The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDINGs.


ne Dill Tor regulating the pensions OF otncers,
seamen and soldiers, who have been disabled in
the public service, was passed after brief con-
sideration.
The civil and diplomatic bill was taken up, and
the proposition to increase the salaries of Minis
tiers 10 Russia, England and France was debated
at length.
Alter long discussion, in which several mem
bers participated, the subject of increasing the
salaries was withdrawn.
In the evening session, the general appropria-
ton bill was taken up, and amendments adopted
appropriating 5000 600 TOR the purchase OF the
papers of George Washington, and the like sum
for the purchase OF certain papers OF James Mon
roe.
An amendment in favor Of purchasing Catlin's
Indian gallery of paintings, sc, at an expense
not exceeding $4,000, payable in ten years, was
under debate at half past ii O'Clock, at which
time there were no signs OF adjournment.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole
and took up the California bill Mr.. Roman
concluded a speech commenced yesterday in fa-
vor OF tariff for protection.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Sawyer for
striking out the 18th section, relating to the Will
mot Proviso. Mr. s. conended that the subject
OF slavery should be LETT with the people OF CAL
itornia and New Mexico whether it sheuld exist
there or not.
Several other amendments were offered by
members which were briefly discussed, but no
essential amendments were agreed to.
The Committee rose and reported the bill, when
il was ordered 10 be engrossed. Mr. Meade NOV.
ed to lay the bill on the table. The question
was decided in the negative. THE BILL THEN
PASSED, yeaS l26, nays So
The House considering the bill for estab-
fishing mint in California hen this despatch
closed.
In the evening the session was continued.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the bill for the Government of New Mexico.
Mr. Vinton offered and advocated an amendment,
giving the settlement of the boundary to the Su-
preme Court. Mr. Greeley opposed the amend
ment on the ground that majority of the mem
bers of the Court were shareholders, but advoca-
ted the passage OF the bill.
Mr. Toombs Vehemently opposed the bill, and
replied TO Mr. Vinton and Mr. Greeley tn some
severity.
Mr. Schenck followed in an able speech. He
denied that Texas had any claim upon New Mex
leo, and denounced the whole business connected
with the annexation. He opposed the amend
ment OF Mr. Vinton.
DELIGHTFUL RESIDENCE FOR A PHYsI.
CLAN. The Journal of Commerce publishes a
letter from San Francisco, from physician, da-
ted Dec. 25th, from which we extract the follow
ing:
"My practice in town isvery valuable. This,
believe, is the only port in the world, where a
physician is well employed and well paid | am
anxious to know whether the courts out here
have Probate jurisdiction. | have had several
hundred soldiers claims offered me, and l would
have bought them; but the law states that the
claimants must make afidavits as to their identity
| before court with Probate jurisdiction.
Let give you q specimen OF yesterdays
work with me; and tits fair aVerage-probaby
| was little busy than usual. In the
morning | visited the fort, and afterwards, my
patients IN town; dined at 3 P. M; loaned out
| S4,4S0, payable in June next, and entered into
arrangements with Captain Taylor to open trad
| ing establishment with the Indians, at place
| called Stanislaus. In the evening visited some
| other patients; came home at P. NJ, and went
to bed; was woke up three times during the
night to dress wounded men, in a general row
that took place In the hotel where | am living
! | have Just returned from an inquest that as be-
! ing held on body found dead on the road to the
| fort. This is a common occurrence here. Rare
| ly day passes that some is not killed. A
whole family, ten in number, were murdered
| near here last week"
| | may as well give you in word or two, the
state OF society amongst the miners. Murder
aud highway robbery every day occurrences.
| Many and many poor fellow is waylaid land his
| life taken without its ever being known to the
| world. 1t is common thing to hear party of
/ miners say, "we have lost such one; we do not
know what has become of him - and bodies are
frequently found in the mountains halt devoured
by the wolves and not recognizable.
EXTRAORDINARY LOCOMOTIVE SPEED
The Liverpool Times oil Feb. Sth, contains the
following remarkable account from the Newcas-
tie Courant, of the speed of new first class en-
CINE on an English Railroad
1t would appear that the progress hitherto made
in the improvement of this class of machinery,
does but tend to deveope their wonderful capa-
bilities. In our last we noticed first class ex-
press engine placed on the FORK and Newcastle
Railway, from the mandatory Of Messrs Steph-
enson, and we have to add another OF the same
| class, previously sent from the mandatory of
| Messrs R. & w. Hawthorn, of this town. the
| performance Of which, both in regard to speed
and power, surpasses all previous experiments
Since placed on the line it has taken the express
train from York to Darlington, in 40 minutes,
distance OF 45 miles and /. is further computed
| from results already known) that when the new
lie lafA of