The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-28

FY. III. New yors Daily Times.

| skrpap,r. May i5.-In the Senate. Mr.
Gwia, ofCAliisrnia. prevented 4 memorial
from sskx Lssistaturs Of his State. asking the
inter- o.iiion ot our Government in behalf OF
Ia citizen Of that Stste-JUan Ensey-who
was seized by armed eAisxicaas, and u siill
held % captive il Sonora The memorial
MAS referred. Mr.. Seward INTRODUCED. A res
olution looking to the abro2ation OF the treaty
Of 1876 With Hanover. Mr.. Critieuden pre-
sen,ed the petition OF one Shafner relative to
the Atlantic Telegraph. The session closed
with the passage Of several bills, relating to
the District OF Columbia. In the House Mr..
Latham, delinquent Willet's Point witness,
Was brought TO the har by the Sereeant.at-
Arms, when ke disclaimed all disrespect for
the body. whereupon IL was greatly modified,
Mr.. L,thsm's opinion being Of the utmost
consequence. and II being pleasant TO find that
the House stood we'll In his regard. We have
noticed that witnesses, when under arrest,
are APT to be- filed with sentiments Of the
highest respect. Mr.. Smith. OF Illinois. made
report on experimenting clerks and messen.
gers Of the Departments among the several
States and the District Of Columbia. 30 that
the loaves and fishes may be- divided around
az far as they will 60. The bill for. the re.
lief 1T Barclay & Livingston Was then Killed,
and the House adjourned. ..illa Sriasua
MONDAY, May ,H.-ln the Senate, an i'm.
portant resolution relative TO the protection
Of American vessels against British aggres-
1 sions was introduced by Mr.. Seward. lie
presented the joint resolutions OF theiNew
York Legislature in favor OF pensions TO the
soldiers at the eaily Indian wars; in favor OF
the Niagara Ship Canal. and In favor Of isn
equitable distribution OF the public lands to
the old States. The several appropriation
bills we're taken up and passed as reported.
except that the Globe reporters were allowed
$500 each extra CONF ensation. An amend.
n.ent to " o appropriation bill was passed al
lowing the Attorney. General to employ wv"
Assistant Counsel ut salary oil $4,000 each'
In the House, the ca,e OF the Door. Keeper
Hnckney, occupied M little attention. lie
va. dismissed by a vote OF l4l against 81
, A new Door. Keeper is to be chosen to.mor.
| low, The House Refused to.uspend the rules
IN order that General Quiiman might nitro
duce his r.eolution regulating tie admission
Of future States. Mr.. Chap ell tried, unsue.
resstully, to bring the House to vgrse To hold
evening sessions. The House refused TO con.
slider a resolution by MIR. Morris, OF Pennsyl.
yania. for revision of the tariff so as to pro-
duce more revenue. Mr.. Bsrksdale. OF Mis-
si.sippi, offered a resolution, which was adopt
ed. In reference To outrages upon our vessels
in the West Indies by British ships.of.war.
| TUESDAY, May lS.-ln the Senate, on mo.
ton of Mr.. Douglas, the Oregon bill was Ia
ken up by the casting vote OF the Nice'fies'
ident. A long and interesting debate eDsued
in the course of which Air. Gwin and Mr
| Douglas insisted upon the right OF Oregon to
/ l. n, fvaa
being reached upon Mr. Trumbulls motion "a
postpone till December, 1t was Lost; ayes 10
nays 3S. The bill then passed; ayes 81, nays
II. SO Oregon Is admitted, 30 lar us ire ac'
ton of the Senate is concerned. A hill was
passed for surveying the Texas boundary.
Mr.. Green introduced a resolution 10 settle
our difficulties with New Granada, Nicarsgu'
and Mexico. 1t was referred, and alter an
Executive session, the Senate adjourned, In
the House, Joseph L. Wright, OF New Jersey
the Democratic candidate, was elected Door
keeper In the place of Hackney dismissed
The Civil Appro, iia,ion Bill was iAen con-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole. tn,
amounts in the the bill foot up S3,Slo 900
Some a,ncpdmenis were effected, among which
were appropriations to the amount OF Sl0,'
600 for life boats OH the coast OF New Jersey,
and lightboars OH Long Island sound III,
House refused to hold MI svei.iny session and
adjourned. ..I-lp llrrLIy irglg- .dcai
WEDNESDAY. May l9.-In the Senate. res
olutions from the Legislature Of New York
IN favor Of the Light House Board aud OF
PHELPS Pacific Railroad bill were presented
by Mr.. Seward. MIR. Doolittle Oifei ed a res.
olution respecting the arrest OF tillibustei
Walker. On motion OF Mr.. Seward, Q vote
was taken on the bill to improve the hsrbor
of Chicago 1t was Lost, % to 81. This vote
aas understood to be a test OH Harbor bills
generally. a resolution was offered by Mr.
Pugh in relation to the Tehuautepcc route.
The bill to repeal the Fishery Bounties came
up, aud the amendments being rejected, the
bill pass ed by final vote of 80 to 20, the re-.
peal to take eifec. year from the 3lst of De.
cember next. The homestead bill was next
taken up, but the Senate adjourned without
A vote thereon. In the House, the case OF
| Brooks, who contested the seat OF Davis. oil
| MARYLAND. was dismissed. Mr.. Davis, theie.
lore, keeps his seet. Mr.. Marshall introduced
a Tehuantepec resolution, which was adopted.
some step, were taken to check the printing
expenditura,. The Civil Appropriation bill
coming up, q personal difficulty arose between
| J. Clancy Jones and Sherman, oil Ohio. The
latter moved to n:uend, by reducing from
| $4,000 to $1,000 an item Tor improvements
m and about the Pr, sident's House, which
| Jones attributed to Siermen's mor'itira'ion
AZ not being invited to dine at the White
House. The amendment of Mr. Sherman
aas lost, and the bill Was reported hom the
Committee Of the WLoe to the House. Ad.
journed. 20. .' leL .i].-H ... --9J
Tnua.., May ?0.-In the Senate Mr.. Hayne,
the new Senator iionl South Carolina, apl ear.
cd and took his seat. private bills aud prop.
sitiuns Tor pensions occupied the morning,
and the rest al tie day Was, Devoted 10 hear.
Inu a three hours q eech hon Mr. J'hhsnn'
| ut Tennessee, III favor OF HE Homestead Bill.
There was an, Executive Stssion. and alter
that the adj,urnlneni. In The House Mr..
| Fenton, of New York, niado an unsuccessful
effort to introduce resolution looking 10 the
nayment OF cllirns TO the amount OF ten mil.
ions, and 10 modification OF tie Tariff. Ten
millions i, u large sum. and the Tariff a large
subject TO bring up so late In the session.
Mr.. Harris. of illinois. reported in favor OF
Messrs. Phelps end Khvsnagh. q the mem.
beers irum Minnesota; whereupona discussion
arose. which lasted two hours--the Democrats
striving to come TO u vote, aud the Opposition
interpreting parliamentary delays. Without
any decisive action, the House adjourned.
FhIDAY, May 2l.-In the Senate. Mr. Gwin
introduced bill providing for the war claims
of Oregon and Washington Territories, which
was referred. Tie Senate agreed TO print
10000 extra copies OF the Patent Office Agri.
cultural Report. The private calendar was
taken up. and forty to hity bills passed.
among them bills TO repay the State Of Maine
! Tor ex enses under the treaty Of the 9th OF
| August, lSi2, between the United States and
Great Britain, aud exponscs Of the reyimental
i organized for the Mexican war. lt
ID In the House. the communication Of the
Secretary of the Treasury. asking for loan
of SI5, 00O, 900. ~as referred to the Committee