The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-05
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Congress- ,llai.
WAsHINGToN. JAN ~ >

W ASHtNGTcN, - -
SESATE-Davioi introduced joint iesob,
ton TO define the authority OF The Pges.den
under the Act TO amend AN Act to pfcinVte
the efficiency .; the Navy in respect q dr"f
ped naval oaicers. and gave nol4ce tIiat b
viii ,a.iit up
Fessenden gave notice Of his intention 10
Introduce the French Spoiation Bill.
On motion of Filzpatrtek, resolution was
adopted requiring the President as tar a.
may be compatible with the public Interest,"
10 communicate TO the Senate correspond
ence instructions and orders 10 the U. ). ns-
val forces OH the coast OF Central America
Connected With the arrest OF Wnr Walkers q
he asso ale> at or near Fox san Juan Me-
arag0a; also % tIsnsruil sgeh further j. or
u..s' .on as be n1ay l'o~sssz reia5ise % 5ast
event.
Pugh asked sld i.bluiaed lsave % intro
duee bill 90 prey.,,.e for the ss,ini7Siou o.
kansaS'ntc s5e Cui0u Pc'trr-i % Cola
mittoe Oh ferrit,rtvs o. ssa,vd that be %
cred tiie b. a >'fis Sc. a1il IS pi.t.s Fl
that Il IT. le> iO. thc siuiiSsionef kalsas
ihlo tLssb l--on lll..cr - l-..ygptql Cor ~
tuition with same snaH4sirils -. ,let a.a by
the bin 81 last Congres. IL. also re40iie~
that 9Th Article OF that EOnstisuti0.I relative
of the qualified eiGctsr sea the 9TH Of April
and that the fetErnS,gs ihis election shall be
made 20 the Governor of the Perritory in
| stead of The Pic-idcrE OF the Convention
that tue else Lon be conducted in obcsliente %
the laws in force on the eth November last.
Ii also provides thavthe Consultation shall
not be socons rued rs 10 limit or impair the
righs OF the people Mt any time 70 callu Con
ventien tor Tue pnrl .ose OF altering or. amend
ing, or abolish'',e tbeis 'cF'r ct Government
subject 70 CofstItuti..n OF dc Tf;te.f States,
| M rla.n Of
re erence % public lands To be Registered. Ia
stated he would avail himself O; al early op-
portunity 10 ext lain the provisions ct tbs
bill more in detail rsr
benjamin submitted resolution. which
was referred 10 the Committee on Printing
providing for the use OF TIE Senate 20 90,
copies of che opinions of the Judges of III,
Supreme Court in the bred Scott case
Brown commenced u speech airocatia,
the admission of Kansas un,ler tie Lecomp
ton Constitution. He had not pro,ee,eC
far. when he was seized with vertigo an,
yielded the floor expressing the hops tina: h,
would be able 10 proceed with his -emark
to IN nov.
lioUsE-Clingmen from the Committee o,
Foreign Relations reported resolution tina
| the President be requ s,ed. finn his power
and not Incompatible with the public inter
e>t 10 communicate all the information i,
MS possession reiatlVe 10 the seizure of Gel.
Walker and his followers. in Nicaragua. TO
gether with such ms ruciiops given to nava
Officers. and other officers, pertaining to TIL
subject.
Jones. OF Tennessee. said he should Xix
the gentlemen To modify his resolution 3
4 'as To- call tor information respecting the tit
ting out of expeditions in this country b
Walker.
Chngnlan replied that he would modie
the resolution il he had the power but
being report from committee he could no
do so. After sVrne debate the resoiutio
PASSED.. "T