Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-18
XXXVTH CONGRESS.
WAsHINGToS. Tuesday. Feb. Q,
FIRST SESSION.


In the Senate, Mr.. DorGiAs again made an
! effort to induce consideration of his Kansas
resolution calling for the returns of the elec.
! tions etc. but the Senate refused, by 20 vote
, Of 80 to 23 to postpone the consideration OF
! the Army bill, which was debated until the
! adjournment.
: In the House, the Committee appointed to
investigate the ac. cunts and official conduct of
the doorkeeper Of the last House, were author.
! zrd to extend their inquiries to any charges
affecting the present doorkeeper. A Special
/ Committee was ordered. on motion of Mr.. Has.
KIN. to inquire into the circumstances attend
! ing the sale of WiIIets Point, New Y ork as
site for Government fortifcationS with pow
er to send for persons and papers. Nothing
! else Of general interest was done.
WASHINGTON, Thursday Feb. II. 1853.
In the Senate, memorial was presented
from citizens of Albany, offering to raise n
regiment of volunteers for Utah Resolutions
were reported making an appropriation for
printing the opinions of the Supreme Court in
the Dred Scott ease An amendment, to the
effect that the Senate, in voting the appropria-
| ton, does not intend to indo sc the decision
was voted down. A dScursive debate then
took place on the resolution, in the course of
which several Senators declared that they
felt compelled to vote for it, because the work
had been done, and should be paid for, at the
same time that they dissent from the discussion
The resolution was finally passed by vote of
32 yeas to II nays. 4 resolution was adopt
ed. unanimously calling on the Secretary of
War to inform the Senate what officers of the
army, belonging TO regiments now in active
service, are absent from their regiments, and
the cause of such absence. The Army bill
was then debated, until the adjournment and
| the first section, proposing to add two compa-
| niCs TO each regiment, was amended by limit
| ing the Increase TO two years. In the House
| the Speaker announced the Committee Of Eff
| teen under Mr.. Harris resolution to refer the
| Kansas Message and the Lccompton Constitu-
! tion, and, also, the Committee to examine int o
the facts connected with tina sale and purchase
Of land at Wiet's Point for fortfcation pur-
poses The bill amcndatory of the act for the
preservation of life on board steamvcssels was,
after debate, referred to the Committee of the
! Whole. Mr., STANTON, Chairman of the Tariff
| Investigation Committee, reported that Mr..
J. w. WALcor had male satisfactory replies
| to the question of the Committee and submit
ted resolution for his arraignment at the bar
of the House for contempt The Committee
say they have proof that $58, 900 of the $751;
600 expended by LAWRENCE, Stone & Co.
were put into WALcoT's hands After consid.
erable discussion, the resolution was passed
| No other business was done
| WAsuISGToN, Friday, Feb. 12.
| The Senate was not in session, having ad.
iourned from Thursday to Monday In the
House, the Sergcant-at-Arms brought JOIN
y. WoI.Corr the witness in the Tariff investi.
CATION, before the bar of the House to an
swer for contempt. Mr. WoLcorr disavowed
any intention Of treating the authority OF
of the House with contempt, and asked until
Monday to pure himself of the charge which
indulgence, on motion of Mr. STANTON, was
granted Majority and minority reports in
the Maryland contested election ease were re-
ceived from the Committee on Elections, but
consideration of the subject was postponed un
til Monday. Mr.. HOARD, of New Y ork, then
broached another question Of privilege, in re
ference to the newspaper reports to the effect
that members had been approached by per
sons in the interest of the Executive for the
purpose Of influencing their votes on the LIE
compton question He asked leave to offer a
resolution for the appointment of Committee
of Investigation, and read an article from the
Richmond .So@tA and paragraph from thu
correspondence of the New York Tribune, tC
show the necessity for an Investigation A
debate ensucd, during which considerable feel
ing was manifested, and the House finally, by
a vote of l0S against 49, refused to consider
the matter question of privilege-and so th'
matter will probably drop. The House al
iourned till Monday.