Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-07-10
DOings i'm Congress.
Washington, June 26.

resolutions nom the Legislature of Tennes
J Isee, favoring the repeal of the duty OF
I Railway iron, the constitution of the Pa
|cific Railway, and the constitution Of i line
: on the east bank of the Mississippi river
MIR. Clayton, from the committee on for
elgn relations, reported bill for the more
Ieffectual suppressing Of the slave trade in
American vessels.
1 Mr.. Chase gave notice that he would
) ask leave tomorrow, to introduce bill to
prohlbit slavery in the territories of the IT,
! nited States.
The debate on the Boston petition for
the repeal Of the fugitive slave law contin-
ued up to adjournment.
4 Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, condemned in
|strong and violant language the motive Of
the petitioners, and said the North might
rest assured the repeal of the fugitive slave
law would put an end to the Union.
Messrs. Summer and Rockwell replied.
defending the petitioners, and said it was
vain to talk of dissolving the Union, as it
was a matter impossible to accomplish
HoUsE.-The Boston petition for the re-
peal Of the fugitive slave law, was taken
up, but the House refused to suspend the
rules
MIR. Houston moved that the House 90
into committee of the whole on the bill
appropriating ten millions dollars to carry
into effect the recent treaty with Mexico.
MIR, Benton rose to question of priv
lilege, relative to what he deemed an infringe
ment Of the rights of the House in making
that treaty. He read number of resolu-
tons in support of his position.
The speaker overuled the question, and
1.-THE House went into committee On the Mex
Iiean treaty.
Mr. Benton made great speech against
the Ten Million Bill. He said the Presi-
dents Message was nothing in the world
but demand for our check for ten million
dollars, and that on a brief notice without
even the usual days Of grace, but the word
is, give me the money at once, stand and
deliver, like robber would accost his vic
tim. The President says he must have
the money soon, without giving us any
reason for it, so we must go it blind, and
do what he calls upon us to do
| Mr.. Benton considered this course of the
President a high invasion of the privileges
of the House;
| Tie President first undertakes to neoo-
tate treaty to be imposed on the people,
and after doing this, deprive them of the
power to say yea or nay as to the admis
lsion Of new States. He sends here trea-
lty-and such treaty as it is! it gives ten
millions OF dollars for mere selvaoe oil
f y, Robt. Walker has Just inform
/ the privilege Of making railway through
chihuahua and Sonora, while we are to
lpay ten millions. II would be a curse to
us to have such territory, the more we own
of it the poorer we are. The country thro'
which the treaty says the railway shall
pass is a God-forsaken country. Kit. Car
son says wolf cannot live in it.
| Mr.. Benton's speech is the theme of
general conversation; it produced mark
ed sensation in the House, and the treaty
appropriation will meet with a stronger OPP
position than was expected, but it will new
ertheless pass The territory appointments
will stick little, and the rumor that one
of the nominees for Governor of Kansas is
a Freesoiler, gains credence among the
Southern Senators.
Mr.. Douglas urged the appointment of
! a particular friend, and was denied, and
some trouble may be expected from that
|quarter.
PRETTY Goop.-The New York Jour
nal of Commerce hits off the toadyism Of
the smaller fry of Wall Street brokers as
follows:
"The advance of the rate by the Bank
of England to 81 per cent, and the reduc-
ton at the same time by the Bank of
France to 4 per cent, seems to be a con-
fcerted arrangement between these two in
stitutions to reverse the current of specie
and return the over-abundant supply now
accumutating in Paris, to London, the fl
|nancial centre of Europe. The gold is not
wanted in Paris, and it would suit even
THE Emperor's financial plans better to
keep it in London. In case of another
loan, an easy market in London would
be essential to a favorable result. When
this movement was announced here in the
tpapers of this morning, there were various
lopinions as to its probable bearing upon
Jour financial interests, and the smaller OPP
orators waited to see what the leading
spirits would think Of it. The office of a
certain oracle in such matters was beset at
an early hour, Notwithstanding the rain, to
learn how the news was to be taken He
did not arrive until nearly ten, and had
not seen a newspaper. Slowly he uni ided
the Journal of Commerce upon his desk,
and read the telegraphic despatch from
Halifax, without changing muscle Of his
face. After he had finished it, he referred
|again to the paragraph announcing
the changes in the rates of Interest; partly
CLOSING his eye, he surveyed it with his
right, and then reversing the motion, he
took shrewd look at it with his left; then
as if his mind was made up he trust both
hands half way up TO his elbows into his
pockets and whistled! This might be in
terpreted either way, but it was regarded
as favorable indication, and the quid-
nuncs were satisfied Stocks have conse-
quently improved, and in spite of the at
mosphere, Wall Street breathes more
freely.
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