Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-22
TuiRTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.


SENATE.-Mr. Douglas, on his own request,
was excused from serving on the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Mason stated that the existing maps of
Central America are nearly all of British ORR
gin. Therefore, i'll view of conflicting opin-
ions between this government and England,
the Committee on Foreign Relations consider
it eminently important that correct map be
procured for diffusion throughout the Union.
On motion 10000 copies of the map of Cen
tral America prepared by the u. S. Coast Sur
vey were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Weller reported bill for the relief of
the officers and soldiers of the U. S. army
who sustained losses by the disaster to the
steamship San Francisco.
Mr.. Hamlin reported bill to establish the
collection districts of the United States, des-
ignating the ports of entry and delivery.
After other miscellaneous business, brief
discussion took place on the Central Ameri.
can question, Messrs. Butler, Crittenden, and
Mason taking part in it.
The Central American question was made
the special order for Tuesday.
The resolution calling for copy of the jour
nal of the Naval retiring Board was adopt d.
HoUsE.-Mr. Mace of Indiana introduced
a bill to repeal the act to promote the effcien-
cy of the Navy.
Mr.. Cobb of Alabama presented bill to
extend the time for the payment of duty on
railroad IRON.
Mr.. Mace presented bill to prevent the
extension OF slavery in the Territories of the
United States north of 1890, and moved its
reference to the Committee on Territories.
Mr.. McMullen of Va.-Has the gentleman
| given previous notice of his intention to in.
troduce this bill
| Mr.. Mace-f the gentleman will examine
the journal he will ascertain.
Mr.. McMulen-I propounded respectful
| question, and think it entitled to a respect
| full answer.
| The Speaker-The gentleman has given no.
tice---his IL otion is i'll order
Mr. Smith of Virginia appealed from the
decision of the Chair, and was supported IN
this by Messrs. Hinston, Jones of Tennessee
and Craige, pending which the House RESUME
ed the consideration of the resolution from the
| Committee on Elections, asking power to send
to Kanzas for persons and papers on the COR
tested election case.
The House refused by three majority to lay
| it on the table.
The resolution was passed by three major
ity.
motion to reconsider was then adopted by
| three majority, and on motion of Mr.. Orr, the
| request for power to send for persons and pa
| pers was referred back to the committee, with
instructions to report the grounds on which
the request was made, and also to consider the
| proposition of Mr.. Dunn to appoint Jos. H.
Bradley and Sidney Baxter of Washington,
Commissioners to take depositious, and cothe
them with full power to procure information
with the view of eliciting the truth on all con-
troyerted matters suggested by Messrs Reeder
and Whitfield.
Mr.. Orr sid that when the committee re-
port, the House can select either of the prop
ositions.
The Committee on Elections and Military
Affairs were each authorized TO employ a
clerk.
The election of chaplain was indefinitely
postponed by six majority, with the under
standing that all the ministers of the city be
invited, meantime, to oficiate alternately.
| Adjourned