Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty-iifth Cengress-First Session

In THE SENATE, to-day, the morning hour was
Occupi ed chiefly with receiving and diSposing Of
mem orials, resolutions, &c, relative to private
matters. During these proceedings
Mr.. Fessenden presented petition from cit:-
zens OF Maine. for pensioning soldiers and officers
of the war of 1912.
Mr. Brown presented memorial from citizens
of Washington, asking that Pennsylvania avenue
be rePaved with new patent pavement.
Mr.. Johnson reported in favor of printing a
document from the Secretary of War, concerning
yards and docks, at 4 cost Of $50.
resolution for surveying coal and iron re-
gions in North Carolina, was agreed to.
A resolution declaring that the decree and reg
ulation made by the L. 3 Commissioner to
China, and concerning our diplomatic relations
with that Court, in 1857, need no alteration, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hamlin reported d bill to regulate the
registry Of coasting vessels.
A bill for the construction Of a railroad to the
Pacific, being the special order, was taken up.
After brief debate the bill was postponed un
til to- morrow.
Mr. Green then moved that the Senate insist on
their disas rsement TO the House amendment to
the Kansas bill, and ask committee Of confer
ence.
Some debate ensued as to whether the motion
should be divided.
Mr.. Pugh though hit it was not in accordance with
order to insist after the House has adhered He
advocated motion to ask d conference alone;
then the bill would be retained by the Senate
and would come up her. after the conferees have
Ddu an III the senate snail insist first
the bill will ne cessarilyg 20 to the House after the
conference, and as they have voted to adhere
they can do nothing more
MIR. Hunter and others urged that to refer to a
committee of conference it is requisite that both
Housed adhere to their former views The bill
may then go hack to the House, and that BODY
may then recede.
Mr.. Mason thought the Senate should insist
and ask for committee of conference and then
the bill would 90 back TO the House and they
may either recede from their adherence or still
adhering allowing the bill to drop altogether
In the latter case, the responsibility will rest
with the House, where Mr.. VI thong BIT il ou- h,
to rest. He animadverted on the action of the
House in adhering after the Senate's action but
thought In consideration Of the importance oi
the subject, the Senate should 20 to the most ex
IRENE verge Of parliamentary courtesy
Mr.. Stewart thought it was not wholly courte
Gus for one body TO ask committee Of conference
after the other body has adhered
The motion Of Mr.. Green, without being a /.
vided, was finally put to vote and carried by q
vote Of yeas 80, nays "a
The Chair appointed Messrs Green, Hunter
aud seward, as the committee on the part of the
Senate.
In TIVE House., the Hon Samuel Carnthers an
peared for the first time this session, and, having
qualified by taking the oath to support the Con
stitution of the United States, took his seat
The House resolved itself into Committee O.
the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr Jones
Of Tenn. In thechair,) and proceeded to the con
oi the senate Dill 10 establish Aux
Hilary Guard for the protection of life and pro
ertv in the city of Washington
MI: Goode offered substitute to the bill
which he explained, to pay the chief of polio,
% SOD captain, 81 AGO. the four lieutenants each
III COo. The one hundred men, as In the Senat,
| bill, tn receive each $500 year. The amend
ment further provides that the captain and lien
tenants shall be appointed by the Secretary of tn.
Interior; the chief by the President.
court of police to be establi she'd; the chief {,
be invested with the powers of justice of tn,
peace, to hold court daily for the trial Of mis-
demeanors and petty offences; but in no cas-,
shall he infict punishment exceeding $40, o
confinement in the Jail workhouse for a longe
term than twenty days.
Mr. G urged the Importance of the passage O
the bill.
Mr.. Comins urged that there is no use to M K,
new police laws until the basis which is rotten
| Is changed. He opposed the bill because IL i
undeInocrat!c, and subversive OF popular sove
eighty, because it places the reope of this Dis
trict under laws and reg ulations In which the,
have no voice Among his objections was tia
this police bill would be diverted to the beneti
of paTtZans.