The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-27

sented the petition of the Legislature
of New York, ssin favor of the Light
House Board, and of Mr.. Phelps (of
MOI Pacific X. r. biH- = Il
Mr.. Doolittle offered resolution that
the President communicate all the COR
Irespondence. concerning the arrest of
Gen. Walker, and of the seizure OF
property belonging to persons under
his command by Capt. Paulding; also
for information why certain correspond
enceA on the subject was Withdrawn
from the files of the Navy Department.
Mr.. Seward called for the yeas and
nays ON the, question of taking, up, the
bill for the Improvement Of the harbor
at Chicago, with the view of making it
the test whether the Senate viii take
up the several, -harbor appropriation
bills The motion was lost by a vote
of "a against %. =
The bill for the repeal of the fishing
bounty act was taken up and discus
Lsionlensued on amendments to repeal
1.-THE duty on salt and sugar. ss \ 81
The amendment to the amendment
repeating the duty on sugar was lost,
81 against2O. The amendment itself
repeating the duty on salt was lost, Al
against Is. The bill being reported,
Mr.. Wilson moved that it do not take
leffect tIEthe LIST of Dec, 1s52Glost, 80
against 26. The bill was then passed
by final vote Of 80 againt %. 1t
takes effect from Dee. 31st, 1859.
The Homestead bill was then taken
up, but without action the Senate adj
journed.
A message was received from the
President enclosing a letter from the
Secretary of the Navy, on the subject
of British aggressions on the Gulf of
Mexico, and referred to the committee
on Foreign Relations, and ordered to
be printed Tsg0=ns q GEs5RG.
Mr. Pugh, of Ohio, offered resolu-
ton inquiring if the Mexican Govern
ment have revoked the grant for road
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,
and if so, that step be taken to renew
it.
| HoUsE.AOn melton of Mr.. Harris,
of Illinois, the Committee on Elections
were discharged from the further con-
sideration of the memorial of Mr.
Brooks, contesting the seat of Mr..
] Davis, of Md. Mr.. Harris gave notice
that he would tomorrow call up the
Ohio contested case.
On motion of Mr.. Marshall, resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the Presi-
dent for all the information in his pos
session relative to the Sloo Tehuantepec
grant, including the instructions of
4 Minister Forsyth on. the subject, and
whether the grant has passed into the
hands of other parties under the advice
of the President, and whether any. con-
tract has been made, and if so, to whom
and on what security.
Mr.. Singleton, of Miss, from the
Committee on Printing, reported a res
olution which was adopted, to print
100000 copies of the agricultural part
of the report of the patent Office. He
said it would cost so or so cents vol
!. June.
q On motion of Mr.. Petit, the further
consideration of the Fort Smelling re
port was postponed until next We'd
. nesday.
Mr.. Nichols, of Ohio, from the Com
/ mittee on Printing, called up the reso
lutions modifying former orders, that
no extra copies of the charts Of the
= Pacific Railroad surveys be printed fol
distribution; that the printing of the
: volume comprising the narrative of the
expedition under Gov Stephens. BE-
1 suspended until a further order of the
House, and that 800 instead of 10000
' extra copies of Emery'5 Mexican boun
dairy survey Reprinted. -
Mr.. Nichols said the committee only
proposed to suspend work not com
menced nor under contract; the actor
: proposed would save $4,000. Tn,
resolutions were adopted by 4 vote o
: lis against 65.
The House then went into Committe,
:. of the Whole ON the Civil Appropria
ton bill.
The bill was amended somewhat il
y committee, and reportedto the. House
Adjourned.