The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May A, 1858.


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The President sent to the Senate to-day, a COM
munication from the Secretary of State, enclosing
the correspondence relative to the recent outrage
the American Missionary and his family at Jaffa
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
A resolution was adopted that from Monday next
the Senate meet daily at IL o'clock, A NJ.
The Public Printing Bill was taken up, and after
some unimportant amendments was passed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Blair, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims, reported bill to settle certain private land
claims in New Mexico.
Mr.. Greenwood, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported a bill to confirm the sale of the
reservation held by the Christian Indians in Kansas
and to provide permanent homes for them.
Mr. Faulkner, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported adversely the Senate bill grant
ing the Rome arsenals to the State of New York on
certain conditions.
Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs reported bill to amend the law
granting land to sailors and marines, to in
Guide those engaged in private armed vessels regu
lary commissioned by the United States.
Mr.. Clingman. from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported preamble and resolution setting
forth, that
Whereas treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, designated the CLAYTON and
Buwer treaty is, under the Interpretation placed
upon it by Great Britain a surrender of the
rights of this country and American construction
an entangling alliance, without mutually of bene
misunderstanding and controversy between the
two Governments, therefore
Resolred, That the President be requested to
take such steps as may be, in his Judgment best
calculated to effect the speedy abrogation of said
treaty.
Mr.. Richie said this was not the unanimous re-
port of the Committee, and at the proper time he
desired to be heard on the subject
Mr.. Clingman asked that the consideration of the
subject be postponed till tomorrow. He had per-
sonal reason. Independent of public one, for
making the request.
Mr.. Colfax moved to lay the whole subject on
table. Disagreed to-the yeas, 80: nays, ITO.
The consideration of the resolutions was post
poned till tomorrow.
The Senate bill for the admission of Minnesota
into the Union, was taken up, and
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, Offered a substitute for the
BILL proposing that the constitution shall be submit
ted to new convention, on the ground that it was
formed contrary to the constitution and the laws of
the United States He stated his reasons at length.
Mr.. Jenkins replied, and contended that the con-
venton was regularly organized, and the delegates
elected in pursuance of law.
Mr.. Garnett opposed the BILL and argued that
there was not territory enough for more than one
representative, instead of three, as Mr.. Stephens
had proposed.
Mr.. Grow advocated the BILL conceiving that the
Constitution embodied the peoples bill.
After further debate, without coming to a vote,
the House adjourned.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The State Department is
In possession OF all the facts attending the assault
on the American Missionary, Walter Dickson, the
violence committed on his wife and daughter and
the numbering his son-in-law, Steinbeck, in Jaffa.
j. W. Gorham, U. S. Consul at Jerusalem, aided
by Consu-General De Leon, after much labor, sue
ceeded in having the five criminals arrested four
! of whom confessed their guilt the trial; and at
the last accounts the Frman from Constantinople
for their execution all that was needed to con-
summate the tragedy they had commenced, by the
forfeit of their lives expiration. The tes-
timony of Mrs. and Miss Dickson reveals shocking
details in regard to the outrage committed upon
them. The State Department has sent letters to
Mr.. Gorham and Mr.. De Leon, complimentng and
applauding their conduct in the affair."
The motion made by Mr.. Colfax in the House to-
day, to lay on the table the report from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, recommending the i'm
mediate abrogation of the Clayton and Bulwer
treaty, was not regarded as test question: as both
its friends and opponents want opportunity for
discussion.
Mathew johnson has been appointed Marshal for
the Northern District of Ohio, in place of Jules
Fitch.
The Democratic Senators held a caucus this
morning relative to Legislative business. They
agreed to give the general appropriation bill a
preference over others, and to meet on and after
Monday next at ii O'clock A. NJ