The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-06
Congressional.

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WASHINGTON, April 2s.-SENATE.-
The Kansas report being the special
order was taken up.
Mr.. Stuart of Michigan, who had
the floor from yesterday, made many
facetious hits. - = saae i
The ground of Mr.. Stuart's argu-
sment was in favor of Mr.. Crittenden's
amendment in preference to the miser-
able compromise.
/ Mr.. Pugh, of Ohio, replied at great
length to Mr.. Stuart, and closely fol-
lowed the various arguments he adj
duced. M
? Mr.. Pugh spoke till after o'clock
p. NJ.
Mr.. Doolittle, of Wis, made an
answer to Mr.. Pugh a2aa'''sa p : E (.
Al. this. stage of the. proceedings an
agreement was effected to adjourn and
finish the subject tomorrow.
The Senate accordingly adjourned.
HOUsE.-Mr Nichols, from the Print
ing Committee, reported a resolution to
print 1000 copies of the mechanical
part of the Patent Office Report, at
tone-third less than formerly. He re-
marked that general distribution cam
not be effected unless this system be
carried to excess. The resolution was
adopted. q ~ ~. = tn
| Mr.. English, from. the post Office
committee, reported a joint resolution,
in effect that the Postmaster General,
Attorney General and Secretary Of the
Treasury, make such arrangements for
the accommodation of the post office,
customhouse, and U. S. courts in Phil
adelphia, as shall best conduce to the
public service. 1t prohibits any in
crease Of the present appropriation,
and authorizes the President to sell
any of the buildings on the grounds
(which are not necessary for the public
service. JAFr17f TIRH g E<Nffc 81
The report of the majority on the
Fort Smelling case is signed by Morrill,,
Petit, and Morris, of Illinois, and con-
cludes with resolutions that the sale
was without authority of law, that the
action of the Secretary of War was a
grave official fault, that the provisions
: for the management of the sale were
so carelessly and injudiciously made as
to induce combination against the
Government. That John G.. Mather in
! making the purchase acted in violation
) of his official duty as Agent of the War
!, department, for the examination and
sale of the Fort Ripley Reservation
and declares the sale null and void
: The minority committee, Messrs.
a Burnett and Faulkner, say that there is
not one word in the testimony casting
the slightest imputation on the Secre.
tary of War; that the sale was fairly
) effected in consideration of military
: policy no longer requiring that Fort
/ Smelling should be retained as Fort
;. and that the property was sold at its
IL full and fair value, and that the Com
> missioners be discharged from the fur
Their consideration of the subject, and
the report of the committee be laid OF
e the table. = mn ..,.-r,,r
The House passed several bills
: among them the Senate bill providing
icf t1s Payment =! me Isasis.s =,
y penses in Utah during the present di'
turbance.
al The further consideration of Kansa
Sc was resumed. -sIs-trC
70 The matter was discussed by Nj
o, Howard and several other members {
ld the House, but no vote taken.
MS The House adjourned.
er APRIL 29.-SENATE.-The Senate +,
Is, fused by % against Is, to recede frol
re its amendment, striking out the provi
lry ion for the payment of reporters, an
ne section I'd Of the House Deficiency bi
I'M and on motion of Mr.. Toombs, a Con
'ht mittee Of Conference was appointed.
rs. The report of the Committee
Conference was taken up and discusse,
We Messrs. Broderick and Seward spea
TO tomorrow, which closes the debate
Iui The vote will probably be taken
'ht three o'clock.
!y' HoUsE.-The House resumed I'll
IN consideration of the Kansas report
Ike Mr.. Garnett moved that the furth
IN consideration of the subject be pos
res ponedstil the I'd Tuesday in May. ?
,ie Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, was tired
IN this mode of proceeding, and with
lth view to bring up the question directl
IN moved to lay the subject on the tab
ne. as test question. The motion w
&c, disagreed tool against 113.
nd Mr.. Jones said the vote just take
Is showed that the majority were n
We against the bill, and moved the pr
' "a vious question, which the House refuse
,h7. to second-1O3 against 107.
no Mr.. Garnett now wanted vote tak'
per on his motion to postpone to the
De Tuesday of May. Cries from the r
M publican side, agreed 800.
eat On motion of Mr.. Letcher, of v;
no the House, by 122 against 50, a
ac- journed. s'A 3s5 $50
leo HINTS FOR HoUsEKEEPERs. w
Is cut the following from an exchan!
,ch paper. ), The hints contained in it W
to- prove invaluable about the first of Ma