Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-06
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS-.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4.
SBNkTE.-The credentials of Mr.. Simmons,
senator elect from Rhode Island, were pre-.
scented to the Senate to day.
Mr.. Weller reported in favor of printing
the documents concerning Gen. SCOTS pay.
A long debate ensued.
Mr.. Crittenden suggested that the time re-
quired to print such document would defeat
the object of the House bill relative to the pay
Of Gen. Scott.
/ Mr.. Weller responded, that upon an exam.
nation Of the correspondence between the
Secretary of War and Gen. Scott, the Com
mittee on Military Affairs were satisfied that
justice to both parties requires that the whole
should be printed. 1t was with regret that he
waa obliged to say that portion OF the cor
respondenee was of an angry character.
Mr.. Bell of Tenn, inquired whether the
COMMITTEE could not decide which portions of
the correspondence ought to be suppressed,
and which printed.
Mr.. Weller replied that the committee could
not do that without subjecting themselves to
the imputation of doing injustice to one or
other of the parties. AS the case now stood,
If the Senate want to do justice to both par
ties, the whole correspondence ought to be
published.
Mr. Pearce would be obliged to vote against
the motion to print the correspondence. A
portion of it was very acrimonious in its ma
ture, and could not be essential to the merits
OF the question.
Mr. Fitzpatrick observed thatit could not
be denied that the correspondence was char
acterized by bitterness, but the publication Of
it was necessary to proper understanding of
the question now before the Senate with ref
f, tho tn ~,
of Gen. Scott.
Mr. Jones of Tenn, as a member of the
Military Committee, said no man could regret
that correspondence more than he did, for the
reason that he was the friend of both the gen.
ttemen; but, when men, occupying official
positions, choose to have correspondence of
that character, the country has right to know
it. The public now have the impression that
there is such correspondence, and he was
not for SURPRISING it from the report. Let
the whole be published, and let them stand or
fall on their own merits. His opinion was
that both the gentlemen had cause to regret
the correspondence.
Mr. Seward opposed the printing of such
portions as were of a personal character, as
having an injurious tendency
Alter further debate the motion to print was
agreed to.
ulls NlASOi DilSllJ SA pIdlHSu tue Olll bilGiSu
by him yesterday, to secure to actual settlers
the alternate sections of public lands reserved
in grants to States for railroad purposes He
said at the last session Congress granted
$1,000, 900 of acres, and within few months
the reserved sections amounting to nearly
ll,000,0 900, will come into the market. They
will at once be seized BY land spectators, to
the disparagement of the people Of the new
States, and emigrants from older States. His
bill proposed to withhold these alternate sec
tons from sale, and allow actual settlers alone
to take up lots Of one hundred and sixty
acres each, at $3.50 an acre. If it becomes
law, those lands will be prevented from pass.
ing into the hands of nonresident spectators
to the permanent injury OF the new States,
and the actual cultiyators of the soil.
Mr.. Bigler, from the joint committee to
count the votes for President and Vice Presi-
dent reported a resolution that both houses
assemble in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives, on Wednesday next, at u o'clock,
when the President of the Senate shall be the
presiding officer; that one person be appoint
ed teller on the part of the Senate, and two
on the paxt OF the House, to make a list of the
votes as they shall be declared the President
of the Senate shall announce the state of the
VOTE and the persons elected shall be deemed
declaration of the persons elected President
and Vice President of the United States and,
together with list of the votes, be entered on
the journals of both houses.
The resolution was adopted, and Mr.. Bigler
was appointed teller on the part of the Senate.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House adopted resolution
to the effect that Mr.. Hall is legally elected
from the First Congressional District of Iowa.
The House then discussed the joint resolu-
ton, giving to each branch Of Congress the
entire control of its contingent fund, and it
was passed by majority of II.
Mr. Campbell of Ohio, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported favorably upon
the Senate's submarine telegraph bill.
Mr.. Jones of Tennessee, moved to lay the
bill on the table. Negatived, by vote of 81
against 1903.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, said that he would
endeavor to dispose of the subject to- morrow.
The House concurred in the amendments of
the Senate to the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill.
The House went into committee on the
tariff bill, when Messrs, Wright of Tennessee,
Evans. and A. X. Marshall, made party
speeches. Ado urned.