The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-01-28
FIRST SESSION.
Tuesday, January l9, 1858.
CENATH

SENATE.
Reports from Consmittees.-Mr CLAW. from
the Committee on Commerce, to which was
referred the bill repeating all laws or parts O.
laws allowing bounties to vessels EMPLOYED in
the bank or other cod fisheries, reported back
the same, with an amendment, making the act
take effect after the last day of 1859.
Mr. Hale gave notice, that when the bill came
up, he had an amendment to offer, which he
would like to have printed with the bill. BE
might as well state the amendment he intendei
to offer. 1t was in effect to abolish the Naya
School at Annapolis and the Military Acade
my at West Point. The fisheries were the grea,
school for training seamen, and if the bounty
allowed TOR that purpose was to be repealed
they might as well repeal the law in relation to
the training of officers.
After some further remarks, the bill was
made the special order for this day week, at one
o'clock
Pacific Railroad Gwin, from the select
committee to which was referred the bill to
authorize the President of the United States to
contract tor the transportation of the mails,
troops, seamen, munitions of war, army and navy
supplies, and all other Government service, by
railroad, from the Missouri river TO San Fran.
cisco, reported it back to the Senate and it
was considered and made the special order for
the first Monday in February, at one o'clock.
Death Of Senator Rnsk-Mr. Houston an.
nounced, IN feeling terms, the death of his late
respected colleague, the Hon. Thomas j. Rusk,
and offered the following resolutions:
Resolced, unanimously, That the members
OF the Senate, from q sincere desire of showing
every mark of respect due to the memory OF
the Hon. Thomas j. Rusk, deceased, late a
Senator from the State of Texas, will 90 into
m hu a. l-c
thirty days.
Resoloed, unanimously, That, as an addition.
oil mark of respect, the Senate do now adjourn.
These were supported in eloquent tributes
by MIR. Collamer, Mr.. Gwin, and Mr.. Seward ;
and the Senate adj 10 lrned.
HOUSE,
The Speaker appointed the following special
committee on the resolution adopted Yesterday
Hughes OF Indiana, Jenkins Of Virginia, Pur.
Vance OF Pennsylvania, Bryan of Texas, and
Thompson of New York.
Apporttonment Of Pdtrondge-The bill in.
troduced by MIR. Smith, of Illinois, "to appor.
ton the clerks and messengers in thu several
Departments Of the United States Government
in the city of Washington among the several
States aud Territories and the District of Co.
lumbia," was referred to q select committee of
seven.
The following resolutions were adopted: :
BY Mr.. Kellogg, of Illinois
Resotoed, That the Committee on the Public
Lands be instructed to inquire into the propri.
ETY. OF preventing by law the entry or purchase
at public sale of more than 800 acres of the
public lands by any one person within any Sin.
gle period OF i've years; and that no patent
issue for such lands, until some portion thereof,
to be determined by law, shall be in actual cul.
tivation by the person purchasing or entering
the same, or his heirs,
BY Mr.. Morris, of Illinois
Resotued, That the Select Committee on Print.
ing De instructed to examine into aud report to
this House whether, in their opinion, any change
Is required in the existing laws providing for
and governing the public printing connected
with any of the Executive departments or bu.
reaus.
by Mr.. Greenwood, of Arkansas. resolution
requesting the Com mittee on the Judiciary to
inquire into the expediency of providing BY law
for the punishment of negro stealing in the In.
dian country.
By Mr.. Waldron, of Michigas, q resolution
directing the Secretary of War to furnish to the
House statement of the number of United
States troops now stationed in Kansas, also.
the number of troops there on the flrst dsv of
each month, since January lst, 1885.
The death of senator Rusk was announced.
and the House adjourned.