Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-15
RE.SSIONAL.
Thirty. fifth Cenyress-First Session.

INT THE SENANE, yesterday, after we went to
press the bill for the relief of VIM. X. Jennings
and others was passed.
They next went into executive session, at the
conclusion of which they adjourned.
IN rHR HOUSE,, in the Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Stephens concluded his speech against the
sth section Of the neutrality law.
Mr.. Blair then delivered a speech In favor Of
coloni1ng Central America with free negroes
Various amendments to the pending resolution
to refer the portion Of the Presidents annual mes
sage concerning the neutrality laws and flibus-
tering to the Judiciary Committee, were then
voted on, all Of which were rejected except one
directing the said Committee to report on the
expediency Of amending the neutrality laws,
which was adopted by vote Of 50 ayes to 81
noes.
AS thus amended the original resolution re-
adopted
The question shortly afterwards being on the
l2th resolution Of the series reported by Mr.. ].
CLANCY Jones, If Pa, to refer much Of the an
nual message as relates to the Pacific railroad to
the Roads and Canals Committee,
Mr. Phelps moved, a substitute for it, one
referring that portion of the message to a select
committee Of fifteen, to be appointed by the
Speaker, which was debated by Messrs Phelp DIS,
Jones Of Tennessee, Cobb, Washburne Of Maine,
Smith Of Illinois, Scott, Covode, Taylor Of New
York, ere the Committee rose and the House add
journed.
Proceedings of To-day.
THE SENATE were not in session to- day, having
adjourned over until Monday.
INTHR House, after the reading Of the journal
Mr. Bocock moved to take up the Senate joint
resolution to extend the time wherein the vacan-
cies in the naval service proposed to be filed by
the Presidents recent recommendation of the re-
tired and dropped officers on whose cases the
courts martial recently in session here had acted
favorably will continue to exist
Mr.. b. explained that unless the said Joint res.
olution be at once passed, the naval nom nations
now before the Senate would be of no avail -,
MI Jones, OF Tennessee, being opposed 10 any
Increase OF the officers of the navy, objected
Mr.. Burnett moved a resolution authorizing the
emp oynent of a stenographer by the select com
mittee to Investigate the facts connected with
the various sales of the Fort Smelling property OF
the Government; agreed to.
Mr. Houston reported, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, a resolution authorizing them to send for
persons and papers, in relation to the charges
against Judge Watrous of Texas; agreed to-
Ii was then moved that, when they adjourned
to-day, they should adjourn over until Monday
next not agreed to-yeas "A, nays 1O4.
MIR Stanton asked leave TO offer a resolution for
select committee of five to investigate whether
any officer or member Of the last House was i'm
plicated In the alleged of $4,000 of the
So, 900 said to have been disbursed by the NJ i'd
dlesex Manufacturing Company to procure the
passage Of law giving inc creased protection to
American manufactures, urged before the last
Congress- and also another select committee TO
investigate in accordance with the report Of the
first one proposed.
MIR. Stanton was addressing the House In favor
OF these resolutions as the star went to press,
contending that the allegations making these
proposed investigations necessary, were founded
not on mere rumor, but on the formal report OF
a committee that had Investigated the affairs of
the said Mddlesex Company
Mr. ;. urged that his first proposed committee
was necessary as sort Of grand jury to bring in
the indictment, and he proposed to have its acts
governed by such forms as govern those Of grand
Jnries, while the committee trying the charges
IT might bring in should be governed by rules
which govern trials before petit juries