Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-03

,raeant at the vote on the Naval bill he should
have voted against Hammond's amendment,
increasing the appropriations for Navy Yards
in New York and elsewhere.
Mr.. Hunter called up the Miscellaneous APP
preparation bill
Mr. Slidell presented the credentials of Mr..
Benjamin, who has just been reelected to the
Senate from Louisiana.
The bill to carry into effect the treaty be-
tween the United States and China, was pass
ed. A multitude of memorials were then
tabled, as there was no time to act upon them.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill was
taken up. 1t appro rates for the Coast Sur
vey S253,000; for light houses 1927 900; for
the survey of the public lands S265,06O; for
Washington city and for various things $1,000;
for the Treasury buildings, $4,000; for the
Post Office building, Sl50000; for the Capt.
tol extension, 500, 600 but no decorations are
to be executed until approved of by the Art
Committee for the Botanic Garden, S7400 /;
for the Insane Hospital, SSS,000 for mortgage
on the government property in Pine street.
New York, ST. 900 for the Patent Office Ag-
ricultural Department, $4,000; and for vari-
GUS other things about 100000. The whole
amount appropriated is S2,345000.
Mr.. Simmons, of Rhode Island moved an
amendment providing for home valuation on
imports.
Mr.. Hunter, from the Finance Committee,
moved as an amendment that the President be
authorized to issue Treasury notes for $780,
100000 at per cent interest This was de-
bated at great length by Messrs. Seward,
Cameron, Davis, and others, and was adopted,
by yeas "A, nays 10. The nays were Broder-
lex, Cameron, Clark Dixon, Doolittle, Foot,
Hale, Harlan, Simmons, and Wilson. Hous-
ton voted yea; Crittenden, Douglass, and
Stuart did not vote.
Mr.. Davis, for the Committee, moved an
amendment to appropriate $780, 900 to COM
plete the Washington Aqueduct. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Bright, the bill was amend
ed to provide that Senators shall be allowed
mileage for the extra session, but not cons sruc
tive into any case. After a protracted discus
sion of various trivial items for furniture, etc.
the Senate, at o'clock, no action having been
taken, adjourned
HOUSE.
Under suspension of the rules, the House
passed the Senate's resolutions authorizing the
President to confer on Commodore Stewart
commission as Senior Flag Officer of the
Navy, Oh the active list
The House then considered the Senate's
amendment TO the army appropriation bill,
and, among others concurred in the appropria-
ton Of 100000 for military road from Fort
Benton to Walla Walla; $4,000 for the
Springfield Armory; $4,000 for Harper's
Ferry Armory
Passed Senate bills extending laws and jul
dietary system over Oregon. Ordered to be
printed-2l0,000 copies of the Agricultural
and 10000 of the Mechanical part of the Pa
tent Office Report.
Mr. Davis Of Maryland tried to Introduce a
bill repeating the prohibitory clause in the En-
glish Kansas bill, but the House refused to
suspend the rules for the purpose.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for Louisi-
ana, for deepening the channel of ST. Clair
Flats, passed by 3 majority. The House re-
considered the vote by which the mail steam
er bill was yesterday defeated, and again re-
jected it by vote Of GO against "a.
E0en'ng ,SeSSion.--A resolution was adopted
requesting the President to communicate any
correspondence with Switzerland relative to
the clause in the late treaty between the two
countries which discriminates against the priv
ileges of citizens of the United States of Israel
itish faith and worship, visiting or sojourning
in Switzerland
Great confusion here ensued on the making
OF sundry unlnportant motions, which consum-
ed some time.
The Senate's amendments to the navy bill
were considered in committee.
An exciting discussion on the Offering an
priating Sl73, 700 for the charter of vessels for
the Paraguay expedition by giving the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, authority to purchase
them.
Messrs Seward of Georgia and Petit of In
diana opposed it.
DIR. BocOck said Mr.. Clark must pardon him
if he could not sympathize with him in his dis
like of the Secretary. If these vessels were
purchased they could be sold, and every dollar
secured to the Government He defended the
conduct Of the Executive, showing that the
joint resolution authorized the President to
employ such force as he thought proper.
Mr. Davis of Maryland said the resolution
virtually conferred on the President the war
making power, and we are now beginning to
reap the fruits of most improvident and hasty
legislation. The Executive had created, out
of funds not given him, fleet which Congress
did not authorize him to create, and he has
gone on waglng war without authority.
Mr. Phelps of Missouri, said Congress had
vested in the President authority to use such
force against Paraguay as he shall deem expe-
dent, and read from a last years speech of
Mr.. Richie, wherein it was said that the Pre-.
sdent would act on the authority of Congress,
and that he believed the exhibition of few
small vessels would procure a settlement of the
difficulty, and that no necessity would occur
for the force.
Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvania, said intead of
trying the Secretary of the Navy Mr.. Phelps
was arraigning the gentleman from New York,
and added that the Secretary had clearly ex-
ceeded his authority in chartering vessels
MIR. Howard, of Michigan, said the resolu-
ton did not come within thousand miles of
authorizing the Secretary to charter vessels.
Mr.. LoveiOy, of Illinois, proposed to sus-
pend all proceedings and recall the vessels
He voted for the resolution, and his excuse
was, his confidence in the Democratic party.
Rejected-yeas 30, nays not counted.
Mr.. Ritsliie, Of Pennsylvania, as his name
had beeiNSnentioned, said he thought there
was sufficient cause for the passage of the res
olution then, and he thought so now. The
Committee on Foreign Affairs reported it
unanimously, when it was passed The re-
sponsibllity of carrying it into effect devolved
on the President.
Mr.. Branch, of North Carolina, was for re-
calling the tleetwhen Paraguay was sufficiently
chastised.
Mr.. Burlingame of Massachusetts, thought
his vote for the resolution was right He
hoped that whenever American citizens were
injured this country would be always ready
to vindicate its honor. But he did not by that
vote commit himself to this singularly infeli-
citous administration, nor TO the illegal con-
tracts which have been made.
After further discussion, the Senate's Para
quay amendment, as amended by Mr.. Bocock,
was agreed to by majority, and was after
wards concurred in by the House by SO to II.
The rest of the amendments were then adopted.
Adjourned.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, March lit is agreed that
compromise tariff bill will be offered to-mor-
row, retaining the present free list, and in
creasing the duties on coal and iron.