New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-04

Mr.. HUNTER appealed mast earnestly and the
Senate gave its unanimous kssve % take up tia
Post Office Appropriation Bit The Senate is-
sisted on its amendments and q Court OF Comic
renee was ordered.
The confederation Of the Rive and Hsrbor
Bill was then resumed.
Mr.. ATcHIsoS bad voted aye for the last tine
% lay this Bill 90 the table. He hope.t the o.
ponents Of the Bill would make the mo. ion 10
more. but let the friends Of the Bill taAs al .
whole responsibility. Cries of "Questkpn
Question Report the Bill"
Mr.. CLEMENS bad several amendment vet
offer. During this discussion he had heard &c,
Jackson, Calhoun, and the Baltimore platfor,.
quoted as Democratic authority for this bill. ha
be would give gentleman bis idea Of true Demo
cratic doctrine. He then commenced re ding from
the Congressional Globe, Polk sveto message con-
GLIDING at loi O'Clock.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Mr. HUNTER by unanimous consent repsrts4
from the Conference Committee for the Post OF
fee Appropriation bill, and the report was coQ-
cured in.
cHEAP POSTAGE BILL PASSED.
Mr. RUsK obtained the unanimous consent Of
the Senate to take up the Postage bill. and the
House amendments were concurred In.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILLS RESUMED.
Mr. RUsK moved to strike out the appropria-
ton for the Arkansas River. Lost, Yeas, IL,
Nays29.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. GwIS said that he had just been informed
by the Secretary of State that at 10 O'Clock tia
President would issue bis notice converting tie
Senate tomorrow for Executive business.
Mr.. BUTLER said he had no right to do so.
Mir. GwIS-Well, l am informed such is the
fact. therefore appeal once more to the friends
of the bill to allow it to be laid aside and take ap
the Appropriation bill.
Mr.. DIcKISsos urged both sides to give over the
struggle. To lay aside the Bill-take up the AP-
md nina
Bill IL was obvious this bill could be passed and
be could see no cause for defeating the Approprs-
ton Bills because this could not be passed now.
1t would be a reprosch to this Congress TO end IN
bis way after Boosting OF having settled al
agitating and disturbing questions
Mr.. UNDERWOOD denied that the senator from
New.York had prescience enough to say this Bill
could not be passed. The respon:ioility rested on
those who would not let this Bill come to vote.
MR. FoorE could not allow the Senator'S speech
to go without a reply. The opponents oil the Bin
occupied ground " hich all honest men would ap-
prove, and condemn that of their adversaries.
Mr.. UNDERWORLD deny it.
Mr. FoorE the Senator denies it-Well, his de-
NAL is worth about as much as bis prophecy thai
the bill will pass. This was contessedly oblec-
tionable aud improper, yet the majority forced "
upon them regardless OF all constitutions and
conscientious objections. Amendments were
refused, &c. He continued for fifteen minutes 70
address the Senate in defense OF the minority:
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, the Senator, was not willing
to allow my speech to so out without reply.
am willing to let his so unanswered.
Mr. Foore oh yes, the reason is pretty clear
NV speech the Senator feels unanswerable.-
Naughterl. an
MIR HoUsroS followed. condemning the bill as
a bill of abomination, and justified the opposition
in resistiDgi
Sodus and contended that the minority should
yield. lit was now quarter to l2).