, 1855-02-24
Congressional.

! ana shanghai. The Senate bill for that
purpose was reported by Mr.. McDoueal
and re-conmitted to the committee on Post
Offices and Post roads. IlUF
In the House, the Senate bill autho,L
zing the construction Of a submarine teie.
graph from the Mississippi to the Pacific
was referred to the committee of the whOle.
Senate bill for continuing in force, for
limited period, the act for settling private
land claims in California, was referred ID
committee on public lands.
An attempt was made to amend the Poh
office appropriation bill, so as to authotis
the carrying of the mails from IndepeuiE
ence to San Francisco, the contractotst5
open the road and charge moderate toll
for passengers; but the amendment failed
On the I'd ult. the President sent to the
House his reasons for vetoing the River
and Harbor bill, and the message was n
ferred TO committee Of the whole. AshiIE
to prevent the introduction of foreign pau
pers was also referred.
On the Sd, the bill to continue in force,
for one year, from March next, the act fdf
the settlement Of land claims, (introducedi
by Hon. Mr.. Latham was passed. Sane
day, the democratic Senators and Repre-
sentatives held caucus in reference to the
tariff A resolution in favor of the revenue
standard was adopted. ,,l 70
On Thursday, in the Senate, the HOUSE
bill of Mr.. Latham, in reference to the ad-
judication of land claims in California was
passed without debate. In the House, same
day, the bill for the relief Of settlers On
overhowed and swamp lands, was under
consideration. lt9 1850 TaAaae
In the United States Senate, on January
5th, Mr. Sumner introduced q memorial
asking that d oSecretary Of the Navy be
empowered to sISsib one or moro vesselsfD
the relief Of DR.. Kane. The Military Ac.
ademy bill, for appropriations was passed.
In the House Of Representatives, Jands
ary Oh, the Pacific Railroad bill was ta'
ken up in Committee Of the Whole, dud
M. Latham, Of California, spoke at length
upon it. sd ~ nlslqA
In the House of Representatives, jaus
IL, the Know Nothing question excluded
all other considerations. The House went
into committee at an early hour, nomlnal|y
on the Pacific Railroad bill, when Mr.
Chandle, Wing, from Philadelphia, replied
to the Know Nothing speech Of Mr.. Banks,
Of Massachusetts, asserting that the head
Of the Roman Catholic Church does not
claim the right to interfere with the polit-
cal affairs Of any country but that Of which
he is the sovereign, and announcing him1
self ready, with every other Roman Caths-
lie, to resist such an assumption Whenever
made. +, :, -,
The proposition to tender the mediation
Of the United States between the European
belligerents still occupies some attention.
The. Russian legation here is evidently ln
favor of the proposition; and there Is good
reason to believe the tender would bd
cheerfqlly accepted by the Gar. Bat n
is deemed quite as certain that Louis ma
poleon would refuse our kind officers. -. -.
Mr.. Lane, Of Oregon, introduced bill
establishing an additional Land Office n
Oregon. Referred. - - 5.-',,.s..-
1t is stated that the democratic mem;
bers Of the U. S. Senate will shortly make
demonstration against the Know Moth
ings. 5-;'.S
The administration is anxious for the an
nexation Of the Sandwich Islands But
the sentiment Of Congress is not favorable
TO immediate action. FQl sep y9blr
THE TREATY BETWEEN Russia AND me
U. SrATEs-FRANcE AND ENoLAND DIsskrs
IsFIED WITH r.-The Washington eoFfes
poudent Of the New York Herald wTitsas
upon. the receipt in Europe Of our recent
ly formed treaty with Russia, q cOrrespQn.
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