The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-07
THE DOINos OF CONGRESS.

THE DOiNGS OF CONGRESS. Z
Ninth Week OF the Second Session OF the
Thir,y-FYffh Congress.
NEGATIVE ACTION or C0NGREss-rHE TARIFF, LOAN
AND yxTRA sEssIoS-COsMoDoRE PAuLpfNG, THE
TuIRTY MILLION BILL, AND THE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE BILL-FRENcH sPoLIATIoN BuL-BoME
STEAD DlLI-TTE CHAPTER PATENT-ADHIss1oN OF
ORFgON--AFRICAN SLAVE TR ADE--wIILyr g POINT
INyEsyIGATioS--A RETRRSCHMENr sPAsM-THE
ERIE cANAL-BILLs PAssED-NnscEIL ANGUS, ETC.
The history of the Cong ressora proceedings Of the past
wees-he nnih OF the eessicn--s more important in
negative than ii positive sense. Congress determined
not TO be done rather than what 10 be DONE
week Of neestion almost entirely. thus the de-
rocra,o majority Senate resolved that there should
sion of the tariff this session. and the democratic
an protec'onis and-n that matter--an,i- adminstra
ton, minority in the House affirmed the Decree
and appointed committee to prepare scheme for re-
ducpg the expenses OF the government bring
them within the crippled Of the treasury. On
the other hand, the republicans and protectonss in
the House, who, strangely enough, find themselves,
in this matter Of tariff revision, the friends OF the
administration have placed record their solemn deter
mna'ion that unless the duties imports be increased
they will not authorize any osn be contracted by the
government Houston, of Alabama desired to introduce
bill authorizing loan Of twenty millions, and objection
being made, moved 10 suspend the rules enable
him to do To suspend the rules requires two thirds
other way. 1t Stood yeas 49, nays 1877. So that while
out Of the number voting there 127 members who
stand up for revision Of the tariff, there only 70
who were willing to authorize loan independently Of such
revision and Of this IS there may have dozen or
more who would prefer tariff BILL but still were not
willing to refuse the government loan With such
decided majority the House favor of protective
duties and equally decided majority in the Senate
opposed TO them, there is not the rcmo,est proba-
of n heinz factod md
but for the President to summon extra session.
Indeed having before him the proceedings Of the House
IN refusing 10 allow loan bill be introduced the
almost equally solemn proceedings of the demo
cratic Senators IN pedging themselves against revision
the tariff the President would have been justified in
anticipating The adjournment Of Congress, and issuing his
reclamation immediately converting the Gre. Of
10 3o.h Congress Five weeks time might thus have
cn saved for no one supposes the possibility Of avoiding
exire session, and the proclamation might just well
issued now az the 5ih Of March next. 1t is a
rc' matter OF fornalty to wait till that time. The
as VIII not pass tariff bill, and the House will be
uy Obstinate in refusing to pass loan bill There will
oEnoney in the Treasury, and Congress must be kept
sssion till money is provided in way. The
Ncans have q double motive for their &C
6esides their desire 10 have protective
established, they wish to necessitae this extra ses
Congress. 60 as to have check over the aston of
eeutve for the next nine months as they profess to
end that Mr.. Buchanan might, il Congress were not
ON, pursue course of policy in regard TO our TO-
ara mat they would not approve Of Hence,
nom any stand point an carly re-assembliug of
seems inevitable.
re PAuLDING-IM MILLIONS BILL AND TIE |
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES
lyis this donothing course the policy with respect
III, to loan and to the Pacific Railroad, but it is
red in regard to other matters Of general egisla-
question Of presenting vote of thanks TO Com
Tram Paulding, for the capture Of Walker and
on Punla Arenas, was debated in the Ss-
a day, but action was taken on
roposition to vest thirty millions in the
., or the preliminary expenses OF acquiring
,s have engaged the attention of the Senate /
eek. but lodged completely Toe bill, |
~. an BLOUSE last session donating public lands to
os Ases and Territories that may provide col
= sns benefit Of agriculture and the mechanic arts |
n.ted o. two or three days in the Ssnate, apd |
rerou united TO the Committee on Public lands |
= nos letoi., and is likely to be reported
There Terence was subsequ' ntly reconsdered, the |
ran TAI zen up, discussed aud amended, ami then
s a MI Monday, the 9TH of February.
sRISoH srollA1los BILL
r.nrbs lpolation bill came up in The House rs |
, ,.r nd the House refused TO lay it on the table
...ofvs, Is rs and nays 1906 This vote was a mere
,,;a-a { esisned to propitiate the constituents
-. roem, 'erswho, themselves, were not sincere in
- a mass the bill. Mr. Letcher, OF Va, whose
- com G ongfess will really be national nisfor-
.ross,ted the point Of order that the bill made
onr,a,iou. and must consequently under the rules
he pnG dered in Committee OF the Whole. The
,e das,gnedl dawn up as to avoid the necessity
was ,nce It. only provided for the ascerianmen
Nv casms and for the issuance Of stock pay them
que .sn. m The preposterous nrecedents by the
ro.s issuap CO OF stock would be regarded as
a an Eli 60 10 the Committee Of the whoe-athough
Xe s sars tbs a. measures "touchng that is Ia
80 csuuecte with" appropriations Of money
e.. ne consit cred in Committee OF the Whole. But
arch,er of II e hill inserted clause authorizing the
.ary of the TT ASry 10 redeem such stock whenever
o WAS surplus N the treasury; and the Speaker de-
IA h.t that clau brought the bill within the purview
NE rne regard g approA ations. Toe decision
ae from but sustained bya vote Of 1913 TO So
is,,,t which 81 either that members Of the
so are highly conscientious, that there ia a
ou.e Of ~ item who, while ostenslhiy favoring
M lobby spoiaaon scheme are really opposed to IT, the
~ i in commute, and cannot be got at except by
IA ds vote sus BENDING the rules and dschargng the
,,,,ee from il further consideration, else by
over every Nher measure one by one, that is
Se cacndar before IT, and it is by meass probable
, ;s friends will MUSTER strength enough 10 do either Of
ha hInos These proceedings took place ia regard
M 4o,se hll-not the bill psg sed by tho Scnae-bc,h,
n u being ID .nticsy the The latter lies
~ NE sneaSer tab e and, thanks to the mpraocabe
nature OF the rules ""s "a oeps ms
sesson. =, no,,..rr., M,
The House did ething Of an apparently positive, but
nj really negative haracter, in reference 70 the Home
.,ead bin passed, without debate aud under the opera
az, of the previous question, Mr. Crows Esmes,eal
hu nv n vote OF 40 10 20.
The bill enacss that sny person who is the head Of
,v or who has rived at the age Of wenty yeaas
and = citizen Of the United States, or who shah hns
a,sa his intention b,.coue such, required by hen
,urs,izaon laws of the OMITTED States, sbeu from o
after lis passage. be entislea 70 enter, re rN
oua:,cr section Of vacant and unappropril ~
gqr,ch nav a, the time the application Is H.. -
70 private entry, at 81 70 per acre, .,
ouai thereto 70 he located In a body, r - ~.
Nth the legal subuivisbons oi Tue pe'".i ! All "a
and TIE same shah have ca been ry1sst ina
such person shall, upon, aPpncaton 20 .nc .egste
of the Land Once in winch ne OF sne - aot.t NV e src
entry, aaldavt before the saia rsgsor 10
che the head OF family or u twenty one ye' or NOR
Of age and that srch appncaon - saue ioi us he
exclusive Use and oencni ana not Gamer alrsS nd
rccty for the use OF nenont VI by o'""s person
persons whonsoeyeri ana upon naning ie aiIidavi
as above required, ana niing vac ahl~n i with tn
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