The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-11
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= Sctuc private lAnu CiditiS Ill View MexlCO-
= Mr.. Greenwood, Of Ark, from the commit
4 on Indian affairs, reported bill TO confirm
4 sale Of the reservation held by the Pristian
i. dians in Kansas; and Mr.. Faulkner, from Ga
! ni,tee on military affairs, reported adversely
= the Senate bill granting the Rome arsenal
i the State OF New York on certain conditions
Mr. Davis, Of Mass, from the committee
i naval affars, reported bill to amend the /
i granting land to sailors and marines so as to
/ clude those of private armed vessels regulal
!, commissioned by the United States.
i Mr.. Clingman, Of N. G. from the commit
/. on foreign affairs, reported a preamble th
!. whereas the treaty between the United Stat
|. and Great Britain, designated as the Clayto
Bulwer treaty, is under the Interpretation plac,
! upon it BY Great Britain, surrender Of Il
rights of this country and on the American co
struction an entangling alliance, without nut
ahty OF benefit or restriction, and has be.
, productive only of misunderstanding and cor
! troversy between the governments, thereto
. resolved, that the President be reqnes, ed
take such steps as may be in his judgment be-
calculated to effect the speedy abroga,ion
said treaty.
Mr. Richie, Of Pa, said there was not una,
imous report Of the committee, and at propt
time he desired to be heard on the subject
Mr.. Clingman asked that the considerable
OF the subject be postponed till o-morrow II
had personal reason, independent of publ
one, for making the request
4 Mr.. Colfax, Of Ind, moved to lay the subies
on the table. Disagreed TO, 30 against To-
The consideration was then postponed until L
morrow, and the Senate bill for tile admissio
| OF Minnesota was taken up.
Mr.. Clingman reported on that part of th
Presidents message relative to Paulding's seiz
ure of Walker, in effect condemnng that aci
but declaring that no proceedings were neces
sary on the part Of Congress.
/ Mr.. Richie gave notice Of substitute, re
turning thanks to PauldiEg, his officers and men
Nr. Barksdae intended to offer a resolution
that Walkers capture was without authority
| and merits the condemnation Of this House.
Mr.. Richie, from committee on foreign az
fairs, reported resolution authorizing the
adoption Of measures to procure satisfactory
settlement OF our difficulties with Paraguay.
The Minnesota bill was debated without ac
ton. The House adjourned
SENATE.-Mr. Mason's resolution in regard to
Paraguay was taken up, and Mr.. Collamer's
amendments, offered some days since, to strike
out the clause authorizing the President to en-
poy force, was voted on. Carried-3l against
10. Thereupon, on motion of Mr. Mason, the
subject was tabled.
The bill introduced by Mr. Harlan, permitting
certain Hungarian settlers in Iowa to pre-empt
their homesteads, was passed.
The bill for the fishery bounties was taken
up. Mr.. Clay made a heightened speech, Civ
ing the statistics Of the cod fisheries He de-
manded the repeal of the bouulies, because they
were unconstitutional, unjust, demoralizng, and
had signay failed to accomplish the object ior
which they were organized. The subject was
postponed till tomorrow.
Mr.. Douglas, of ILL.,, made an Intellectual ef-
fort to have the Oregon bill taken up.
Mr.. Johnson's (Tenn.) printing bill was read
and Mr.. J. explained its scope, saying that it
economies 81 100000 annually, besides i'm
posing checks on extravaganza and plunder.
Mr. Brown, of Miss, made speech against
printing documents for private distribution,
which he considered mohstrous abuse and al
together unconstitutional. He would print on
ly extra copies of each document TO send one
to the archives of each county to establish po-
litical library for public use.
Washington, May 4.
I The President signed the Kansas bill yesterday.
Mr.. Davis. of Miss, has a bill nearly perfect
ed giving l60 acres Of land to privateer smen in
the War of 1872
Humphrey Marshall will soon introduce res
olution for the organization Of a camel battal-
ion on the principle of the camel battalions EN-.
ployed in the East.
Advices have been received at the War De.
partment from the sloop-of-war Dale, which was
at st. Paul de Loardo on the llth of February
She had been At Sengnla, where she forced the
Portuguese authorities to release two Americans
held in imprisonment there on frivolous charges
One Of these Americans, Jeremiah Donavan, of
the New Bedford ship Osceola had been incar-
cerated ten months. The authorities at first re-
fused to deliver up the prisoners. A threat
from the captain of the Dale to lombard the
own had the desired effect
Senator Biggs was TO day confirmed by the
Senate as Judge cf the U. S. District Court of
\. c., in place of Henry Father, deceased, who
occupied the station Sc years and was appointed
BY Thomas Jefferson.
The nomination OF Judge Loring Of Mass, to
supply the vacancy in the Court OF Claims occa-
stoned by the death of Judge Gilchrist was com
nunicated 70 the Senate by the President, to-
lay. Nearly all the Democrats united in the re-
quest for his appointment
r. II. Gillett was also to-day nominated as
Solicitor OF the Court OF Claims in place of
Montgomery Blair, removed.
These two nominations have not yet been ac-
led upon.
The object Of Mr.. Grow in asking leave to
TO prevent the sale OF the public lands, under
proclamation Of the President, until 10 years af.
ter survey, was to prevent spectators from ab-
sorbing them, leaving the pre-emption laws as
they now exist.
The Democratic Senators will hold caucus
Tomorrow morning in relation to the course to
be pursued to facilitate public business.
The Cass- -Irissari treaty has been commune
Gated to the Senate, but no action has, as yet,
been taken thereon.
The bill introduced by Senator Kennedy to-
day, and referred to the Committee on Post Of
fees, proposes to establish line OF mail stea-
mers between the ports Of New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Liverpool, touching at Nor
folk and Savannah. The Post Master General
is authorized to contract with Ambrose w.
Thompson to establish the line, which is to con
sst oi iron steamers of not less than three
thousand tons each. The Secretary OF the Trea
sury is to advance bonds Of the U. S., bearing
five per cent. coupons, payable semi-annually,
and the principle in 30 years, to the amount of
two thirds Of the cost. The building o! the
ships is to be paid for from time to time as the
work progresses, and this amount is to be re-
TUNED to the treasury in annual payments, Of
ten per cent, commencing at the end of the sec
ond year and continuing until the whole is paid.
The compensation is to be S25,0oo for a COM
plete VOYAGE out and back. The amount ad-
vanced is TO be secured by mortgage lien of
the steamers The contract is to be for ten
years regular service, to commence year from
the date Of the contract
1t is said the President had prepared a mes
sage on the affairs OF Utah, which would have
been sent to Congress had the Deficiency Bill
been defeated, as on its passage depend the sup.
port of the expedition to that Territory.
The report Of a forthcoming message from
the President on Cuban affairs has revived, but
il can be traced to no authenticated source.
The American Medical Association met at the
Smithsonian Institute at II o'clock this morn
ing. The Convention organized by calling N.
S. Lindsey to the Chair. Nearly every State in
the Union is represented. The delegation. arc
large, including one from California and one
from Paris.
New York, May I.
The steamship Ariel, from Bremen via South
ampton 2lsi, arrived this z. NJ. Her news ha,
been mainly anticipated, but there are iev
points.
The Leviathan will-not be completed till an
tumn, and requires . further outlay Of l,72O,
600 pounds.
The Austrians are concentrating force on th,
Sandman frontier.
A change Of ministry was expected in Portu
gal. aH
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