The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
Congressional.

after a lengthy debate. was paas
 Mr. Brown of Mississippi mad. speech on the political questions of ma
 HoUsE.-The Rev. Daniel Waldo aqs ed chaplain. 'Ses A joint resolution explanatory of ,... solution, authorizing the President to oooJoaa title of lieutenant general by breva.sA adopted sN
 Mir. Rust presented the petition of F. | Groomes. no9 Tuesday. Dec.
 SENArE-The President pro taro, before the Senate letter of the s.cratae treasury, communicating the report of ,,N perlntendent of the coast survey, sbovst progress of that work during the yea, 70 November l, 1856, accompanied by au.& pared in obedience to the act of Marcl9 which was read
 MT JOHNSON. I send I'D ra,J.. which beg leave to submit in regard .a report. It is offered by me at the reor.l the Senator from Maryland who is not seat to-day, the chairman of the conn;.' the library, Mr. PEARcE:1
 Resoluea, That ten thousand conis. ., letter of the secretary of the treasury co. nicating the report of the superintendent. coast survey for the year 1856. in adHs. the usual number, be printed-five thu, Tor the use of the Senate, and the rem, for distribution by the coast survey offca that the same be printed and bound was plates in quarto form, and that the priDr,. sad plates shall be done to the satisfact@ the superintendent If the coast survev
 It is desirable that no delay should oc,, the printing of this document. I have suited with the members of the commits. printing Tn regard to this resolution. l. subject which we had under consideratia, year; and the order for printing was frame thls manner to the satisfaction of the comn.s as we'll AS Of tie coast survey offices therefore, with the assent Of the memb., the committee on printing, that the r.soir be adopted at once.
 The President pro tempore. Is there r,. innate of the cost of publication, as tn. require?
 MT. JOHNSON. The cost will be prs., the same as the publication of the wor, year. Perhaps it would be we'll to let d. solution lie over until I have the .sa brought forward
 The President pro tenpre The reso, will be laid over for the present.
 The bill from the House of Repres.ra. to provide for the settlement of the clair the officers of the revolutionary arnv, Of the widows and orphan children of who died in the service was debated by Ns Evans, TOombs, Stuart Mason and Crtter, but without disposiug of it the Senate sdn ed to meet on Friday next. HoUsE.-Mr. Letcher presented an ans ment in the nature of substitute to the t bill reported by the committee of waysi means
 Mir. Campbell of Ohio, from the comnA of ways and means, reported the naval ar, , priation bill, and the bill making approprat for fortfications and other delences, which committed
 The Senate resolution granting further to the creditors of Texas to present their cls was passed.
 Wslnesaay, Dec I
 HoUsE-Mr Campbell, of Ohio, from | committee of ways and means, reported of the following titles; which were seye1 read twice and committed.
 A bill to supply the deficiencies in the ar priati0ns for the serv ce of the fiscal year eI. June 30 1858.
 A bill making appropriations for the s,- of the post office departmeus during the { year ending June 90, 1858
 A bill making appropriations for the tram Of tb aI mers and otherwise, during the fiscal year ing June 30, 1858
 Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, from the samsa mittee, reported with amendments the b the Senate relating to foreign coin and t coinage of cents at the mint of the l. States
 MT. P. asked that the bill might be put on its passage, stating that its objects ws drive out of circulation depreciated foreign; and to rid the country of the copper ceaa introducing, in lieu thereof, coin compo,, copper and nickel. He explained at cousi ble length the various ameudmeut. reports the committee of ways and means; ir which he was frequently interrupted by nc bers requesting information, or specifyirgt ta objections to the bill MT. Orr, of South Carolina, remarkai th neither the bill nor amendments hal tesE w dered to be printed by the House, andheths fore moved that the whole subject be lad the table. He afterwards withdrew the tion at the request of several membeniV
 MT. Phelps. of Missouri, discamed SG! sire to press the matter upon the House gentlemen were not prepared to act mt gently upon IL, and moved thatthe furthef slderatlon of the subject be postponed tl day two weeks. and that the bill and an. ments be prnted; which motion was agree
 Mir. Campbell, of Ohio, from the conn of ways and means, reported with an an ment, House bill to regulate the disbune- of the contingent expenses of Congress.
 Alter brief conversation on the bill,
 On motion of Mir. Orr, of South CarOin was
 Re,olved, That the secret..ry of the tres be, and he is hereby, requested to commur to this House the decison of the first conn rler of the treasury upon the claim of the ployees of ths House to extra compeus under the resolution of the House of ths session of this Congress.
 Subsequently. on motion of Mir. Cam of Ohio, the following words were addeia above resolution:
 And that the attorney general be requ to furnish this House with his opinion said claim under the said resolution, ar law making an appropriation at the sans sion to enable the clerk to comply thersF Mir. Smith, of Virginia, moved that whs House adjourn to-day it adjourn to meetO turday next.
 Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, moved to amend motion by striking out the word "savurts and inserting in lieu thereof, the word End f which motion was agreed to-yeas 97, nay The question was then taken on the ns to adjourn, as amended and it was agreed yeas 100, nays 64.
 Friday, Dec. ! SESATE.-The President pro tempot there be no further morning business thes ! orders of the day will be taken up. The : resolution in order is the resolution subu by the Senator from Arkansas Mr. JOHN to print the report of the superintendent coast survey.
 MT. JOHNSON. 1 ask that that resof may be permitted to lie on the table for th. sent, as have not yet received tho estiml the cost of printing.
 The resolution was passed over accorii
 Mr. JOHNSON, from the commits printing, to whom was referred resolution mtted by Mr. FITZPATRICK on the l5 December, respecting the number of copa l.l Il