The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-06-19
Congress-.
WASHINGTON, June 4.


S39, in relation to the Northeastern boun
dairy, with such notifications as will make
it applicable to the present controversy ir
regard to the right Of search and visitation
The bill thus revived puts at the disposal
OF the President, to be used when necessary
to resist the CLAIMS of Great Britain, the ma
val and military forces and the militia Of the
United States, and authorizes him to call in.
to service $4,000 volunteers. 1t also dispo.
sa $40, 10000 with the right to borrow the
SANE; a'so, if he deems necessary to send a
special ambassador to Great Britain.
The act is to continue in force for sixty
days after the next meeting of Congress
The bill con!ers these powers in the pre-
else language OF the act of 1889, except that
it strikes out the word boundary" and in
serts visitation and right of search" with
yew other verbal alterations, 1tonferrng,
! in ihct, she same power on Mrs Rpchapan as
was conferred on Mr.. Van Buren,
The miscellaneous appropriatiafs6ill W as
the discussed, and various ameAnents were
made The ST. Clair Flats amendment was
voted down.
Mr.. Seward called up the resolution res
pebting the Adjournment, and called for
ayes and naycs, on agreeing to the House
amendment proposing to adjourn on the lctn
inst C,ried-29 to %. Both Houses viii,
adjourn on Thursday.
The private calendar was then taken up.
Ai.er the passage of sixty or seyedty 9TH
er private bills the Senate adjourend.
HoUsE---The House amended the Scnates
resolution for the extension Of the session
by substituting Thursday next, and passed
it / 9 against ST.
The House passed the bill confirming the
IN fh.ir ie-ls in, la siDp nt
their lands in Illinois. They also concurred
in the Senate. ament to the diplomatic and
consular apPriaiion bill, striking on, the pro-
viso eoafling the appropriation stfict'y TO
the fsra, wear ending June 80, 1853.
Mr.. Babcock asked leave to introduce
bill au,hotizinc the Secretary oIthe Navy
to cause 20 be construct ID, without unre.S-
oprhie delay bv contract or at the navy
yards, ten propeller sloops OF war, or dis
patch vessels with full steam power, and Of
a drau.ht Of water not exceeding , feet, to
he constructed and equipped, and arranged
both for speed and war steamers; also
one Side wheel steamer of 4 draHght not ex
ceedag s feet, armed and equipped for SER
vice in the Chinese seas.
The bill appFopriates for these purposes
81 300. 600.
NJ. Hatch ofNev New York, said he wo'd
move for the construction of three war stea-
mers for the Northwestern lakes. Object
ion was made to the inti oduction Ct the
bin.
Mr. Bobcock moved suspension Of the
rules, which motion failed 121 against Sc
not two-thirdS-
The private calendrr was then considered
altlr viii, the House adjourned.
June 5.
Nothing Of interest orimportancc, save
the nnr ouncenent Of thr death Of Gen. Hen
derson, Senator from Sexas. and the euio-
ci,tic speeches of Mr. Houston, Davis Git
tend.n. Reid iiayne, and Seward.
.HorsE-The Siil for the admission Of Or
egOn in the Union was referred to The com
mittec on Territories.
Resolutions announcing the death or Sen
ator Henderson, were received.
Messrs Bryan Of TeIas, and Quitman Of
Miss. delivered euloei:s. Customary resc
iutions Of respect and condolence were pass
ed aad the House adjourned.
Washington. June :.
The Senate passed the naval appropriation +
bill.
Mr. Mallory moved an amendment provid-
ing for the construction Of ten steam sloops .
Of war.
Mr. Hale proposed TO reduce the number
10 six. Lost 81 10 %.
The original motion was also loS'-2i 10 80. 4
At a later period an amendment authori- /
zng the construction Of five proPeIers and .
one side wheel steamer for the China seas
adOpted-lS tolT.
An amendment giving the President pow
er 10 issue letters of marque IN certain cases
was rejected by vote of 40 10 6.
+l,rpI OF n
renewal Of the discussion Of the recent Irit-
sh outrage in the Gulf. From the tone OF
.he debate it is evident that with one or two
exceptions the members of the Senate are
iisinclncd to adopt any measures which will
1recipitate an issue with Great Britain on
he question.
M. Bigler introduced bill repeating the
Atlantic telegraph act of March, 1857.
The army appropriation was discussed
md $40, 600 voted for the alteration ~Of the
bid arms into breech loading ones, of which
sum s.. 200 is to test the adaptability of
Wards magazine hammer for Maynard's
primers.
The appropriation for the pay Of the For
da volunteers Of 1857, $685., 900, provoked
debate as did the Military committees am
,ndment TO devote $50, 900 to the FL Paso
wagon route, and Mr.. Douglas amendment
rom the Committee on Territories to appro-
,riatc 800, 900 for its extension to Aibu-
luerque, all of which, however, were passed.
HousE--The House went into committee
N the Scnate's amendment 10 the tnissela
,eous appropriation bill.
Debate ensued on the Senate amendment
n regard to the arrangement with Gales
;eaton for printing the American State pa
,ers.
Washington, June 8.
SEHATE-Bills were passed granting pen
ions to the widows of General Gaines and
Jones.
Considerable discussion followed the pro-
,osai of Mr. SIidell to limit the pensions to
heir widowhood, which was not agreed to.
Mr.. ToombS, of Ga. bitterly opposed the
tensions, while Messrs. Davis. Houston and
,thers paid warm tributes to the memory of
iaincs, aud charged a want of gallantry on
he par. Of the S nator.
Mrs Gaines was in the gallery, and was
loubtless edited by the debate.
HorsE.-Mr Savage, Of Tenn, said as the
'riend of Mr.. Hughes in the difficulty be-
ween him and Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, grow
ng out of language used duri the debate
IN the Minnesota election case, had met Mr..
Il. Peck, the frie I'd of Mr. Hughes, and they
,ad come to the opinion that no hostile
meeting was necessary, and stated that the
matter had been settled on terms honorable
10 both gentlemen.
The House passed the bill prov ding for
keeping and disbursing all public documents
through the Secretary Of the Interior.
On motion j. Clancy Jones. The House
went into Conn., ittee Of the Whole, on the
state of the Union on the Senate amend
ments to the miscellaneous appropriation
bill.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
CAPITOL extension gave rise to debate, dur
ing which Mr.. Taylor Intellectually sought to
amend il by proviso that no part Of the
money shall be applied to the interior paint
Jocorot;pv IF tho Tn pifo1