The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-07-10
CONGRESS.

MONDAY, July s.
SENATE. Mr.. Houstou's resolution calling for
the reasons for removing troops from Fort Polk, Tex
as, was discussed and adopted.
The bill for refunding to the state of Maine inter-
est on advances to troops for the defence of the
frontier ordered to be engrossed
The bill for refunding interest to the state orGeor-
gia for advances made in the Seminole war was dis
cussed and laid on the table.
The Omnibus Bill was taken up, and Truman
Smith, of Connecticut, addressed the SENATE at
length against the Bill and in defence of the Presi-
dents policy in relation to the Territories. He at
tempted to show that the present evils have grown
out Of the policy of the late Administration par
ticuarly from the acquisition ofterrory altogether dis
proporonate to our claims against Mexico. Mr. S.
spoke four hours and half, reviewing the whole
subject, and advocating, with marked energy, the
Presidents plan. He was opposed to the immedi-
ate abolition of slavery in The District-it would
drive the slaves South, and render their condition
worse than at present Admit Caforga without
further debate, and then it will be seen how the
Presidents plan, respecting the Territories will
store quiet and enable Congress to go on with the
urgent business of the country.
HOUSE. Messrs. Otis, Robinson, Allen and Thur
man, appointed select committee to inves-
tgate the charg against Mr. Giddngs, of absracting
papers from the files ofthe Post Office Department
Mr. Conger asked leave to offer resolution in
structing the Committee Post Offices and Post
Roads to report Immediately bill to abolish the
ranking privilege, TO reduce postage to uniform
rate oftwo cents for half an ounce when prepaid,
and cents when not, and for the circulation of
newspapers free within thirty miles of the place of
publication.
The consideration of the Gal hin report was re-
sumed. The question was taken on Mr. Thompson's
motion to lay the table the motion to reconsider
the vote by which his amendment, censuring the
President, was adopted on Saturday,-deoided in
the affirmative, yeas so, nays 81.
The question was taken on the second branch of
Thompsons amendment, as follows -'e'that this
House decidedly disapproves of, and dssents from,
the opinion given by the Attorney General, in favor
of an allowance of interest on said claim and from
the action of the Secretary of the Treasury IN the
payment of said Interest," Agreed to-yeas lI9,
nays Sc.
Schenck's substitute for the resolutions of the Sc
ect Committee, rejected-yeas 80, nays 1863.
The question stated, on agreeing to the reso-
utons of the Committee, when they were divided,
and the first was agreed to-yeas l52, nays 49-and
is as follows-'That the claim of the Representatives
OF Galphn was not Just demand against the United
States.''
The I'd resolution, s'That the act of Congress
made the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay the principal of said claim and it was therefore
paid in conformity with law and precedent was
adoptea-yeas 1903, nays sc.
The following resolution was adopted-yeas 1lS,
nays 7l-"Ihat the act aforesaid did not authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to pay interest on said
claim, and its payment was not in conformity with
law or precedent