The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-20

troops and officers from Utah and leave the
M0rmons to their fate.
Mr.. Wilson got the floor, and the Senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
SENArE.-Mr. Harlan presented the Gre
dentials of Hon. j. w. Grimes, the new SEN
ator from Iowa.
Mr.. Douglas attempted to bring up his
Kansas resolution.
Mr.. Davis objected and called the ayes and
nays.
Mr.. Douglas proceeded to give reasons
why the resolution should be ordered up
now.
Mr.. Davis objected to discussion of the
merits of the question, when Mr.. Douglas
fred up, claiming the right to discuss the
subject, from the practice of the Senate in
other cases. He then proceeded with his
remarks, referring in strong language to the
fraudulent election returns in Kansas, and
claiming the right of Senators to demand an
immediate investigation as to the facts.
Messrs. Mason and Davis calling him to
order several times, the Chair permitted Mr..
Douglas to proceed.
Mr.. Mason-(interrupting) ''The resolu-
ton shall never pass by any aid of mine."
Mr.. Douglas-"That's frank" He then
proceeded, when Mr.. Mason again objected.
Mr.. Douglas then called for the ayes and
nays-ayes %, nays "a. Absences ALLEN,
Bates, Brown, Clark, Fitch, Green Hunter,
johnson, of Arkansas, Pearce, Read, Thomp-
son, of Kentucky, Thompson of New Jersey
and Wright.
The Army bill was then debated by Ma
son and Davis.
Mr.. Foot submitted an order for the Com
mittee on the Library to report plan for
the accommodation of reporters other than
for the Congressional Globe in the eastern
gallery.
Mr.. Toombs objected. He did not think
there should be any such persons in the gall
cry at all.
The subject was laid over
The debate on the Army bill was resumed.
Mr.. Mason confessed but little knowledge
in the matter, but relied on the estimates of
the War Department. He would vote for
that he was merely blindly registering the
edicts of the Executive.
Mr.. Crittenden advocated the bill, eulogiz-
ing the army az having performed greater
feats than any in the world of similar num-
ber
Mr.. Hale would state, in behalf of the
Administration, though not by request, that
the Government does not want the bill to
pass. He fortifies his position BY reading an
article in to-day's Union. Although he
(Hale) would not endorse the Administration
in all things, yet he would vote in accordance
with its desire to kill the bill
Mr.. Houston opposed the bill, saying he
would never again vote to increase the army.
He (Houston) had been read out of the Dem
ocratic party, but had never cared enough
about it to ask the reason. Gen. jackson had
principles without platform, but the pres
ent Administration had a platform without
principles.
Mr.. Davis answered the objection to the
bill.
Without concluding, adjourned.
HoUsE.-[Part of the dispatch, containing
the proceedings of the House, is missing
The bill discussed below is probably intro
duced to prevent accidents to Steamboats,, &C.
Mr.. Washburn, of Illinois, showed the ne
cessity of the passage of the bill and ex-
planned that it brings under the opera ton of
the law ofl852, ferry and tug boats impos-
es actual restrictions on carrying spirits of
turpentine, gunpowder and all other combus-
tible articles; penalties against inscribing
false names on boats more thorough inspec-
ton of boilers; requires sailing vessels to be
built with water-tight compartments limits
the number of passengers and requires the
removal Of rotten planks, &c.
Mr.. Scott argued the necessity Of provis-
ion to protect life on ocean steamers, and
briefly reviewed the features of his bill for
that purpose.
Mr.. Clark, of N. Y, stated his objections
to the BILL
Mr.. Letcher regarded it as a violation of
the Constitution.
Without taking the question, the House
adjourned.