Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-01-24
Congressions
WASHING, Jan. Id.

Ohio, and Arkansas rivers
Mr.. B. remarked that, nc last SEES
sion bills were referred to Committee
on Commerce to provide fdch objects /;
but the Committee being BILE to agree
upon the subject, no ret was then
made. The proposition lose bills was
to advertise for certain npers of hands
to go to work in removinse various OBJ
structions in those rivers contract, but
the Committee found grs~lificulties in
the way of such a syst and accord
ingly reported that now IRE the Senate,
the consideration of VIII he would ask
at an early day.
The bill proposes tde the Western
rivers divided into cdnient sections,
and then advertise by tract for the re-
moval of all obstructil to the naviga-
ton ofeach section, wher from stumps,
snags, sunken wrecksScks, logs, or of
whatever nature, eithei the main chan
mel Of the river or in channels lead
ing to the various portnd landings
1t provides that no mo- shall be paid
on any contract until thntire work un-
dertaken shall be compd and inspect
ed by suitable officers ec Topograph-
ical Corps Of Enginee The bill in
cludes various approprins, which do
not exceed $4,000 pennum for FIVE
years. For that sum thommittee have
ascertained that c~ontractould certainly
be made, by which all tb Western riv-
ers could be kept entirellear of the OBJ
structlons at present so dructive to life
and property. AT the eIof FIVE wears,
when these rivers are to delivered up
TO the Government entireree from OBJ
structlons' a continuous preparation of
one-th!rd of that sum v keep them
clear.
WAsHINci, Jan. 90.
The Sergeant-at-arms oke House has
sent a telegaaphic despatcfrom Phila-
delphia, stating that he harvested Mr..
Chester, who refused to apr before the
Correction investigating Clmittee thi:
morning. He was asked ether he a:
agent or in any other cacity of any
company, ever executed anoond or OBJ
legation to convey any land any othel
valuable consideration to q person o.
persons on condition hat ! Railroad
Bill passed orpending in Comes should
pass. IL
Mr.. Chester denied the right o'ke com
mittee to inquire into his priy4 deal
ings with persons other than meDers Q
Congress, and declined to ans,r tn
question, as he was advised by hcoun
sci he had a right to do.
SENATE.--Mr. Clay introducea bi
repeating all laws OF parts Of lasyallow
ing bounties to vessels employf| lon tn
banks or other cod fisheries.
HousE.-The House passed / bill ez
tending the land laws to the las layin
east of the Cascade Mountains.
The House then took up tn advers
report on the petition of the iiabitanI
of Arizona praying for the estaishmel
of a Territorial government, al otht
business in accordance with Il specs
law.
WASHINGTON, h. 81.
HoUsE.-Mr. Orr, from the Gruptie
investigating Committee, NADIA repo
setting forth that Mr.. Simonton nd ref
scd answering certain question as
members of the House approaching hi
with corrupt propositions, whh we
deemed material to the inquir, of Il
Committee. The report concluts wi
a resolution directing the Sereant-a
arms te take Mr.. Simonton into ustoe
and bring him before the bar of theIous
forthwith, to answer for contemp of
authority. The resolution was aopte
only l6 voting in the negative.
SENATE.-Mr. James s. Green, [leets
Senator from Missouri, in the bee
Mr.. Achison, appeared and was qtlife
Mr.. Seward presented a petite fro
the Geographical Society of the ity
New York, protesting against the Dina
of three dollar and three Gems pieds, a
praying that none but decimal coin m
be issued from the mint.
Referred to Committee on Finape.
The submarine telegraph bill wa tn
taken up.
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