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FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, June 25th, 1846.

SENATE.

Mr. Bright, by leave, introduced a bill to increase the pay of non-commissioned officers, and privates, of militia or volunteers, and to allow the officers of the same a grant of land in certain cases.

Mr. Pearce, from the Library Committee, reported a bill providing for the publication and distribution of additional copies of the scientific part of the Exploring Expedition.

The resolution for fixing the adjournment on the 20th of July, coming up in order, Mr. Breese moved to postpone it until Monday next.

On this the yeas and nays were called, and stood ayes 21, noes 23.

Mr. Benton then urged upon the consideration of the friends of Oregon, those who had not exhausted their friendship in mere speeches, that a Territorial Government ought to be established, for this territory before we adopted such a resolution as this. He moved to lay the resolution on the table.

The yeas and nays were ordered on this.

Before the vote was taken a long and earnest discussion ensued in which many Senators participated and much diversity of opinion prevailed. It was urged on one side that to adopt the resolution would be to leave much of the business of the country undone, and on the other hand it was said that if the day was fixed Congress would work up to the mark.

Finally, the subject was laid on the table by the following vote.

Ayes:--Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchinson, Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Calhoun, Cass, Chalmers, Colquitt, Haywood, Houston, Johnson, of Md., Johnson, of La., Lewis, Mangum, McDuffie, Phelps, Rusk, Semple, Speight, Sturgeon, Young, Westcott, Woodbridge and Yulee--27.

Noes:--Messrs. Barrow, Berrien, Bright, Cameron, Cilley, T. Clayton, J. M. Clayton, Corwin, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton, Dickinson, Dix, Evans, Fairfield, Greene, Huntington, Jarnagin, Miller, Morehead, Simmons, Semple, and Upham--23.

Mr. Bagby then submitted a resolution that henceforth the Senate should meet at 11 o'clock.

This lies over one day.

Mr. Benton then called up the Army bill.

Mr. Crittenden moved so to amend the bill as to provide that when any State furnished regiments enough for a brigade, such State should appoint its own brigadier General.

On this a long discussion ensued, and we are obliged to close without learning the result of the votes.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

A call of the House was moved and refused. Yeas 46, noes 67.

The House then went into committee of the Whole on the Tariff.

Mr. Winthrop was entitled to the floor, and made a good speech against the proposed tariff bill, which he said was an experiment, and one which would reduce instead of increasing the revenue. If the Executive would take the responsibility of recommending a specific duty for a limited period on Tea and Coffee, he would vote for it but he opposed ad valorem duties as leading to frauds on the revenue.

Mr. Brodhead followed in defence of the tariff of 1842, as a "compromise" measure. He was quite severe on Mr. Walker, because the British Parliament had ordered his report to be published.

Mr. Hubbard, of Va., made an able speech in support of the modification of the Tariff.

Mr. Ewing, of Pa., supported the Protective system, because we have within our borders all the articles necessary to make us independent of other nations.

Mr. Strong, of Pa., was the next--of course in support of the Tariff of 1842.

Mr. Chase, of Tennessee, next obtained the floor, and moved that the committee rise. No quorum voting.

The committee rose.

A call of the House was moved and carried. 92 members answered to their names.

Mr. Haralson moved a suspension of further proceedings under the call. Lost.

Mr. G. W. Jones moved an adjournment. Lost.

The names of the absentees were called. 101 present.

The doors were then closed. The names of the absentees were again called, and excuses received for the absence of several members.

Sundry motions to dispense with further proceedings under the call, and to adjourn, were made and lost, and the members went on to waste time until 4 o'clock, when further proceedings were dispensed with, and

The House adjourned.