Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-13

! ftom whose letter we make the above eX
| tract, that we lay II before our readers -
Morn. News.
"The whole cabinet, Individually, have
condemned Mr.. Shannon's conduct. anc
were it not for the correspondence of the
Department of State, every act would be
disayowed, if the wishes of MIR. Calhoun
could prevail. He, too, is committed through
| the improper use made of a despatch, and
this accounts for efforts to varnish over ms.
takes, to which there happen 10 be higher
parties.'
SENATE.-The Senate sat bnt short
time to-day, and then adjourned over Christ
mas day, 10 meet again on Thursday. The
House also adjourned till Thursday, but i,
was after a longer days session than usual.
In both Houses The business was miscella-
neous-presentation Of petitions, reports
from committees, introduction Of new bills,
notices of others, and the presentation ofre-
solutions.
The Sab Treasury bill was received in the
Senate from the House of Representatives,
read first and second time and referred 10
an appropriate standing committee: and in
the same body Dr.. Duncan's Presidential
election bill was reported back from the Ju-
dietary committee, with some amendments,
the purport Of which were not stated.
The subject of the naturalization of foT-
eigners was one of The most prominent in
both houses, and necessarily it will be one
of the debateable ones of the session, judy
ing from the indications which are observa-
Ia e 1t, =,
bcrs that they arc preparing for the discus
sion. Mr. Archer presented some petitions
to the Senate, in fivor of change of the
naturalization laws, and Mr.. Bcrnen submit
ted resolution to The same holy, calling
on the President Of the United States for in
formation as TO what course has been adop-
ted by the State Department TO ascertain
from our agents abroad, the number of pau
pcrs and criminals which foreign govern
ments are annually in the habit of sending
to the United States, copies of all such in
formation as may have been received, and
also for information respecting the means
which have been adopted to discover and
remove such persons from the country. And
IN the House of Representatives Mr.. E. J.
Morris, of Philadelphia, submitted resolu-
ton to direct the committee on the Judicial
ry to inquire into the expediency providing
by law for the registration of all EN- grants
at tho custom house Of the ports at which
they may land, certificate of VIII CHI should
be indispensable to naturalization: and the
right of the elective franchise TO be eni wed
only after the expiration of two years from
the time of naturalization. These PROPOSE
tons lie over for discussion hereafter
Another bill TO establish a territorial 90
vernment in the Oregon. was reported to-
day in the House by Mr.. A. V. Brown,
the chairman OF the comm tee on Terri
tories. The territory over which he pro-
poses TO establish government, is all that
west Of the summit of the Rocky noun
taIns 10 the Pacific ocean, and from lati-
tude 40 TO northern latitude "a degrees
and 40 minutes. The bill introduced by
Mr.. Atcheson in the Senate PROPOSES thus
10 limit the territory-all the country living
west of The Missouri river, and south OF
the 49hdegree Of north latitude, and north
Of the DO undary line between The Unitea
States and IeXas-to annex which Mr..
Doug glass gave notice he sh nd ask leave
to introduce another bill ut an early day.
He proposes to annex Texas in conlormi-
ty with the treaty OF 1903, Tor the pur-
chase Of Louisiana
A proposition for The Abolition of S,a-
very was laid before the House to-day by
Mr.. G. J. lngersol, in memorial from
Pennsylvania. The scheme suggested
was to set apart the public domain to pur-
chase the freedom OF those in bondage
The memorial was laid on the table by q
majority Of III TO 49,
A regulation of the mileage of members
was also proposed by bill, which Mr.. Cobb
reported from the committee on that sub
ject. 1t is not unusual now Cor the mile
age oil members who reside but fifty miles
from each other, TO differ some two or
three hundred miles; but this bill proposes
TO regulate It by computing the distance by
the most direct mail route. If it should
pass, and it was read twice, and ordered
TO be engrosscd for third reading. some
members will suffer Il deduction Of at least
500 from their mileage. There did not,
however, appear TO be and provision in the
bill to regulate the mileage in cases of
constructive travelling. Every fourth year
for instance, Congress adjourns by cons,i-
tutlonal limitations on the night Of the 3D.
of March, but in twelve hours afterwards
mid day of the four,h-.he Senate re-
assemblies 10 act on the nominations Of the
new President, and in that brief space of
time each Senator is supposed in the eye
of the law (Which may certainly be sus
pected, with good reason, of un obliquity
of vsion) TO have travelled TO his home 10
the State which he represents, and return
ed 10 his duties at the seat Of the general
government, thereby earning in some ca.
ses from 2 to 5000 dollars.
A joint resolution was introduced on the
motion of Mr.. Hunt Of New York, for
such an alteration Of the Constitution as
shall prevent The President being eligible
for second term. 1t was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and like the
many others which have been presented
for change Of our liberties may sumber
there 10 the end Of The session.
The other bills and resolutions presented
to-day were almost innumerable, but thew
we're Of local interest Only