The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-04-16
Congress.
wAsursorox, April 8.

moved that the House adhere to it's
amendment.
Mr.. Bocock, Of Va. asked whoth-
er If this were agreed to, all chance
for settlement would be cut off.
The Speaker said he would de.
eide the question when the contin.
gepcies arise.
Mr.. Grow moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Seward moved tbatthe House
reeede from its amendment.
Mr.. English, Of Ind. appealed tt
Mr.. Montgomery to withdraw biz
motion.
Mr.. M. said it would afford him
great pleasure to do 80, but he could
not consent.
Much confusion prevailed, and va.
rious questions were asked regard.
ing the effect Of the vote.
The House proceeded to vote or
the motion to adhere to the House
amendment, and the question was
decided in the afiirmative-yeas 119
nays Ill.
A motion to reconsider was laid
on tho table.
Mr.. Branch offered a resolution
instructing the Com xfttee on tTays
and Means 10 report six bills. thus
separating the items in the Deficlcn.
cy bill rejected to-day. He said the
army was now far beyond the front.
ier, and cannot receive supplies MOI
advance nor recede unless Congress
should appropriate the money. lie
presumed that no gentleman here
desired the army to be cut to pieces
by fierce fanatics, or starved for wan,
OF provisions.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, opposed
the recolnmitment of the bill to the
Committee on Ways aud Meaus 8, anc
so far as he was concerned, was will.
ling that it be passed, provided the
friends of the Administration will
take tho responsibility.
Several Democrats explained thai
they voted against the bill on ac
count OF subjects having been intro.
duced into it not coming under the
head Of deficiencies.
Pending a vote to reconsider tn,
vote rejecting the bill the House ad
journed.
SESATE.-A discursiye debate OF
the expensive printing OF picture
books in connection with exploring
expeditions, took place.
MIR. Fessenden moved that Con.
gress should not order the publica.
tion Of any work until all the manu-
script Of the same was in.
The discussion was terminated by
a motion from Mr.. Johnson, of Ark.
to amend the public printing act
approved Aug, 1852, and that it he
discussed Thursday next. II the
amended bill shall pass, said Mr.. j.,
it will put stop to the abuses So
justly conplalneu Of.
Mr.. Gwin, Of CAL, repo ted bill
for the conveyance OF the mails,
troops, and stoves from the Missouri
River to California by railroad. He
recapitulated the provisions o: eacl,
section Of the bill and urged imme-
diate action. lie also quoted the
statistics Of the various routes, add
ing that the contractors would locate
the route between the territories.
Mr.. Broderick, of CAL, agreed
with his colleague in arguing immo
diate action. lie said that il the
32d arallel was followed it would
cost more to build a line north TO
San Francisco than from Salt Lake.
Three-iourths OF the population o:
California live in the northern por-
ton Of the State.
The subject was postponed until
tomorrow.
The Diplomatic and Consular Ap.
pointment bill was passed with verb
al amendments.
Tho bill for the restoration Of off
cers dropped by the Naval Retiring
Board was also passed.
Mr.. Douglas, from the Committee
on Territories, reported a bill for the
admission OF Arizona, with an
amendment.
Various bills relating to the Dis
trict Of Columbia were advanced a
stage.
The presiding officer Informed the
Senate that the President had ap-
proved the bill to acquire lands for
the Washington Aqueduct AMI also
the bill permitting Lieut.. Jailray to
accept OF a sword from the Queen Of
Spain.
On motion Of Mr.. Slidell, OF La,
the resolution proposing to besiow a
medal on Commodore Paulding was
taken up. Mr.. Slidell made it a
pr, text for reading a carefully pre-
pared speech, having disguised yet
palpablo bearing Oh the future OF
Central America and Cuba. Its
general scope WAS against private
and in tavor of national fillibuster,
ing. Mr.. S. made some telling
points in his speech.
The subject was placed on the cal
endcr for tomorrow. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 0.
HousE.-Mr. Lovejoy, of Illinois,
made an Intellectual effort to intro
duce resolution calling on the Sec
reiary OF War to inform the House
how many officers are absent from
their duties, ard at the seat Of Gov
ernment, and how many hold civil
offices or otherwise.
MIR. Branch, ofN. c., spoke with
reference to the re consideration of
the vOte hy which the dafic;apcv h;l