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THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS Second Session.

SENATE.

TUESDAY, Jan. Is.
SENATE.
After the presentation of several Depart
mental returns memorials, &c, JoInt resolu-
tion was passed, permitting Townsend Harris,
Consul to Japan, and his interpreter, to accept
a gold snuff-box from the Queen of England.
Mr. Seward introduced a resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the President for all
the correspondence between this Government
and Spain, relative to proposals for the purchase
of Cuba.
Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, from Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported bill enabling the
President to expend the annuities OF certain
Indian tribes for educational and agricultural
purposes, in their behalf. The bill was passed.
The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up, but
the time was occupied in voting on the several
amendments, the yeas and nays beng taken
on each. The first amendment, Mr.. Sebas-
tian's, that the Eastern terminus be at Fort
Smith, Arkansas was lost by As against 3.
Mr. HoustOn's amendment that it lie between
the 30th and 32d parallels, was also lost-22
against q. Mr.. Green's amendment was next
considered, to the effect that one road have two
Eastern termini: the Southern notfarther South
than Fulton, Arkansas and the Northern not
farther North than the Big Sioux, and that they
unite not farther West than l02 deg. Of est lon
gitude. Mr.. Green advocated his amendment
ne dlneulLienI WIS LildIiy lOSt' NIL IeNsC .
amendment, making Puget Sound the Western
terminus, was also lost by 80 against 9. Mr.
Wards amendment, fixing the Eastern termi-
nus between the 32d and 49th parallel, was re-
iected by 80 against "a. Mr.. Doolittle's
amendment, of which the main feature was,
the granting of the alternate even sections, for
forty miles on both sides of the road, to actual
settlers, was also lost by 33 against 10. Mr.
Pughs amendment that the railroad stop at
the Eastern boundary of California, instead of
unconstitutionally traversing the State to San
Francisco was also lost. Mr.. Biglers substi-
tute, as submitted Friday, with some amend
ments, was then adopted
Mr.. Bell, after a speech, proposed, as a par
liamentary mode Of getting clear of all the
amendments, to recommit it, with instructions
to advertise for full estimates of the cost of the
construction of each of the three routes
Mr. Brown moved that it be laid on the ta-
BILE.
AT this point it was agreed that the bill, with
all its amendments, be printed, as it was diff
cult to know in what shape it stood.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
The House passed the Senate bill autloriz-
ing the issue of American registers and a
change of name to the steamships Canada and
America.
Mr. Cobb of Alabama, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported bill confning the
aggregate compensation of the registers and
receivers of the public land offices, to S2500
per annum each, which was passed. The bill
was intended to correct stealing and other
abuses. The instance Of Pattsburg, No. was
mentioned as case in point, where $4,000
was received for single years service.
Mr.. Colfax reported bill to revive and con-
tinue in force without restriction or limitation
" Ian actS of o,11
1854, which with several other land bills, was
passed.
MIR. Sherman of Ohio, said he had received
letter from b. B. Allen, citizen of New
York, of high standing, preferring a charge
against certain civil officers in connection with
the Brooklyn Navy Yard which if true would
involve cases of impeachment; also a letter
from the member of the House relative to the
same subject. He offered a preamble setting
forth that "as Mr.. Allen had preferred specific
charges against certain officers of the Navy
department, as guilty of partiality and viola
ton of the law in the award of contracts, and
that money appropriated for the Navy had
been expended for partizan purposes, it is
therefore,
Resolved, that select committee of five
be appointed to examine the specifications,
with power to send for persons and papers,
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on the bill to codify the Revenue laws.
After some debate Mr.. Keitt of South Caro-
lima, moved to strike out the enactng clause.
Mr.. Keitt's motion prevailed, and the House
concurred in its action. by 108 to 81.
The House again went into Commi ttee of
the Whole on the Presidents Message.
Mr.. Cox of Ohio advocated the Presidents
recommendation of the acquisition of Cuba.
He was willing to place money in the hands of
the President for that purpose, and in case OF
failure, would seize the island in the event OF
war.
The message was laid aside, and the consul
Lar and diplomatic appropriation bill was taken
up.
Mr.. Hickman of Pennsylvania, gave his
views on the tariff, at length, when the COM
mittee rose, and the House adjourned.