Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-29
CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1858.
IN SENATE.

The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before tho body !
communication from the Treasury Department made in
compliance with resolution of the Sd instant calling fol
all the correspondence and documents connected with the
assay office at California Referred to the Committee
Finance.
Also from the Secretary Of the Interior in answer
resolution Of the Senate relative to the allegations
fraud by Alexander Ramsey in the disbursement Of
appropriated for the fufment of treaties with the Sioux
Indians. Referred to the Committee Indian Affairs
Mr.. CHARLTON, from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims, reported bill for the relief of Mrs. Mary
Perry accompanied by report which was ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. DOWNS, from the Committee ON the Judiciary,
reported bill to refund to the county of Lee, Iowa.
tain expenses of the district which were paid by
that county; which bill was considered and passed
MIR. FELCH, from the Committee on the Public Lands,
TO which was recommitted the bill to amend act
titled an act to create the office ofsurveyor general Of the
public lands in Oregon and to provide for the survey and
to make donations the settlers of the said public lands
reported it back with amendment.
On motion by MIR. HAMLIN, the vote adopting the
port Of the committee of conference the dsagreeng
vote Of the two houses, the bill to continue
certain widows and orphans, reconsdered, and
sage sent to the House asking return of said BILL
On motion by Mr.. GEYER, the Senate took up House
bill granting the right of way the St. Louis and Iron
Mountain Railroad Company ; which, after having been
amended, on motion by Mr.. WADE, was passed.
NICARAGUA TREATY.
Mr. CASS asked the Senate take up for considera-
ton the resolution submitted by him on the 25t Instant
The resolution was read as follows:
Resotred That the Committee Foreign Relations be in
structed to inquire and report whether any and
any what should be taken by the Senate in relation the
declaration annexed to the ratification the part of Great
Britain of the treaty concluded between that country
United States April 49, 1850 and to the letter of the Score
tary of State to the British Minister the exchange of the
ratifcatons
Mr.. MANGUM hoped the Senator would not press the
subject just now but let it lie until the 4h of March,
when there would be Executive session. which all
such matters properly pertained Besides in his opinion
there would be peculiar propIety in adopting such
the gentleman who had the chief agency in the
whole matter would be present speak for himself He
trusted the Senator from Michigan would see the force of
the suggestion and let it go over.
Mr.. CASS replied contendng that the proper course
would DC to adopt the resolutions and long discussion
ensued, in which Messrs. BELL, MASON, BORLAND,
and others participated; when
Mr.. GWIN moved that the resolution be laid on the
table,
Mr.. HALE demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and it was decided in the negative, follows
YEAS-Messrs. Dawson, Fish, Twin, Houston, Mangum
Morton, Spruance, Wade, and W.ller-9.
NAfS-Messrs Atchison, Badger Bell Borand, Bradbury,
Bright Brodhead, Brooke Butler, cass, Charlton Chase,
Clarke, Desaussure Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa.
Downs, Fech, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Hale Hamn Hunter,
James Jones Of Iowa Jones of Tennessee, Mallory Mason
Miller Norris Petit Sebastian Seward Soule Sumner I'm
derwood, and Walker-37.
Mr.. HALE then spoke treating with ridicule oil idea
Of danger of declaring that there danger
now than there was of the Union in $780, when many
persons had been immortazed for periodically coming
to the rescue
Mr.. UNDERWOOD also spoke, and the discussion was
continued, when
Mr. MANGUM moved to postpone the further consider
alton until the 4th of March next
Mr.. CASS demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and the motion was lost:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Badger Bell, Brooke Davis, Daw
son. Fish, Geyer, Hale, Mangum, Miller, Morton Seward
Smith, Spruance, Wade, and Weler--17
NAYS-Messrs Atchson Borand, Bradbury, Bright Brod-
head, Butler, cass, Charlton Chase Clarke, Desaussure
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Downs Fech, Fitz
patrick Hamin Houston Jones Of Tennessee, Mallory Ma
Norris Petit Rusk Sebastian, Soue Sumner, Under
wood, and Waker-29
The resolution then agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. BADGER, the Senate took up the
bill concerning bail in civil in the District Of Co
lumba, and it passed
On motion by Mr. GWIN, the consideration Of the Joint
resolution decaatory Of the views Of the United States
respecting colonization the North American continent
and respecting the Island Of Cuba was postponed until
the Sd Of February next.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Senate then took up the bill to establish railroad
to the Pacific and afta "A