New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
A, Fv~nipE session of The eenatc-.rr. Ola
ana scripture Dick
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WAanNcroS, Wednesday Night. Feb y

WasIffNCToN, "wednesday night REQ -.
s ., ,sr referred containing h- rofung in5 i-r
y of;h. ssh hss noi 81 c5al- 20 t.ni.-Ea.
.Asr the fifteen minute Executive 5 ssiOn
-.res f,- BY Nr DICKINSON and the two hour rocsss
-. ,.ccested the Senate met al 81 o'clock and
"a ,et convened when the chandelier. after wink.
-, aaa threa,cting darkness, woIt entirely out snd
- candies one 10 about every ciaht Senators. aud
,sres % the six reporters who thought IL at al
rog.a while 70 rcmain Ia their gallery, served
n make de'kHess visible" There were loud cries
A., Attainment GId No. no, hold on, SC
ia, tEe Senator's Hr. BERRIEN. who was known only
=, his voice urged against aoj IurDment Mr. WKscoTr
,yrued - the contrary. hr PHELPS supported Nj
PEsrfFN. End Mr. Dick fsoN who had the moor, from
- Asrnoon Session. was urged 10 proceed or give ~
ss intended 'Peech-Mf b%hHiES conc na'ns .as. !,
ssa acton wa not bad upon the bill tongni u would
h os D. yer ge; into the House and thereby become
M DICKINSON, accordingly, in the gloom dash
81 ssesd ia opyostion 70 Mr. DIX but o. what isli
"a, there nay country No better compliment
ua have been paid 20 tho speech Of Sir DIX N an the
oo2oiion 20 Il displayed In the spoe ch OF Mr. DICE
SsoN. shall not aicrp, the slightest outline Oh tnls'
Imagine an ola podridG Of politics, geography, Adj
.5oidonsun sboliuonism anti poetrs hsnents scraps
-ou The B1le Shskspesrr Byron, sir W m Jones ans
Amos, every odd and end upon which YetcA can De
rsds up. and you wi. thsnk me for SAVING you tnS
mace would occupy II IL enough 10 say mai ne re
H.ed % trust Gen. TAYLOR the Presieent tnst "as
az ,oon would be- such trust would be attended win
line despltism and blOodsheo,' and that ne would
anke tho responsibility a. resisting MS instructions 10
ts for the measures which characterized the position
a bis colleague" N,90uHn mtntrL
NJ. DIcKfNsOS was followed by Mr. JOHNSON OF
6eors!s on the same eide, in decsmsiory speech Of
AZ hour and half the substance OF which might be
b,.ed on ~ phrases which ran through il all" Com
mon blood and common treasure aud the High
,9sed chlvalry which Characterized the South
Mr.. NILES succeeded in direct opposition 70 bis
so foreg eis went largely into the merits Of the VII
roi Provso and ascribed all the agitation that had
AXE place upon the subec, 10 political motives on the
psrt Of the South lie said he bad been sssaled from
0ne cause. ell through the session this was the last
sech he would ever make here, and he felt bound 10
make defence. He then proceeded 10 say that In
ss private public capacity be was was not In the
habit OF nfp gng upon the rights Of any one or upon
ny portion Of the Union and he based these assaults
upon the position he had always taken In favor OF the
North against the asgressions Of members from the
south
After Mr.. NILES had spoken nearly two hours,
b rather rambling way, Mr.. PHELPS rose 10 point
Of order. The Chair sustained Mr.. NILES, who pro-
eeeded when Mr FcoTE and declared that he had
been called 10 order and the Chair had sustained the
call when certainly not So unpardOnabe, rdicu.
Oas and iuficiye the remarks OF the Senator from
Connecticut
NJ. Nun, was still speaking at midnight D. H..