Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-20


JAS. J. SLADE,'
Clerk pro TEN.
LATEST NEWS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Feb. II.
Senate passed bill edition % oct moro
sdse.aslly providing Tor pusishnens Of
csetsio sei0so aesinee The Unitsd Statss.
The bill 10 a. I'D the cot TO provide for
the better organisation Of The Treasury
Department, and for the collection end
transfer aud safe keeping ssd disburss-
msat OF public ssveous, and . bill con-
6rming to the Stssss the swsmp sod
overlooked lsods therein, was also psss-
cd.
Mr. Stusrs introduced bill to further
smeod the cot for the bestss security Of
lives Of passenger aboard vessels pro.
PEELED 10 whole or pat BY stesm.
Mr. Bell, Of Tenn, Introduced bill to
secure 70 oil the States some greater
measures Of justice and equality IN the
distribution Of public lands and pro.
ceeds.
The western New York Witnesses hsd
not yet arrived. although they we're gum
moned Friday week.
The Investigating COMMITTEE ere resdy
to report, and one Of it. nsnbsrs ssys
it will be ready to morrow. Il 10 conf
IDENTIFY asserted BY the friends OF tho
Minnesota land bill that nothing hes
h>>n A:anAv>->A - ~ >~--:eH>> ek.o-
ing suspioion 90 that measure.
Gen Shields has THE assurance from
. member Of the committee.
4 petition numssou " sigusd By citi.
sens Of California, asking the expulsion
Of Herbert hes been referred 20 commit
tee on elections.
The Dsllss and Clarendon treaty IVES
mainly attacked BY Democrats. Seward
it 10 understood made speech 10 10 70.
vor - did others on Republissa eide.
Wakeman called up Bar
bours motion to reconsider the vote
BY which the Senate Submarine Tel
egraph bill was referred to the CON-
mittee on post Offices.
Jones, Of Tenn. moved to Law the
motion on the table. Negatiyed.
The motion to Reconsider was CARR
ed.
Jones moved to lay the bill on the
table-lost II to ia.
He then moved to refer to the
committe Of the whole. Lost-77 to
ll2.
Mr.. Jones then moved further con-
sidcrstion Of the bill he postponed till
the Sd Of March, nays 74-ayes ll3.
Campbell, Of Ohio, said he would
interpose no objection to the amend
msnts which had been designated, viz.
proposing that the line shall be open
to the people Of the U. 8. without
limit Of time, and at the end of ten
years this government may, after !
years notice, terminate the contract.
Mr.. Florence asked what security we
have Of controlling messages over an
entire line from London to Washing
ton-none whatever. This Ocean,
Atlantic, and Submarine Telegraph Co.
is but one link in great chain. There
are three distinct corporations-one Of
which-ths line extending from Nova
Scotia to New York-s . monopoly,
hence We have no certainty in trans
mision Of dispatches from London to
Washington, and can only have that
assurance by one line, identical in inte-
rest, extending from each OF the two
last mentioned cities to others.
Mr.. Campbell Of Ohio, referred to
the few remaining days Of the session,
and invoked gentlemen to dispose Of
this measure in order to proceed tn
the consideration Of other important
bills.
Mr., Florence said this only went to
show the power Of corporations to
influence Congress, and interrupt the
public business.
Campbell replied be did not know
what amount of influence of corpora
tions had been operating, but during
the term Of service he rccollected .
aationai vessel was employed u bring
the foreigner Kossuth to the country.
The gentleman had no constitutional
scruples that time, nor for voting to
send . ship to ireland with supplies
during the famine. At the last session
the gentleman from Pennsylvania
voted to send q national vessel to Cape
Verde. He did not know that the
gentleman acted under the force It
any corporation, but for q particular
class Of voters. He recollected too,
1t last session Of Congress the gentle
man sanctioned the sending out Of !
vessel for sugar cane cuttings. lie
could see nothing unconstitutional in
al this. As to the submarine tele-
graph, it VAS one Of the greatest
schemes Of the age. Congress has
power to aid in the manner proposed.
He was willing TO meet our ancient
enemy, now our present ally, in mid
ocean and there shake Lands.
NJ. Florence could see no anaoogy
between tho cases referred to BY The
gentleman from Ohio and that before
the House = to the Cape Verde
sufferer. He was influenced BY the
natural bensvolsnce Of his heart.
Mr.. Wakeman moved to rc-eommit
the bill to the committee Of the whole
On the stats a the Union, whore such
amendmsnts = were proper could b
made. Agreed 10.
The lIosss pa.asd. 90 TO 70. . bill
tbs the rslisf Of the people q Kanaaa,
repealinR u rules and regulations
pnspos6Ag to h. laws ADOPTED 1t
eAaRass mission By body Of men
eleiaiae - be The Legislaturs. and
dselAsisS invalid I'll sct. and psoesed'
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