The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-03-03
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THIRTY.FIFTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION

tempt was made to impair the efficiency
or abolish altogether the New York AS
say office, but it was voted down, IA
against 38. The branch mint at Char
lottee and Dahlonega were abolished and
the sites ordered sold.
Mr.. Hale of N. H., moved as an addi.
tional section to repeal the restriction
clause of the act to admit Kansas. The
Oregon Senators to do for her as they,
themselves, had been done by.
Messrs. Lane and Smith said, when
Kansas came before Congress seeking
admission they would act by her Justly
Mr. Douglas of ILL.,, took the floor and
was proceeding to say that his sentiments
were well known. They have undergone
no change and he did not expect they
would change. He held that Kansas
ought to come in irrespective of the CEN
sus, with such constitution as she shall
choose; hence he did not admit of the
necessity Of the appropriation. He want
ed either the appropriation stricken out
or the representative clause repealed.
Mr.. Green of Mo-, entered his protest
against the introduction of the exciting
and infamatory subject. He mentioned
that he was to day authorized to report
against constitution framed at Leaven-
worth and which had been offered by the
Senator from New York, and that he was
delaying it at the instance of the dele
gate from the Territory, who says that
the people do not want to come in under
that constitution. Adjourned.
FEB. %. SENATE.-The Executive
Appropriation bill was taken up. The
question required on Mr.. Hale's amend
ment repeating the restrictive clause in
the Kansas act.
Mr.. Stewart said he should vote against
taking the census of Kansas.
Mr.. Seward spoke in favor of the repeal,
and Mr.. Brown made strong Southern
speech.
The amendment was rejected by a
vote of 10 to 27, and the bill finally pass
ed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hughes, of Ind, made
another unsuccessful motion to suspend
the rules, to enable him to introduce a
bill, reviving the tariff of 1916.
The House went into committe on the
p. O. bill
Mr.. Montgomery of Pa, offered an
amendment, repeating the present tariff,
and reviving the act of 1916, with an
amendment imposing specific duties on
iron, DC.
The Chairman. Mr.. Hopkins of Va,
ruled the amendment out of order, on
the ground of irrevalency.
Gentlemen on both the Democratic
and Republican sides conceded with the
chair.
Mr.. Montgomery appealed from the
decision, and proceeded to show that he
was acting in accordance with the rules
of the House, a tariff bill having in 1855,
been ordered by Mr.. Letcher, as an
amendment to the civil and diplomatic
bill.
The decision of the chair was sustain
ed. Ayes 100, nays not counted.
FEB. "a. SENATE.-Mr. Hunters mo-
ton that the Senate meet daily at IL
O'Clock, was agreed to.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of the
Interior, inclosing report of the wagon
roads constructed under the authority of
the United States.
Mr.. Bright announced that had he
been present last night, he would have
voted against Mr.. Hale's amendment.
Mr.. Fitch, from the Committee on
Printing. introduced a joint resolution
authorizing the Superintendent of Public
Printing to purchase paper in open mar
ket till new contracts can be made, as
owing to the failure of the contractor to
furnish supply. the printing threatens
to be stopped.
HoUsE.-Mr. Bocock, from the select
committee of inquiry into the abuses OF
naval contracts, presented majority re-
report.
The resolution appended say the testi-
mony proves the existence of glaring
abuse in the Brooklyn navy yard. which
have been growing for long series OF
years that the coal agency is in the
hands of incompetent persons, aud needs
reforming. That the Secretary of the
Navy is not censurable in the matter OF
the live oak contracts for the machinery
for the seven sloops of war. On the other
hand, Sherman d. Richie join in state
ment, and a resolution setting forth, that
the Secretary, with the sanction of the
President, abused his discretionary pow
er in selecting coal agents, and in the
purchase of fuel that the live oak con-
tract with Swift was made in violation oil
law and to the injury of the public SER
vice. That the distribution by the Sec
rotary of Government patronage, at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, among members
of Congress. is corrupting in its inhu-
ence, and injurious to the public service,
that the President and Secretary by re-
ceiving and considering the party rela-
lions of bidders for contracts and the eff
feet of awarding contracts upon pending
elections has set an example dangerous
to public safety and deserving the reproof
of the House. That the appointment of
Daniel b. Martin Chief Engineer to be
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