New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-29
xxxIm CONGRsss....Eir- Session

weather :, very favorable.
LXXIa First Session.
! SENATE. WASHINGTON W Wednesday, Aug %.
TIE refolotion heretofore submitted by Mr. DA
Wis Of Mass making Inquiries relative 20 manns
Of performance Of contract for Mail Service by SCI
steamers, was taken up.
Mr. DICKSON opposed the Resolution on tht
ground that the information called for, would so u
be presented in the Report by the Post-0Hce Com
| mttee.
Mr.. DAVIS preferred having the information in
sepsiate condensed form, directly from the Post
Office Department and the Resolutionwai adopted
After the consideration Of additional morning
| business,
Mr. CLAY moved that the bill to abolish the Slave
Trade in the District OF Columbia be taken up.
| Agreed 10.
Mr. CLAY moved that it be made the special or.
der fer Monday next.
Dir. ATcHIsOs, az q test question, moved that
the bill be sid upon the table which was rejected
| Yeas l6 Nays sc, as follows;
YEAs-Aessrs Atchison, BsrnweL BeYrier Rutler Da-
Wis OF hiss, Dawson Downs Houston. Huntsr nsson,
Prsit Rush, Sebastian, soue, Turney. Yulee
NAYS Hesgs Badger Bald win. Bell Benton, Brad
bury, Bright csss Chase Clare, Clay Cooper Davis Of
aass Dsylon, Dickinson Dodge Of Wis Dodge Of Iowa
King kaDsum Pierce Phelps. sseld, Smith, sprusnc-
Sturgeon, Underwood, Uphsm, Wales, WnitcoInb, Win.
ihrop.
The motion to make the bill the special order
was then sgreed 10.
The House bill granting Bounty Lsnds to OH
GERS and Soldiers who have been In the N litary
Service Of the United States was taken up, and all
the amendments Of the Committee on abc lnda
were sgreed 10 except proyiso allowing the SOL
der a. bis option to receive such scrip for hun
bred dollars in lieu OF the land. Pending the de-
bate upon this provso the further Conside ration OF
the subject was postponed until tomorrow, and
the Senate went into Ezecutive Session for the re-
mairder Of the day.
HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. STRosG rose to question of privilege, and
moved that the House take up the Pennsylvsnia
c'Nts sted election case.
MIR LITTLE, who contests the seat of Robbins got
the floor but gave way TO Mr. Potter as disp0.i
ton was manifested 10 proceed to the business on
the Speakers table and that gentleman moved that
the consideration Of the election case DC postponed
for tgo weeks which was sgreed 10.
Reports were called from Committees, when Mr.
STANLY, from the Select Committee sp pointed in
May TO inquire what persons holding oalce under
the last Administration were engaged ia cleo.
tioneeriDg against Gen. TAYLOR, contributing 10
the Press and giving money to carry on the cam
paigD, made a report In part that Mr.. RTcHIE OF
The Union and Mr.. SENGsrAcK, late Warden OF
the PeniteDtiary, had refused 10 answer az wit.
nesaes. Mr. RncHiE would rot tell Who wrote
STACK would Lot inform what Democrats con.
tributed money unless be was permitted TO state
what Wings contributed funds for their own party
purposes. The Committee in view Of this adopted
resolution to the effect that Richie and 5engstack
having refufed TO answer, the House be asked for
Il cir advice ahd order thereon.
Mr.. STAELY briefly advocated the report and
Mr. Hubbard opposed the objects sought to be &C.
complished by the Committee, and concluded by
moving to lay II upon the table.
The question wss decided in the neg stive-Yes,
s5 Nays los.
Mr. EVANS OF Md. took the ioor and gave way to
Mr.. MADE Of Va who wished to offer q resolu.
ton that the liberty OF the press and Of speech I
'hosld not be infnged, and that editors should not
be required by the Government or any brarch
thereof 10 surrender the names OF their correspond
snts for mere political purposes.
Mr.. EVANS would not accept the resolution, aad
proceeded to show why the witnesses should be
made TO answer. He poured q broadsde into
hitchie and snony nous Icribblers.
Mr.. STAsLY offered resolution that the Speaker
siue his ant, directed 10 the Sergeant alarms,
o take into custody Thomas Richie and c. P.
and that they be brough. to the bar Of
be House for alleged contempt and that they be
lowed counsel ifttey desire
Mr.. FITCH obtained the floor, but the morning
cur having expired, on motion Of
Mr.. STRONG the House proceeded to dispose OF
be business on the Speakers table. Several Ex.
cutive communications were read.
Tie bill establishing Territorial Government
n Utah was read by its title, when Mr.. BorD
ioved it be referred to the COMMITTEES on Terrific
leo. The motion was carried
Mr.. scHEEcK added, and printed.
The SPEAKER said il is so ordered.
Mr.. CLIsGkAs asked il the vote be recongdered
neither it would relieve the House from the ne
essty OF referring the bill 20 the Committee Of the
V hole on the State OF the Union.
The SPEAKER thought not a. all bills containing
appropriations must be 20 referred.
M. SNTETsER moved that the House 20 into
ommittee OF the Whole, with view oftaking up
ie bill.
The SPfAKiR said IL was not in order TO move 10
0 into Committee on any particular bill. The Com.
littee must decide what business they would take
The question was tak en- and the House refused
go into Committee on the Utah bill Yeas 90,
avs $40.
Abe bill to settle the Texas Boundary having
cen read by its title, Mr.. IsGE ssked that Is be
affected to the test prescribed by the 10th rule
sPEAKER-The question 10, shall the bill be re-
c,ed The rule Is In the following words The
-st reading OF bill shall be for information, and
opposition be made TO ii the question shall be-
ball this bill be rejected II no opposition be
ade, If the question to reject be neg stived the
ii shall go to its second reading without ques.
On. ,
Mr. billiard ssked whether the motion made
, the gentleman cut of debated !
The ePEAKER replied Ia the negative
Mr.. HILLIARD proceeded to address the House,
ID said that the question rests with this House
lall We GIVE peace to the country 1t vas no
nger with the Senate the entire respousibilitv
ats on the House. We have power 70 give J
ace or withhold 10 from the country. The qaes.
rs before them were several, all In some sense ,
INJECTED, and may be said to grow out Of the {
nexation Of Texas. he was willing to act
them separately and Ia good faith TIE first 10