Worcester daily spy., 1858-06-11
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.


MIR. Bsyard of Delaware, from the Judicia-
ry Committee, to whom was referred sundry
memorials for and against the American, New
toundland, and Atlantic telegraphic cOmpa-
mes, asked to be discharged from further con-
slderation of tine subject, and recommended
that the bill introduced yesterday, by Mr..
Blgler Of Pennsylvania, to Withdraw the S70,-
600 contract from the American Telegraph
Co., do not pass.
The difficulty yesterday between Messrs.
Davis and Benjamin was settled by mutual
explanations.
The Indian Appropriation bill was taken up
and passed.
The Ocean Mail Appropriation bill was
next taken up, and Mr.. Seward of New York
made speech in favor of sustaining the Col
Inns steamship line to Europe.
Mr.. Davis of Mississippi, from the Military
COMMITTEE, presented report of the investi-
CATION into the charges against Senator Rice
OF Minnesota, in the sale of the Fort Crawford
reservation, to the effect that the committee
do not find anything substantated by evil
dence against Mr.. Rice.
The report was adopted.
The Ocean Mail Steamer Appropriation bill
was taken up, and several amendments there
to adopted, and the bill passed by % against
81.
Mr.. Seward took general ground in the de.
bate in favor of the Collins line and OF South
ampton as terminus.
Mr.. Toombs and Mr.. Pugh opposed the
Collins interest
Messrs Benjamin, Simmons, Collamer,
Stuart, Mallory, Yulee, and others, spoke on
the general subject and details of ocean mail
carriage. The total amount voted by the bill
is about $780, GOO.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Senate amendment to the naval appro-
prlatlon bill, approprlating $4,000 for com
pensation to the commissioner to Paraguay,
was agreed to.
AT the evening session, the Senate's amend
ment appropriating $l,200,00O for five steam
sloops OF war, and one side wheel war steam
er for service in the China seas, having been
read MIR. Bocock of Virginia moved to insert
ten instead of five. Agreed to, 81 against 49.
Mr.. Hatch of New York proposed an
amendment providing for four additional war
steamers for service on our Northwestern
lakes. within the limitations of the treaty be.
tween the United States and Great Britain.
MIR. keitt of South Carolina was willing to
put the lakes in proper state of defence. He
was not prepared to prophecy the result of the
impending difficulties with Great Britain, but
in his judgment there would be no war, nor
would he do anything to produce it.
Mr.. Hatch's amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Lovejoy of Illinois said it was pre-.
posterous idea that in order to keep the peace
we must go armed. A person armed was
more likely to get into quarrel than one un-
armed.
Mr.. John Cochrane of New York proposed
to add ten screw iron gun boats with full
steam power and of greater draft of water
Of ten feet, armed aud provided for service in
the waters adjacent to this continent.
Mr.. Grow Of Pennsylvania was opposed to
the amendment and to all efforts to create a
war in the absence of official information
through the proper channels.
MIR. Cochrane's amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Letcher of Virginia offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to, II against "a, au-
thorizing the President to borrow 81, 900, 900.
Several other amendments were proposed
and rejected.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the Senate's amendment to the
army bill, forty-nine in number disagreeing
to the Senate's amendment appropriating ST.
285,000 for the Notifications.
The committee rose without acting on all
the amendments.
Adjourned.