The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
WASHINGTON. MAY 10.

WASHINGTON, May 10.
SENArE.-Mr. Seward presented con.
current resolution of the Legislature OF
New York, in favor OF the light house
board.
Mr. Doolttle offered resolution that the
President communicate all the correspond.
ence concerning the arrest Of General Walk
er and Of the seizure of property belonging
to persons under his command by Com.
Paulding; also tor information why certain
correspondence on the subject was with
drawn from the file of the Navy De
partment.
Mr. Seward called for the yeas and nays
on the question of taking up the bill for the
improvement OF the harbor Of Chicago with
the view TO making it the test whether the
Senate will take up the several other harbor
appropriation bills. The motion was lost
by vote of 81 against 20.
The bill for the fishing bounty act was Ia
ken up, and discussion ensued on amendment
to repeal the duty on salt and sugar.
Additional discussion was continued by
Chandler, Davis, Simmons, Wilson, Shields,
Sumner, and Others, and the subject was
finally disposed Of as follows;
The amendment to the amendment re-
specting the duty on sugar, was lost by q
against 20. The amendment itself repeal
ing the duty on salt was lost--4l against | 8.
The bill being reported, Mr.. Wilson
moved that it do not take effect till the LIST
Of December iee2, lost by 80 against &c.
The bill was then passed by final vote Of
30 against %. 1t takes effect from Deem
Der 3lst, 1859.
The Homestead bill was then taken up
but without action.
Mr.. Seward presented memorial asking
a pension for Polly Egbertson, widow of a
soldier who helped to capture General Bur-
goyne.
Mr.. Bigler, Of Pa, presented IL memorial
from the board OF underwriters of Phiadc-
phia, asking an appropriation for brcakwa-
ter on Crow Shoal.
An adverse report was made by the com.
mittee OF Foreign Affairs on the memorial
of the citizens Of Maine, asking that the
boundary between Maine and New Bruins
wick be plainly marked.
a message was received from the Presi-
dent, enclosing letter from the Secretary
of the Navy on the subject Of British az gres-
sion in the Gulf Of Mexico. Referred "a
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and
ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. Pugh, OF Ohio, offered resolution,
inquiring if the Mexican Government had
revoked the grant for road across the 18th
mus OF Tehuautepec, and if So that steps be
taken 10 renew il.
The senate adjourned without taking up
the Fishery Bill
HorsE.-On motion OF Mr.. Harris Of Iii.
nois, the Committee on Elections were dis.
charged from the further consideration Of
the Memorial from Mr.. Brooks, c0ntesting
the sat OF Mr.. Davis, OF Maine.
Mr.. Harris gave notice that he would to
morrow call up The Ohio contested case.
On motion OF Mr. Marshall, resolution
was adopted, calling on the President for
all the information in his possession relative
TO the sloop Tehuan'epec grant including
the instructions 70 minister Forsyth on the
subject, and whether the grant, has passed.
into the hands o. other parties under the ad-
vice Of the President, ard whether any con
tract has been made, aud IL 60, 20 whom and
what security.
Mr. Singleton, Of Mississippi from the
Committee on printing, reported q re-olu-
ton, which was adopted, TO print 100000
copies Of the agricultural part Of the report
Of the Patent Office. He said il would cost
80 or 60 cents volume.
On motion Of Mr.. Petit, the further con-
sidera,ion Of the Fl. Smelling repcr, was
postponed until Rext Wednesday.
Mr.. Nichols, from the Committee on print.
ing, called up the resolutions modifying for
ner orders, 80 that no extra copies Of the
volume OF the charts u the Pacific X. X.
survey be printed for distribution; that the
printing OF the volume comprising the nara
tive Of The expedition under Gov. 9ophens,
he SUSPENDED until further order Of the
House. and that 300 instead Of 10000 extra
copies Of the % volume OF Emerys Mexican
boundary survey BE- printed.
Mr.. Nichols said that the Committee
OILY proposed 10 suspend work no, com
reDced nor under contract. The acton pro-
posed would have S3G 900
The resolutions were adopted BY vote OF
rs against Go.
The iiou-e then went into COMMITTEE Of
the whole on the Civil Appropriation oiii.
The bill vas amended some what o. report
a =, tho II,s-. AdinnrpeI