Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-04-01
TELEGRAPIIIC DISPATCHES.
(For the st. Louis Press.)
Thirty Second Congress---First Session.
WASHINGTON. March %.

the Elbe, near Hamburg, so as to make
monthly passages. He proposes to build
four steamers, of 1900 tons each, 10 be
ready in two years, others in three, and TO
carry mails and passengers at such rates as
he shall obtain. He asks Congress TO grant
him for the first three years, $lOo ,00Q per
annum; the next three, $4,000; and the
next three, $50 eco for each vessel engaged
This line will secure the United States a
trade now largely possessed by England.
The bill regulating Territorial Officers
was taken up. After some debate it was
ordered TO be engrossed.
The bill to establish a dry dock and navy
yard in San Francisco was taken up.
Mr.. Gwinn addressed the Senate in ia
vor of the bill.
Mr.. Broadhead commenced a reply, but
yielded the floor, and the Senate ad iourned.
HousE-Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, pre-
scented a resolution from that Legislature,
asking for the establishment of dry dock
and navy yard on the Lake frontier, and
another relative to Smith D 'Bricn.
The Speaker placed before the House an
Executive communication, in answer 70
resolution adopted on the 18th ult., giving
information as 10 the seizure and coniis cation
of the vessels Georgiana of Maine, and
Susan Loud Of Mas sachusetts, which was
referred. Also a communication from the
Navy Department in reply TO resolution to
show the coast of the foreign mail service,
and all items connected with the contracts;
ordered TO be printed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the deficiency bill
Mr.. Cleveland spoke about the cxtrava-
gance Of the army, and that it had better be
disbanded than that favoritism and fraud be
continued, such as paying $50 per ton for
hay, the seller dividing the plumber with
the officer.
Nv. German OF Indiana commented on the
facts Of the increased cost OF maintaining the
soldier. He said there was corruption in
the department, and that officers were in
partnership with men who sell horses, and
they manage to fleece the government and
had settled down independently in Oregon
with 100000. (Cries, who is he, what is
his name?) Mr.. German said he would
not tell publicly, but would privately to any
one, and be responsible.
/ Mr.. Gentry said that these corruptions
did not begin yesterday, bit have existed for
years; it is in the item of transportation
principally that the expenses Of the Quar-
termaster's department have increased
The President and Secretary were not res
ponsible for the acquisition of California and
the territories which require this force for
the protection of the people and for the car
rying out Of CIR treaty stipulations with
Mexico.
The debate continued in the same strain
and the House adjourned without action.
WAsHINGToN, March "a.
Mr.. Hall asked leave to offer a resolu-
ton requesting the President 10 inform the
House Of the amount Of expense for forage
fuel and transportation Of the army, pei
man, in Mexico, during the war, and The
amount expended on the same account,
since the termination of the war.
Mr.. Brooks said he would have no oh.
lection, if the Government would include
the Mormon and Florida campaigns.
Mr.. Hall said the Wings had information
of the Florida war during the contest Of
1910.
The resolution was not received
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Deficiency bill.
Mr.. Marshall, of Kentucky, proposed tc
strike out the section of the bill relating tc
the Quartermaster' department, with {
view OF referring the same to a select
committee.
The motion was decided out of order by
the Chairman, on the ground that this part
lidIl DCCll NuLCu OIl anu COilutHIllGu.
Various clauses of the bill were debatet
and voted on, but no amendment TO those
making appropriations for quarter-master'.
department. After dull and tedious de.
bate, The committee rose without coming tc
conclusion on the bill.
Mr.. Duncan gave notice of his intention
TO introduce an amendment to the tariff Of
lS46, by reducing the duty on imported
sheep wool, costing ten cents or less pc,
pound, at the places from which il is i'm,
ported; also, to reduce the duty on import,
ed flax, to admit free of duty, raw silks
dye woods and other articles used in dyeing
burr stone and grind stones, after which
he House adjourned.
SrNArr-Mr. Clark presented petition
from the grandson of General Greene, ask.
ing Congress to subscribe for proposed
life of General Greene and an arcurate