, 1859-02-16
XXXylh CDNCkEsS--.-SEC0SD SESSION.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l3. -SESATR Prayer WAS
offered ~ tAlher Bayle. Catholic priest
Not Senator Was in his seat at The opening
hour, but one, who retired into the lobby dur.
ing the prayer. |.ce President Breckenridge
raped With his mAlltt aud remarked that be
could mol cali the vncant desls to come to order,
40 he would await the arrival # Senators. Al
1lA o'clock. the senators had dropped in, 20
the iuurnRt was read.
The Vice President presented ". Wright's
report on the Indian war in Oregon and Wash.
ton.
The House bill modifying the pay Of army Of.
fcers WINS tuken up, discussed at length chiefly
By PaCh aud Davis, mad finally passed with
slight amendment
Mr. Wilson introduced bill regulating the
mileage Of members Of Congress, which MAS
resd and referred 10 The Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Critteuden then took the floor on the
HoUsE.-Mr. Grover, Of 0rrgop, was qualified
and t.'.k his >eat.
Dir. Ge rye TAYLOR reported preamble setting
fortu ttlat John Cassin, Of Philadelphia, havin';
been duly summoned, has Reused to appear aud
give testimony hcturc the Select Committee 10 in-
vest'gate the acts Of Mr.. Seaman, iate buperin-
teudeut Of Public PFinliu {, concluding with res
o!u1ion that the Speaker ba directed 10 issue his
warrant 10 The eergeHnt at arma tO arrest the said
Cas-in and bring h'm ,osth~tth before the bar Of
the House 10 Answer for contempt Of Its autboriy.
The resolution WIS passed,
Mr.. Craetord. ol Ga asked, hut failed to obtain
leave, TO introduce bill 10 repeal all Laws passed
xlbcc the lst Of July, 1855. which increase the
!.l ~ ~. -. ia" ~ ~ ~. NY. " .ns Ts pie s
f1ous " LIZ. ttue ~ ac' uom EroPoseu ~ ue
gouneeu on.i .os . aunusA ,n ~ 'nn n
1857. rhall be equal tothe amount annually appro-
priated by Congress and no longer.
Hr. Doxde!i, Of Alabama, Intellectually sought
to iulrd duce resolution calling on the President
,Jad l'o ~ ,so f-;.ona us onI h
r. .nnc ri f;tr, waa int"raseS ~ II IGs nv -.
nendutr.. ihc cost Of n.io,aining The African
T3sr nnnnac,sa thar".,t .ed ~. orm.rn - ~; ana
cans rta,ored. &c.
The Hnn. w"nt ;nto con,m;tta. m tha eaoota,
amendment tn the Indian Apnrpnr;ntion Mi.
Mr Stantnn. ri Ohio sad thnt Nj. f}arnrft
veaterdav contrasted the ernrnd,tnrra nnder
nnd.r Nr Buchansn's dnring tba n,e*.nt vs.r
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3ra,;og t,c I'D conoTa,n,sted him h;rn ..It ~, h.
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olsuns1ouseo. 1ne .ueo " nts eas! toe away Aoe
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"ae e.oke'u:l w VI .ne laea.Aoa' ~ naa oe-
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asss.e w nops ao' NY Mnm ne,ooss1as aes1se1s
;to-r.,. lad. 1 .,s a aa;.;I aipeu uom tae
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eas,s f~aa, -. 1.naI;s,t ~ =. ~ 'ne1
;s.xs a.. aan;n,s.ra.;an @;,s W soh1erenee, or
.-... ~ -. 80 Eass-s s.ueans ~
st ~ -. 10 e,,ns ,nsa - osu neen ~
d .o,.a soas oous a s!sa .ae navy
JAus ne'e' ~ .oele e1pesstok 70 Restns'r pay,
ara tnat on election osss 'heY serve ~ shoulder
h1tsefa. ano perform auco other duIlea as the
exKene'es OF the paray require This il no
doubt one Of the reasons for she Increase Of the
expenditures OF which the gentleman complains
They bad increased as the e1igencies Of The De.
mocTatic party i1ert ased, sad 70 those expendi.
tures the geutleman's party Owed it, succesa
1t he Wants an economical adunistrRtion Of the
government. be must lay the axe At tbs roo. Of
this corrupt Tree, and not merely lop tG the
thn branches for thew Wnutd dnrinV prt with