New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-16
xxxvth CONGREss....First Session.


SENATE. .WAsHI.GTsS, April -. 1853.
Mr.. BESSENDEN daint) tff-red a resolution re-
duestng the Secretary Of Wbr to give information
respecting all contracts for supplies to the army in
Ita5 wbloL have been made without public noti,e,
which Was 5gr ed 10.
MIR. FESSENDEN also offered resolution that
W. en- the Senate adjourLs the first Monday in JUICE
(which il seems II has ahes1y agreed to d. 1t be 70
meet the first Of November. The resolve Tas la
over.
Cofsu. AZ Approximation hill taken up and passed.
motion by Mr. CRIfTENDEN, that the vote
pes'ponng tie Utah Telegraph bill TIL December next,
be recs rsitefed wac laid over.
Mr. HOUSTON gave notice that on Monday he
would move that the Senate take up his resolution in
relation to the propliety of a protectorate over
Mexico.
The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up.
Mr. POLK (Mo.) spoke in favor Of his amendment
&C the b il relation to its eastern terminus Hessd
that il the mouth Of the Big Sioux be the terminus,
twenty-five States would BE- entirely south Of that
parallel f latitude and or ~ four north of it, while
the parallel carried to the Atlantic would inter'ect
part of Canada AID be Montreal as Baltimore.
lie elaborated at great length upon the advantages OF
tie tLity fifth parallel all other routes There
is no tucrepg to be done, and grade 80 steep as
on the Baltimore aud OnO Railroad; for a thousand
miles the grade is at the laie Of twenty feet per mile,
aud tbs average grade Of The whole road is only thirty
three and third feet per mile. There are timber
and water aid probably coal, on the route. he be-
eyed that the comp elton of this work would tax the
uin ost energies Of the country. IL transcsnds 10
magnitude tie Chinese wall. The entire country wants
it, and believes thst the fulaess Of ne has now come
fer it's commence nent.
Mr.. MASON Iva argued against the Governments
nauguY stiig new sysem of bouuties payable in ID
yaace with TIE view of inviting labor aud capital to
undestske the work. The expectations held out 10
the cout sctors he said, are illusory The ROAD VIII
tbe government gives $2j 600 900 in money and
o. GOO 600 acres Of land Will any substantial
contractor take such iisk lie was icrcloly I'M
pressed with he conviction thai II the Goverensh'
"a tpis with tia lie
il will have tc pay for it III all lime. IL was fJrtuuatc
hoyeye. that these lsLds were worthless, else syS
TEN o. frauiaient credit would be bu on them tnst
would result n anot1er naiona! baGkruptcy he
voud oppose every bin, in every shape that prop )5es
10 bripg su isatiable swarm OF spectators TO the
doors OF the Treasury by donations OF money or anls'
Mr. HALE IN. b. was in favor OF E fsGlhH e. ha,,-
road, without saying when or how 1t shall be con-
s,ruo.ed He had Leaued that there will soon be
bin offered 10 borrow thirty millions OF dollars or
twenty millions at the least was also ne h n
M S;dt tIps recent speech that Cuba may be had by
negotafop He wished to know If this Is the settled
puI pose Cf the Administration, because alter paying
Two Hundred millions fJI Cuba 1t may not nave enough
10 psy huudied millions for tue Paclhc haliosu
Alhoxf n be a0uited the energy OF the county, he
did rot think il was competent to both.
Mr. POLK mo Not at once. " =,
M, YALE IN. H. wanted to know winch wouid
de done frs
M. POLK made no reply .s ",
nv DOOITTLE wis moved to amend Mr.
Polk amendment by substituting that The n1rsneln @
5es Sioux With the RED River OF the Norm, on tue
nortLe;n boundary of Mones9ts. This route as sur
veyed by M Stevens, aud capable OF beng th'chy
ssttled across the whole continent. So,
Mr.. FOSTER moved an amendment that lthe IRON
ssd in tbe railroad shs be Of Americ an manufacture
Tte bil was then post poned tdl tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. SEWARD, the bill repeating the
fifth section of the Registry Act OF March ., 1897 was
paced. .:,..oa of.or
The private calendar was then considered, alte[
which the Clerk Of the House notihed the Seha'e .,
the appointment of Messys English, Stephens ana
Howard as the Committee of Conference OF tha'
branch on the Kansas BILL Adjourned :.
The following is portion OF the Senate report o'
Tuesday, accidentally omitted by our correspondent;
MIR TOOMBS (Ga) moved that tbs Senate concur
with the resolution OF the House. and adjourn az noon
on the fret Monday in June. He said there was
pobfg to prevent the Senate oisposing OF all business
in six weeks 49,, -. ,,,.
MIR. HUNTER (va) thought the subject had bet
ter lie over till next week as then we could Judge
better as to the time it would take 10 dispose OF all
businees The Army and Navy appropriation, and
other import ant II easures, had yet to coue.
MIR. ITERSON (Ga.) thought that without working
Ik mack horses We could not get through IN ak weeks
has3es the country would reproach Us for aobrevia-
,;ng the ses,n now that hsve salaries. lie moved
10 substitute July for June.
MI TOOMBS Insisted on his motion.
Mr FREDERICK Gal called for the yeas ana "a
navs xhere,n the resolution TO ADJOURN on the 'n VI
June was carried by Yeas 49, Nays II.