The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-08
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. & W. LINE.
CONGRESSIONAL.


SEA @ WASHINGTON Dec. Up. NJ. 77g
HoUsE.-Billingffurst Of Wisconsin, NOV
ed to reconsider to vote of yesterday, by
which Mr.. Curtis bill for the Central Paci-
fic Railroad was referred to a select commit
tee on the subject. He said the committee
was composed of gentlemen of various sec
tions, who had come to no conclusion, be-
ing divided in sentiment aud hence some
other committee should have charge of the
subjeef.
Curtis, of Iowa, replied tbs no matter be-
fore the House, was of more Importance and
required a greater share of deliberation and
argument. Although the committee were
divided, there was almost general concur
renee for the railroad But where the sub
ject of the route was brought up, they found
themselves embarrassed. He did not dis
pair of final success on the part of the Sc
leet4committee, but they compromise on
any route, it will be N the Central route.
BiIlinghursts was disagreed to-
Mr.. Otero, the deleg ate from New Mexico,
introduced a bill TO grant lands in New
Mexico, Kansas and Missouri, for railroads
therein.
Bernhisel, the delegate from Utah, offer
ed a resolution which was adopted, in
structing the committee of military affairs to
enquire into the expedieney of refunding to
Utah the expenses incurred by said Terri
tory in suppressing hostilities in 1885, ALSO.
instructing the same committee to inquire
into the expediency of constructing a mill
tary road from Bridgers Pass to Salt Lake
City.
Stephens, of Georgia, offered resolution
which was adopted, instructing the COM
mittee on military affairs to enquire into
the expediency of constructing a wagon road
from Fort Arbuckle to Puget Sound, Terri
tory of Washington, and for the survey of
the Upper Missouri and Columbia rivers, for
military purposes.
The House took up a resolution, request
ing the President to take such steps as may,
in his jugdment, be best calculated to effect
speedy abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer
Treaty 4t
This resolution was, at the last session,
reported from the Committee of Foreign
affairs. B.. d. ..-.. .---...- I'D. .-....., -
Richie moved the resolution be laid on
the table. Negatiyed- against 49, The
I resolution was referred to Committe of the
! Whole on the State of the Union. a fa-l
| The House then adjourned till Thursday
b SENATE.-Wilson gave notice of his in
tentfon to introduce a bill to appropriate
| 100000 acres of public land, for the sup
| port of free public schools, in the District of
| Columbia.
| Gwinn moved to take up the Pacific Rail-
road bill, but Pearceo objected that the motion
| was not in order. Gwinn notified the Sem
nate that he would call it at an early day.
| Cameron gave notice of a melton for a
/ n "a ',NF L
Smith, and Seward for a pension for Mrs
| Myra Gaines. fa
Several uninterestilg petitions were pre-
sented, and the Senate adjourned till Thurs
! day
WASHINGTON, Dec. IN.
The Presidents message was read
Mr.. Bigler moved that &c, coo extra copies
be printed
Mr.. Hale said that if the President had
| confined himself to the the discussion of the
! relations Of the country he would not have
1 taken this opportunity TO make comments.
| But the President had abused his constitu-
tional prerogatiyes and gone out of his way
/ to interpolate history of Kansas not in
accordance with the truth of history He
did agree most fervently in the President s
! gratitude that Providence had interposed at
! IL CTlilCdl Julclufc III our aHalfS- Inc leach
/ ings OF Providence had been brought to the
Presidents own State and town, and like
Job, the good man, he feels the stripes, YET
blesses the rod. Mr.. Hale reioiced that our
foreign affairs are so satisfactory, but he had
expected the President would have enlight-
4 ened the country as to the state of our re-
lations with Austria, which requires new
Minister, so Immediately after the Penn
sylvania electionl Even as the English maid
en-, Florence Nightingale, who, with the
plastic hand of female affection, tended the
wounded, here we have the President il
a similar character, lowering about the bat
tie field to pick up the wounded, and send
them to the Austrian hospital. Mr.. Hale
then went into further remarks on the sub.
ject of Kansas, and defended his party from
the charge of being agitators. IS So
The motion of Mr.. Bigler was adopted.
Mr.. Gwin gave notice that he would bring
up the Pacific Railroad bill Tomorrow
Adjourned.