The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-20


nocted therc~th ALSO that he be rcquesAed q ioxm
the Senats whether any contract for transporting the
mails, seops munitions Of Of the United States
the istus Of Tshuantepec has been made Is
now in Of negotiation and If so that he com
muncate copy of such contract proposition with
all the correspondence and papers relating to that sub
ject afs7 tsitaieln ae4i Fa 90.
On motion by Mr. DooLIrrLE, : resolution was
adopted requesting the President Of the United States to
communicate TO the Senate oil correspondence nsruc
tions orders heretofore communicated to either
branch of Congress- connected with the arrest Of William
Walker and his associates by the naval forces under the
command Of Commodore Pauding including oil the
respondence between him and the Navy Department since
the arrest of Walker in relation thereto In relation to
the property persons seized by the forces under his
command and including also copies Of any letters orders
Instructions II any, addressed to Commodore Pauldng
which may have been subsequently Withdrawn by him
from the Navy Department, and tho for such
withdrawal. y itsi acft n t@t ~ Nalsihs Eng
nrsoLprox SUBMITTED.
Mr. KING submitted the following resolution which
lies until to- omorrow, under the rule:
Resolred Roads he
inquire post
them BY the to whom tho are and whether
Legislation required this subject and TO by bill
otherwise 1gs taaf &g All n
& Fts ORDER OF BUSINESS
On motion by Mr.. IvERsoN, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the resolution submitted by him
time since, that for the remainder of the pres
ent session the special order shall not be taken up until
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved to amend the resolution by
adding and that after the presentation Of petitions,
reports from committees and resolutions the remainder
of the two morning hours shall be devoted unless other
wise ordered by the Senate to the consideration Of such
bills upon the calendar shall not give rise to debate
until the calendar shall have been gone through with
After brief discussion the question taken the
amendment, and it was not agreed to. The resolution
was then adopted
Y AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGEs.
L. N
consideration of the bill from tho House of Representa-
ves donating public lands to the several States and Ter
ories which may provide colleges for the benefit of ag
culture and the mechanic arts
Mr.. PUGH desired to make that u test question, md
called for the yeas and nays the motion and they
ordered.
The question being taken, the motion was agreed to-
yeas %, nays Pas follows a99
Messrs Allen Bell Bright Brodcrick Cameron Chandler
arian Houston Kennedy King enrce Seward srnons,
Stuart Thomson Of New Jersey Trunbu Wade, Wilson, and
NAYsMossrs Beni,min Bgler Brown Clay cnugman Davis,
Arkansas Mallory Polk
fnsn xESr On SoT e ys came
Douglas Fitch Gwin, Reid Rice, Sumner, and Thompson Of
Kentucky-ll
The bill was then read but before any progress, had
been made in its consideration the hour arrived for the
consideration OF the special order which taken up,
being the bill repeating all laws parts of laws allow
ing bounties to vessels employed in the bank and cod
fisheries sf
Mr.. STUART moved to postpone the consideration of
the special order in order that the bill granting lands
for agricultural colleges might be resumed. - 80,
Mr. CLAY hoped that motaon wouid not prevail, Ihe
Dill 70 wncn tne senator from mcngAn re,c,rco was
piii aeaanst whcn tne dcmocIo party naa uce con,,
- .. - .a I = \ - IT, ,i :, .a,,,d not ,.' o,,,
" PIou"eu uop"'o .Ao nop0ei AZ "o"AN 'N'o " Son
dered at this late period Of the session. but That the
fishing bountics BILL which had been nearly completed
s s~rYI @ nr, - A. - A., GO, &c ~. :. ...
MT oA JAM iepheu ".'' .,ic 'enus " .ne measure
The reading of the bill prepared eyery senator to vote
- Ill =, ;f ,Lo,JJ Io 1;,,,,..o1 g. ~ ,.,o
upon IL az wen as shouid DC oiscusseu or 'nrce
months the frends OF the repeal OF the nBhing Doun
..a es .,.. - ,,a...s c. .h.; - nut
he wished to deny the authority of the senator from Ala
bana to make party question out of the bill donating
lands for agricultural collegess and he also denied the
accuracy of the historical statement that 1t was party
question, ever had been.
The question being taken, the motion not agreed
to--yeas 26, nays Pas follows
YEAS Messrs Alien Bell Broderick Cameron Chandler Clark
crinden Doclle, Durkee, Fessendcn Foot Foster, Gw Hale
amn aran h"as,oa KING peacs Seward simmons stuart
NAvs MsaS,s Bysri BENJAMIN. aglor Bright Brown clay
ngman Davis Fitzpatrick Green Hammond Henderson Hunter
johnson Of Arkansas johnson q Jones Mallory
ABSENT OR NOT voriS Raes coIamer Dixon Douglas
f"o'' @ Aeaneay le't N'''' ''' '"'f'vu ~ y N'
Mr. SEWARD then moved to postpone the special or
der for the purpose of taking up the bill making appro
pations for repairing and securing the works az the hnr
internal improvement bills which had been recommended
v the COMMITTEES on Commerce and II this motion pre
;,ad y. ,rn,sed 81 oIIoy h IN III not;ons n con.
slider the other bills of that character.