The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-02-17

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ted States. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the con-
sderation of the amendments from the
Committee Of the Whole on the state of
the Union to the Executive, Judicial and
Legislative appropriation bills.
The Executive Appropriation Bill was
considered and the striking out of the
following items concurred in: 100000
for mileage, next Congress $4,000
for repairing furniture and boxes OF MEM
bers upwards of $40, 900 for the Con-
gressional Globe $lOO, 600 for the San
Francisco Mint; $23, 900 for the N. Y.
Assay Office; S235,OOO for purchasing
property now leased by N. Y. Courts,
and few smaller items, and adding
$4,000 to supply deficiencies in print
ing appropriations.
The bill then passed by l6 majority.
Mr.. Branch from the Foreign Com
mittee, reported back the Cuba $4,000
600 bill, which was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Davis of Miss, gave notice that
when the bill came up he should move
to strike out the word purchase" and
substitute therefor the word .'take."
Mr.. Phelps reported the Post Office
Appropriation Bill.
The House then proceeded to consid-
err the Nebraska contested seat. but with
out concluding adjourned. pha Il
FEB. II, SENATE.--Mr. Yulec, from
the Committee on Post Offices, reported
a bill to abolish the ranking privilege.
Mr.. Seward called up the case of the
Indiana Senator's. He desired the ques-
ton as involving principle of transcend
ant importance. The State of Indiana is
now unrepresented in the Senate of the
United States. He denied that the de-
cision of the Senate is absolute and ire
versatile He could not conceive how
Senator'S could maintain that the decision
is an irrevocable judgment, and he took
issue with those who SO maintained
The Senate's action is legislative and not
judicial, and hence is not final but sub
ject to reconsideration.
He proceeded, then, to demonstrate
that the Senate was bound to give the
Indiana case reconsideration, and that
State had just right to be heard by the
men she had chosen to represent her.
She had entrusted her case neither to him
(Seward) or to the Senator from Illinois,
(Trumbull) but only to her own Sena-
tors.
Mr.. Bright said he had wished TO make
reply, but his friends had advised him
to leave the case of himself and colleague
in their hands, and he would seek anoth-
err occasion to reply.
A good deal Of incidental discussion
arose as to whether vote to lay the mat
ter on the table should be equivalent to
final decision in the case or not AT
length a vote was taken on the mere mo-
ton that it lay on the table. The reso-
luton on the Indiana case was finally
laid on the table. all Republicans voting
nay.
Mr.. Clingman spoke on the Cuba
question, advocating the acquisition Of
the island. Mr. Doolittle replied.
FEB. 12, SENATE.-Mr. johnson, of
Tenn, brought forward his resolution
that the President be instructed to re-
quest the heads of Departments to pre-
pare their estimates for 1860, on basis
not exceeding S4O,O0O,OoO, exclusive Of
the interest on the public debt, and that
part of the Presidents Message be re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Gwin moved to refer it to select
committee composed Of the chairmen of
the various committees.
Discussion ensued, in which retrench-
ment was advocated on both sides, but
the subject was postponed, to take up the
private calendar.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the con-
sideration of the Oregon bill.
The bill was discussed at length, and
number of amendments offered, but
voted down The bill was then passed
as it came from the Senate, by ia yeas
to 1903 nays. The announcement of the
result was greeted with applause and
much confusion.
FEB. II, SENATE.-The Senate met at
IL o'clock this forenoon. .4E
Messrs. Seward and Fessenden, re-
spectively, presented memorials from
the cities Of New York and Portland,
respecting the working Of the reciproci-
ty treaty. Referred. 8 L3saaoII
After the transaction of various other
business, Mr.. Hunter took the floor to
express his views on the tariff.
Messrs. Lane and Smith, Senators
from Oregon, were sworn and took their
seats.
Mr.. Hunter presented the credentials of
Mr.. Toombs, who is elected for anoth-
er term from Georgia. sa as4
Mr.. Hunter then spoke at length upon
the tariff, opposing an increase of duties,
but fayoring reduction Expenditures
From Port An Prince.
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