The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-29
1 WASHINGTON, D, c., THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1858.

fusal of just satisfaction BY the Government Of
Paraguay = essss ~ :,
Mr.. N. asked that the resolution might be
considered, which was agreed to, and the dis
cussion lasted until the hour for taking up fhe
special order, Messrs. Mason, Douglas, cofs
mer, and others, participating therein. Is
Mr.. Crittenden gave notice that he venld
call mp the French spoliation bill on Wedpes
day next. -
Deficiency Biu.-The Senate then proceeded
TO the consideration of the special order, being
the bill to supply deficiencies. The various
amendments proposed to this bill we're discussed
until near P. M. by Messrs. Hunter, Feseen-
den, simmons, Stuart, TrumbuIl, Hale, Green,
Slidell, Brown, and others. r
The amendment pending was that of Mr..
Fessenden. - :
Mr.. Hale called for q division of the question,
which was afterwards extended to the three
branches. <l~ s8FT :
The following is the 6rst branch of the amend
That no part of the amount appropriated
by this act for the service of any one fiscal
year shsll be used for or applied to the service
OF any csher year, Nor be transferred to OF used
for any ether branch of expenditure than that
for which it is specifically appropriated"
/ This was agreed to by the following vote:
Reas-Meesrs. Broderick, Brown, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas, Dufkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster,
Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Houston, johnson of
Tennessee, King, Seward, Simmons, Stuart,
Trumbuli, and Wade-24
Nays Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Biggs,
Bright, Clay Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick,
Gwin, Hammond, Hunter, johnson of Arksn-
sas, Jones, Mallory, Mason, Sebastian, Slidell,
Toombs, Wright, and Yulee--2l.
The second branch reads as follows:
And no contract for army supplies or ser.
vice of any description shall be hereafter made
during the session of Congress, except under q
law authorizing the same, or under an appro.
priation adequate to its fulflment."
The question having been taken, it was de
cided in the negative by the following vote
KGs-Messrs. Broderick, Cameron, Chand.
Ter, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Har.
Ian, Houston, johnson of Tennessee, King,
Seward, Simmons, Trumbull, Wade, and VIII.
son-22.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, BENJAMIN,
Biggs, Bright, Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitch, Fitz.
patrick, Gwin, Hammond, Henderson, Hunter,
Jones, Mallory, Mason, Sebastian, Slidell, Stu.
art, Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs, Wright,
and Yulee-24.
The third branch was modified by Mr.. Fes-
sender 30 as to read
Sand no contract for any supplies or service
OF any description except for transportation on
railroads shall be made hereafter at any time
without previous public advertisement respect
ing the same"
The question having been taken, it was de.
cided in the negative, by the following vote:
Il
eron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, .Doo-
little, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale,
Hamlin, Harlan, Houston, Johnson of Tennes-
see, King, Seward, Simmons, Stuart Trumbul,
Wade, and Wilson-24.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Biggs, Bright,
Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green,
Gwin, Hammond, Henderson, Hunter, Iverson,
johnson Of Arkansas, Mallory, Mason. Sebas.
tian, Slidell, Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs,
Wright, and Yulee-25. .
Mr.. Stuart moved, as new section to the
bill, that hereafter the Secretaries of War and
of tAe Navy be required to report to Congress
the particular circumstances emergency
which, in their Judgment, may have authorized
any extraordinary contracts or expenditure in
the public service. The section was adopted
without opposition.
Mr. Fessenden then introduced another
amendment, reducing the appropriations made
for the army in Utah, and limiting the expend.
itures for the same to the current year, and to
the supply of deficiencies in the last which was
rejected on call of the yeas and nays-yeas %,
nays &c. The bill was then reported to the
Senate, and on concurring in the amendment
made by the Committee ON Finance, to strike
out the $4,000 to enable John c. Rives to pay
his reporters, it was agreed to, on call of the
yeas and nays, by vote of 33 to Is.
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
The Nebraska contested election case was
considered, and, after debate, resolution was
adopted, allowing the parties until October LIST
to take supplemental testimony. The Military
Academy appropriation bill was debated, and
after the rejection of several amendments, was
finally passed as reported. The bill making
appropriations for the Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial expenses of Government for the en-.
suing fiscal year was also considered in Commit
tee, and several amendments were proposed.
Pending resolution providing for terminating
the debate on the bill, at half past four o'clock
the House adjourned.
Thursday, april %, 1853.
SENATE.
A summary in the hntelligencer presents a
satisfactory view of today's proceedings, as
follows:
In the Senate, during the morning hour, Mr.
Mason called up the resolution recently report
ed by the Committee on Foreign Relations, au.
thorizing the President to adopt such measures
and use such force as in his judgment may be
necessary and advisable, in the event Of refu.
sal on the part of the Government of Paraguay
to render redress for certain injuries done
American citizens.
Mr.. Collamer held that to authorize the en-.
ployment of force against civilized nation,
was in effect declaration of war against that
nstion, however much it may be disguised by
apparently remitting the question to the dis