Washington telegraph., 1849-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WasAimgtoas. Feb. 6 P. M.


and referred. ,
y Mr. Benton reported bill authorizing
tbe Government to expend $4,000 for
the purpose of testing Page's magnetic
invention for railroads. nG
! House-Yesterday the House passed
tbe California bill with the Wilmot pro-
viso clause. EE FB.
To-day Mr.. Hudson. from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, made re-
port for reviving the tariff of 1912.
Mr.. Nicol, from the same Committee
made minority report.
Mr.. Collamer, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported unfavorably on
the Senate bill granting public lands tor
internal Improvements. as/s4
The bill for the appointment OF COM
missioners to run the boundary line OF
New Mexico was called up.
se MIR. Schenck addressed the committee,
Opposing the proposition OF the President
to appoint said commissioners without
authority of law.
Washington, March 3, 6 2. nj.
Senate.-On motion of Mr.. Atherton,
rthe appropriation bill for the General
Post Office Department was taken up
and considered. .r
A motion to attach Mr.. Niles amend
.nent in faMor of cheap postage was re-
fused, and the bill was then passed.
Mr.. Douglas, of Illinois presented the
credentials of Gen. Shields, and moved
nm Justice of all concerned that they be
referred to the Judiciary Committee
aoiinguire,in the eligibility of General
Shields for U. S. Senator.
Mr.. Mangum proposed postponing the
sabieet until Gen. Shields should appear
to take the oath of office He remarked
that the question properly belonged TO
the next Congress.
MIR. Douglas thenMithdrew his motion.
A bill was introduced requiring all
revenues to be paid directly into the
Treasury, which was passed
Mr. Bright, of Indiana, presented the
credentials of Gov. Whitcomb.
A biH for the extension OF the revenue
Saws over California, establishing coilec-
ton districts and rates of collection, &c.,
after some consideration, was laid on the
table.
The Senate then adjourned.
H0use.-The substitute offered by MIR.
Truman Smith, of Connecticut. for the
bill providing for the claims of Amerlan
citizens against Mexico, according to the
treaty, was considered and finally passed.
Mr.. Wentworth, of Illinois, moved to
add to the appropriation bill, as amended
by the Senate, the Wilmot provlso,
which motion was rejected by yeas 80,
nays 90.
A motion was then made to amend
the Senate amendment for provisional
government by substituting the ordinance,
was rejected
Various amendments were offered, but
all were lost.
The Committee of the Whole now
rose and reported the bill with the Sen
ate's amendments.
Tie vote of the House was then taken
on the bill as amended and lost-yeas
106, nays Ia.
Mr. AshmHn asked for suspension OF
the rules to introduce a resolution author
Using the bust of the late j. e. Adams.
subscribed for by the members of the
House. to be placed in the speakers S
room, aud for the payment of the expenses
of the artist Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee.
The resolution was objected to.
Mr. Grinnell offered an amendment to
strike out all relative to expenses. lie
was unwilling that the bust of Adams
should be sullled or associated with nao-
ney. The amendment was adopted and
the resolution passed-yeas 135, nays IA.
Mr.. Tallmadge moved a suspension of
the rules in order 10 take up the bill au-
thorizing the establishment of a branch
mint in New York.
The previous question was called and
sustained and the House then adjourned.
Washington, Sunday, March 4.
Both Houses of Congress adjourned
this morning at clock. The bill estab-
fishing the Home Department, authors
ing the coinage of the gold dollar, estab-
fishing branch mint at New York, and
the different appropriation bills have been
passed.
The California Territorial bill was not
acted upon by the Senate; as it was in
troduced pending the debate Oh the
general appropriation BILL
Senator Foote, of Mississippi, shook
his fist in the face of MIR. Cameron, of
Pennsylvania. The latter knocked Foote
sprawling on the floor of the house.
Thompson, of Mississippi, and Ficklin, of
Illinois. had also rencounter. Meade, Of
Virginia, and Giddings, of Ohio, also
came in collision. Hl'sa
PHILADELPHIA, March 5, P. nj.
Chief Justice Gibson lies dangerously
ill at Carlisle.
The members of the Philadelphia bar
have rendered Mr.. Meredith a public din