American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-14

AiOsiDH ~ -~t i-hg 500 DSSfStafy VI war
was requested 10 report whether any, and
If %. VIVA. additional Notifications we're
necessary for the defense Of lie harbor Of
New York andi BROOKLYN Navy Yard
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson, Of XIV, a
resolution was adopted ~insIruel.ng the
Committee on military affairs to enquire
into the ~expediency OF a~bolishiny the Nil. !
ilary Asylum at Har~rodsburgh, Ky. lie
said the old soldiers were not satisfied 10
be so far from salt water, and where they
could get their Scheidam Schnapps aud
Irish whisky.
On motion Of Mr.. Sumner, the Pos. OF
fee Committee wa detected 10 consider
whether the charges on letters carried on
the ocean steamers are not UNNECESSARILY
large and burdensome, aud whether come
thing may not be done. and il 80, what, to
secure the benefit of cheap ocean post
age.
On motion Of Mr.. Sumner, the Commit
tee on Judiciary was instructed to consld-
er the expediency Of .he appointment ola
commission to revise the public Statutes,
so as to reduce them to enc connected tex,
and rend0i their language intelligible to
all.
The Senate then adjourned.
HousE-A resolution TO proceed TO the
election of Printer forthwith, was adopted,
and a ballot being had, resulted as follows:
Follett So. Wendell Sc, Farnaham 10.
Nathan Sergent, 8. No election, 81 being
necessary 10 q choice.
The House continued voting for priuter
after some other business, when two votes
we're had. the last one resulting as follows:
Toilet IS, Wendell II; Farnaham Q; Sar-
geant 6; Scattering Is. Necessary 10 a
choice "a.
The House then adjourned.
WAsHEeToS, Feb. t2.
SENATE.-Mr. Douglass. in presenting
a petition from a naval officer. complain
ing of the action of the Naval Board in
his case. proposed the passage Of a law,
granting a trial by Court Martial, where
the charges have been made before the
Naval Board, in order to test their truth.
He thought this would be doing justice,
by separating the worthy from the un-
worthy.
Mr.. Hale submitted a bill for the repsal
of the act Of last session, for promoting
the efficiency of tue navy. This was re-
ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The chair laid before the Senate the
annual report Of the Commissioner of pat
ents.
The Senate then resumed the oonsidera-
lion of the Central American Question:
/. Mr.. Wilson said that notwithstanding the
> declaration of the President, reiterated By
distinguished Senators and reported by ths
public press throughout the country, that
our relations with England, growing out
of the Central American Question, were
in a complicated position, tho people of the
United States. whose instincts are safer
than the deductions OF statesmen, give lit
tie heed to these approximations. Far seq
! ing Merchants continue to send their yes
} sells on distant ventures. freighted with full
csfgoes, in confident anticipation that
thefe-will be nc rupture with England.
There was not the slightest alarm in the
! public mind Of that score. The people
are not to be diverted from what is pass
! ing on the other side Of the Mississippi by
rumors Of war with Great Britain. II is
3 not very probable that the executive de-
sires a war which would extend the boun-
daries Of the country to tho shores of the
Polar SEES. gazed on by DR.. Kane. There
: is no such desire foD the addition of free
soil to the Republic on the part of tne Ad.
ministration.
. The only result Of the Clayton sad Bull
wsr treaty was a prolific correspondence
and an interminable discussion which set
tied nopoint in dispute and came to no re-
suit,
The treaty had not accomplished whai
, the people Of this country expected. IL
a thought this Government had been over
9 reached in the negotiation. 1t was a trOa.
{ ~ not fit to be made, and he thought VIZ
: should at oace declare it null and void, anC
a stand Jus. as VIC stood before it was made
q The course of Great Britain would justify
4 US in abrogating the treaty altogether
f We need not fear her in Central America
n Let her send as many Anglo Sa1ons there
= as she pIeases; no doubt they would all turf
a out to be good Democrats and make gooc
g citizens of this country when 70 come in
. to possession there.
Mr.. Mason thought the discussion o
O the subject rather embarrassed than aideC
the solution Of the difficulty surroundin.
d it. He hoped the question would now b,
I taken on the reference.
e Mi. Butler did not look upon this ques
ton as likely TO result in a war betweel
the two countries. He concurred In III,
American Interpretation of the treaty, BIZ
hoped the matter would be referred TO tn,
Committee on Foreign Relations instead o
i being further discussed in the Senate.
Mr.. Foote said Mr.. Clayton wished t.
be heard, but was detained by indisposi
y ton. He therefore moved that the subiee
= be postponed till Monday. The motor
was agreed to. and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Speaker did not announc
the standing committees.
n On motion, the House proceeded to vote
r for PRIMER. with the following result: Fol.
q lett IS; Wendell 60; Farnham 9; Sargent
6; scattering Is. Necessary to a choice 80.
eThetwo last votes for Printer resulted
as follows: Toilet 65; Wendell SO; scatter
ing 80; necessary to a choice 83.
The House then adjourned.
SUPREME CoURT.-The Columbus Jour.
nal of Friday says; eve learn that the
!. Supreme Court OF Ohio adjourned yester.