Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-30
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WASHINGTON. Jan. lS.-The deliberations
OF the House OF Representatives were brought
to an abrupt conclusion to-day, by the sud
den illness of Mr.. Giddings. of Ohio, who,
while discussing the question rs to how far
the decisions of the Court of Claims shall be
considered final, was Frustrated by an attack
OF atrophy OF the heart. lie was immediately
taken to the Speakers room when he revived.
and in the evening was conveyed to his lodg-
lngs, in a somewhat improved but still crit
zeal condition, This is the second attack of
Mr.. Giddings, and is considered much more
serious than the first.
The bill providing for the restoration of
retired naval officers, under certain condi-
tions, has been approved by the President.
The Senate was not in session.
Jan. 2O.-But little of importance occur
red in Congress yesterday. The Senate pass
ed the Diplomatic and Consular appropria-
ton bill.
In the House, resolutions directing inquiry
as to the eXpediency of adopting the Iehuan-
tepec-route for the TRANSMISSION of a week
ly mail between New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, and Mobile and San Francisco, were
adopted. \ call upon the President for in
formation as to the administration of judicial
affairs in tab was agreed to, \ bill provid-
ing for the reliefof sick and disabled seamen
was reported by the Chairman of the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means. Leave was
granted to the corruption investigating COM
mittee to sit during the sessions OF the
House.
WASHINGTON Jan. 20. Several interesting
executive communication were sent to the
Senate, including the correspondence be-
tween the Secretary of State and the gov
eminent of A~pngZnpln raln tIVn IN tbn ms
SCISSORS rights claimed by the latter over
the AYES guano Islands, in the Caribbean
sea. Mr. Marcy, in a letter dated ~ inst,
urges our Minister at Caracas to press a
settlement of the subject, saying that there
are facts, ahundantly sustained by evidence,
OF gross outrage upon the persons and pro-
Perty OF our citizens and many losses couse-
qnent thereup1n. lie concludes with the sig
nlticlnt remark, that further delay will not
b. regarded with indifference, and that IfNcn
ezuela refuse redress she will be expected to
give some satisfactory reason Tor such
course. The Committee on Foreign Rela-
lations presented IA favorable report upon
the Central American treaty.
The Senate was engaged to-day in dis
cuSslng a bill introduced by Mr.. Clay Of
Alabama, repeating the laws granting houn-
ties to vessels engaged ia the cod fisheries.
luNN' huuhllcs nave htcu bestowed uurluI
a period of sixty years, and repeated hut
unsuccessful Efforts have been made pcriodi-
cnlly 10 withhold them, They amount to
about three hundred thousand dollars per
anuum, which sun Is SuhdiyIdcl among
l,2NN vessels engaged in the business of FISH
inI. The bin was finally referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
The Senate discuss / the bill granting
aid to the Atlantic submarine telegraph.
The principal objections urged against the
grant were that the sum proposed was not
distinctly specified and that the termini ofthe
line rests upon British territory, The first
Objection was met by a proyiso, that the
contract to be made by the British govern
ment shall not be different from that already
proposed by that government. This was
adopted, With regard to the second oh
lection, the friends Of the bill rely mainly
upon the belief of the i~mprobability Of the
disturbances of the friendly relations sus-
sisting between the two countries. 1t is
thought the bill will pass both houses with.