The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-23
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WASHINGTON, oFN' w icpo
The Stnats's U@k-Ibe Hous''s ip@k-Ihe
Ebony Line-And,cc E,cr"g's Speech Ieras
Nary --Euing, Of OHIO, ard ms RsIdfires
10 OGce-B. H. Chseger 10 be an LHd'an COM
missioner, &c.
Mr.. Soule presented 10 the Senate, to-day, a
memorial, or remonstrance, from Mr.. benjamin
T. Green, against the employ ment, by the govern
ment, of Messrs. Barring, Corcoran, Rowland, ana
Aspinwal, Nc, TO pay IA the city ct Mexcot he
next instalment of the indemnity iie IRON th'5
government TO that, in conformity with the stipu-
lations of the treaty of Guadaloupe Hiiaigo. NO
action was had on the do ;ument Mr.. Green's
object was TO get the agency M TINS business hlm-
self There IL money To hr made ont of lt-eiso
why should Corcoran Il Company supnltte TO pay
three and half per c.nt premium IN 90 the ous-
ness, and give ample stCunty, ia approved stocks
for the faithful delivery At The moneys enu asted
to them to the proper authortlrs N Mrxlcol
The Senate took up the bill from the House,
extending the post routes 1T tho United states, and
passed IT, Next, the bills relative 10 California
were taken up. In the Judiciary bll, the salary
of each Of the district judges was put down AZ
The bin establishing revenue collection dis
tricts was under consideration tor long time-
| Mesers. Gwin aud Fremont ianorrd zealously To-
get San Francisco and Sacramento made ports OF
| entry but they were overruled, and Beaicia was
made the leading port Of entry, and san Franciscos
| Sacramento, Stockton, &c, tributaries Ut Benicia-
| This Will greatly enhance inr price ot cstdto
in the last named place lie who gets the news
in California FIRST, will create a sensation among
| the exciable population Of IN II fat of country.
AT halEpast four O'Clock, the Senate was still at
| work on the bill
In the House, Mr.. Ewing, of Tennessee, made a
| speech on the Navy Appropriation hill Tin commit
| tee of the whole-Mr. Disney IA the chsir,) which
did him honor, and created good deal OF sensation.
| He took ground 10 favor Of the whole plan OF the
| proposed Ebony line Of steamers, and not only
| made it a noble, valuable, and patriotic movement,
| but he skinned Messrs. Gfrrn, Vrnabe, and
Phelps for their opposition TO u, without he ability
10 discern any good grounds of objection, with tho
upgloved hands of master-work nian.
MIR. Schenck made a valuable and interesting
speech in favor Of reform in the navy, and in favor
Of the Ebony Line enterprise
Mcssrs Featherston and Bayly closed the de-
bate.
In voting on amendments, in committee Of tho
whole, the proposition to annex the Persow~ei Of
the late Texas navy To the navy Ut the United
States was voted down, For Il, % against Il, IL.
After which an Adjournment took place
The amendment for The erection Ut the Ebony
line Of steamers IL to be olirred tomorrow. Tho
charge that speculators Interested IA this Ebony
line enterprise, amounts 10 nothing They are IN
teTested IN every new and great enterprise. They
hid for contracts, Of all sorts, under the govern
ment to supply the navy and army with provisions,
Nc, &c. Keep thrm out Of any enterprise,
aud you must, 10 be consistent, keep them out
OF all.
We have lovely weather here to-day, and h is
well enjoyed by the masses" the upper ten," and
"the lower ten thousand" -
One who knows what Is going on, or has been,
makes the estimate that there are IN Office under
the general government, IN one place and another,
seventy three relatives Of Mt Thomas Ewing, OF
Ohio.
Ills surnised thai BENJAMIN H. Cheever, Esq,
late resident Of Minnesota, j. io h. appointed As
sociate Commissioner with Governor Ramsey, to
.Ieat with the Sioux Indians.