The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-02-07


Congress.
jan. 3O.-The Senate discussed Mr.. Hous
tons resolution calling on the President to
communicate the number and causes of de-
sertion in the navy since the passage of the
act to promote the efficiency of the navy,
Mr.. H. maintaing that the service had been
greatly improved by the measure. The
senate then went into executive session and
discussed the removal Of Judge Lecempte,
in Kansas.
The House spent the day on the private
calendar
Jan. 31-ln the senate, Mr.. Houston's
resolution (alludcd to above was adopted.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken up,
and the subject of the Indian war in Ore
gon and Washington was oYerhaulcd. Mr..
Hale made long speech in which he com
mentcd in severe terms on the conduct Of
Gov Stevens, Of Washington territory, de-
claring that in the worst days Of Roman su-
premacy 40 worse outrages had been com
Ini;ted than characterized the conduct OF
Gov. ). The senate adjourned without com
ing 20 Il vote.
In the House, MIR. Grow from the Com
mittee on Territories, reported a bill for the
relief of the people of Kansas, declaring all
purported laws passed by the l. gis'ature
assembled at Shawnee Mission, null and
void, for the reasons that tie members
thereof were elected through violation Of
the organic act and usUrped power cruel
and oppressive statutes. The bill provides
for holding a new election, and any person
Offering his vote must prove by Iii, own oath
that he is bona fiic settler, and by the
oath OF two legal voters that he has been for
more than one month preceding the election
an actual resident Of the Territory, and IF
teen days resident Of his election district
Fines from that Of $, 900 to $500, and i'm
prisoumcnt from ten to twelve months, TO
be imposed on illegal voters, for disturbance
or control OF the polls by armed or organ
lied bands, and for wilu! reception OF lie
gal votes by those appointed to receive them.
\ motion to lay their bill on the table was
lost-s6 TO -. After some discussion the
bill was informally passed over, and the
house took up and discussed until adjou:n-
ment the bills for the admission of Oregon
and Minnesota into the Union, on an equal
footing with the other States \ motion to
table the bills was voted down by a large
majority, but no vote vas taken on their
passage.
Ft5 2-Afler the usual morning business,
/ tie senate resumed the consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill, which, after a
/ lengthy discussion, was passed. 1t appro-
PIRATES about $3.50, 900 to defray the OK
Pcnsgs alone of tbe Oregon war.
In the house, Mr.. SimOntou was ordered
to be brought before the corruption inyesti-
eating committee, TO answer questions in
obedience to the new law passed 70 meet his
case. The house then passed . senate bill
to provide 4 revenue cutter a; New York to
be used n rescuing shipwreckei PERSONS
The subject Of impeaching Judge Watson,
OF Texas, was then discussed until the house
adjourned
F,5. 3.--in the senate, Mr. wilson intro
duced q bill to secure actual settlers the al
ternate sections Of public lands reserved in
grants made 10 States for railroad purposes.
I Il provides that actual settlers shall take re-
/ served sections, being about Il, 00O, 900 of
acres, at 80 per acre in compliance with
/ the presumption act of 1912. The Senate
/ went into executive session 1t one o'clock,
Mr. Mason saying that there was an imperi-
Gus necessity for doing SO. The Central
! American treaty was debated for three
| hours. and the Senate adjourned without
/ coming to any conclusion on the subject
! The House, without transactng any bust
ness Of the least general Importance, adj
journcd.
| FEB jas. f. Simmons. newly elected
! Senator from Rhode Island, appeared and
| took his seat. Mr.. Weller reported in favor
/ OF printing the whole Of the recent CORES
I pondence between Jefferson Davis and Gen.
/ Scott, in reference to the pay of the latter.
/ The correspondence is exceedingly spicy,
and many members objected to its printing
/ on that account, leaving ii to be inferred,
| from their remarks that both had made ex-
| hibitions Of themselves. The printing of
| the whole, however, was finally ordered, and
| the senate adjourned.
! In the house, the committee on elections
reported in favor Of the legality OF the cleo
! ton Of Mr. Hall, of Iowa, elected two years
ago. Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on
ways and means, reported in favor of the
submarine telegraph bill, from the senate,
and gave notice that he would press its pass
age tomorrow. The house then went into
committee of the whole and discussed the
tariff bill until adjournment.
FEB. 3. The Senate spent most OF the day
in secret session discussing the Dallas treaty
in reference to Central American affairs.
In the House, Mr.. Campbell moved the
previous question on the Submarine tele-
graph bin, and attempted to force the House
to a vote on it, but the motion was lost.
| The House then went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill, and Mr. Clingman,
Mr.. Letcher, and others, made political
speeches.