Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-19
From Washington.

tlOu WIS lcuu lTolu tie DVClOt"iJ VI thc
Navy, in answer to a resolution of the Sen
ate, expressing his opinion that transfer
of the revenue cutter service from the
Treasury TO the Navy Department would
be inexpcdicnt.
The joint resolution of the House in re-
lation to the tobacco trade of the United
States with foreign countries, was taken
up and pmsscd
Mr.. Brown offered resolution calling
on the President for a copy of the instruc-
tions of VIM. Carey Jones, and of the trans
actions of that officer during his special
mission to the government of Nicaragua.
Adopted.
MIR. Bigler, of Pa, moved to take up
his resolution declaring the creation of
public debt in time of pence to be incon-
sistcut with the true policy of the United
States, and in favor of an increase of the
tariff.
MIR. Bigler made an able, elaborate and
statistical speech, in support of the rcsolu-
tions
The Senate then went into executive
session, and afterwards adjourned.
WAs'INdroN, Feb. 8 Mr.. Hammond,
of South Carolina, from the Committee of
Finance, to which was referred the memo
rial of Mcssrs Runhardt & Co, and other
agents of steam lines between New York
and certain ports in Europe, asking mod
iticatou of certain laws relating to exporta-
tions for the benefit of drawback, submit
ted an adverse report on tile same; which
WAS agreed to.
Mr.. Hammond, of South Carolina, in
troduced joint resolution authorizing the
marshal of the United States for the dis
trict of South Carolina to lease certain
building; which he asked the indulgence
of tic Senate to havepasscd at once. Tho
motion was agreed to, and the resolution
was passed
The Senate resumed the consideration
of Mr. Biglcr's resolution "That in the
opinion of the Senate large public debt,
in time of peace is inconsistent with the
true policy of this country, and that Con-
grcss should proceed without delay to ad-
just the revenue to the expenditures"
Mr.. Toombs, of Gcorgin, proceeded to
speak at length against an increase of tariff
duties as proposed by MIR. Biglcr in his
speech of yesterday.
When he had concluded, Mr.. Clingman
of North Carolina, got the floor
Mr.. Slidcll, of Louisiana, moved to take
up his Cuba bill,
Mr.. Hunter wished to take up the con-
sular appropriation bill
Mr.. Hale, of New Hampshire, was ready
to meet the Cuba question now, but he
thought it better to annex Canada. lie
could furnish responsible parties who would
take the thirty millions (that it was known
could never acquire Cuba), and annex Cam
ada and hold it,
Mr.. Mason, of Virginia, hoped The Sen
ate would pass the Amisti,l claim. which
might facilitate negotiations for Cuba.
Mr.. Seward, of New York, regarded the
.Nmistad bill us the most atrocious act of
legislation Congress could possibly adopt,
and if that would help the Cuba question,
that would be an additional reason for yo-
ting against it.
the Cubu bill would pass at this session,
and would result in the acquisition of
Cuba.
After some futhc discussion, Mr.. Sill
dell l'smOtion prevailed by yeas 2S, nays17.
Mr. Doolttlc, of Wisconsin, offered an
amendment to the Cuba bill, striking ont
all and inserting a substitute to give the
President $4,000 to acquire the right OF
found colony in Yucatan or Central
America, for such free blacks as might
choose to emigratc thithcr. Adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, MIR.
Faulkner, of Virginia, from the Committee
on military affairs, reported a bill to rcim-
burse the State of Missouri for expenses
incurred in the Usage Iudian war; rcfcrr-
cd to the COMMITTEES of the whole. The
same gentleman reported resolution in
regard to the examination of the claims of
citizens of Oregon and Washington Terri
tories foT oXpenses incurred in rcpclling
Indian hostilities. The resolution was
then adopted. $50
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the house went
into committee of the whole on the lcgisa-
tive, judicial and executive appropriation
bill.
On motion of Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, tho
appropriation of st5, 900 for clerks in tho
Office of the surveyors genera S1s stricken
out, by ayes So, nays As.
MIR. Branch, of n. c., moved A amend
by reducing the appropriation Sf b; ;n90,-
600 for the purchase OF property intthe ci-
ty of New York by S215, ,00D. lIesahndcr,
stood that the government was i,lput to
purchase abuilding for tho use the T.,
=, courts for the lutter sum, but d. 2by the
terms ofits lease it WAS privileged to make
the nurchnsa fDr the suino suu5af nnv tiIna