The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-12
House OF Representatives.

wAsHtsoros, Feb IL, 1850.
SETTLEMENT C ISTEKSAroSAL DIFFICULTIES.
motion was pending from las week to lay on the
table petitions presented by Mr. CnowELL, from
citEsrs Of Ohio asking Congress to ADOPT measures
for the settlement Of international dimculss BY ar
bitration, and Congress OF nations.
The question taken. and decided In the mega
tive sixty. Eve yeas, one hundred nays
Mr. THOMPSON, OF Miss, desiring to debate the petit
tion, the question goes over.
COLLECTION or THE REVENUE
The House then vent into Committee Of the Whole
on the State Of Union, resolution relative t. the
collection Of the customs
The amendments were considered.
Mr.. WINTHROP, Of Massachusetts, took occasion to
present memorial from hundred importing mer-
chants OF Boston, without distinction Of party remon
etratng against the treasury circular and requesting
that the expenses of weighing gosgDg and measuring
be paid by that class aud expressing regret that the
cutters have been called out Of service lie
believed that not less than twenty millions of imports
received at Boston which duty Of IS 900 900
WIS Pso ne Seote'srN ishue' tpo circuAI oniy W
compulsiop, and would relieve the merchants when
ever he lad an opportunity
/. MIR. VrNroN, Of Ohio offered amendment to the
resolution CT the Senate tho that offered aud
adopted substitute by the Committee Of Ways and
Means on Friday, exeudiog the expenses OF collecting
revenue in California Add Oregon from the approprs-
tion proposed suspendipg laws limiting compensation
TO ofcsrs and expenses III until further action Of
Congress.
Aftel few minutes remsrk s made In explanation on
enc side eontepdipg that appropriations for California
and Oregon should be specific, and that the amend
ept did not allow cent more than asked by
ihe Secretary of the Treasury Mr.. Vinton's amend
Gept vas lost by tie vote
Various amendments offered and remarks pre-
Dictated on them
Mr. TnuRsror had conversed with the Representa-
zves from and they tHok the broadest nd
zgsnst giving the least dcrron to The Secretary on
that section lie told that the Collector at San
francisco giving four doars day more to assist
ants than allowed st the North and that Congress
will be called upon to make a2propration for special
services II is fact that tie expense OF living in
San francisco, was $40 a day; and unless Congress
make adequate provision can IL be expected that
the necessary officers be employed! The port of
Astoria bad long been without Collector and the 60
vernmeDt IN consequence cheated out of hundreds
and Thousands by the Hudson DAY Company bringing
in their cattle and goods without paying dsties.
Whatever the Com mittee may adopt, let them
not include any portion Of the pacdc coast He in
favor Of retTenchment but not such would the
government TO lose in collection Of duties
Nh GRIN offered preamble in the nature OF a CEN
the Secretary the Treasury for spending too
much money and sccussd him OF carrying out tho
spirit Of the act Of March lsse.
] his rejected
The committee rose and reported the following ~
agreed to 10 lieu 81 the resolution =" That in
stead OF the sum Appropriated for collect
ing the revenue In act Sd Na:ch, 1872 sum equal to
ehalf c that expended colectiog for the
for Storage carriage, drsysge and labor In that
be appropriated for the aiming half Of the year
ending June, 1850, together With sush sums In ad'
dition may BE- for Carriage drayage labor
and storage exclusive Of incurred in Cafor
mia and Oregon and provided that all Laws limiting
the pe psston Of officers aud other expenses shall
be Suspended in California and Oregon until further
action Of Congress"
Mir BA,Lr moved to strike out the exclusion of Cali
fornia and Oregon.
4 Motion disagreed by majority.
The question taken agveeing 10 amendment
in Committee Of the Whole-S to l03-party vote.
g1The question taken agreeing to the reso-
luton as IL came from the Senate
Nr. PEisloS KISG moved tn re- consider the vote.
The question was ordered pending which, the ouse
O jeurned.