Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL


In TIE SENATE, the Pacific Railroad bill
was debated by Messs. Wilson, S;mmons,
johnson, Davis and Brodsrick, and the Sen ate
adjourned. s.
In TEE House,, the Consular and Diplom attic
Appropriation bill was further debated and
amended and during its consideration Mr..
Dowjell moved to strike out the section appro-
priating SIS 900 TO pay the expenses incurred
in sending back to Africa the slave cargo of
the Echo and maintaining them there one year.
Thisamendment was concurred in by Mcssrs.
Clay, Singleton, Curry and Craige, with some
little modification of expression, and opposed
by Messrs. Phelps and Nichols s.---.-- -.-
Some other unimportant business was trans
acted, when the House adjourned. as
Proceedings Of To-Day.
In THE SENATE, to-day, Mr.. Hamlin pr!
sented the credentials of VIM. Pitt Fessenden,
re- elected to the Senate from Maine.
joint resolution from the House extending
the time for the organization of State Gov
eminent in Kansas, from forty to sixty days,
was referred. =.
On motion of Mr. Brown, Saturday of this
week was set apart for the consideration of
business relating to the District of Columbia
Mr.. Seward called up his resolution to ad-
NIT Messrs. Lane and McCarty upon the floor
of the Senate during the tendency of the In
| diana memorial praying for their recognition
| as Senators.
Mr.. Iverson moved to lay the resolution on
| the table
Mr.. Mason thought that was the proper dis
| position to make Of it.
Mr.. Trumbull spoke at length in favor of
admitting the contestants on the floor He
| cited the case of Claiborne and Colson, of Ten
| nessee, in which he said that the Senator from
| Virginia Mr.. Mason had voted to rescind a
resolution which be had previously voted for,
admitting those gentlemen to membership.
Mr. Mason said that he had given the votes
spoken Of twenty years ago. He did not now
recollect the facts in the case. All he could
say was, that if he gave the last vote the first
| must have been wrong. This matter now be-
fore the Senate had already been thoroughly
| examined and reported upon, and discussed
and he thought the proper disposition of the
matter was to lay it on the table.
Mr.. Seward was in favor of taking time in
this matter, and discussing it coolly and calmly
| He thought there was plenty of room on the
| floor of the Senate to extend this courtesy to
| the contestants.
| Mr. BayaId did not see the necessity of ad-
| hitting gentlemen upon the floor Of the Sen
ate until this matter was settled. He thought
| 1t would not be quite consistent with the dig
nifty of the Senate after their previous action
| on the subject.
The resolution was laid on the table-yea.
| 80, nays %.
The Pacific railroad bill was then taken up.
In THE House, Mr.. Dodd, from the Commit.
tee on the District of Columbia, reported ad-
versely on Senate bill concerning the transfer
and ownership of certain church property.
| Mr.. Bowie, from same committee, reported
| adversely on Senate bill for tfe protection OF
property in the District OF Columbia.
Also, Senate bill to reimburse the Corpo-
| ration of Georgetown 81 600 expended on the
| bridge over the Little Falls"
Mr.. Wright, from the same committee re-
ported back Senate bill providing for the en-
| forcemsnt of mechanics liens on buildings in
| the District of Columbia; passed.
Mr.. Craig, of Mo, from the Post Office Com
mittee reported bill providing for the trans
| portation of the mails from the Atlantic to the
| Pacific coast.
Mr. English offered a substitute
Mr. Atkins, from the Committee on Post
Ohces, reported bill to amend the acts in re-
la:ion to the Post Office Department
Mr.. Chapman, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported adversely on dividing the State
OF Pennsylvania into three Judicial districts.
Also, bill to punish forgery of military
bounty land warrants, or certificates. This
bill provides that, if any persons shall forge,
| or cause to be forged, issue. or cause to be is
| sued, any military bounty land warrants, GER
tihcstes or receipts, &c, they shall be pun
ished with imprisonment for not less than three
nor more than ten years
After short discussion, the bill was passed.
Mr.. Whitley, from Committee on Agricul-
ture, reported joint resolution looking to an
attempt to have the restrictions on the tobacco
trade, in England, France, &C., removed;
passed.