Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL.


HousE, Mr.. Nilsson, of Va, from The Com
mittee on Commerce, reported bill fixing the
compensation of captains OF Revenue Cutters at
81, 500 first Lieut. 81 ,200 second Lieut. s LOG;
! third Lieut.. $1,000; Engineer Si,2dO0; Assist
ants 81 900 per annum. The compensation for
Officers and Sergants of marines to be fixed by
the President, not to exceed $40 per month, eX
elusive of rates The bill was passed.
Mr.. Cobb, of Ala, from the Committee on
, Public Lands, reported adversely ON the bill
granting public lands to the States for promo
f:ti6n If Agricultural and Mechanical Afts.2
Mr.. Waibridge, of Mich'i made a minority re-
port.
Mr.. Stephens of Ga, made an Intellectual at
tempt to take up the bill for admission Of Min
ncSota into the Union
The House them resumed consideration of the
bill to establish all auxiliary force for the protec
ton of life and property in Washington City.
After discussions the police bill the House
adjourned.
e SENATE Mr.. Fessendcn moved to call on the
Sec'y of War for Information 'eSpec;ingall CON
tracts1fur the Utah army, that haze 5ec,rIMade
without public notice. Agreed 10.
Also, u resolution that when the Senate ad-
Journ ON the first Monday in june it he tn meet
on the first Monday in November Laiduver.
The Diplomatic appropriation bill was taken
up and passed. 'f -
Mr. CTiuenden moved that the vote by which
the bill for building IL telegraph line to Utah
was postponed till December next, be reconsid-
e. ed. Laid over.
Mr.. Houston gave notice that on Monday he
wGuld move for ProtectOrate over Mexico.
I Mr.. Polk spoke on his amendment for an Eas-
tern terminus of the Pacific Railroad. If the
mouth of the Big Sioux he the terminus, 81
States are entirely South of that parallel, and
only -four degrees North oft, while the parallel
carried to the Pacific, would interest CaEala,
and be as near Montreal as Baltimore. He
OLE cd q nd nf lac raj
81 over all the other routes. There is no TIM
! melting to be done, and no grade 80 steep on
the H. & o. Railroad. For n thousand miles,
the grade is 20 feet per mile, and the average
grade of the whole road, is only 33 l-3 feet per
mile. tsl,f+:.E :s.t
Mr. Polk believed the completion OF the work
will tax the utmost energies of the country. 1t
transcends in magnitude the Chinese wall. The
entire country wants it, and believes the fitness
of time has now come for it's commencement.
Mr.. Mason argued against the Government
inRUgurating new system of bOuntieS payable
in advance, with a view of investing labor and
capitultO undertake work Expectations held
ont To contractors are Missionary. The road
will cost from to 200,00O,oOO. The Govern-
ment gives $25,00O,00U in muney, and $25, 600,
0O0 acres of land. VIII any substantial con-
tractor fake such risk? He is frcibly impress
sed with conviction, that if the Government can
be induced to touch this thing with little fin
ger, it will have to pay for it,
Mr.. Hale was in favor of a Pacific Railroad,
without saying when or how it shall he built.
Mcssrs. Polk, Hale and DOolittle joined in de-
bate, when Mr.. Foote added to his original
amendment, that all iron used in the railroad to
be of American manufacture Postponed till
tomorrow. .7s..'r
The Clerk of the House notified the Senate of
the appointment of Committee of Conference,
Messrs. English, Stevens and Hoard. Adj
iOurned