The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-02-08

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Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l, 1858.
g. - SENATE.
The Charslaid before the Senate "a report |
from the Navy Department in answer to reso.
LUTON ofsthe Senate calling for information
relative to: the kinds and costs of coal.used in
the naval service. = -.
+ Me- Seward presented the joint resolutions
of the New York Legislature concerning the
of the Nadia family in Tuscany
for the alleged crime of reading the Scriptures
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. s -
House bill for the relief of General Bennet
Riley, and to enable him to settle his accounts
with the us. was taken up, and after long
debate on the motion to refer it, which was
rejected, thesbill was ordered to be engrossed
Mr.. Gwinn objectedgto its third reading to
day, he; desiring to have attached to it a bill
granting to California s3,000,0O0 out of the
civil fund collected in that State before her
admissiolrinto the Union.
The Pacific railroad bill was taken up.
Several amendments were proposed, and it
was then npostpvned. .SS5S
The Senate took upthe resolutions reported
at the last session by the committee on foreign
relations, relative to the duty of this govern.
mentto protect the rights of its citizens under
the Garay grant, for arairoad over the 18TH
mus of Tehuantepec.
&ssMr. Mason addressed the Senate for an hour
and a half Intimidation of the Garay grant
in favor of a communication by Tehuantepec
with the Pacific, as the best and most practical
BILE route, and in earnest exposition of the du-
tiesfof this Government to protect this grant,
now owned by its citizens.
z7NIr.Downso obtained the floor, and the Senate
adjourned. -
- HOUSE OF OFREPRESENTATIVES.
sa1r. SDunham, OF Indiana, from the commit
tee on ways and means, reported bill and
submittedsan amendment. The object Of the
bill is to authorize an issue Of silver coinage,
mi less weight than at present in circulation,
to2be received by public departments in less
sn13As han five dollars, in payment of dues;
and mikes gold the standard of value, and sill
yer subssryient toit. He explained at length
the natureand object Of the bill, and stated
and met tSs objections that might be urged.
The signordgs on the coinage Of silver is to be
merely sufficient to meet the expense and is,
to be limited one half per cent.
The morning bur having expired before he
concluded the BID was orderedSto be printed.
Mr.. Jones, of Dnessee, moved to take up
the bill abolishing As giving bail and imprison-
mcnt for debt on mespe process. Congress,
he said, some time since, abolished imprison.
mcnt on final process, but not OF mcsnc pro-
cess; in consequence nc- ~. r,-rsuro may
be committed to prison. The object OF the
first pr DIVISION of the billis'to abolish impriSon-
ment on mesne process; the second, though in
general terms, is to effect De liberation of an
individual, whose case is0hc Of peculiar hard
ship.
lie came on from NewNI Mexico to prosecute
a claim of $4,000, which2had been awarded
by Congress; but who ha8bcen confined for
several months at the suit the attorney who
had prosecuted his claim, aug who, it was sta
ted by Mr.. Clingman, had n@eved $4,000.
Mr.. Sweetzcr, Of Ohio, & not consider the
explanation in oFder-the Is being one of a
general nature.
Mr.. Jones concluded by Roving the pre-
vious question under the op9ration of which,
yeas l3l, nays %.
The House then wentinto committee Of
the whole, and took up th@bill for the support
of the army.
Various amendments @rc moved, among
others one restoring the suRerintendcncc of the
armories to civil superinterflents.
Mr.. Hall, of Mo-, followed in support
the amendment, after which the Committee
rose.
The serate resolutioR :rpointing Com
mittee to investigate the votes for President
and Vice President Of the United States was
then adopted.
Mr. Houston, of Alabama, Toved that the
debate on the bill before the Committee cease
in one hour after the house again goes into
Committee. -
Several messages from the President, accom-
panying reports from the Departments, were
reported. The House then adjourned ga
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