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fl'o -bnnmba ,IlsbwoW AsHIsoroN, Jan. 25:I 1
Y SEsAl4fls,72 = Mi: a,Pugh rose @g question II
privilege on the sub biect of The report of the
IE4ecatiEe Session Whicfr had appeared IN the
1 New York papers, and especially the Herald
HE hsnSdssd the H7s,rld to The. Secretary to
read the correspondence. = ~ d.. ,tt,f;9
IaEArs Criteenden suggesting that 1t. MAS out
1 QE0rdeF,, itwass stoppedkaac IL YrnsH ,e,nAH 81.
orr Mr., Pn9h expressed In moderate but decis
ded 'lahkIisge bis ,disapppbation Of such, a
breachuofnthe cenfdence or the Senate. VI 20 * !,
itA Me-. Fitch agneed with Mr. sRngh an de-,
nbqancing the improperly of the correspond
tepce. | e Sis2ajI nij sihIoo;n2Q roqGuoosI I.iinI
=, MrD Davis characterized the correspondence
as untrue, and said that he had appledIto the
fSepstor from Illinois, [Douslasl no such lam
Eghage as was therein reported, ~" 20 %
HfI M. Douglas agreed ii this assertion. s'rc Fc
:, Mr. Davis would suggest an inquiry into
the ntfenne agaipst the Senate In agreeing
Fin condemnation dof the effence, he said
amidst much laughter that he had accidently
l6scSver9a ahd cofnt uri7sated tho fact to itke
Vice President that there wasta = small room
within earshot of the N E. corner Of the lob
by, having no egress except by a trap door.
two black cats He would suggest an inves-
ttigation as to whether workmen had been
bribedi to construct hiding places, for caves
drpppers. Anyhow there is a cat hole in the,
northeast corner of the lobby. '''''[' 4
r. Mr.. Mason said the experience Of Senators
mutt have indicated that information of secret
transactions in the Senate is obtained less
from the eavesdropping persons than from q,
breach of confidence on the part Of some one
enjoying confidence He referred, as an ex-s
ample, to the secret deliberations on a treaty.
tyeor six years since which were daily spread
abroad in the newspapers. He. concluded with.
some remarks on that portion of the press cor
respondents vino cater for the depraved taste
Of the public. t5'i"c 5h5 lat:- z1G2y nei I
. The subject was then dropped. rj}to g.,:5ata
+ Mr.. Green, submitted a resolution calling for
the correspondence of, Mr.. Nugent, special
agent at ,Vancover's Island and Columbia,
which was adopted. ''.'l 'soaF ah5 23Gm ~
r The Pacific Railroad bill was thentaken up.
+ With the exceptions Of brief ;reparks from
Mr., Wilson, who Offered an additional amend
nlent, and from Messrs. Simmons, Broderick
and Davis, Mr.. johnson Of Tenn, occupied
the whole day 10 explaining why he would
vote against the 7bil,t which he considered
neither necessary act under the war-making
power Of the Constitution, nor as test of De-
mocracy S''~'' -'''i14 @selA DIE 5e5I"Tch cI'3
/, The discussion Of Mr.. iSlide1's Cuban report
was assigned for Monday next.ssnraf 10 a,1sI
i HsBsE Mr.. English, of Ind, from the P.
O. Committee, made an adverse report on the
n,amorial of the Mount Vernon Association,
asking that the regents thereof be granted the
.franking privilege, the Committee being of
opinion that sal privilege ought to be restrict
ed rather than extended. Also an adverse
report on a memorial proposing the abolition
of the P. o. Department. q .ijl@gL&Io ritr
. On motion of Mr. English the Com.
mittee on Post Offices was discharged from
further, consideration of the memorial of Chas.
Butterfeld, praying for the establishment of |
aline ofsteamers between the principal Amer
ican and Mexican ports on the Gulf of Mexi- !
co. He moved to refer the matter to the |
Committee on Commerce. r:-.-..-.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, the me-
mortal was tabled by 80 to 49, 'I'7"s' i..I" y
Mr.. English made similar reports with re-
gard to the memorial. of "A. L, Becker, and |
associates, for mail steamer to South Amer
lea :. - s. '..-'' - q. ''s'
The motion was agreed to, l13 against 80.
Mr.. Covode, OF Pa, said he did not wish it |
to be considered that he voted against the bill |
because the p. o. Department during the late |
Pennsylvania election had clerk to spare to |
go into his district to operate against him. |
[Laughter.] ID aE Ea .lD-4y = -ia a.n
Mr. English reported bill regulating the |
payment OF the postage on newspapers and |
periodicals. 1t provides that periodical deal
ers may receive their bundles on paying post
age thereon, the same as regular subscribers.
Maps, engravings, photographs, ETC., pay a
postage OF one cent per ounce or fraction of |
an ounce. The bill proposes to punish per-
sons who receive money for postage but fraud |
ulently withhold it, or who fail to deliver let |
ters taken out of the office addressed to 9TH
ers. The bill was referred to the Committee
OF the Whole on the Stgte of the Union. Il
Mr.. Wood, from the p. o. Committee, re-
steamships from certain ports in the U. s. to
Great Britain. Is 10 s.1..,g 9Gj q, 5,-......,.,:
The House went into Committee on the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
An amendment apprOpriating $1,000 for
the Japan mission was discussed and finally
adopted by one majority. @ gai7..t-9 -9'a-5l
During the proceedings Mr. Curry, of Ala
bama, compared foreign missions to hospitals
for broken down politicians ''' .' ''H,
Mr. K0itt replied that it was not the fault of
the system, but Of party which has pressed
the appointment of unworthy persons-mereJ
spoilsmen. ...-. -.,...,.- q,
Mr. Sickles thought the reforms now sought
to be inaugurated would not be approved by
the country. -
Mr.. Dowdell, Of Alabama moved to strihe
put the appropriation Of SO 700, to enable the
President to carry out the several acts for the
of the slave trade. He denied
that the President had any authority to send
the Africans on board the steamer Echo to
Liberia. The act was an assumption of
power. :ayf |
Mr. RI Phelps, of Missouri, defended the
Presidents course. Further discussion en-
sued. III. a1. lias." z-shs .:.4s.G .s--
Mr.. Singleton, of Missouri, moved a proviso
that no part of the money shall be used for
the SUPPORT or education of any Africans
heretofore or hereafter captured and returned
to Africa
The motion was discussed at length by Sim
sleton and Curry, in favor, and Nichols, of
Ohio, against. " asnR,ig
The committee then rose when the Homse
adopted a resolution calling on the President
Tor the report of Mr.. Nugent, special agent to
Vancouver's Island. II l-'
..---. WASHINGTON, Jan. &c.
SENATE.-A JOINT resolution was introduced
asking for twenty days extension of the Legis-
ature OF Kansas. Referred to Committee on
Territories. .,Ey
Mr.. Hamlin presented the credentials of Mr..
Fessenden as Senator from Maine, for six years
from March next ''-'
Mr.. Seward made motion to admit Mcssrs.
Lane and Mccarthy, claiming to be Senator's
rom Indiana, to the privilege of admission on
he floor. ''. --, ,e'i -'' ~ -.'4!
Pending the decision upon the claim, Mr.
frumbull spoke in favor of the admission.-
The refusal would be disrespectful to the State
If Indiana.
The question being put, it was decided in