New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-31
rorsr OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

their rfi: Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Tie 81 EAKER laid before the House documents from
the TreofuGy Department giving Information relative 10
the neDn;cCtgre and Importation u sat.
II House tooh up the reeoution heretofore offered by
Mr. Ewing, requesting the Senate - soyi tho House
the Joint resolution sd9ped on he lsh inst propo.ng
oerfd Lin TO tie Constitution, to change the mo 10 OF
electins President and Vice President of the United States
RiY EWING said his object 70 withdraw the reson-
tior he he'd learned the Senator who mace motonin
the Senate to lay it the oble would Withdraw the mo-
,on and the probability is he Senate viii appoint com
nitiee lie part lie found the proposition to amend the
Constitution offered by him has been nj un !ers ood and
therefore le wished TO give an explanation lie desired
the Constitution to be amended so as to allow the people
TO vote directly for President ard Vice President without
the Intervention of electoral agents on whom a. presen.
the duty rests there being no ptical legal or moral OBJ
lgaiion TO he win Ofher constituents la lieu OF this he
proposed 10 divide the States into many districts as
there Senstors and prsensa;iyes; the majority
Of each district casting The vote for the whole people
has been advocated during period OF thirty years, by
such Meesrs. Benton, Van Buren, Mahon Dicker-
son, George hcDufc, Robert I Hayne, Nathaniel Ma
con- Eelad NJ Johnson and Others and was opposed by
Rufus King, The great Federalist of New-York. They
Who slreheodod DANCER from the opening up OF the
ay be wrecked If the time should ever come when
tie ours I'll the States shall deny to the remaining
fourth tle tights secured and guaranteed to them by
the Constitution, any proposition to avert such calamity
would hon be utterly Idle.
III HIDDARD wished to know whether the proposed
choosing electors thus annihiiang State lines.
Mr. EWING said he could not undertake. to argue that
question ua the effect however would not be such
as the gentleman described he wished to appeal to gen.
tlenen 20 suspend their views they bave not yet exam
ined the mp rance Of the question, in order that they
nav decide faily without uGiee He asked leave To
Withdraw his motion calling on he Senate 10 return Joal
resolution, though it VIII be favoraby acted on
Mir HIBbhID wished to reply but objection was made
MIR EWING withdrew his motion.
DIR. CHANDLER offered resolution, instructlns me
Committee Post Offices TO Inquire and report upon the
expeency OF causing 20 be purchased or erected 10 te
City of Philadelphia, building to serve as Post'Oinc
and deemed expedient to the United states
Courts and their Ohices for tie Eastern District OF Penn
MIR. WALKER moved an amendment which Mr. Chand
Ter accepted TO extend SIMILAR inquiry to New YORK
Mr. MoaiULIEN introduced bill to change the mode
Of ang Senators, Representatives, ana Delegates
in Congress Referred to Committee on Mileage
Mr. pOYCE offered resolution, calling on the Presi
dent ii ot inconsistent with the public interests to com
munieoe any correspondence which mas have taken place
between this Government ard that Of Holland IN relation
to tie Ious0 by tie Dutch auth0r les in tue East nies
TO receive or recognize American Consuls.
Mr. BOZ CE said no part Of the globe was more in
yi,ino TO our commerce. ana yet the Dat authorities lad
practically adepca The C4inese policy thus excluding US
Mr. H tet i, be- referred to the Commse
Mr. TIyi0R Ohio, offered resolution instruc.ing
the COMMITTEE on Military Affairs inquire into tho e1
nId;ercy CfTei6Vine The Military Aeslum near this City
TO cunt Vernon.
Nh COMM offered resolution instrusng the Com
ri,os ON Freen Affairs inquire into the p.Opriey Of
acknovlcd sing tie independence Of Liberia aud tha the
Committee report by bin or otherwise OBJECTED u"
On mott. I'll Mr WADE it was resolved that tue Com
mittee or Io, Office inquire 10 what legislation IS re-
CURED fer the safe expeditions end uninterrupted convey
ance of malls on railroads, and report by bill or other
Mr.. CHURCuwELL Introduced q bin to empower the
er General contract for the transportation Oh
mails from New Orleans to San francisco, according 70
time II proposes to give greater amount OF pay for
shorter passage, and vice versa-as an instance al an
average time Of twenty-five days from port TO port
100000; oT fifteen days slOgoO9o ana or zen aays'
ST. 5oOOoo per Referred to Post Oice COMMITTEE
Mr. CnI'RCHWE ELL introduced q bill granting paoic
lands To the several States for permanent and eciehi
system of Common Schools. Referred to to the Com
'I Mr. CHrRCHWELL offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Aars
Rd That tie people oth Union nave ever of in the
eonntie. rot Embraced within their borders particularly
when sSsn r" sninsns the
this without physical ,,a Sro disposed
to observe spirit Of coed fsb 81 G soas
tie earth ai they never BE- SGS ws the
R.dens be ssS he is ssseRs 70 ssssssa s
Of foreign n,os sssips o as anc
IL foreign eountres order shat the senrens sna IN
this ReIabe may be neither ra'c0nceSsa N'
Nil DAVIS H. H. presented resolutions Of the l:egisis
ture of that State against the repeal OF inc |o
ryomise Rcerred to the COMMITTEES on Territories.
Nm WuEII JSR offered resolution that Select Com
ntee be appointed inquire into and report wiener ie
census returns have been printed IN CONFORMITY WIN e
law aid ii not in what respect the act oil nus
| been violated. ,... l., ,o,, % tba Tom
! mittee or Printing Adopted -. ,,;,. f.on
MIR DEAN introduced bill to remove lpe si'l -. -
pJ;lede,rhia TO New-Yoik. Referred 10 tue Comui'ec
on nv "WAISRIDGE offered resolution instructing the
cdmritee on amending tho Constitution to inquire me
the Ell ediency OF eleoing Depa'y "iI WI
80 Ia Of Customs BIZ tho people Rejected 49,,
Mr.. PECKIIAM submitted the following whien WA
referred 10 lie Committee on foreign affairs. e,,,
II = with the public Interest 20 ss -
III r.c coIs tho eroncehe II. 10" - f-~s st.t
c q, s,tna VITA Caps lpsrsbani AZ with tas
~ 49, Ri with this Geverntnnt nb;,g ~.
ne s . - Vain Kc,zts the rers snd conditions Oh WIZ"
he was hhsIa and fontto ;lis eosn f,.oe ronort
Mr. CUTTING, from The Juai0iary G =; Se Sontkerr
"a hin rroyidnC for holding Of Courts IN me 9Iloi
~; 90 ~ New York end for other purposes he sa
I nht was "a enable the Secretary Of the intefl9r
hire rooms for The United States Courts ~ W Sc
heir building having recently been deseroyed ~
The wheels OF justice would stop uhe IS 'i'S o"'
Immediately acted on. Ii was passeu' tj,e C,,r,
Mr. tRINGLE Offered arssc!utloa Es'ruci1ns -e hi
n;itee on Territories 20 report, at al cary usy .,
which unssed the House last session. proViaip. o
carizaion Of the Territory OF NeoFsska' AL >o
Using ilc resolution won't over
On motion Of Mr.. WALKER it was ,.,h.-.b
g,st,9 That The SECRETARY q tie treasury pc era 10
reueattd ref this ~heiceI the As y G.
OF eastsectn IN ~ Cay 6 Few - h his sysl
i,I il would 5e colveInt and psopsE o- -
Mtny oiits reqolut,ors and bills were introduced on
variety Of subjects the important OF wh.ch are "o''
given. Adjourned.
RAILROAD EXTENSION.