The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-04
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Photographed 20 Pr"iyss d" Chic" EsPTsss
for she PioDeer and Dsas0csst.
EXPRESSED TO SAINT PAUL. 81 BUR.
BANKS N. W. EXPRESS.
Congressional.

Secretary Of War, giving the number oi
troops stationed 10 Kansas for each quarter,
from the first Of January, 1853. 10 the prs
eat time.
Mr.. Mason, from the Committee on For.
eign Relations. submitted Il report on Contra!
American affairs.
The report reviewed at lesgth the whole
case, saying In conclusion that the law Of
| 1894 equally with that Of 1918 WAS bounded
/ in wise policy 10 preserve the peace Of the
country and maintain ami'y and aIncabe
| relations with foreign States. IL denoabcs
iu penalties only ngninst these. whether cit
iuns or foreigners. vino 10 its Jurisdiction
abuse the protection and hospitalities Of the
law by secret and unlawful practices, to wage
/ war against nations with whom We are nj
peace, and in more cases dishoDering the
| American flag used 10 shield them 10 their
acts. Were such things tolerated II would
be to commit the peace Of the country 10
every restless turbulent adyoDturcr who, uil-
equal ", or disqualified of the sober terms
| " peace. would find food for his ambition
! only 10 the license Of his carnage. the rapine
and ravages OF war. II would take the az
/ fairs OF government in our foreign inter
course, at least from the hands OF those 10
whom they are committed by the Cons,tu.
ton aud laws and leave them under control
or at the pleasure Of unknown end irrespon-
sible agencies. The report concludes with
tho following resolutions
l. Rssoirsd, That no further provisions 81
| law are necessary Ia confer authority on the
! President to cause arrests and seizures to be
| made on the high seas for Onen es committed
I he v la ~ of ba nm.
mittee mud that said power IL necessarily i'm
Piled by the terms II the eighth section OF that
| act
2. Resolved, That the place where william
Walker WAS arrested, being without the juris.
dietion Of the United States, their arrest was
without warrant Of law but In view Of the
circumstances attending II, and its result In
| taking away from u Territory and state ia
aniiy with the United States. American eli
! zens who were thore with hostile int MT, il may
| not call for further ceDsure, as II might here
after be drawn into precedent Ir suffered to
! pass without remark.
The committee, inasmuch a. the Neutral-
| lily law may be made more efficient by some
proper provisions for bringing offenders
against Il for trial who, after arrest at sea,
arc brought back 10 the United States, 70
port bill making It tho duty Of the com
manding officer making such arrest TO bring
or send the offenders, together with the
cargo Of the expedition, To tho port from
whence they started or where the clearance
was obtained, 10 be- surrendered 10 the Col.
lcctor to be dealt with according to law.
II ia made tho duty Of tho Collector to
give immediate notice To the District At
torney and Marshal Of their presence. to
gcthcr with the facts and circumstances
which led 10 their arrest, and i, shall be the
duty Of these officers to institute proceedings
against them.
The subject was made the special order
for Feb 9th
Mr. Douglas. ~ n member OF the com
mi,tec ou Foreign Relations, disscuted from
the report.
Mr.. Foot also Of the COMMITTEES, express
cd his full concurrence in the general princi-
plea and propositions laid down in the re-
port but in ~ far u, the report, either in
express terms or 10y implication, imputed
blame to Com ianId,ng. he entirely dis~nt
nj from il.
Mr., rearcc expressed his concurrence in
the report, IA he had the floor ON the Joint
resolution to give tom. fauldiug n medal.
be- would prefer 10 make his remarks on the
Wport aud bill whcu they shall la taken up
for consideration.
Mr., Harlan made speech against the
Lecompton Consultation TO carry out the
views OF the President would be TO SC urc
the organization OF save State on Tree
soil. but TO adopt the views OF Mr.. Doug.
las would he to secure the organization Of
frye State in accordance with the " Ill Of the
Pcoplc
Tie subject Of kansas was postponed
till Friday.
liorss The Speaker announced the fol
lowing members ~ select Committee on
the Pacific Railroad
Phelps. Of Mo- JONES. Of Tenn Wash /
burn. OF Me; Wilson, of Va; Curtis. Of /
Iowa; Corning, Of \. y; Underwood. of /
Ky, GrocsJeck. of Ohio; Gilmore. Of \ /
c.; Singleton, of Miss. Farnsworth, of Ill. |
Phillips OF Pa; Leach, Of Mich, Hr,ant, /
Of Texas AMI Scott oi California
Mr., Gartwell made speech in support Of .
slavery. The time for apology was past
The Southern people arr unit, and stand .
up htlor, the world 10 defend and sustain /
the Institution Of slavery
Mr.. Wsshburn, Of Wisconsin,. reviewed |
the rVport OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, |
exposing what he regarded as its fallacics.
WAsuiNGroS, Jan. 2G--SsSArE.
Army suIlicieucy bill coming up Tor consid.
GRAFTON,
Mr.. Davis, in reply 10 Mr. Toombs, said
that the first section Of the bill would add
- companies TO the army. or 2,.30 men.
and ii the second section IL adopted. the
numb,r OF men will depeud upon the man.
mar IN tph ta A.
a. it Is nov, with 30 companies 10 be ahlt,i
by the frat section. tie total increase will be
yearly 1000 priyatcs
Mr.. Tuombs would strike out the frs,
sector, ., the increase OF the army will be
large enough as provided in tho second sec
ton, and that would bc more appropriate
node. lie pronounced the occasion Of the
IN rease aeked ior is the ANTICIPATED Nor.