The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-30

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.

received. Those of public interes
were two presented by Mr.. Seward, o
New York, from citizens of Berks an(
Lancaster counties, Pa, asking for pro
lection to American industry; and 81
or 60 more presented by Mr.. Cameron
from all the counties in Pennsylvania
making the same request.
Mr.. Clay, of Ala, submitted a rcso
luton which was adopted, calling OF
the President for the correspondence
between the Mexican government, Mr.
Forsyth and the State Department, ant
such other matters as will elucidate tn,
complications which resulted in the sus
pensions of diplomacy. $3.50.
Mr.. Hunter, of Va, submitted reso
luton which was adopted, requesting
the Postmaster General to inform tn,
Senate what changes in the postal law
are necessary to render the Depart
merit selfsustaining.
Several messages, the contents O
which are unknown, were received
from the President-when the Senat,
went into Executive Session for som,
hours.
Adjourned.
HOUsE.-The House passed the sol
diers of the war of 1912 pension bill
by yeas l39, nays IS.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, of Mo
the House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of tn,
Union. d
On motion, the bill for the paymen
OF the invalids and other pensions APP
propriating $4,000, was taken up.
The military academy bill, appro
priating nearly S1s1, 900, was next ia
ken up.
The Military Academy bill was lait
aside to be reported to the House.
MIR. Morris, of Ill.,, explained tn,
bill, giving the people of the organ
lied Territories authority to elect thei
Governors, Judges, and all other off
GERS, and to provide for State Consti
tuition when there is sufficient popula
ton to elect one Representative il
Congress. He had hoped the old issu,
of Lecompton would have been allowed
to stop, but it had been revived b,
the past. The Democracy of Illinois
had always been true and faithful, bu
as yet hostile policy had been pur
sued towards them by the Administra
ton. The guillotine had been at work
and the places of good men had beer
supplied by miserable scoundrels ant
sycophants, and this he could prove.
MIR. Washburne, of ILL.,, asked, cd,
l understand that such persons hav,
been appointed by the present Admin
istration? p"
Mr., Morris replied, that he did no
assert that the character of those judi
cials was known to the heads of the De
partrnents, but it is fact that the,
were applied to for office. The passing
of this bill would quiet the slavery agi
tation in Congress.
Mr.. Richie, of Pa, characterized
the election of Judges and Governor
in the Territories as absurd, and refer
red to Utah to show what would be it,
untavorable operations there
Mr.. Morris said, that Mr.. Ritchi,
could offer an amendment exemptine
Utah from the operation of the bill.
| The Committee then rose.
The House then passed the invalid
pension, and West Point appointment
bills.
MIR. Morris, of Pa, gave notice O
his intention to introduce bill laying
specific duties on a certain class of i'm
ports, and so amendatory of the pres
ent tariff as to furnish increased reve
nues to the treasury and protection t,
the labor and industry of the country
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
SENATE.-The Senate was opened
with prayer by Catholic priest il
white surplice.
Various memorials were presented
and message was received from tn,
President.
Mr.. Crittenden, of KY, introduced
bill to regulate the manner of re
electing o.. S. Senators, which was re
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary
In connection with the Naval reso
lutions in the executive session of tn,
Senate yesterday, after the reopenins
OF the door, a joint resolution wa
passed, creating, temporarily, the Bre
vet grade of Admiral, with a view t.
confer it on Commodore Charles Stu
art, the oldest officer in the service, a.
recompense for having been harshl,
treated, On his death, the rank is t.
be abolished.
Mr.. Stuart, of Mich, attempted tx
bring up the Agricultural College bill
Fitzpatrick of Ala, Iverson Of Ga.
and Bright of Ind, objected, and thu
Senate refused to take up the bill by
nays %, yeas 20.
A debate next sprung up on the bill
giving a pension to the widow an6
family of Col. Turnbull, which wa,
warmly advocated by Crittenden, ant
which occupied considerable time over
the morning hours. h e
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, in the course Of
his remarks upon it, said that if army
officers of high attainments are to BE-
retained in the service at small pay
they were entitled to a liberal construc
ton of the rules. -
Mr., Houston, of Texas, as usual il
all cases of old soldiers, spoke jealous
ly in its favor. ~
Finally, thirty dollars month was
granted, by "a in favor, and Is against
The Secretary of War has asked
Congress for nearly 100000 to pay
the Florida volunteers called into ser