The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

ttiI washington, Jan. 10.
! Senate The Chairisid before the Sen
ate communication from the presidihl
officer Of che Delaware Legislature. an
nouncing the election of Mr.. Bsyard
Senator from that State for six years, and
Of Mr. Bates toiill the vacancy occasion
led by The death Of My. Clayton.
4 The Senate then discussed and passed
the diplomatic and consular bill.
4 An Intellectual effort was made to re
store the appropriation stricken out by
the House giving a salary Of $4,000 to
each Of the 20 Consular pupils. An a.
lpendment was added 10 the bin repeating
so much Of the former Jaw as authorized
1 The appointment Of suoh officers
/ Adjourned, ..,f
House.--0n motion Of Mr. Taylor, a
4 resolution was adopted, insiruoting the
Post Office Committee to inquire aud re-.
port on tho general subject Of the trans
portatiou Of the mail to San Francisco, h
whether Il IS now e&pedient to contract
forweekly mails from New Yorkand New
Orleans for San Francisco, via. Tehuan
tepec, whenever the road shall be compile
! ted. 8ttao3u .afv ,rcaa =
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Walk
er, which was adopted. hianug similar
Inquiry relative to aweekly mail from No
bile TO San Francisco. IIalr No ff1 E
Mr. Morrell offered aresolution, which
was adopted, calling oh the President to
iniofn the House whether resistance, or
ganized OF otherwise has been made. or
is apprehended against the oficialauthor-
tiles Of Utah, and 10 communicate all
correspondence relative to the appoint
ment or declaration Of officers in that ter
ritory since Jan, 1852 and whether the
flaws thereof are practically administered
with impartial justice to all inhabitants.
Then the FIRST Tuesday in February
was set apart for the oonsideratioh of
business relative to the District of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, from the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, reported a
bill for The relief of sick aud disabled
seamen. ..........,, ,.
Dir. Fuller entered into an explanation
Of the hill establishing collection districts
IN the United States, designated ports Of
entry and delivery, and for other meas
ures. The object Of the bill, he said was
TO rectify the numerous existing laws on
the subject, and to simplify and to i'm.
prove them so as TO make them accord
with the present condition Of commerce
On motion Of Mr.. Kelsey the corrup.
ton investigation committee was granted
leave to sit during the session Of the
House.
Adjourned.
Washington, Jan. %.
Senate,--Mr. Clay introduced bill re-
pealing all laws or parts oflaws, allowing
bounties to vessels employed on the banks
or other cod fisheries.
House. THE House passed the bill ex-
tending the land laws 70 the lands lying
east Of the Cascade Mountains.
/ The House then took up the adverse
report on the petition Of the inhabitants
Of ArriSoua praying for the tablshment
of territorial government, and other
business in accordance with the special
law. .H
Washington, Jan. 90.
Senate-Mr. Clay spoke in opposi-
ton to the fishing bounty.
Mr. Seward favored the bountics.
as also did Mr.. Fessenden. The bin
was reported to the Committee on
Commerce.
The bill to establish naval depot
at Brunswick was discussed for two
hours, but without coming to any
conclusion omit the Senate adjourn
ed. '.nH g" '"a'.
House.-The House passed bills
appropriating $50, 900 for a Peniten-
tiary in Nebraska, establishing three
additional land districts in that ter
Iritory, and for completing and open
ing roads in Oregon, Washington and
Minnesota Territories. Adjourn
ed. e n.ae.
,l,'.'g t, Washington, Jan. 21isa
aHouse-Mr Orr, from the Corrup-
ton Investigating Committee, made a
report, setting forth that MIR. Simon
ton hac refused to answer certain
Questions as to members of the House
approaching him with corrupt propo-
sitions which were deemed material
to the inquiry OF the Committee. The
reportconcludes with resolution di-
recting the Sergeahtatiarms to take
Mr.. Simonton into custody and bring
him before the Bar of the House
forthwith to answer for contempt oi
its authority, The resolution was a.
dopted, only 16 voting in the mega
tive.
Senate Mr.. James S. Green. cleo
ted Senator from Missouri in place OF
Mr.. Atchison, Appeared and was quail.
lifted. 2bu
Mr.. Seward PRESENTED a petition
from the Geographical Society Of thC
city Of New York, protesting aga.nst
the coinage Of. three dollar and three
cent pieces, and praying that none
but decimal coins may be Issued from
the mint. Referred 70 the Comnit
tee on Finance, -.,.,,...- ys-,
The sub-marine telegraph was ia