The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-05
SECOND SESSION.
THE LAST DAY.

THE LAST DAY.
Senate.
WAsHINGroN, March 8, 184o.
The Senate met ct the usual hour. The capital Il
crowded with people. An awfully ugly SNOW storm |,
on the territorial question
REVENUE LAWS CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. DIX reported the house bin, extending the 10
venue laws over California.
MIR. King opposed to the bin, at this time, and
moved to lay 1t on the table.
Agreed to.
The bill providing fer gold coins Of one dollar and
double eagles, was taken up and passed.
A Senate bill was passed for settlement with dis
bursting officers during the late war
Considerable noise on the floor.
Mr. UNDKRwooD called the attention Of the Presiden
to the confusion.
The Senate then called to order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Committee Of Conference was appointed on tn.
Military Appropriation bill.
Two private bills passed.
A joint resolution passed, allowing further time
the Secretary of the Treasury to make out Report
the Public Lands.
Mr.. HAHrreAH called up tho bill fulfilling the nftt
boundary line. Amendment Of the House oonane,
the appointment Of Commissioners to the Topogra
phical Corps. This would displsss Msssrs. Weller
Co, appointed by President Polk.
Mr. HANrIeAN moved that the Senate disagree to the
amendment, on . motion Of allowing the bill to be
laid on the table. This secures Folks appointments
The bill for the relief Of tho Union Bank of Florids
was passed.
The bill for the relief Of poor soldier named Law.
SqureS who lost both his legs In the late war
with Mexico, was passed.
Mr. BREEsE introduced resolution for the eompia-
ton and translation Of Mexican laws existing In
California 18th May, 1s4o Passed.
The joint resolution changing proof in certain pen.
sion cSses was passed.
The 18th rule was now suspended, % to let bnla
60 to the President.
The House amendment to the Light House bill wse
passed.
Mr.. DOUGLASS would make enc more effort for Cali
florida, and moved to take up tho House bill for tor
ritoria government which bill includes the proviso
Mr.. Rusx appealed to the Senate for the report.o
conference Mr.. walkers amendment to the gene
raj appropriation bill. II NO compromise on that
amendment could be agreed to, nothing could be done
All other efforts would be useless waste Of tine.
Mr.. DouGLAss eaid all sorts Of bills for California
had been refused by the Senate they had refused
take them up; he determined to make last effort
for the people Of that country He asked 70. The
and noes.
On taking up the bill,
Mr.. BUTLER from press Of business could not attend
to this bill in committee.
Mr.. HAMLIN denounced walkers amendment a
giving depoto power to the President. He hoped this
bill would be taken up and passed.
Mr.. BurLrR considered walkers amendment - 70.
tricting the military power now held BY the Prssi.
dent.
The bill was not taken up-syes -, noes 49,
Nsssrs. DICKINSON and DIX voted to take It NJ.
Mr.. HArNHcAr, the only Northern maa, voted
against 1t.
The House bh requiring the Secretary Of State the
Secretary Of the Home Department, and Postmastse
General to report to next Congress- the best plan Of
taking the census next laid before tho Senate and
the question WAS debated BY Nsssn. Wsstoott, John
Davis and King.
Mr.. KINo could not sec the connection Of the nsa
sure with the Home Department
Tho Census bill was passed,
HOME DEPARTMENT.
The House bill was taken up, providing for Home
Department, to include the Bureau Of Psnons Indian
AFFAIRS and Patent Once; the Secretary Of said depart
msnt to be called The Secretary Of the Interior
This bill was debated by Msssrs. King Cameron
Bright, Jefferson Davis, Calhoun, and Yoots.
The bill was read by sections.
Mr. Footr appealed that the bill was important for
the correct administration ofths Executive Bureau.
The committee Of the Senate reported various
amendments to the bill. One Of them proposes to
strike out the eommissisner Of the customs.
Mr.. HUNTER was In favor Of striking al this out.
He said We wanted ne such commissioners.
Me- JryrrRsoN DAVIS WAS in favor Of the provision,
a. It recommended BY the Secretary Of the Treasury
Mr.. HuHrER said that there necessity for the
onaoe.
Mr.. ALLxN opposed the creation Of any moro oabi-
net Offices, OF any other Officers. There are two
things that never 60 bsekwards-nsw ofaoes and In.
crease Of salaries Unless we retrenoh We shall never
pay the national debt.
MI. JEFFERSON DAVIS thought the Senator fren Ohio
need not be alarmed; the bill merely proposes rsor.
gansation Of the division Of labors Of the depart
ment.
Mr.. HurrEa was opposed to the BILL. The two great
sources Of revenue the customs and ths public
lands, and there Is no proprisy in taking them from
tho head Of the Treasury.
Mr.. WEBSTER was in favor of the Home Department
Ever since the time Of Monroe 1t had been recommend
ed TO the attention Of Congress.
Mr. NILES made strong appeal against this pro.
posed exten son Of Executive patronage. This thing,
patronage, never goes backward; but oonsta Mt
efforts are insufficient to stop Its expansion.
Mr. MASON followed in . learned speech, showing,
frat that there necessity for this Interior de-
psment second THAT the business Of toe fsde-
raj govern ment to take Of exterior relations
thirdly that the bill the entering wedge to the
swallowing up of the separate independence Of the
States BY the ovsrshdowng power OF the federal 60
vernmsnt After powerful appeal against the bill, hs
moved that IL be laid on the table.
Lost-22 to 81.
MIR CALHovr then took the floor, as II the emergency
Of the demanded strong appeal against the BILL
and he made such an appeal adopting the opinion Of
the Senator from Virginia. that this Department for
tho Interior looked 10 the absorption Of the powers Of
TIE States.
Mr.. FooIE contendsd that With the development Of
the power and of the ntry and the In.
creaee Of It's population, the public business and the
,h,yc o6aces ust increase he nee the for