Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-19
xxxIv,h consrs..-F,r.s session.
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l for the national defence in connection with our
| relations with Great Britain. Debate going on.
| The Senate considered the bill appropriating
| SS 900, 900 for increasing the armamentsand mu.
nifions of war and for the manufacture Of small
arms in accordance with the recent recommen-
daton of the President. BIZ: ordered to be en-
crossed at third reading by the following vote:
| Yeas--Allen, Bigelow, Bright, Cass, Clay, Crit
tenden, Fish, Pugh, Reed, Sebastian, Sidell Stu
art, Toucy, Trumbul, Weller and Yulee.
| Nays-Adams, Bell of Tenn, Gollamer, Fes-
senden, Foote, Hale, Harlan, Houston, Seward,
| Sumner, Wade and Wilson.
Mr.. Crttenden wished to know If recent inn
provsments are to be applied in arms in the
States.
Mr.. Weller replied, tits proposed to call them
in, there are about 500 900 muskets which are to
| be rifed and supplied wite new locks and Mag
nard's primer which olteration will make them
most efficient weapons.
Mr. Jones of Tenn, did not think the e1igency
had arisen for such an appropriation. He did
not wish it to go abroad that the little speck of
war had excited such proceedings.
Mr.. Weller did not apprehend war, but while
the Treasury was full 1t was well to make propa.
| rations for an emergency which might arise.
Mr.. Seward would vote for the bill ifamcnded
so as to make definite appropriations for speci-
| fed purposes.
The vote orderingathe bill to be engrossed was
| reconsdered, when Mr.. Wsller offered an amend.
| ment in accordance with Mr.. Stewards sugges-
| ton.
Mr. Hunter spoke in favor of increasing the
National defences SO rs tob prepared in every
| quarter. .AF Hr
| Mr.. Cass said England has suffered so much
in the war with Russia that it is not at all un-
| likely she may try to retrieve her reputation by
in hap, In nlyo
relative to the audacity of England, quoting from
the London Times recent articles against this
country, and making thereon a sarcastic running
commentary. He did not see how the Central
| American controversy could be referred to ar
| bitration. 1t was not q question of boundary,
but one about the word. No arbitrator wheth-
er under the English language or not, could tell
US what the word occupy" means better than
we know already. -a-. ...-4
| Mr.. Hale said he could not believe in ,he pro.
| priety of the national armories; he could see
do more necessity of having national arms man
ufacturing in national machine shops than hav-
ing national uniforms made in national tailor
shops, nor did he admit the necessity of such
an increase of the efficiency of the army at this
time, alluding to Mr.. Cass' quotations from the
London Times he said, little dependence was to
be placed on foreign newspapers. He read an
extract from the London telegraph, in which
Mr.. Seward and Mr.. Foote were represented as
extremely belligerent, and another from La Pa
trie which represents Mr.. Banks, Speaker, as n
black man, saying that in the double capacity
ofa colored man and an abotionist he had in
spired profound disgust in the minds of South
ern members The reading of the extract oc-
| casloned excessive laughter.
The House continued the debate on the Kan
| sas question till adjournmen,.
WAsHIsaroN, March IL.
SENArE.-Mr Bell of Ten, by direction of the
Naval committee, reported an order that the
Colonel be empowered to send for persons and
papers to Kansas.
HoUsE.-On motion Of Mr.. Tyson, the Library
Committee were instructed to inquire into the
character of the work about to be issued by DR..
Kane. on the Polar Regions, with a view of or
dering copies for members.
Two thousand copies of the report of the ma
jority and minority of the committee on election
in the Kansas case were ordered to be printed
Mr.. Brown made speech in defence of the
administrations course in the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty aud enlistment question.
Mr.. Stewart said it seemed to him that this
was opening door which was never to be clos
ed. He did not perceive how the grantcg of
this power could lead to beneficial results.
Mr.. Bell replied that every individual who
feels that his character has suffered under unjust
imputation and who demands investigation, has
a right to it,
The subject was laid aside and the Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the bill to appropr-
ate So, 200, 900 for altering and manufacturing
small arms, and providing the sea-coasts and
garrisons with guns accoutrements, and muui-
tons of war.
WASHINGTON, March IL.
HoUsE.-The speaker announced the commit
tee to whom. Mr.. Dunns bill was REFEREED
The bill is to enable the States bordering on the
Ohio to improve the navigation of the same
The following named gentlemen, Messrs. Dunn,
Stanton, Allen, Richie, Fox, Taylor and Car
Isle, were chosen.
naturalization law, and repealing the present one
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Herbert introduced bill for an overland
mail from some point on the Mississippi to San
Francisco. Referred to the Post Office Com
mittee.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the resolution to empower the committee on
elections to send for persons and papers in the
Kansas case.
SENATE.-Mr. Douglas, from the Committee on
Territories made report on Kansas and pro-
ceeded to read it. ..-
... WASHINGTON, March TO-
Col. Wheeler our minister to Nicaragua has
failed to satisfy the State Department of the pro-
prlety ofhis course in recognizing the new gov
ernment. Mr.. Marcy places little or no conf
dence in the testimonials which Col Wheeler
has transmitted to him in this communication,
inasmuch as the justification of public func-
tionary rests, according to usage, more on the
official statement of facts than on the indorse-
ment of private individuals. ~. ....
IL hoe, Lara xocn. Al
er was specially instructed not to recognize the
new Government of Nicaragua, but he acted
in advance of the receipt of his instructions,
precipitance on his part which is emphatically
condemned by our Government. The recent in
structions are explicit, and he is required to
adhere to them strictly in the unsettled condi-
ton of affairs in Central America. His func-
tons will for the present be confined nearly if
not altogether to an oversight of our interests
in that quarter, as it is well known here he has
no official intercourse with the Nicaraguan Gov
ernment. -,.i-tsaF =
New YoRK, March 10.
A dispatch from Washington states thai the
Secretary Of the Navy has determined to order.
the Merrimac to the Gulf squadron. Her off
GERS will be detailed in few day ...
The weather is cold-9 deg. above zero at ! O.
clock, this A. N. in Wall street. '0" 43 fF.
The brig Demerara, of Boston, arrived ycster-
day from Cardenas, and anchored in North River
this A. NJ, sunk on the mud fats She was cut
through last night by the ice. The crew manag-
ed to reach Governors Island
The body of Capt. Palmer of the schooner Eu-
dora 1mogen, the vessel scuttled and snnk near
City Island last fall, and whose fate has since re-
maned mystery, was discovered at Williams
burg. The body was sewed in coal sack. Two
or three wounds were visible. a2 EA-
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------sNEY York, March 6.
Dates from Venezuela are TO Feb 10th A
Dutch fleet was at Laraguay- The Dutch mer-
chants at Karrs having had their houses sacked
and persons maltreated by the porulace. A
short time ago the Dutch Government had de-
manded indemnifcation for the outrage. 1t
is thought the affair would be terminated ami
cably. '+- So sts4 ...e
The Pres dent, in his message to Congress,
recommended the propriety of entering into
federal union with New Grenada and Equa.
dor.
Inc enoiera ;'ih prevailed in the interior, and
was making sad ra1ases. a43