Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-12-23
Congressional.
Senate.
WAsuINaroN. Dec. no.


reservoir to make navigation in the
Ohio permanent.
Mr.. Clements introduced a bill
granting land for railroads in Ala
bama.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Cabell, a bill explanatory of
the bounty md act.
Mr.. Briggs, bill establishing a
mint at New York.
Mr.. Smith gave notice of reso-
luton for the Secretary of State to
furnish Kossuth with all laws rela-
tive to treason and nfisdemeanors;
laid over.
Mr.. Smart gave notice that he
would introduce bill preventing
heads of department, Senators and
Representatives from presenting
claims against the United States.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. |
Mr.. Miller introduced a bill grant
ing further remedies to Patentees.
Senate refused call for proceed
ings in case OF the sailors put to
death on brig Somersl
House of Representatives.
Sundry bills granting LAND, &c, for
rail roads in different States, we're
introduced. Mr.. Disney reported a
bill regulating tolls, Sc, on the Lou
isyille canal, and, for the purchase
of individual stock, in order to make
the navigatid n of the canal free.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole on the Presidents
message, after which they adjourned
to Monday.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
I The resolutions extending wei
com to Kossuth was debated at great
length by Messrs. Mallory, Badger
and Seward. The question was then
taken on branch. Mr.. Berrien's
amendment extending a welcome to
the associates of Kossuth was reject
ed, nays &c; yeas IA. The second
branch declar ring that by this well
come to Koss nth, Congress did not
intend to intimate an intention to
depart from the policy of non-inter-
vention was also lost, nays 26; yeas
Is.
The questib on then being upon Mr..
Stewards joint resolution as follows:
ResOlUed by the Senate and House
of Represen tatives of the United
States in Congress ass embed, that
the Congress of the United States in
the name and behalf of the United
States, give Louis Kossuth cordial
w lcome to the Capitol of the coun-
try. 1t was ordered to third read
ing, yeas 80, noes 6; as follows:
yeas, Mess RS. Bradbury, Bright,
Broadhead, Class, Chase, Clark, Davis,
Dodge, Of WISCONSIN, Douglass, Da-
Wis, Felch, Fish, Foot, of Vermont,
Foote, of Miss, Gwyn, Hamlin, Hun
ter, Jones, James, King, Mallory,
Miller, Norris, Rhett, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruce, Spuance, Stockton,
Sumner, Wac de, Walker and Whit
comb, 33.
Nays, Badger, Borland, Clements,
Dawson, Morton and Underwood.
The announcement of the result
was followed with much applause in
the gallery.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
Mr.. Jones of Tennessee sworn in.
Mr.. Foote gave notice of bill grant
ing land to Mississippi for rail road.
Mr.. Hunte + reported bill establish
ing a branch mint in California, Or
dered to be engrossed.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Fitch gave notice that he .
would introduce resolution revers-
ing the resolutions of Congress of
1915, declaring the Mexican war !
unconstitutid nally begun. Several
resolutions W ERE then introduced, one
calling for Information of the Utah /,
commission, another relative to the
seizure Of barques Georgiana and J
Sarah Sand by Spanish authorities
one relative to the treaty between
Spain, France and England, for the
protection of Cuba.
Mr.. Baily offered a resolution re-
luesting information relative to the '
Imprisonment of Mr.. Tbfasher by
Spain. Adopted. I
The Senate resolutions giving a {
Welcome to Kossuth accepted. t
Senate. c
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. II
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