The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty-Fifth Congress Session.
y MONDAY, JANUARY. 20, 1858

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oa MONDAY, JANUARY. 20, 1858,
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The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a report
from the Secretary Of War in compliance with resou
ton the Senate of the 18th instant calling for the
Of troops stationed in Kansas for each quarter from
the LIST day of January 1855 down TO the present time
and transmitting the information required furnished by
the adjutant general which read and laid the
table
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, "A
Mr. STUART presented petition oi commissioned
officers Of the rifle company Of Michigan militia called
into the service of the United States to aid in maintaining
the neutrality laws during the disturbances the Cana
dian frontier in 1888 praying to be allowed extra pay
and bounty land which referred to the Committee
Mr. HAMIIN Inescnteda petition Of Elijah R. knd and
Others praying the establishment Of naily0utA between
St Josephs Missouri, and Marysville, in Kansas which
referred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads
Mr. ALLEN presented seven petitions of officers oi the
Rhode Island militia praying that further provision by
law may be made for equppng the militia of the United
States which referred to the Committee Military
Affairs 3s gt-1 $3.50 -t+ EtF
Mr. BIGLER presented two petitions of citizens of
Richardson county Nebraska Territory praying indemni
for losses which will result from their removal from
certain lands settled and improved by them under the
ferred to the Committee on Public lands.
Mr.. INVERSION and Mr.. DAVIS presented memorials of
officers of the army praying that the different regiments
of cavalry may he consolidated into corps which
were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Several other memorials of private character pre-
sented and referred to the appropriate committees
REPORTS COMMITTEE
Mr.. BENJAMIN, from the Committee on Commerce,
who instructed by resolution of the Senate to in
ire into the cxpediency Of providing for the appoint
of steamboat inspectors in the collection districts
Florida, reported the following resolution
Resolued That exprcsed the
Of the Treasury nexedcnt 10 make the appointments
suggested In the resolution tti
Mr. CLAY from the Committee ON Pensions to whom
was referred the petition of Agatha O Bcn and the bill
for the relief of Robert Dixon, of the Kentucky volun
teers asked to be discharged from the further consde
ton of the same and that they be referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs; which agreed to.
Mr. TRUMBULL from the Committee the Judicia
ry submitted minority report in relation to the con
tested seats of Hon j. ID. BRIGHT and Hon G. n FITcn
senators from Indiana which ordered to be print
ed @
.H.s.s.t RESOLUTION ADOPTED. @ s..H.
On motion by Mr.. ALLEN a resolution adopted
sructing the Committee Printing to have printed In
pamphlet form, In such manner may be deemed APP
propae ten thousand copies of the addresses made by
members of the Senate and House OF Representatives. on
The occasion Of the deaths of Hon James Bell late
ator from the State of New Hampshire, Hon. Andrew 7.
Butler late senator from the State of South Carolina
and Hon Thomas j. Rusk, late senator from the State
of Texas
BILLS INTRODUCED. e Il.
Mr. SIIDEII. asked and obtained leave to introduce
Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of War mod
y the contract made with RICHTER Grain for the re-
oval of distractions in the Southwest Pass and Pass
L Outre at the mouth of the Mississippi river which
was read twice and referred to the Committee Com
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Mr. STUART asked and obtained leave to introduce a
he of
on board of sailing vessels navigating the Northwestern
lakes and their tributaries and for other purposes which
was read twice and referred to the Committee Com
merce f. EH.a 80 E-st ."I EFs
Mr., MASON, from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions to whom referred the message of the President
of the United States in relation to the arrest Of General
Walker, submitted written report thereon which was
read The report rectes the circumstances OF the
which have already been made public and goes to
mark that the committee of opinion that the last
clause of section eight of the neutrality act of 1918 fully
warranted the instructions given to the civil and military
authorities BY the circular of the Secretary of the Navy
and those given to Lieut. Almy to prevent the landing OF
this expedition so far to arrest it on the high and
under the jurisdiction of the United States 1t the
duty of the President to take that the laws bc faith
fully executed. 1t incumbent upon him to order the
naval forces to pursue any such expedition II 1t should
leave this country and intercept and arrest it anywhere
upon the high The vessel carrying Gen. Walker
and his party American vessel, and cleared from
Mobile under the American tag IL is clear principle
of law that the jurisdiction of the country to which
vessel belongs extends to her upon the high wherever
she goes As of jurisdiction, vessels under the
flag Of the United States upon the high consd
cred as being within the territory Of the country and per-
sons on board such vessels may be arrested under the
tority of the United States just if they upon
own soil But in the present css Walker and his party
had effected landing within the territories Of foreign
State before they arrested by Capt Pauding As
to question of lawful authority there can be no doubt
but that the arrest within the jurisdiction of foreign
State was not lawful but the President had stated
in his message nobody take exception to the
except the State whose jurisdiction so invaded
Any complaint from Nicaragua Of this violation OF her
territory must receive due respect and if required we
must make amends But while the committee condemn
the act as not within the Instructions and having
In law still they find everything to show that
in the language of the President he actuated in
what did by pure and patriotic motives and sincere
conviction that he promoting the Interest and vnd
eating the honor of his country. IL done with
hostile intent towards Nicaragua The pretext set up
by Walker that he there commander-in chief Of
the army Of Nicaragua the committee do not regard
worthy of serious consideration. Whatever rights he
might possessed had long before been abandoned
The committee do recommend that the act of Pauld
ing should be visited with any ebuke but express
the belief that public officers best entitled to the
thanks OF the country who while caously regarding its
interests most careful TO keep within the pale of law
The report closes by recommending the adoption of the
following resolutions
Resoed further Of law necessary confer