New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-09
xxxv,h CONGREss...First session.
SENATE. .wAsHISGroS, April 8, 1858.

A d;,eur.iye debate on the expensive printing of
picture books in connection with exploring expe0-
tcns TOOK place.. Mr.. Emorys work was especially
Mr. JOHNSON (Ark.) and Mr.. BROWN repu-
dated the practice of Congress paying immense sums
W Mr. % BI}iGHT defended Mr.. Emory, as having
brought back 100000 from the appropriation Tor his
survey He also contradicted the opinion that these
scientific works are useless. On the contrary, they
are regarded authority, and several have been re-
pxin.ed in England and elsewhere.
Mr.. FESSENDEN urged that Congress should not
order the publication OF any work until all the manu
srript of the same was in The works certainly are
valuable but ;ael0Gs rather than inudicious expen-
uiture Is what quired lie asked Senators, indl,
vidlaly, not to encourage printing ior ther Peisoh'
The Hscussion was teIminated by motion from Mr.
JOHNSON ARK to amend the Public Printing bill
npproyed August 1852, and that 1t be discussed on
Thursday next. II the amended bill shall pass sa,d
Mr. johnson it will put stop to the abuses SO justly
M CWIN (Cal) reported bill for the conveyance
of the mas troops and stores from tne sSOai ~ ho'
to California by railroad. He rcapltuated ehe pro
visions of each section of the bill, and urged immed
ate action. He also quoted the statistics OF the var
Gus routes adding that the contractors would locate
the route between the termini.
Mr. BRODERICK Call agreed with bis COLLEAGUE
in urging immediate action He said that on tne
SD parallel it would cost more 70 ouiE ns nTt
of the population of California 1--we III tue hoItheih
portion of the state.
The srblect postponed Till tO-mOrroW. .,
The Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation Di1
was passed with verbal amendments.
The bill for the restoration of officers cropped by
the Naval Retiring Board was also passed
Mr.. DOUGLAS QL) from the Committee on Ter
rtories reported the bill for the admission of Aizoua
with amendment. ~
Various bills relating to the District of Columbia
The PRESIDING OFFICER informed the Senate
that the President had approved the bill to acquire
land for the Washington Acque duct and also the Dill
permitting Lieut.. Jaf-ey to accept Of sword nom
On motion of Mr.. sLIDELL CLs), the resolution
proposing TO bestow medal on Commodore Paulding
wastsken up. Mr.. Slidel made it pretex for read
ing carefully prepared speech, having
i's@;st of Central America and Cuba: Its general
national iilibusiering. Mr. Slidell made some tell
ing points in his spee ch. Medals, he said were usual
Iy given for gallant service, and there was nothing
vsfant or judicious in Com. P1ulding's exploit lie
reviewed ininutey the events of Walkers career,
passing from the Sonora ia-co TO Nicaragua, where,
through the farce of popular election supported oy
the bayonet he obtained power, and had an opportu
nifty to exhibit his statesmanshP, yet his aim1ists
ton succession of acts OF rapine and ooooshed'
His earliest act to cOnfscate the property OF an
American company and Others and 70 psriition II
among his followers: and, since then, ne mas
been bolstered up by persons who want him
te support their title to the spoils. Cen Walkers
claim for him no other attribute than that OF per-
sonal bravery, the characteristic Of all our people In
the higher qualities of the soldier and of statesman
ship he had with him many that were his suparioIs.
In iines Of difficulty and danger al looked to IN.
Uebnipgeen, who became the head, aud Walker but
the batd Of the expedition. Commodore Paulding
xsa wong 10 act as he did. Gen. Walke- had one
hundred and fifty under the guns Of his Paul
Gipg y ect his supplies were cut off, and
Tie kcaraguans would nos have assisted him. The
Nicarasuaps old not apply 10 Commodore Paulding
s~ ssss.src. although they had time to do co. thus
rbov;Tg that they meant 10 deal with Walker them
seNes He Walker in short time would have been
dad 10 have sought the protection OF tue nag
Sbch he had reuounced, and had he returned 10 the
limited States would not have excited fase sympathy
He would have wandered about, railing at the Acn'n-
ilrsticn for some time and inaly have settled down
10 an honest living Now, no sooner has he sci mis-
foo. upon his native land than he see on loot new
machinatons, assuming the character OF an injured
msp He lSIideI) cited Gen. Walkers letter to the
To show shat the Fashion might have been seized at
sea sud conveyed to Mobile. He (ShdelD might incur
reproach for his course from persons synpathizlng
With Ger Walkers projects, but duty demanded OF
hm 10 make the statement that lie had ms1e MI
\ seio lie spoke only of Gen. Walker since he under
took the regeneration OF Central America. Personally
Ie understood that he Walker was Of good educa
ton aic Intelligence, and in private life Of gentleman
IN hab.ts
MT s. then proceeded TO glance at instances of ma
tjonsl fnbustorng, nstancing the Spanish Cariist
war where General De Lscy Evans and other Eng
lab oficers and parliament men commanded British
Legion, the PCrtuguese civil war, ana the Greek
uAY Of Independence. Mr.. 5. concluded py saying
tbat slthough he admitted il was dangerous power
bc wculS confer on the President the privilege of
nd,ng the Neutrality laws during the recess Of
CsasIess The Cabaps, although mostly favorable