New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-26
xxxvth CONGRRss....First Session,

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Secretary Of War, giving the number of the troops
stationed in Kansas for each quarter from the LIST OF
January 1885, to the present time.
Mr. MASON (Va.), from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, made report Central American affairs.
The report reviews at length the whole case, saying
III con- clusiOn: 1900
"The law Of 1894, equally with that of 1918, was
founded in wise policy to preserve the peace OF the
country and maintain amity and amcabe relations
with foreign States 1t denounces its penalties only
against those, whether citizens or foreigners, who,
within its jurisdiction, abuse the protection and hospl-
ssties of the laws by secret and unlawful practces
20 wage pratica war against nations with whom we
are at peace and in most cases, dlshonoring the
American flag used to shield them in transportation
Were such things tolerated it would be to commit the
peace of the country 20 every restless and turbulent
adyenturer who unequal to disdanful OF the sober
tolls of peace could find food for his ambition only IN
the license of the carnage the rapne, anu raVages Oh
war II would take the affairs of Government in our
foreign intercourse least from the hands OF those to
whom they are committed by the Constitution and laws
and leave them under the control or at the pleas
Our eff unknown and irresponsible agencies.
The report concludes with the following resolutions:
Re.oiysd That further provisions of law necessary
Confer authority the President to arrests and seizures
t be made ON the hgh committed against tbs
neusity Of 1913 The Committee find thst such poweri.
Re.rSS That the pisce where William Walker and his fol
lowers arrested being without the hon o. ne y
the attending IT, and Is result N taxing s away from
who were there hostile intent not call for fur
iher than az ms hereafter be drawn into precedent
TIE committee. nasmuch as the Neutrality law
NAV be made more efficient by come proper provision
for bringing offenders against il to trial. who after ar
rest at sea- are brought back to the United States,
report bill. making 1t the duty OF the commanding
officer making such arrests to BRING on or seno tine
Offe nders, together with the cargo OF the expe1on
4. the port whence they started wherethe clearance
was obtained TO be surrendered to the Collector to be
dealt with according to law. 1t is made the duty OF
the Collector to give immediate notice to the District
Attorney and Marshal of their presence together with
4ba Eocgua dnirc m anp w
and il shall be the duty of these officers TO institute
proceedings against them. - .
The subject was made the special order tor Feb. y
Mr.. DOUGLAS (of Ill. J, as member OF the Com
mtee on Foreign Relations, dlssented from the re-
Mr.. FOOT (of VIII also of the Committee, ex-
pressed his full concurrence in the general principles
and propositions laid down in the report but in so far
the report either in express terms or by lmphca-
aion imputed blame to CON- Paulding, he entirely dis
scented from it.
Mr. PEARCE (of Md expressed his concurrence
IN the report AS he had the floor the joint resolu
tion to give Com. Paulding medal he would prefer
10 make his remarks the report and bill when they
shall be taken up for consideration.
Dir. DAVIS (Mss.) called up the bill to increase the
military establishment, which had been made the
special order for to-day at l2i o'clock.
Mr.. HALE IN. H. said that inasmuch as the hour
assigned for its consideration bad passed, the motion
to refer to the Committee Territories so much OF
fhe Presidents Annual Message as related to the
effaiis of Kansas haCSprecedence.
Mr.. FESSENDEN Me- hoped that Mr.. Davis
would not press the consideration of the bill to-day
1t was measure requiring some dehberatlon. AS
yet he had seen no reason for an increase OF the
army.
Mi. DAVIS replied that there was good reason for
taking up the bill now, for il evident that Senators
would not examine il until 1t was taken up Tor con
sideretOn. II was measure recommended by the
Secretary Of War, and simple and necessary for
the public interest that he hoped 1t would be passed
with the least possible delay and opposition.
hI; FESSENDEN was not prepared to say
whether, after proper opportunity fG investigation
and discussion had been afforded he should object to
1he bill or not, but he should not consent TO an in
Of the army merely because the President and
Secretary oil war deemed II necessary. As Senator
ne lFessendenl must act on his own responsibility
lie was inclined to think that recent events had not
given the country very favorable idea Of the military
skin or importance of the military recon-
nepdatious Of that Department The amount
at the proposed increase was not OF much
importance as the question, whether the army ought
pnder existing circumstances TO be increased at all
Mr. DAVIS would not press the b We're there not
pub;c necessity for lis passage. II Congress delay
fhs matter until after the period when men can be
put in the field for the present emergency they may
well make no increase Whatever IL was qIeS,
ton OF time and the time was bret enough ne OH
should be passed Immediately. IL was wen known
that we have q small body OF troops now ylng IN the
mountains where they must remain until me oPi!ns,
and that there have been extensive comolnal i'
among the Indians in that region, nstiSateu ny "he
persons, which rendered il important that our army
should he re enforced. Unless the measure now pro-
posed is TO be adopted without delay, the Executive
ought to know il. lie then spoke IN complimentary
terms Of the officer who had been selected tocommahu
ihe Utah expedition
Further debate on the army bill then, motion
pi MI wilson, postponed until tomorrow.
MI lhCMBCLL tIl) from the Committee on the
JUDICIARY, submitted the minority report on the con-
tested SeatS oil Messrs. Bright and Fitch.
mr. HARLAN QowOl then addressed the Senate on
Kansas ataIrS. lie said he might have submitted
the remarks he sie nded To make on the bill proposed
by Mr.. Davis, with as much pertnency character
1zes large majority Of the speeches made before the
cGate, because he supposed tue leading reason for