Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
Conversational.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2l-Ssaate "A number of me-
MORALS of no public interest were presented and
appropriately referred.
A bill making appropriations for the improve
ment Of St. Clair fats Wss taken up and passed
yeas 90, nays %.
The Pacific Railroad bill came up and Mr. Seward
addressed the Senate at considerable length in favor
Of the passage Of the bill.
Mr. Ward, Of Texas addressed the Senate in favor
Of the Texas route but his remarks we're indistinet
" heard.
Mr. Wilson, of Mass, moved 81 amendment, that
the road be located bowen the parallels of 81
and As. The debate wss then postponed until TO-
morrow.
Among the resolutions presented TO the Senate
were the following: One by Seward, directing the
Committee Judiciary TO repOFt il any further leg
islation was necessary to stop the slave trade.
Mr. Davis, Of Miss obiecting, il was lost.
Mr. Doolitile, OF Wis offered a resolution calling
for the letters between the President Of Nicaragua
and Commodore Paulding, if any, in the Navy De-
partmeDt. Adopted.
Mr. Seward offered q resolution requesting the
Secretary Of War to inform the Senate whether there
was any land in New York hsrbor that could be had
for revenue purposes Adopted.
Mr. Davis offered s resolution calling on the Sec
reary of War for information respecting the rights
of British subjects in Oregon Adopted.
Mr. Bright, from the Committee Public
Buildings, reported that the new Senate chamber
would be ready for occupancy on the 7th Of January
next.
The President sent to the Senate, through the Sec
Rotary OF State part of the correspondence between
Robert McLane and Mr. Parker, Minister 10 China
but Withholding portion, IN consequence Of nego~
tiaiions being still pending.
A bill was passed authorizing the advance Of 81
500 to Hiram Powers for ststUary now in progress
for the cspitol After an executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Nlr Phelps, of Missouri, from the Cons
mittee on Ways and Means reported bill making
appropriations for the consular and diplomatic SER
vice aud also for the support of the army.
Mr. Kellogg, Of Illinois, asked but didn't obtain
leave to introduce resolution instructing the Com
mttee on Territories to report bill providing for
the election of all local officers in the organized
Territories Of the United States by the people, they
10 paw the expenses attending the election; also
providing that the Government shall grant lands to
actual settlers ALSO that State constitution may
be formed when there is sufficient population for
one Representative in Congress, the constitution to
be submitted TO the people FOR ratification.
Mr. Cavanaugh, of Minnesota, introduced q bill
to organize the Territorial Government of Daeotah.
The House then went into Committee Of the !
Whole on the pension bill for the soldiers Of 1872.
number Of amendments we're offered, debated, /
and rejected. The enastng clause Of the bill was
stricken out by majority. This bad the effect. as
was intended, TO terminate further proceedings |
thereon in committee, and bring the bill into the
House. sa gla
The Speaker, in reply to a question, said, if the
House concur in the Recommendation Of the com
mittee, to strike out the enaeting clause, the bill
would thereby be defeated
The question on agreeing TO action in committee
was negatived; yeas 49, nays 125. g
Mr. Savage, Of Tennessee, offered substitute for
The bill, which was agreed upon in q caucus last
night proposing pensions for all who had SERVED
50 DAYS or mOre or had been engaged in actual war
IN 1912. or during that period, that the benefit of
he acts be extended 10 the marine corps and in
he event Of death, if the pensioner hasa widow,
he to receive the pension during her natural life.
The pensions are so graduated to give those
serving - months $685. those serving months SIS,
md those for so days. $50 per sDnum.
Mr. Fenton, Of New York. offered 3 substitute
,rovidi0g that pensions which have been or may be
granted 70 various classes of persons, shah be
idered 10 commence with the time of the wounds
z other disabilities, aud be calculated according 10
xisting invalid pensions, and in case Of the death
+ the widow, the children, next Of kin, are to
eosive pensions
Mr. Fenion's substitute was rejected by two ma
)riiy.
The substitute Of Mr. Savage was then agreed to.
ending the question on the passage of the bill, IS
uended, the House adjourned.