Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-06

day, Mr. johnson, of Tennessee submitted
the following resolution:
Resolced That so much Of the Presidents sec
ond annual message us relates to reduction Of the
expenditures OF the Government of the United
States which is in the following words. to wit. Il
invite Congress to institute rigid scrutiny to as
certain whether the expenses in ali the Depart
ments cannot be still further reduced and / prom
Use them all the aid in my power in pursuing the
investigation be referred to the Committee on HI
nance, and that said committee hereby instruc-
ted, after first comforting with and obtaining all
"aid" and information from the President and
heads of the Departments indicated in the Presi
dents message. to report bill reforming rs far as
possible all abuses. if any, iu the application OF
the appropriations made by Congress for the sup
port Of the various Departments, and which will
reduce the expenditures to an honest. rigid, eco
nomical administration of the Government
Mr.. J. earnestly advocated the adoption Of
this resolution, stating that the expenditures
of the Government had increased $500 per
cent above the population: and if things
should continue to 90 on ut that rate, VIC
would before long become bankrupt.
Mr.. HUNTER had no objection to the oh
iect which the Senator from Tennessee had
in view, but he thought the Committee on Fl
nance had not time to make such a radical
change in the expenditures of the Govern
ment, as this sweeping reform looked to. 1t
would be better to call on the various Exccu-
tive Departments to point out where economy
could be applied, or devolve the duty upon Il
select committee.
4 long discussion cnsucd.
Mr.. STUART moved to amend by inserting
after the word possible" the words ''thc
expenditures and" which was agreed TO.
Mr.. HUNTER moved to amend by striking
out the words ''the Committee on Finance"
and inserting, "a select committee to consist
of seven members"
Without taking the question on this amend
ment. the Senate went into Executive session.
Gov. Morgan, of New York, in his Mes
sage Just sent in to the Legislature of that
State, says:
sThe State of New York has consistently
maintained conservative attitude with re-
gard to those Of her sister states which cher
ish systems of labor differing from her own.
Disciaiming all right or wish to interfere with
the domestic concerns of any community out
side of her own limits she insists on her right
70 maintain, wherever the issue shall be iegl'
timately presented, the superiority OF liberty
over slavery, whether as IA condition OF per.
sonal endowment, of intellectual and moral
development. or Of social and general well
being"
This is very general--but it is brought to
the point, by his adding
"She wages no war upon the institutions
nor the interests of her sister states. While
frankly avowing that should the legal excl'l-
sion of slavery from the Federal Territories
conduce TO the diminution of its influence,
and the limitation Of its existence throughout
our country and the world, that fact. so far
from constituting an objection, wonld afford
an additional reason for her emphatic adher'
ence to the policy Of restriction"
The English of which is, no more "slave
States" if New York can prevent it, accord
ing to this Governor.
In Baltimore. on Tuesday morning ne
GRO man was deliberately shot down and kill
ed. in grog shop, by white man, named
Potee. Mr.. Williamson, druggist, commit
ted suicide. by taking prussic acid The
Coroners jury in the starvation case can
not agree. The Baltimore County Court
have determined to give separate trials TO
Cropp and Corrie.
Tn addition to what is said to be now GER
tain. that the Pension Bill recently passed
nv the House of Representatives, cannot pass
the Senate-it may be added, that even those
who favor the measure admit that the House
hill should be materially amended-as IN It's
present shape, it is imperfect, and requires
too large draft upon the Treasury,
We have received the first number OF the
Uampden Sidney Magazine, monthly pc
riodical, under the cditorship of the literary
societies, of Hampton Sidney College. 1t Is
a very creditable magazine
We have, also, received the January num-
her of the American Farmer. published IN
Baltimore: an old and excellent periodical
The Washington States ridicules the Agr''
cultural Convocation in Washington. FIRST
aimee il has met land be it remembered the
members were all requested to meet by the
Secretary of the Interior, let us see what VIII
be done. Ifgood comes--let no one object
to that.
The Richmond Dispatch says that the
Messrs. boswell have been offered the enor-
NOUS sum of SlS,5O0 for their celebrated
brood mare Nina and her three colts ana
their FLY Fannie Washington
Miss Mary Brawley, of Hartford conn.,
won a gold bracelet at ball in that city the
other evening, for wal@ing without cessation
for fifty-one minutes This is certainly some
thing new in the gitt line.
Dispatches from Mobile to Lord Napier
announce the arrival Of the British war
....mer Basiiisk, with one hundred and forty
.b;pwrecked Americans. Our Government
b.. No official information on the subject
In addition to the gentlemen from ,irsl-
mia named yesterday, Col. Tuley and Mr. 3
S. Bradford attend the Agricultural conVoc"-