The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-03
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
E6NGRE ssI0NAL.
WAsHINGToN, March ]

Mr.. Smith O'Brien occupied seat on a
sofa on the floor, in close conference with
Mr. Shields Several Senators were intro
duced and entered into conversation with
him - p --.-.s.-.-s. eaf -s-
An amendment was adopted allowing
back pay to the officers suspended by the
recent board, and to pay $4,000 for the
Paraguay expedition. .aass.I - -
Dir. Hammond, from the Naval Commit
tee, reported amendments in creasing the
naval appropriations-to the Portsmouth
Navy Yard, from $4,000 to 100000, ard
the ward at New York, from $40, 600 to
100000; that at Norfolk from $lO,0 900 to
$4,000; at Pensacola, from $4,000 to
$4,000; Mayor Island, CAL, from $4,000
to $20O, 600 raai
In the course of the debate, Hammond
said: " We have too many navy yards,
he said. Zone on the Atlantic, one on the
Gulf, and one on the Pacific is enough
But too many reforms could not be made at
once. . -..--.-..-.-...-
Mr.. Hamnonds amendments were agreed
to--yeas 30, nays l9.
Mr.. Doolittle moved to amend to indeni-
nifty Commodore Paulding for the suits
pending against him for the capture of Gen.
Walker.
Mr.. Hale moved new section that 10
new promotions be made III the navy until
the number OF captains be reduced to fifty.
Agreed to.
Tho bill was then reported to the Senate
and all the amendments agreed to.
Mr.. King voting with the majority. Mr..
Seward was absent.
The Norfolk, Pensacola, and California
amendments were lost. Mr.. Gwin was per-
sistent in his attempts to carry through
the last named, but unsuccessfully; yeas
ID, nays %. .-t-
Mr. Hale's amendment to restrict promo
tons was lost. The bill was then read the
third time and passed yeas %, nays 8.
The Senate then adjourned at o'clock
WASHINGTON, March IN.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Phillips, of
Pa, the House suspended the rules, and
passed resolution authorizing the Presi-
| dent by and with the consent of the Sem
ate, to confer on Commodore Stewart a
commission as senior flag officer of the navy,
| On the active list, in recognition of his dis
! tinguished and meritorious services.
The House acted on the Senate amend
ments to the army bill which were pre-
! Fiously considered in Committee of the
| House concurred in the following among
| others: The appropriation of 81 90, 600 for
a military road from Fort Bend to Walla
| Walla; the appropriation of $3.50 for
| repairs and machinery at the Springfield ar
mory $500 for similar purposes at Har-
per's Ferry armory. The appropriation of
$270,0oo for the payment of the Massachu-
! sets war claim was concurred in-yeas re,
nays %.
The House has passed the Senate bill ex-
tending the laws and judicial system of the
/ United States over Oregon.
WASHINGTON March PPM
| HoUsE.-Mr. Davis of Indiana, asked
leave to intropuce bill repeating the clause
in the English bill which prohibits the peo-
pie of Kansas from forming State Consti-
tuition until it appears bya census that there
is sufficient population for one member of
Congress according to the federal ratio.
English remarked that it is too late in the
session to consider this subject and objected
to the Introduction of the bill.
Davis moved a suspension of the rules
Not carried-yeas 100, nays 81, two-third
vote being necessary. -f-.@
The House, on motion, ordered 900
copies of the agricultural and 10000 cop
les of The mechanical paats of the Patent
Office report to be printed
On motion of Mr.. Hatch the rules were
suspended to take tho Senate bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for deepening the channel
over the st. Clair Flats.
The bill was then passed by fifty-hve ma
jority. r
The House reconsidered the vote by
which the mail steamer bill was defeated
/ "a L.
vote of &c yeas to "a nays.
The in the report of the Committee o
Conference on the disagreeing in thu
amendments to the Executive, Judicial and
Legislative appropriation bill.
By this action the mileage for the mex
Congress, which was stricken out, original
lily, is restored.
The House then took recess until seven
o'clock.
SRNArs.-During the morning hour, the
business was unimportant.
Seward, of New York, explained that i
he had been present to vote on the Nava
appropriation bill, he should have votet
against Hammond's amendment to increaa,
the appropriation for the navy yards o
i New York or elsewhere.
Mr.. Thompson, of KY, presented the Gre
dentials of Mr.. Powell, his successor.
Mr.. Slidell presented the credentials o
| DIR. Benjamin, reelected Senator from
Louisianafor tho term of six years.
A multitude of memorials were presented
but on motion were all tabled, becaus,
there was no time to act on them.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill wa:
taken up. 1t appropriates for the coast sur
} vey, $3.50, o0O light houses, 1927 900; sur
vey eff public buildings. S265,000 Wash
ington city various items, Sl27OOO; trea
sury building, $4,000; post Office build
ing, $3.50, 900 capitol extension, $500, 900
botanic gardens, $4,000; insane hospital
$4,000; patent Office, $4,000; miscel
laneous, 5000; total, So, 345, 900.
There is proviso to the appropriation
for the capitol extension. that no decoration
be executed until approved by the art com
mittee.
1 Mr.. Commins of Rhode Island moved a
! amendment requiring home valuation o.
imports, which after protracted debate o.
the point of such a motion being in order,
was lost.
+ Mr.. Hunter, from the Finance Conlmitte,
a moved, as an amendment tuat the Presiden
/. be authorized to issue $50, 900 treasur
/. notes, bearing six per cent. interest.