The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-16
FRIDAY, JANUARY Is, 1857
M ris, SENATE, o
The senate was not in session to day. ~
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
tA al ExECIrrIyE coHnuxIoArroNs nu-tlLll llar

- ExEcUrrvE CONGRATULATIONS lc.iHt2teff Na
The SPEAKER laid before the House the laws of the
legislative assembly of the Territory OF Minnesota 5
which were reforred to the Committee on Territories
The SPEAKER also laid before the House consmuni-
cation from the Secretary OF State requesting appo
pration to compensate r.. @ Murphy, late consul at
Shanghai for judicial services &c which referred
to the Committee Of Ways and Means and ordered to
be printed hieelf lHaH fss
Also communication from the Secretary Of State,
closing letter from the chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means, requesting additional appropriations
for the northeast Executive Building which refer
red TO the Committee Of Ways and Means and ordered to
be printed.
Also a communication from the Secretary of State
transmitting list Of the clerks and other persons
ployed in the State Department during the fiscal year
ending June 30h, 1857 which was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed. 8 lqa3. g 9st aW
Also a communication from the Secretary of War,
transmitting statement of the expenditure of the appro
pristions for contingencies in that department which
was laid on the table and ordered to BIO printed. ~
NAVAL oouRTs INQUIRY m .sf
Mr. BoCOCK of Virginia, asked unanimous ensent of
the House to take up joint resolution received from the
Senate to amend act entitled IAN act to promote the
efficiency of the navy He stated that this not the
same resolution that passed by the Senate and sent
to this House yesterday, but passed several days
since An act passed at the last session Of Congress
authorizing the estabsment OF naval board to inquire
into the capacity for serving of the dropped and fur
oughed officers and report to the Secretary Of the Navy
which would be the ground upon which the President
might restore the but such restoration required to
be made within year In accordance Herewith the
President had made nominations the Senate which were
not yet acted upon and it to be presumed that they
were being considered by the Committee on Naval At
fairs Unless this Joint resolution passed the Sen
ate would be unable act The act approved the
17th day of January 1857 and its operation limited to
year. which time would expire tomorrow, and there
FORE he said unless the resolution passed everything
which had been done would utterly fail. ar i
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee inquired if this the
resolution to which the Senate had since adopted
amendment
Mr. BOCOCK said IL was not .t ae@aal 50 5ei
Mr. MIIISON, of Virginia, hoped the resolution would
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee afraid IT would increase
the officers of the navy. '9 'N A'>fe
Mr. WINSLOW of North Carolina called for the read
ing of the resolution
The resolution read II provides for extending the
time by thesenae Of the action Of the
val courts of inquiry to the 10th day Of April 1853 but
not for extending the action of these courts. "a
Mr.. LOvEJOY, Of Illinois, objected.
FORT SWELLING RESERVATION. $40
Mr. BURNETT, Of Kentucky from the select commit
tee appointed to investigate the circumstances attending
the sale of the Fort Smelling reservation reported the fol-
lowing resolution: la aa ylsHsA
Resolsc appointed investigate
walton bo and they hereby authorized g employ competent
deem his sarviccs necessary. Na 'Hfst "4F' t#f
Mr.. BURNETT of Kentucky, said the committee found
It impossible correctly to take the evidence unless they
had senographer He had heretofore been opposed to
the employment of senogapher but believing that the
country demanded accurate account of the evidence
and it being impossible for them to furnish 1t without
their aid the committee had instructed him to report the
| resolution sga .
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee inquired whether there
not ten dozen engrossing clerks employed in
the Clerks Office who could perform the work.
Mr.. SMITH Of yirgnia raised point Of order that it
was not question Of privilege. ..
Y Tho SPEAKER decided that ii was, The committee
authorized to report at any time. M
Mr.. BURNETT said an ordinary clerk could not per-
form the duties He would say that it was impossible
correctly and fully If the Investigation to be thor
ough it absolutely necessary to have stenographer
He demanded the previous question. M, N gs..
The previous question sustained and the resolution
adopted ss 81 "a W yf a4satst $3.50
ssf NJ LEAVE or ABSENCE. M IA s.
Mr. HARRIS of Maryland, submitted the following
| resolution; which unanimously adopted
Ordered by he House Representatives That sir HARMS o Mary
be absent from the House OF Representatives
from time be necessary for him take Testimony In
his contested election. lse uisaai 9alF4 .4ft Ha #
T JUDGE wArRous, OF T.xAs.o.s rf ~ .t
Mr.. HOUSTON, of Alabama, from the Committee on
the Judiciary reported the following resolution which
wns adopted
Tia, The on the iuasy ss authorized to send
to tho charges made against John wato Judge Of the United
ts ApsouHSm1Ur 51ib bsa
Mi. BARkSDAliE, oil Mssssippi, moved that when the
House adjourned to-day it adjourn to meet Mopday
next which motion was not agreed to-yeas "a, nays
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rl,R MIDDissRx MASurAcruRlSa COMPANY CORRUPTION
MIR. STANTON of Ohio submitted the following reso-
lutons question of privilege a4t3t ia t4lq
whereas published Of committee appointed %
the affairs the Mddex Manufacturing Company the State of
alleges tina. said company ad ss 900 secure the
tho tariff 1857 d after charging that % 900 Of this
disbursed tho New York house printing further nj
satisfactory had afforded the
application Of the balance and whereas said charges tend
rousy prejudice and Of the members this
who members Congress participated
the passage OF tho sar Of 1857 therefore, bs II m 81 f
appointed by the Speaker
investigate charge nqure whether member onocr
said the by
committee that s committee sa have power send for
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