Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-12-19
-sTRIY-FIFrH coEezEss-aED SESSION

WASHINGTON, December IS -HSuss-Mr.
coilius, Of MasEaeaulstts, gaze noiee Of his
mention 10 Introduce 9 bill to notify the
tariff Law and to impose specific duties on
other articles to which That principle can be
kir. Bowie. Of Maryland, introduced 4 joint
resolution to be passed. with A view 10 obtain
a Modification or reelection Of duty on Ameri-
can tobacco By foreign gOvernmen'B. Referred
to the COMMITTEES on Agriculture.
ne consideration Of the Judge WatrOus' i'm
peachment case was then resumed.
MT. Stephens, Of Georgia, said that this was
tie hTst time 80 attempt had been made 70 in-
peach 4 Federal ofhcer for corruptlons 9 fact
which could not be applied to any other coun-
Try. The Impeachment must not oniy be for
an sfsuse bat for a high crime and nistemean-
OF, and The HqJse must fire.. determine the Of
fence according to the principles Of the con-
mon law X true, as the Spencer memorial
says, that Judge Wstrous became secretly and
frauduientiy interested In land claim with the
purpose Of iitigating IN his own court, il wou'd
be corruption, and the charge should forthwith
be investigated BY the Senate. He, however.
had failed to see one Wbit IN the evidence es-
tabiiehing such 8 fact; nor was It true that
Judge Watrous concealed bis interest In certain
land cases pending in bis court for four years
until he was detected. The mau, whether high
or low, who would deliberately SANDER another,
be would not believe on cath.
Messrs. Craig, Of North Carolina. Milison.
Of Vermont, and Reagan, Of TeXss, iaterpos-
ing, made explanations, which, however, did
not satisfy Mr. STEPHENS, who In The course Of
bis remarks said that If judge WaFirous made
errors Ia his rulings theg could have been cor
reetsd by appeal 70 the United States Supreme
Court.
Mr. Houston, Of Alabams, said that the
resolution, heretofore reported from a portion
OF the Judiciary Commitiee thst lodge Wat
Fops ought to be impesched, did not pass upon
the guilt OF innocence Of the aecussi hat was
for the senate, The only competent Court, 70
decide. He argued that an ofense must not
Necessarily be such ~ is indietsble at Law, 10.
order 70 be an impeachment, and cited In sup
port Of bis argument The case Of Judge Pick
ering, who was dismissed from his office, the
charges against bin being drunkenness on the
bench.
The resolution pending was in favor Of i'm
parchment, for which the House BY Ill against
%, adopted as a Substitute thet the testimony
taken before the Judicisry Committee in the
case of Jusge Hatrous, is insufficient 70 Justify
the preferring OF articles Of Impeachment
against him for high crimes and nisdemeanors.
The resolution as thus amended was agreed
to, BY a vote Of lib yeas, against So nays.
Mr. B3yce called up the report made by The
Committee on Elections, At the last session,
setting forth that in consequences Of the ia
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election held in November, 1851, in the Third
Congressional District Of Maryland, and said
election was an unfair one, aud should there
fore be declared void, and the speaker be re-
quested 10 notify the Governor OF Maryland OF
tue fact.
Mr.. Boyee offered aresolutioR admitting Mr..
Whyts, who contested the right OF Mr.. Harris
to a seat on the floor Of the House during the
consideration Of the subject with the right to
speak, pending The consideration OF the TesO-
luton. Adjourned.
Senats-FariOus memorials were presented
Of but little general importance, with the ex-
ception Ct one from tue CONVENTION Of Iron
Masters, which met in Philadelphia, December
20lh, 1919, on which Senator Cameron of Penn
s~ylyaHia addressed The Senate, showing BY the
tables prepared BY the Secretary Of the Treas
ury Tia. a. v0l0rem duties on iron is alike OPP
posed 10 the interest Of the Government and the
consumers Of foreign iron aud steel.
IN Senate decliaed 20 cali up Mr.. Cling
mans resolution fer the sbTogatiOn n the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, by a vote % 2g 10 p.
After an Intellectual attempt to take np the
Pacific Railroad Bil-the vote being % yeas
to % BsyE-the senate went into Executive
session, but viii probably result in Iubiic pro-
ceedings.
W~AsHISeroN, December I5.-Mr. Cameron
OF Pennsylvania, IN bic speech in the Senate.
to-day, on the occasion Of presenting the ne
mortal Of the Convention II Iron Masters,
demonstrated his position from elaborate sta
ustics. The iron manufacture gives an impe-
tus 20 our agricultural ard commercial inter
ests. The manufacture OF 1 600 tous of pig
iron employs seventy men, OF, with their fami-
lies, supports $50 persons earning annually
81 600 ibe present Manufacture Of / O00,-
900 tons represent immense and varied agri-
cultural, commercial and financial interests
He quoted certificates from Philadelphia and
q naaHan --alkHaFaE@ .ha.-s-- Hh-N L. 4
Of foreign iron is not advantageous to their
business, which is better when all branches Of
industry are active. The prices Of British
Irons huctuate greatly for instance the quota
tions for pig iron at Glasgow have huctuated
from S33 TO SO 50, aud for bar iron from
500 so to SIS.
How, then, can We justify a system Of eu-
ties which Is liable to such fuctuation and I'M
certainty. Besides, Gd rdlOTem duties induce
the imports Of inferior iron which have been
the cause Of accidents on railroads, wearing
frOn fifteen to seventy per centum, while good
American iron wears only one per centum.
Dir. Cameron saw DO remedy but the establish
msnt of- specific du:y. An ad UGlOrem duty OF
30 per cent on the average New YORK market
price for the past i've years gives nine dollars
and niBety-siX cents per ton. Iron masters
will be content with d specific duty Of nine
dollars per tor for pig, and eighteen dollars
per ton for bar iron.
The memorial presented By Mr.. Cameron
was ordered to be printed.
The Vice President has appointed jefferson
Davis, of Mississippi, on the Senate Printing
Committee, in place Of Mr.. Clingman resigned
Among the petitions presented in the Senate
to-day, was one for Mr.. Wright, bookseller
on Broadway, n. Y, asking Congress 70 pur-
chase and circulate gratuitously A large edi-
tion Of the book Of Mormon.
After an executive. session Of three hours.
the doors were re-Opened, and the Senate sd-
journed.
WAsHINGrOK, December I5-The Senate
in Executive Session, disposed of much bust
ness today.
The appointment Of c. n. Pine, editor Of
the Chicago Head, was confirmed as u. ;.
Marshal, fer the Northern District Of Illinois.
All the Illinois appointments which were made
during the recess Of Congress. were confirmed
without OF position, together with the sppoint-
ments made in other States. The treaties
with China and Japan were ratified, and the
appointments Of Hon Wm. Preston, as Minis
ter TO Spain, Gen. Ward, Of Ga, as Minister
to China, aud Hon >. Clancy Jones az Minis
ter 20 Austris, were also confirmed. On the
confirmation Of the last named appointment
there was a party division on the votes
It's stated that Hon. Jas. b Clay, repre-
sentative in Congress from The Eighth Dis
uict CT Kentucky, has written a letter deciin- 1
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WAEHTNGToN, December 10 There is now
much less apprehension OF trouble with Great
Britain, than was anticipated when tha intel
ligence was first received respecting the recent
even s IN Central America.
The rumorst that the President intended send
ing to Congress a war message, are not well
founded The AdminisiTati0n has still under
consideration this important subject. and its
most prominent friends say that ITS a~ccepta-
ton VIII be such as will meet the reaeot able
expectations Of he country.
The correspondence called for BY the TesoIu.
tion Of the Committee or Foreign Affairs was
sent to the House to-day, and will be PRESENTED
Tomorrow until which tine 1t will not be sc-
Cessible. Y is known, however, from die
patches Of Commodore Mcintosh that after the
steamer Washington was boarded b. British
CfhceTs, be demanded an explanation, when
Captain Oldham disclaimed any intention to
exercise the right Of search, SAYING that be
had merely boarded the Washington to get the
news, and AFTER it Was known that an English
Government officer was among the passengers.
Ia other words, they had merely made the usual
friendly visit, The same ss cur officers make 10
British vessels.
Sir William Gore Ousley, and bis Secreta-
~ explained the latter pretty much in The same
way, but the prominent fast occurs, However,
IN The correspondence that Great Britain ex-
e~rcisss a prosectorate over The Mosquito King
dom. 81 Nm. Gore Ousely's Secretary said
that Great Britain had abandoned the right of
search, and that therefore, the visit vas not
undArit It lie further stated that q meet
wss held at Greytown, when the inbabit-
aats resolved to maintain their independence.
and applied to Sir William Gore Olsley to as
them 10 - dsiHs. He Informed then that
proposition should received due consider
alton 10 the proper quarter, and that justice
should be done 70 all parties I
Commodore MeIatosh thinks the explana-
lation Of the British visit to the Washington ,
satisfactory, frank and fair
Inc feet surgeon reports the health Of the
such that be should no longer re-
main o. the station. ,
S%UsPESsI0E OF THE UEIvEsI-T.-tn cOnse- :
Iaenee Of an unusual amount Of sickness, and
ke three deaths. beretofore announced amon0