American Republican And Baltimore Daily Clipper

American Republican.

[Reported for the American Republican.]

FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.

Washington, April 25, 1846.

The Senate did not sit to-day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

In the House 1000 copies extra of the Tariff bill reported from the committee of Ways and Means were ordered to be printed.

The House then refused to suspend the rules on motion of Mr. McKay, to go into committee of the Whole, by a vote of yeas 74, nays 76.

On motion of Mr. Daniel, the House proceeded to the consideration of the Private Calendar.

A bill for the relief of Wm. Estes, a paymaster in the army, was debated for some time, and the House finally refused to order it to be engrossed by yeas 49, nays 87.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to purchase the right to use some sort of a patent, was passed, after first amending the same by striking out $5,000 and inserting $3,000.

The House then, on motion, went into committee of the Whole and proceeded with the consideration of the Private Calendar.

A bill for the relief of the owner and crew of the schr. Success was debated at considerable length, being for the payment of fishing bounties, and finally laid aside to be reported to the House.

During the progress of the above bill the committee found itself without a quorum, as is universally the case whenever the Private Calendar is taken up, and was allowed to suspend proceedings and report the fact to the House.

A call of the House was ordered by yeas 77, nays 67, and a quorum being found voting all further proceedings under the call were suspended, and the House again went into committee.

A bill providing for the relief of Nathanel Burne next came up in order, and after some little debate, was laid aside to be reported to the House with recommendation that it do not pass.

The committee then rose and reported to the House, when,

On motion of Hungerford, the House adjourned.