The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, June 2

There was no business of public interest transacted un
til O'Clock, when Mr. MASON obtained consent to make
the subject of British aggressons the special order If M
day for Saturday noon.
Mr. HOUSTON made an attempt bring up the Mexican
Protectorate project In reference thereto he said that
the Government of this nation do nterpose in tn,
name of outraged humanity in Mexico, will be fount
who will not shrink from interposing protect the
rights and the rights of their fellow citizens.
He himself would not hesitate if necessity demanded
TO do So and they who do it will liable to the name
of ibusers nor amenabe to the rproach of marauding
He therefore demanded expression by yeas and nays
opinion by the Senate to show whether we will really do
anything nothing in the matter
Mr. HUNTER suggested that he hoped Senator would
accept the Senates expression decisive The vote
was taken and resulted as folows-Ayes IT, nays 80
The vote on Mr. Houston's proposition for a Mexican
Protectorate as follows
AYEs.-Messrs. Clngman, Fitch Fitzpatrick Hale
Houston, johnson, of Tennessee, Mallory Polk Purh
Rice, Simmons, Slidell Stuart Toombs Turnbull Wade
and Wrght-17.
NAYs-Messrs, Benjamin, Biger, Broderck Brown
Cameron, Clark, Clay, Colamer, Davis Dixon Durkee
Fessender, Foot, Foster, Green Hamlin Hammond Har
lam, Hunter, Iverson, Jones, Kennedy King, Mason
Pearce, Reid Seward, Thompson, of Kentucky, Wilson,
Yulee-30
The Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill was then taken
up and discussed until the hour of adjournment
House of Representatives.
The House resumed the consideration of the Fort Smell
ing report.
Mr. CLARK, New York, differed from the conclusions
of both the minority and majority reports There was not
the slightest ground for mpeachng the personal or off
cia integrity of the Secretary of War; but the manage
ment and sale injudicous and improper There was
probably or possible entire of power for the SALE
and it was probably voidable account Of the circum
stonces attending it.
Mr. SMITH, of Illinois, said that when he offered the
resolutions of inquiry which this report made he
dsclamed any charge of fraud corruption against any
one He did not now believe that the Secretary acted
rupty dishonesty but deceived unfortunate
in the selection of the agent to effect the sale
Mr. BARKsDALE appealed to the House in view of the
snort time remaining OF the session. to vote at He
presumed that every had made up his mind and he
moved the previous question, which seconded.
Mr. PETIT closed the debate, contending sale
could not be justified by law usage justice
ais the act throughout wrong lie defended the re
port of the majority.
Mr. CLARK, of New York. offered series of resolutions
the first one of which reads follows
RESOLVED, That the evidence reported by the Select
Committee to the recent sale of the Fort Smelling
ervation has failed to exhibit any fact circumstance
impeaching the personal official integrity the Secre
tary of War
This was agreed to-yeas 1873, nays Co.
Mr.. RUSSELL then moved to lay the whole subject on
the table, but the question decided negative
yeas g. nays 40
The report of the Committee Elections. accompanied
resolution declaring that Mr.. Kngsbury be allowed
retain his seat delegate for the Territory outside
the state limits of Minnesota, considered, but no
vote taken, up to the hour of ad journment
Probable PrOlOngation the Session. &C.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The House Committee on the
Judiciary, took final action to-day in the case of Judge
Watsons of Texas. Eight members were present and
they equally divided the question as to whether
he should be impeached for high crimes and msdemean
ors side being neuralized by the other and thus the
question has been brought to a close.
The impression is very general that the session of
Congress will be prolonged beyond Monday probably for
two weeks The Senate has yet to dispose seven or
eight public appropriation bills and have the Brit
sh Aggression Resolutions the special order for Saturday
In addition there is other business requiring the
rent action of that body.
Tornado in nlinois--Fifteen Persons Killed,
MONMOUTH Ill, May ga terrible tornado passed
Ellison about twelve miles of this place last
night Every house blown down fifteen persons were
killed, and several others fatally injured The vii
lage contained five hundred inhabitants and the report
says that none escaped injury No particulars have been
received. The excitement in the vicinity is intense
RumOred Collision between the Steame RS
Fulton and Styx.
NEW YORK, June 2-There are various rumors afoat
here of collision between the United States steamer
Fulton and the British Syx which believed
to be unfounded.
The Hrdlds correspondent that the President
received advices that killed on board Amer