Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-30

SOhSrcss To-day.
SENATE. motion by Mr. NORRIS, the pri-
vate calendar was postponed till one o'clock.
Mr.. PRATT presented the petition of merchants
and others of Baltimore, praying the establish
ment of line of steamers between Baltimore and
Rio Janeiro.
Mr. HUNTER reported the Mexican indemnity
bill.
Mr. BRADBURY submitted a resolution direct
ing an inquiry into the propriety Of making pro-
vision by law to prevent the overcrowding of YES
sells with passengers to California; which was
adopted.
The bill for the relief of the captured and lately
pardoned Cuban invaders was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
The bill regulating the time and place Of
holding the United States courts in Delaware was
taken up, and ordered to be engrossed.
The resolution directing inquiry into the
propriety of fixing term of years for naval com
missions was adopted
The private calender was then taken up, and
numerous adverse reports were concurred in.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATvEs.-Repor were
made from several standing committees of the
House. One, a resolution offered by Mr.. STAN
TON, of Tennessee, authorizing the Committee on
Naval Affairs to employ clerk.
This was debated, and finally, with instruc-
tons, the resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Accounts.
1t was resolved that when the House adjourn,
it adjourn till Monday next.
A large number of reports was made.
The Young-Who will Befriend Them:
The boys of Washington city, the youths, and
young men, need friends They have but few.
Excepting the Sabbath-school teachers, we do
not know who does befrend them. The preceptors
of the more favored compel them to study for
few hours day; the employers of others compel
them to labor; and the parents Of all irish them
to act discrsetly : but the proper means of pre-
serving them from harm, and of improving them
in morals and intellect, are but sparingy applied.
They have certain hours of relaxation from labor;
and in these hours they seek amusement, and find
evil influences debasement, and not unfrequently
ruin.
A very large proportion of them would prefer
the better walks of life, though they take to those
that are most easy of access. True friends
should lead them in the right direction.
There should be in this city five halls for the
accommodation Of boys and young men. One of
those should be between the Capitol and the
navy-yard another on the Island third in the
neighborhood of the Avenue and Eighth street |;
fourth in the Northern Liberties and fifth
between the departments and Georgetown. Each
of these halls should be sufficiently large to
contain all the youths in the district of its loca-
should contain a good library, and should always
be under the supervision Of librarian of sufi-
cient character TO command respect and ODE
dience. The halls should always be kept neat
and comfortable, supplied with good fires in win
ter, and abundance Of ice-water ip~summer. Lee
turers and advisers should visit them constantly,
and should 80 advise and counsel the young as to
merit their confidence and promote their welfare.
Rules Of order and programmes Of business should
I've devised, and enforced by the proper officers.
The drum, the fife, the bell, the ribbon, the pro-
cession, and all such iummery, should be care
fully dispensed with, and quiet serious, bust
ness-like air should characterize these places.
But this would be expensive Very And
what OF thatf II might save some expense also
But no matter. 1t would do great good, and that
is the only important point. Drunkenness, riots,
murders, and every species Of evil would be di-
unfinished, and the character Of our young men
would soon be greatly elevated.
New Currency for the American Peo-