Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-06
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WAsHiNGToN, Jan. 25.--In the Senate, Mr..
Mason, of Va, from the Committee OIL For
elgn Relations, reported on tho subject of
Central American affairs. The report re-
views all the facts in the case, and concludes
with the following resolutions;
First, That no further provisions of law
are necessary to confer authority on the Pres
ident to cause arrests and seizures to he made
onthe high seas, for offences against the neu
trality law of 1918, such power being neces-
sarily implied in the Sth section of that act.
second, That the place whore General
Walker was arrested, being out of the iuris-
diction of the United States, his arrest was
without the warrant of law, but in view of
the circumstances and results, tho act does
not call for censure, esoept by Nicaragua.
Tho further consideration of the subject
was postponed until the 9th of February A
bill accompanies the report authorizing the.
arrest of Filibcsters on the high seas.
MIR, Douglas, as a member of the Commit
tee, dissented from the report.
a bill to increase the army of the United
States, was made the order of the day for to-
morrow. $50 -.
Mr.. Harlan made an anti-Locompton Con-
stitution speech.
In the Houscthe Speaker appointed Sc
lect Committee to report on the Pacific Rail
road part of the Message.
The consideration of Mattesons case was
postponed III consequence OF his necessary
absence. fA%
A resolution was adopted to close the de-
bate on the bill making an appropriation. for
invalid pensioners tomorrow. ll8
The House then went into Committee of
theWhole on the Central American ItNir
Adebate ensucd, and the financial policy
of the Administration was condemned by
Messrs. Grangcr and Washburne, of Wiscon-
Sin. %
The Special Committee on public printing
engraving and binding ofthe House, author
ICES hoopeningof q correspondence with the
principal establishments of the country, with
ayiew of ecopomizing this branch of the
public expenditure. The Committee propose
that Congress either establish q printing of
flee, or dispose of the work by contract.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.--SENATE.
Mr.. Douglas, of Illinois, from the Commit
tee. on Territories, reported albill for the
admission of the State of Minnesota into
the Union.
The bill was read and placed on the cal
cnaar
Senate proceeded to the consideration Of
the bill to increase the efficiency of the
army, W
MIR. Davis, Of Miss, in reply to a ques-
tion from Mr. Toombs, said that the first
section of the bill would add thirty conpa-
nies 10 the army, on 2,220 men. If the
second section is adopted, of course the
pulnher of men will depend upon the man
ner in which the army is posted. If post
cd as now, with the companies to be added
by the first section, the total .ipcrease win
bencarly 1000 priyates,
Mr. Toombs, of Georgia, said he would
strike out the first section, as the increase
In the army would be large enough as pro-
Vidcd forin the second section, and. that
would be moro appropriate mode. While
he should vote against the bill, he deemed
II his. duty to make it as good as he could
before the final yoae was taken. Accord
ingto the present constitution OF the army,
it was capablcof being enlarged to nearly
$4,000 men, and with the proposed In
crease, would reach nearly 25, 600 This
number was altogether too large He pre-
samed the occasion for the increase asked
for, was the anticipated Mormon war, for It
was not yeb d fact. Congress, which alone
could make war, had not yet declared war
against UtaH, and unless tlio country had
nHdergono . silent revolution, the Esesi.
dent could not make war; but if 1t should
be q war IL cmust Ieexccedingly brief. and
but Temporary 1t these tfooos were b, be
raised foy Utah, he should move On amend.
lnent shat they should 10 outiof service az
coon az the war was over This o6licys,gas
pursued in the case Of the Mex Il s stssl IS
ghe force Of iE'Ijsharr Young ebSd been
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