The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-01
rH1RrY.rHIaD CONGRESS-


rHIRrY.THIRD CONGRESS
Ihaf~izy. Jsa "a
In the senate. alter the morninr 4.
siness. Mr.. 6wia presented . 49,
ton calling for information az !. =
number Of ships Of war on the Pc
coast of the United States, and xh.a
err our naval force in those waters -
sufficient TO prevent the deparipre =
unlawful expeditions fram csI;f.,,.
against Jhe territory Of Mrxiea a.
interesting debate ensued, which !, - ~
portanf. inasmuch as, in cnppee,;a.
with the Proclamation &c the Preside,
Of the United States. II is shown H.
these lawless expeditions receive =
countenanee from the public author;
ties. but. ON the contrary, are unop,l;
6edly denounced as bring reproseLr.I
TO the national character. AT the sn..
gestion Of Mr.. Badger. the 'resolut;e.
was passed over, and the Senate ii.
iourned Ia Monday.
I In the House. after ihe morning bou,
had passed. the Deficiency bill was l,;l
aside. and the consideration Of the Pre-.
sidenrs message was taken up IN com.
mittee of the whole.
I Mr.. Keitt, OF s. Carolina. sdroea,el
the imposition of Tonnage duties for
the construction Of great works of i'm.
proyement, as recommended by the
President. aud called upon al section.
of the country TO stand by him on this
question.
Mr.. Hughes. Of New York, replied
to Mr. Cutting upon the subject of n.
York politics !; and Mr.. Grow, of Penn.
lsysvania, occupied the floor half an
hour in explanation and defence Of ,he
people oi Erie in regard to the late rail.
rosd disturbances. These two latter
topics we're not embraced in the PresI.
dents message, but in committee Of the
whole. IL seems. members are permit.
ted to introduce any subject which mar
be d especial interest to themselves or
their constituents.
Friday. Jar. 20.
The Senate did nut sit to-day.
The House. after the morning bust.
ness, refused to take up the private ca.
lendar, and again went into committee
ON reference of the Presidents mes.
sage, and continued the discussion on
New York De@oeratic politics.
Mr.. eating, az New York, made d
rcjolnder TO his colleague, Mr.. Hughes,
IN regard to the facts involved.
hs. Westbrook. "a !" Soft Of New
York, spoke an hosr in explanation Of
the position of his section, Of the
party. and in reply to Mr.. Cutting.
Mr. Walbridge. "a Hard" of New
York. whilst approving Vi the doctrines
OF the Presidents Inaugural and Mes.
sage, tuck ground against Executive
interference with State elections, as
manifested in the letter of Secretary
Guthrie aud that Of the Attorney Ge.
neral addressed to Massachusetts and
teicgraphed to Mississippi. lie consi-
dered sneh interpositioll as subversive
Of Stale rights and the liberties Of the
whole people.
Mr.. Perkins. Ia !" Soft,") &c New
York, occupied the floor for nearly an
hour in a discursive and amusing reel.
tai Of the New York Democratic feuds.
but consaled himself with the thought
that the patriotism Of none Of them was
pro"fagainst the influence Of the " flesh
potts." and that the party would come
together again at no distant ,lay.
The committee seemed To have Weld
81 themselves up to enjoyment, and the
chairman found it difficult to rcpress
occasional outbreaks Of mirth.
After the committee rose several bills
were referred, and the House adiourn>
ed to Monday.
Monday, Ian. %.
In the Senate, Mr.. Douglas, from the
committee ON the Territories, reported
substitute Tor the Nebraska bill, here
tofore reported from the same commits
tee. The substitute provides for the
establishment Of two Territories---nnc
to be called Nebraska and the other
proposes to extend over
them the Constitution and all laws Of
the United States, Except the eighth
section Of the act preparatory to the
admission Of Missouri into the Union,
March 6, 1890, which was
BY the principles of the lie.
slslation Of 1880 commonly called the
compromise measures, aud is declared
Mr.. Cass submitted resolution re-
luesting the President Of the United
States to communicate to the Senate
;"py OF any correspondence which may
lave taken place with the government
y the Papal States touching the mis-.
'ion Of Nj. Bedini. known as the Papal
luncio. Mr.. Cass, and several other
senators. addressed the Senate on the
ccasIon, and the resolution was adopt
d.
The House, after disposing of few