The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-27
THIRrY--FlFTH CONGRESS,
FiEat Sessisn. a..
MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1853
wENATE.


lisa a subsequently, restored to tho sctive hst, praying
iscnnity I The mooney expended In dotanng himself
bssr rid lpari as sefxng IN acconnt fos tses OF ce
s. attorneys printing. travelling and other oxtrnex
i~n~.. which was rutsrrS 70 to Conmttee on Naval
Aamsss fft ,84t3 ttffsttltftl4t.. i-as2 st stt
NJ MAMiaR pscasassa addtoaaL papers explanatory
II nHxas&s a shs haAe u Maine against tle usite
hsss~s usdcs shs ,r~ty ut Washington which
scsrsd ~ THIS Ussamittcs Foreign Relations. ai.
Mr iutiHh presented tho petition OF John W. Wheel
s iats United States minister to Nicaragua praying
una~soa or Services losses, and expenses incident to
ti.c Sis.sas which referred to the Committee ON
fos~ign Nclations. II. hN 4aHf
Nj WILSON p,csmted the petition OF shipownem and
merchants vi bo~ton, demonstrating against tho enact
~ any law rcluiung them 10 purchase dodgers
sgnaiA and praying tlst IL Mr.. Rodgers his assigns
have any clnim tho mercantile public which Congress
uks proper 10 suiosre the tax for their benefit may be
limited to which will represent the net proEt on
each - II sgnais aud that the Signals themselves be
disg~l,asd with which laid ON tho table. ,ls4t Il
Mr. rU0H presented the petition Of Thomas Jones and
others of clesma county Ohio asking bounty lsnd for
services ptosncd In tlls Of 1872 which REFER
red to tho Committee Public Lands. AZ b
Mr. BROWN pscsntcd the petition Of citizens Of WASH
ngtna county, D. e. praying an amendment Of tho act
IT July 1912, comforting certain powors ON the levy
court oS sHid county which referred to tho Com
,nistcc sn the Ditrict of Columbia.
MI BRIGHT presented the petition Of Madison Sunstcr
praying compensation for provisions, blankets, &C.,
fusxsl the Indians VI Dota at Traverse dcs Sioux, In
Minnesota Territory which referred to the Commit
tee Indian Affairs. @
iumbs praying appropriation for the improvement Of
Boundary street whic rcfcrred 10 the Committee ON
the District OF Colunl,ia. s "a
nRrvsrs PROM COMMITTEES
Nj KING, from the Committee on Pensions, reported
liil io the relief of Webster = Steele, and bill for
the relief oi iaanes A. dlaniing which were scveray
rad anI passed ~ q r.~nnd reading. M
Mr. X. from the committee, to whom WAS re-
fre the hill from the iiou-r Representatives for the
relief OF Tiomns smiherS, reported It back without
| amendment aud recommended its passage.
Nj. VERSON from the Committee Claims,
ported Ill. k,r the ,clkf OF Franklin Pcale; which w,s
rrad aud passed 10 scoud reading, kstsa
xrnovxsEr or ST. xAaYs Rrvnn
MI CHANDLER moved that the senate proceed to the
consideration of ths Joint rssoutiou introduced by him
days ago. authorizing the Secretary Of War to cx-
I~nd the appropriation made July 3, 1856, upon such
channel he iaay snsss whiel, agreed to-. Mr..
q horAI II world hc immediately pnt upon its Iastage;
asi Il tsi II pIcvk~ that the appropriation made
July is5s. fo The Improvement Of ~ Marys river,
In the stalls IT Michigan. may In expended la cxca-
waiting suci channel from the evidence which hc may
ob,sia heso,c.ay oi War may decm best. Mr.. q.
planned .iat after sna part IL the appropriation had
hcn expended a the oianncl dssignatcl la the ILL., II
sove by the esnces In charge oi the work that
by transferring the work to channel some seventy
eighty ihos~ dollars might lr saved to the govern
meni and all that dcsired to leave II to tho
discretion II The Secretary OF War 10 make this change
II he should think prolTr. v
Mr. BlGiER Thought the subject ought 10 be referred to
the Committee Commerce; and that motion
agreed 20. w#i@
| mncutriE wum rAsAouAY
ON motion nv Mr. MASON, the senate resumed the
consideration the Joint resolution for the adjustment of
the dfeuItiss with the republic Of Paraguay, In
ion with the attack the United States steamer Water
Witch and other mstten referred 70 In the annual mes
sage Of the President. The joint resolution authorizes
the President 10 'adopt sneh measures and such
force ss, In his Judgment may bc nctcssaFy and advisable
ia the event ~ refusal Of just satisfaction ~ the
| crnincnt of Psmguay.'
The a,ss~on psBdiug was on the motion of Mr. Cola
xxs to strike ont the words ''an,i such force. .
\ Nj. MALLORY, Nj SIMMONS, aud NJ, MASON dc
hated the subject; but without anyastsn ufun the qucs
to the further consideration a she Joint resolution
postponed
| Apxlassos % KAxs~
| Mr. GREEN moved that the senate ressne the consil
Grafton ii the report Of the committee OF conference
the sag rooing votes al the two houses the hill Cor
the admission ~ the state of Kansas into sie union
Mir sTuAgr called for shs maiinr cf The report and
| Mr. s. then called ior the reading ot the amendment
Of the Heusc 10 the senate ia ~hh ws~ ssicrss 10 IN
the report. es
Nj, HUNTER oonsendcd that lhs seastsr lad right
10 call fcf the reading 81 that d<ument III. question
upon the report Of the eo0nitr., and nat upon the
bill lie referred to ecsision Ia the liosse ~ kspr
sentsyes nj the last Csmgns~ upon thas point, whe,r
the Speaker n,lci that snh ssf sioaid n"s " sesd
and the House sustained tss dssI.icn
The PgFxiDiNa offICEN mi. Bsoos a the thsis
decided that tho srnstos fsvn Mti,sa hAd stwl 10
require that the IIooss axsssisacna a,soxad b. rcd
Mr. STUART sJ4~~s hcss ths decision 81 she Chair
Mr. TU0Mlss moved shas t.s apt~ai iie tlsc talis
which mot agreed to--yrss ~, nays as--w io
| lows:
| YgAs-Nessrs Alien HAysrd, iss1swas, msass, Mxa cay
Evans sach yxt~sss0A sssssn G~ s isna~s sssss ess
Johnsu " Arksnsaa K~ss~ay
cy, nasm, Iu'k, ssasi' Ih"~~s Sss 'r~s, r-~s ssa
NAYS H.s.r. nsa nsssra c..sa., c~.as,. sa.s, es.
Fsssr, Tate Iiam,n. iAraa, K'~x rsa, S~Hsa
| rrambali wAtc, ard wssas -
Irannoad fspusca sSsarss f,~s n
kenturky, and Yulss-l2
The question then dksKuunr~ ~ hs~sss RsuMle
BI0I.ER HAI.E. STUART, HuHJRRs ssl ssi<a. shra.
the question being taken thc scs1~icn of shc caar
sustained yeas 80 nays ~ - kll0~s:
YEAs-Acsrr Ass, i~yasA, MM mxss. h,shs, c~,,
rsx,..trsk, Grsen. m~sA ussAaa Hc~v~~ ssssss
.s.'I ;',ss, ,'a rs = - ss.s s.s -
NAys-nssA<s. n~<se&k. O~~Sbs ssssasr
Nsa~ n~hsle. i~skee, ss~nas t-s t~'ss sa~'~s-, A~
Issilsr n Non vnsxr ss.r. n-.e- naysm.n xr nss~o
NnsuAsa TAs<, prsyssa. rtA 0~s st~s sAuvA
ssnnw, 1hsus~eeH hnssssU A~as - wa~~~-u
Mr.. STUART then argued that, inwmnes sAc salI
W. not bes the Hsat~ tt~ rrcst ~ thc ssssmfss o.
4 conference cvsd noe be cua~&trv~i sA
Mr. GREEN replied that tIe r,@~s ~ sce~ssassts q,
comSkrsue couid be- sct<A uyxss IN tAA iwsrs n ss
ssns Time The qu~~sin sos npua th~ tl l~t wys1
agrccinq to tho report of the cmsnitssc 11ss sc,ss
cxpfUaAd the opinn IT G.c csu~sse tms v3t1sm sir
seaate bill nor the House Oncsdmsns ~xru~i the rta~
ION of the committee There oisv way ,F ssssA
inx The Senate bill the Ionss assn.inent execga Ny
rejecting the report Of the o,mnsift~~ ~ ~sEfssa~
Mr. CRlTlENDEN said that nc iil desire 10 osase