Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-21
THIRrY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, May 10.
SENATE.
Mr.. Doolittle of Wisconsin offered reso-
| luton that the President communicate all the
correspondence concerning the arrest of Gen.
William Walker, and 81 the seizure of prop
erty belonging to persons under his COM
| mand, by Com Pauding. Also for informa-
ton why certain correspondence on the sub
| ject was withdrawn from the files of the Navy
Department.
Mr. Seward of New York called for the yeas
and nays on the question of taking up the
bill tor the Improvement Of the harbor of Chi
cago, with the view of making it the test
whether the Senate will take in the several
other harbor appropriation bills. The motion
was lost by vote OF 81 against %.
A message was received from the President,
enclosing a letter from the Secretary on the
subject of British aggressions in the Gulf of
Mexico, and referred TO the Committee on For
eign Relations, and ordered to be printed
The bill for the reIeal of the Fishery
Bounties Act was taken up, and discussion
ensued or amendments to repeal the duty on
salt and sugar.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Chandler, Davis, Simmons, Wilson, Shields,
Sumner, and others, and the subject was f.
nally disposed of as follows
The amendment to the amendment. repeal
ing the duty on sugar, was lost-27 against
/ 20.
/ The amendment ITSELF repeating the duty
on salt, was lost II against Is.
The bill being reported, Mr.. Wilson of
Massachusetts moved that it do not take effect
till the 3lst of December, 1862 Lost-30
against 26.
The bill was then passed by final vote of
So against %. 1t takes effect from Deem
Der 3lst, 1859.
HOUSE, Continued.
Mr.. Nichols of Indiana, from the Commit
tee on Printing, called up the resolutions
modifying former orders, so that no extra cop
les Of the volume Of the Charts OF the Pacific
Railroad Survey be printed tor Distribution /;
that the printing of the volume comprising
the narrative of the expedition under q.
Werner Stevens be suspended, until the fur
Their order of the House and that 5000 in
stead Of 10000 extra copies OF the second vol
ume of EmeEy's Mexican Boundary Survey be
printed Mr.. Nichols said the Committee
only proposed to suspend work not commence
| ed nor under contract. The action proposed
would save $3l6,000
The resolutions were adopted by vote of
| lis against 65.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Civil Appropriation bill.
ment, reducing the appropriation for repairs to
the Presidents house, furniture. improve
ment of grounds, &C., from $l2 900 to $4,000.
He was opposed to indirectlylncreaslng the
salary of the President, while willing to do so
in direct way.
Mr.. ]. Clancy Jones of Pennsylvania re-
marked that N.Y. Sherman was particularly
hostile to the White House, from which ne
| inferred that he never expected to occupy it
himself. The gentleman had INDUCED in
fling at the President only because the Presi-
dent had not invited him to dinner.
Mr.Grow of Pennsylvania said it was a re-
markable spectacle for the chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee to denounce a
member and cast imputations on his private
| character, because the latter had in pursuance
of his privilege, moved to reduce this appro-
pration. 1t was singular that the chairman
could not produce better argument than one
which was unbecoming to any member of
this body.
Mr.. Sherman, in reply to Mr.. Jones, said
the latter's Interpretation as to his motives in
moving the reduction of the appropriation
was entirely unfounded. He did not seek to
attack the Presidents private character. He
spurned the imputation. AS to the remark
concerning the invitation to dinner, 1t was
beneath the dignity of a gentleman.
The amendment was not adopted.
The bill was amended somewhat in COM
mittee and repoEted to the House. Adjourn
ed.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, May 90
SENATE.
Senator Hayne of South Carolina, took his
seat.
The time of the Senate was occupied until
half past twelve clock in the presentation OF
pension and other private memorials.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Haskins of N. Y, asked leave to offer
resolution authorizing the Willetts Point
Investigating Committee to psoceed to New
York for the purpose of examining witnesses
Mr.. Burnett OF Kentucky, objected, being
opposed to rowing commissioners.