Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-04
Freedom. national: Slavery, sectional !!
FROM WASHINGTON.


EriiroaI Bill pissed IN this shape, to wit;
Three thuussnd dollars were appropriated
To uircrtisiny fer Proposals and Plans for
The work-rroprsais 10 be open for one
yrar, 30 that the ne.a Congress NAV have
light upon the SUI jet, and act IN re intel
lisently and eucrscticaIly. This is per-
haps the wisest COURSE, 1t is a good and
necessary work, bat nothing will be lost
by little more knowledge of plans and
routes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. % The Demo-
cratic Senators held caucus this morning
on the subject of the Tariff. Mr. Hunter,
of Virginia, offered resolution declaring
1t inexpcdiCnt 10 change the law at the
present session. Mr. Bigler proposed a
substitute, as follows: =. Resolved, That
the revenue being insufficient to meet the
expenses of the government, it is wise and
expedieut TO increase ihe import duties to
meet the d,iciency" Mr. Bigler's sub
s,itute was voted down. Mr.. Hunters
resolution was adopted by i large majority.
Jan. 29-Thc President has prepared
a special message 70 Congress, showing
that an increase Of revenue is needed, and
that twenty millions of dollars will be re.
1uircd to meet the deficit of the present
fiscal year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, lS59-The de-
cisicn of the Senate Democratic caucus
against the Tariff, seems to have put an
end 10 all expectations of any change dur.
ing this Congress. | learn that the
Southern Democrats in the House are
nearly unanimous in their opposition TO
am modification. They consider Penn
sylvania as irreirievaby lost to the party,
anyhow, aud deem it useless to try to re-
gain her The President, however, ex-
presses much Indignation at the action of
the caucus. Secretary Cobb being asked
last nigh. what was the difference between
him aud Mr. Buchanan, replied that "7he
Pcshfe"t is opposiny The administration"
Mr.. Bi.ler declared IN the caucus, that the
vote not to modify the Tariff surrendered
Pennsylvania TO the Republicans Mr.
Douglas participated in the caucus, and
voted with The majority.
The refusal of the Commissioner of
Patents 10 extend the Mccormick reaper
patent for seven years, is a matter of i'm
purtauce to industrial interests.
The Committee on Elections decided in
favor of Bird b. Chapman as the rightful
delegate from Nebraska Territory,in place
of Mr.. Ferguson, the sitting member.
from the commencement of the present
Congress.
The Scnate Democratic caucus, at the
meeting yesterday, agreed to support the
Increase of the rates Of letter postage to
five cents.
The opinion 70 .APre>Sed that tne 'pau-
ish Government vii. refuse to receive our
M9s!s M at he ieatsaIspf% propos IL
tion to buy Cuba.
Feb. /, in the House, Mr.. Grow, Of
Pa, called ur his motion to reconsider
the vote 10y which the Homestead Bill
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union Mr..
Grow stated that the bill had been dis.
cussed for the last eight yaars, more or
less. The motion was agreed to- Mr..
Hughes, of lud, moved to table the bill.
The motion was ucgatived yeas 76, nays
ll3. The Homestead bill then passed by
vote Of l.O Yeas, to 16 NAYS The bill
provides that any person who is the head
OF family, over twcnty-one years of age,
and citizen Of the United States, or who
has filed his intention to become such ac-
cording to the naturalization, laws shall
be entitled 10 enter quarter section of
any vacant or unappropriated land, and
hold the same on condition of actual set.
iement and cultivation. The bill has
been favorite with Mr.. Grow for many
years, and its passage in his own branch
is great personal triumph for him The
Republicans, We believe, all voted with
him-most Of the Americans-and few
Democrats.
The Democrats in the House from the
North are beginning to kick against their
Southern masters, The Republicans as
body will vote against supplies unless
they know where the money is to come
from. The SOutherners, however, re-
main firm against the Wing Tariff policy,
and expect 10 "whip in their Northern
dogs SO that they can have their own
way as usual. The poor democrats"
from Pennsylvania are down On their
marrow bones, begging for Tariff to save
them aud their party from ruiz, but
their rulers SO hr appear to be heartless
and inexorable, and think they can fool
Pennsylvania by cry Of "Slavery and
the Tariff Of 49," in the campaign of
1850. We shall see.
Although there is evidently majority
in the House in favor Of the passage of
the Senate French SpoilatioD bill, its ref.
renee und er the decision of the Speaker,
10 the Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union, may be regarded as a
conclusive evidence of lis defeat.
j. NJ Spullock has been confirmed as
u. S. Marshal, for the district of Georgia
in place of Mr.. Stewart, who was removed
on the ground of not having used sufii-
clcnt vigilance in the yacht Wanderer case.
New YORK, Jan. 3l.-Importers and
merchants here are generally pernlexed