The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-23
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. Jan. II


| State of New York.
Mr.. Seward presented the petition of
Christian Hansen, praying Congress to estab-
and Gluckstadt, on East Elbe. Referred to
Committee on Post Offices.
On moton'of Mr.. Wilson resolution was
adopted requesting the Secretary of Treasu-
ry to report the amount of revenue collected
III each collection district for each year from
1852 to 1857, the amount expended and the
number of persons employed in the collection
of the revenue for each of them.
Mr. Houston introduced preamble and
resolutions which lie over; the object of
| which is to require the provisions amendato-
nv of an act to promote the efficiency of the
Navy to be enforced in the case of the hun
dred naval officers constituting the Naval
Retiring Board, so their fitness for the SER
| vice may be investigated.
Mr.. Brown, who was entitled to the floor
on the Kansas question, desired as it was I'M
dergoing changes every day, to postpone his
remarks until the subject is presented in
more definite form which would probably be
the case ere long.
Mr. Hale wishes, but was not now ready
to express, his views on the motion the
question was made the special order for
Monday next.
The Senate, after debate, passed joint
the records of the Courts of Inquiry, APP
pointed under the acts of January, 1857,
may render it advisable in the opinion of the
President of the United States to restore TO
| the active or reserved list of the NAVY, or to
transfer from furlough to leave of absence on
the latter list, any officer who may have been
dropped or retired by the law of February,
1855. entitled an act to promote the efiicen-
cy of the Navy. He shall have authority,
notwithstanding any existing law to the con-
trarv, to nominate, and with the advice and
consent of the Senate to appoint such officer
to the active or reserve list, and officers so
nominated shall occupy position in the ac
tive and reserve list, respectively, according
to their rank and seniority, when dropped or
retired, as aforesaid and be entitled to all
benefits conferred by the act in January last,
on officers restored or transferred to the act
i've or reserve list. That act provided that
nothing herein shall be so construed as to al
low an increase in the number of officers in
the actual service list, over the number now
authorized by law.
BY unanimous consent the Presidents Mes
sage was referred to the debate thereon post
poned until said committee shall make a re-
port.
Mr.. Bigler offered resolution, which was
| adopted, instructing the Committee on Post
Offices to inquire into the eypediency of es-
tablishing mail lines between the United
States and the Empire of Brazil, and the
Republics of Central America also as into
the best mode of establishing and maintain
ing such mail facilities if found necessary and
expeditions. The Senate then adjourned
HoUsE-The House considered resolu-
ton providing for the printing of 5000 extra
copies of the Coast Survey Report 1t was
stated that the cost would be $4,000.
During explanatory remarks by several
gentlemen, Mr.. Phillips said that about one
million dollars was yet due on account of pa
per, printing and engraving for the last two
Congresses. The resolution was rejected.
Mr.. Fulkner asked but failed to obtain,
leave to report bill to increase the military
establishment by five additional regiments
The House then went into Committee of
Whole on the state of the Union on the Mes
sage.
Mr.. Grossbeck concurred in the views eX-
pressed by the President in his annual and
his recent special message, relative to the
breaking up the Walker expedition. Never
since the time Aaron Burr fitted out an eX-
petition against Mexico, had an Administra-
ton been so harrassed as this has been by
the movements of Walker whom he would
not call traitor or pirate, for such Walker was
not in the proper sense of the term. He pro-
ceeded to vndicate the Administration in de-
leating Walkers objects, contendng that by
the international law, the navy had right to
90 beyond marine league with the view of
suppressing an illegal expedition and enforc-
ing an obligation of neutrality.
The committee then rose and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, JAM, II.
SENArE-Mr Douglas presented the petit
ton from Henry O'Rcilly, in favor establish
ing telegraph line from the Western Dor
ders of Missouri to the Fort Laramie and
the South Pass of the Rocky MountaiEs-
Referred to the Committee on Military AZ
| farirs.
Mr. Wilson introduced a bill explanatory
of the act granting bounty lands to officers
and soldiers, passed March, 1855, so as to
secure claims to the heirs of persons making
claims, who have died before the land war
rants were issued.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to repeal the acts of 1856, author
zing the Secretary of the Treasury to change
the names of vessels in certain cases.
Mr. Benjamin, in showing the necessity OF
the passage of the bill, said he had list OF
ninety-twO vessels, the names of which had
been changed within eighteen months. Thir-
| tv-one of them had either been lost at sea, or
the means of loss of life and property. The
names were changed to deceive the public
when the vessels were rotten and unseawcr-
| thy. He instanced the Central America
whose name was changed from the George
Law. One vessel had been condemned and
her name changed three times and she went
to sea and was never heard from afterward
The bill was passed.
HOUSE, The Speaker laid before the
House, Message from the President, in re-
Spouse to the resolution calling for informa
| ton relative to the recent events in Central
America.
Mr.. Clngman mved that that part of the
Presidents recent Message and accompany
ing documents relating to Com. Paulding
and having reference to the order of the
Navy Department, be referred to the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.
A Message was received from the Presi-
dent, stating that he had received copy Of
the Constitution Of Minnesota, together with
an abstract of votes polled for and against
the same, and he now laid the Constitution
before Congress, in the manner prescribed
by the instrument.
A Message was also received from the Pres
ident in response to the resolution enquirine
whether the government of Nicaragua had
made any complaint, on account of the arrest
of Gen. Walker by Commodore Paulding, on
its soil.
The President, through the Secretary Of
State. saws that no such complaint has reach.