wisos IA
Esys-MAssrs Adams Atkinson, B.rr1ger, soydsn,
Pese2,. + Fapfey, foornoy FresdIy Gossp, An, o $
Houston, j. X. lngers1l, A Johnson o. W 10, 80, j. w
Ms,n Horace Mann Outlaw, Psfrey, Peyion, Pollock,
Preston, Rockwell, Roman sawyer schsncS shepperd'
stephens.
Toombs WOocwaTo-f6
Mr.. JOHNSON Of Ark. offered a Resolution pro-
yidng that the Calendar OF Bills should be called over
every Thursday and those bills 10 which there was no
objection should DO at once csnsidered' which was
| adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. VISToS the House went into
| Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. AsHMUN Of Mass. in the Chair, and took up
the Military Academy Appropriation bill
| Mr.. BEALE OF Va proceeded to make set
speech upon the California Compromise bill Of the last
session. When be concluded
An amendment was offered by Mr.. POLLOCK Of
Pa. 10 create additional professionally OF Mining
which was discussed for some time, when
On motion Of Mr.. NISToS, the Committee rose,
and a resolution adopted TO end debate In i've
minutes
Mr.. TURNER Of ILL., moved an adjournment, which
was lost and motion Of
Mr. VISroS the House resolved itself into Com
mitiee of the Whole and
Mr.. HARALsoS made speech In the five min
utes remaining go,
The amendment was then rejected and the bill
| laid aside 10 be reported 10 the House.
The Revolutionary Pension Bill was also passed
through and laid aside 70 be reported 10 the House.
Mr. VIsroS moved that they take up the Naval
| Pension Bill
| Mr KAUFMAN OF Tex. moved thatthe Committee
rise and teiers were called for, when there we're only
~ voted in the n siive, the LOco-Focos remaining
in their sesis 10 prevent quorum being formed, but
100 were found 10 vote 10 the negative and this being
| more than a quorum the motion was lost
The Naval Pension bill was considered and LAID
aside 70 be reported
The Committee rose reported the bills, the pre-
vious question wa. moved and the bills passed The
/ House then adjourned.