New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-13
XXXIIId CONGREss-Fmsr SESSION.

The CHAIR pres nted communication fr the Secre
tary of War transmitting the report Of the officers appoint
ed to select a site for Western Military Asylum:
MIR. BUTLER sa d that no quorum of the Judiciary
Committee was in the City He moved that additional
number be appointed until the regular members appear
Mr.. COOPER presented the petition of the Accessory
Transit Steam Company, signed by Charles Morgan its
President asking for the passage Of law, allowing
steamers owned by that line, 10 obtain registers In the
name Of the Company. The owners are principally citi
of New York but tho Company Is chartered by the
state OF Nicaragua under the construction Of volume
OF laws The owners cannot get American registers or
sail under the American flag Intervention of trus and the
owneTship Referred to the Committee on Commerce
AIr. WELLER gave notice Of a bill to establish a semi
monthly mail between the Atlantic and the Pacific BY
way Of Nicaragua.
Mr. BRIGHT presented petition from the citizens of
District of Columbia.
Mr. CHASE presented petition signed he said, by
John Jay worthy grandson OF the former Chief Justice
OF the United States, and John Hale the late distin-
tDguhhed member Of the Senate praying for the abolition
snd prohibition Of Slavery in all the territories Of the
United States He said he would not move 10 refer Il
to Territorial Committee because it was opposed 10 the
prayer and therefore moved that it lie on the table bat
he gave notice that at early day he would move that
II ana e oher IKE petitions be taken up and referred
Mr.. MALLORY introduced bill to repeal the tuunage
duties on Spanish vessels.
Mr. FISH reported bill for the relief Of the captors of
he fiigae Philadelphia.
Several report, &c, were offered
Mr.. BELL offered a resolution agreed TO- calling for
copies Of the correspondence with the Government Of
1h relative to the imprisonment Of American seamen at
valparaiso.
The Committee Refrenchment and the Select Com
mee on the Pacific Railroad were each aIovgod
Clerk ""'"1
hr. BADGER said that the Judiciary Committee voud
now proceed to consider the Vermont Senators cage and
to give them time and for other reasons he moved thai
when the Senate adjourn il be till Monday. Agreed TO-
In the report of the officers the site for Western
Military Asylum, Generals Twggs and Lawson are in "a
Vor OF Harodburg Springs and Jessup ia ia favor of the
same, II branch IL 10 be located in Ohio he recon
mends North Bend but if more northern place Is de-
ned he Gays Rock Island Illinois is the place. He does
not consider Yellow Springs suitable
The Central American question was taken m
mr. cLAfION commenced at one, ia reply to Mr. Cas-.
lie SAID that after hearing the Senator from Michigan
or one hall Of his speech, he somewhat surprised
70 near Linn come 70 conclusion nearly identical
WIN his own he would cordially shake hands with the
senator upon the result which be seemed 70 arrive at aer
review OF the whole subject and would stand BY bis side
IN executing one part OF the treaty. Ia compelling Eng
lard to obserye her obligations The Senator devoted
large portion Of his speech to prove him wrong ani he
feared very much at the time that the Senator would
Guide that the whole treaty in consequence Of what
took place in exchanging raications null and void
But il appeared they agreed In some things, they
now both agreed that tie recent dispatches showed
that Englond desired to be relieved from the treaty that
she desired one, and they both cjncurred In the
eIinon that the request should listened 10 By this
Government but that Il it, duN to insist upon Ea.
gland obferying Faithfully the stpulson il had entered
INTO For hours Yesterday he bean chilled nv the
Senator, after which he told q q he had done right
He reminded by the Senator 80 och of AN incident
Of school boy deys whore boy was scolded and forged
by the master for half hour aiier which the m i.er
said; An that you did you dog was right, ba. YOU
. did NJ intend it-yOu only n ght BY accident. .
Tic seneior whole effort the lit q an error lie
conm6nced IN the orb OF JnnUaFy OF last year.
when he coneIded that the Central America named in
the irea'! ineiSced tie settlement Of Belize commonly