The New York herald., 1850-04-26
TWO CENTS.
THIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION
Senate.

BOARD
The bill to establish Board Of Accounts, to sessis
private claims, taken up and made the speeAaa
order for Tuesday next.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration q
the report from tho Committee Printing favor q
abandoning the contract system Of procuring the pu-
lie printing.
An unintercsting debate ensued upon an amendmsat
submitted by Mr. Walker directing suit against The
contractors for non performance OF contract
In the course of the debate, Mr.. MAsGua expressed
himself oIgiy in favor of the establishment OF 9v-
vernment printing ofhce
At two o'clock the further consideration Of the sub
ject postponed until To morrow.
WRECKED ssAsisr rHE COAST JArAr.
A Acommunication WAS received from the secr..a-x
of State in reply to senate ution calling for
ormHtion in relation to the barbsrous treatment Of
American seamen. wrecked on tho coast OF Japla aad
the independent Oriental Nation.
The senate into executive session, aud subse-
quently adjourned TO Monday.
House of Representatives.
BY BAIN's EI.KcTRo-cHEMicAL TEl.EoRAPn.
wAsHisoros, April Is, 1850.
The EWING NvEsrIGATios
Mr. STANLEY (whig) Of North Carolina, asked leave
to offer q resolution that the selest COMMITTEES ap-
pointed to investigate the charges aga INST Thomss
Ewing aud what clerks appointed by him to- csrrss
pond for newspapers inquire what persons holding
office under the last administration clerks, heads
postmaster general wrote for, edited newspapers,
their compensation and salaries, and who shs
Bundlecund essays and what ofnce he held, and whs-
ther during the canvass for the Presidency, any sf
them absented themselves from their offices to makS
electoneerinS speeches, and were called on to SUD
scribe money to operate against Gen. Taylor.
Mr.. JOHNSON, (dem) Of Arkansas-I object to susa
trash
MIR STANLEY said that the objection came with good
grace from the party who proicssed to be anxious tor
Investigation This objection proves they are opposed
invest tgation. If II was trash, IL would BE-
proper material ior the consideration OF the gentleman
IRON Arkansas suitable matter Tor his apprec ation
Mr.. kAUFFaAN, (dem) of lsxas--Is not this the -
resolution offered ON Monday, and to which Mr.
1oombs had objected
Mr.. srAsLEr-No, sir, it is not the same There
confusion, and the speaker called loudly to sup
press II -.ou.,. -. A., ....,......-
declaring that the term h. norable discharge in
giving pay aud bounty land to those who served
IN the nexican war shall mean any dischagge cxeeyt
for dciDque ncy OF duty. 1T referred to the Com
mittee oi The Whole oil the state of the Union.
TgANKL.S EAPED rIoS
Mr. STANTON dem Of Tennessee from the Naval
Comm ttec, ssd that three memorials the subject
of the expedition search for Sir John rankin nad
been referred 10 them and he wished 90 report int
resolution authorizing the President to accept aud
attach to the navy the vessels offered 10y Mr. H-uy
Grinnell of New ork TO proceed TO the Arctic ocean.
to search for Franklin ana his companions.
Mr.. JoHssoN, (dem.) of Arkansas, objected
MI. BnLr, dem of Virginia moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee Of Ways aud Means
The sPEaSIR said that the resolution had not yet
been read and would now be
tail tho navy commission coers ard
snny s - WITH 20 su1sp rsons fr NO, exsanS thse
years and give the use oil all necessary instruments ., n
Z, ss anssr hG Law Ia e ns ns Gn hsr rnrH ~hn
Mr.. STANTON said that the principal OBJECT 81 the
resolution place the vessels under the laws Of
the navy 1t wa. an important resontilh. and shona
be passed As hr vessels were to start IA lea days
MIR JosEs, (dem.) of rennessee--Wnat asnouat ID 10
be paid FOR the vessels on their return
NoICE-Two hundred and hfty thousand dollars.
Dir SrASToN-N othing - 10 be psil before or Alter
their return. The character Of the gcntionyn aud
the circunst snees under which the proposition was
made to the government will certainly convince every
liberal minded man that nothing Oi th. kind - in
tended lie had no obi ectiOn to amendment bong
made. The only expense TO be Incurred, q any VIA
be to furnish thirty 6camen and several oicers tom
tho navy who have volunteered to go IN ,ne serv 90
1t will add nothing to the appropriation tor snl the
number of men of the navy. IL will take only
ton of the naval force lie thought that there could
Mr. B.rLr said, If mean to embark ia Wild
goose chase. let do II IN proper way 1t u' eend
vessels and not mix ourselves with private
enterprises. lie moved to lay the resolution on 'he
table.
man to withdraw the motion for moment Cries
" Hold on. y
sM, srsI B.'l'-My friends insist and cannot with
The question taken, and the resolution not
laid ON the table Vote 10 to 80
MIR. BRoOxs for the purpose Of making bricf
explanation. The proposition Is not 20 obtan
now or hereafter from the government The gentle
men Of New York who ~egagc In this expedition vani
the 20 70 out ndcr naval discipline, and are
willing eharr the honor with the government. They
think that II not prudent and wise totrut 10 the lis.
ciplino OF the merchant service alone They not
hctuatcd by selbtb motives lie repeated they merely
| want the protection Of the national dag lie kns~
not with what facility of oyssight and dscrminai ios
the gentleman from Virginia could call this Wild
goose ohate. The south and Dead se-,s' expeditions
might, In his magnatlon have been wld goose cha-ee
IL the expedition results Ia rescuing Franklin, the
glory and honor will be ours.
Ar SAVAGE (dtm of Tennessee. not willing %
let the gentleman onopolixo ali the honor aud th,r.
fore offered an ameodmont that the expedition BE- re-
quircd to visi Round Island In the Gulf of Mexico,
and what has become Of the persons lately
assemble d there.
There were a few hisses and calls 20 order
Mr. W1.rBror (whig Of Massachusetts,, said. that
the ndnent might be overlooked sud he raset the
question Of order.
The srrAKrr DID not consider 1t In order.
Mr TsoArsoS. tdem) Of Mississippi or Penn'yivanis,
to privileged question, 20 close the debate
| the census bill to-morIow
His resolution was laid on the table.
The resolution for the expedition was passed over
and the House went into Committee Of the whole on
ant.
Mr. Roor, free son q Ohio, contcnied that the
constitution gives the power to ascertain the
branches Of Information proposed by the bill lie b.
eycd the Worth and south would like each other
and preJudices would be removed both sides they
know another condition better. Ifthc Un
worth prrs,r,ing this would tend 20 a. lie dissen,ed
from the arguments that the should be
merely 10 the enumeration of inhabitants, and he
would vote for the bili
Mr. srRoSc (dem) Of Pennsylvania. insisted that
the power TO obtain other information given n the
constitution almost In 80 many word
Mr.. uo~snp (dcm Of Texas argued agalnsi tho hiil
In It's prcs.nt form and sG thsi the should b
conGned TO the enumeration Of inhabitants only
state authorities could better gather the other infor
nation than the general vernmrut
The Committee rose and the House adjourned
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