Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-29
Thirty-Frnh Congress-First session.
WASHINGTON, January 20, 1858
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| SENATE-A large number of memorials and petitions
presented, which referred to the appropriate
committees. Among the number one by Mr..
Brown from the trustees of the public schools of the city
of Washington praying grant of the public lands in
aid of common-school education in that city Also
petition from citizens of Georgetown, complaining of
the Long Bride the Potomac an obstruction
to the navigation of that city.
| On motion by Mr.. Davis, resolution adopted
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to communicate
to the Senate the report of J. Ross Browne, special
agent of the Indian Department, the late Indian
in Oregon and Washington Territories
After other morning business the Senate resumed the
consideration of the special order and Mr. Hale con-
Guided his remarks in opposition to the LecOmpton
stitution Mr.. Harlan having obtained the floor, the
further consideration of the subject postponed until
Monday next and after the consideration of executive
business, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Aftert the introduction
and appropriate reference of large number of bills and
the passage of sundry resolutions the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
(Ar. Bocock of Virginia. in the chair) and resumed
the consideration of the Presidents annual message
the question being agreeing to certain resolutions
referring it to the standing committees After consid-
cradle discussion the committee and reported the
resolutions to the House, and they agreed to,
together with referring much of the President S
message relates to the construction of rail road to
the Pacific ocean to aseect committee offteen- Union.
WASHINGTON, January 81, 1858
CENATE-l liz COmLIllLet Oh luc uUllC lilnuS IT.
ported back the Homestead bill, which made the
special order for the 9Th of February The Committee
Military Affairs reported bill to increase the army
by adding and companies to each regiment except
artillery instead of increasing the number of regiments.
call made on the Secretary of War for estimates
of salaries due to the Florida volunteers Mr. Doottes
resolution, giving medal to Commodore Pauldng, for
arrestng Gen. W alker, considered, and under
debate when this report closed.
HOUsE-The Committee of Ways and Means report
ed the fertilization, naval civil legislative, executive
Judiciary, and appropriation bills bill altering the
time Of holding the Courts of South Carolina passed
The Committee of Ways and Means reported bill
to supply the deficiency in the public prin-
ting, stated to be now due, for paper
alone, amounting to $4,000 The Senate BILL extern
ding the time for naval officers who were aggrieved by
the retiring board to make application for restoration
to the 9TH of April, was passed.
WASHINGTON, January %, 1858.
| SENATE.-The Senate not in session to-day.
| HoUsE.-A resolution adopted to enquire into
the expediency of making Baton Rouge port of entry
An Intellectual effort made to adopt resolution call
ing the President for correspondence to show how a1
the Mormons in state of rebellion to this govern
ment The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Court Claim bills Mr. Billinghurst made
speech in favor of the Pacific rail road motion to
adjourn till Monday was lost.