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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THIRTY-FlFTH CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. .IaI

Mr. PEARCE, of Maryland, presented memorials
numerousy signed by citizens of Georgetown and
Washington, demonstrating against the passage of
the House bill authorizing the construction of
railroad between those places and PRAYING that
such authority may be given to the Metropolitan
Railroad Company.
Mr.. IvERsoN presented the joint resolutions of the
Legislature ct Georgia, in favor of the establish
ment OF a National Armory in that State and pray
ing for additional mail facilities.
Mr.. CLAY presented the credentials of JAMES
CHEsNUT, as Senator from South Carolina. He was
sworn in and took his seat
Mr. ILsoN offered resolution for the appoint
ment OF committee of five, to inuuire whether any
civl ohcer, clerk or other person in the employ of
the Government has been made to contribute any
portion OF his salary for election purposes during
the present Administration, or has been removed
for refusa also, what legislation is necessary to
prevent the employment of money to influence cleo
tions. Lies
On motion of Mr. SEWARD resolution was
adopted instructing the judiciary Committee to in
quIre whether amendments ought to be made to the
existing laws for the suppression of tie African
slave trade.
Mr.. BRIGHT gave notice that on tomorrow he
would call up the bill to enlarge the public grounds
around the Capitol.
The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up
Mr.. BGLER, of Pennsylvania addressed the Sen
ate upon the various propositions before it. He
said there was little diversity of opinion concerning
the main object, as nearly all We're anxious for the
construction OF Il railroad to the Pacific He was
not tenacious on minor points but wished to secure
some channel of communication, not so much to
develop our wealth or commerce as to protect our
rlghts and our citizens upon the Pacific. The
whereabouts OF the road consideration # sec
ondary Importance, and was a matter which had
better be left to the investigations of scientific men
and to those business considerations which should
properly influence such question. For himself he
preferred central route. He did not regard the
location OF the eastern terminus as important mas
much as the real terminus would be where the road
crossed the mountains Civilization, long, would
checker the intervening country with railroads
running in every direction At the mountain cross
ing great would be necessary to provide
against the heavy SHOWS.
Mr.. b. then adverted to the great progress rail
roads had made in this country, and their influence
upon its growth. Thirty years ago railroads were
| unknown here. Now about 30,0 900 miles were in
operation He spoke of the extended growth of the
country, and OF the necessity of having the power
to protect our distant possessions. The undertaking
was too great for private enterprise and would
! therefore require Government aid. He depicted
the defenceless state of California and Oregon in
case of war breaking out between this country
and any great naval power He hoped there would
be no war, but there always possibility of it.
Central American affairs were in troubled and
uncertain condition, and if some future case of out
rage, like that of the Styx and Vulture, should
cur, and an American Captain should summariv
chastise the offender, he would not be very anxious
| to take his commission from him.
| The estimated large cost of the road was a mere
matter of bagatelle when compared with the vast
coHslueFdtOn lHNOiVeu had tnere nave been rail-
road from ST. Petersburg to Sebastopol during the
Crimean war the result of that contest might
have been very different.
At this point Mr.. BIGLER was INTERRUPTED by a
message from the House, announcing the death of
Gen. QUITMAN. lie suspended his remarks, and the
usual resolutions of respect having been offered,
MIR. DAVIS, of Mississippi, delivered an eloquent
eulogy on the deceased.
| Messrs. SHIELDS, WARD and HoUsroN bore testi-
mony to the noble qualities and dist neuished SER
| deceased. al tart he N Of ba
resolutions, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
After the reading of the journal,
| NJ MCRAE Of Mississippi, announced the death of
Gen QuIrMAN in feeling terms. He said that he fell
victim to the National Hotel disease, which had
proved fatal to so many distinguished men. He
then went into history of the life of Gen. O., who
was born in Rhinebeck, New York, of German
parents, his father being Lutheran clergyman.
He was educated for the ministry, but changing his
profession to that of the law, emgrated to the West
at the age of 81, and finally established himself in
Natchez, Mississippi, where he married Miss Tur-
ner, who still survives him. In 1928 he entered
public life, having been elected member of the
Legislature for the county of Adams, and a mem
Der of the Judiciary Committee he so distinguished
himself, that in the next year he was appoint ed
Chancellor of the State, in which position he re-
NAMED for number of years. AS Judge, he was
noted for the correctness of his decisions and the
purity and impartiaty of his coduct
Mr.. McRAE then referred to his military career
|
and, after paying eloquent tribute to his public
and private virtues, he concluded by offering the
usual resolutions.
Mr.. BoNHAM, of South Carolina, in seconding the
| resolutions, said, that upon this occasion it was
proper that the voice of South Carolina should not
| be silent. Gen. Q. had been the leader of that gal
liant division, of which the Palmetto regiment had
formed part, which had so gloriously triumphed
at Chapultepec and Garcia de Belen, and he well
remembered his proud and manful bearing upon
that occasion. For bodness of conception and bril-
llancy OF execution, few exploits in history were
equal to the achievement referred to-
| Mr.. BoNHAM eulogiZed at length the public course
| and private character of the lamented dead.
Mr.. WRIGHT, of Tennessee, followed in briei
| tribute to the memory of Gen. QUITMAN, extolline
the correctness of his principles and the purity
| his motives.
Mr. THOMPSON, of New York, said that the voice
of the North echoed back the lamenting tones tha
had come up from the South. New York had not
| forgotten that Gen. QUITMAN was her son, and hel
regard for him not less than that of his adopted
State. He was model of courtesy and devotion
and possessed the most gentle and refined traits o
character Mr.. THOMPSON descanted eloquenty upor
the virtues of the deceased and his speech was lis
tened to with great attention.
Messrs. MOORE. of Alabama, and BOWIE, of Mary
land followed; after which the resolutions wer,
adopted, and the House adjourned.
DEFENCE OF New YoRK.-Lieut James St C
Morton, U. S. Engineers, is the author of two pam
phlets, which have been printed by order of th
Secretary of War. In one of them, memoir ol
the Changers and Defences of New York." he sug
gests the construction of series of earthen
doubts near the coast of Long Island, from For
Hamilton to the 'Head of the fly" the total cos
of which, placing them mile from each other, i
estimated not to exceed 100000. The Secretar'
of War has expressed his decided approval of Lieu
tenant Morton's plan, and thinks that, in the pre-
sent unprotected state of New York and Brookly yn
against an attack by land the subject is entitled t.
the earnest consideration of Congress, the city gov
ernment, the military officers, and citizens gene
rally.
SELLING A WIFE FOR S500.-The Balston IN. Y.
Journal says resident of the town OF Malta, Tara
toga Co., few days since sold his wife for and il
consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars
His wife has been sick for a number of years-oc
casioned by fall she received in her house-ant
has been constantly failing until she is now unabl
to speak, or move hand or foot. Her husband il
making sale of his farm, made deduction of $50
on the sale in consideration that the purchase
should provide for and maintain his wife during he
lifetime and that he should be freed from all embar
rassments with regard to her.
AMERICAN LEGATION AT RoME.-We learn by
letter from Rome that on the 2Sth of November Mr.
Cass, who has been for years the American Min
ster at that place. took leave of the Pope and pre-
sented MIR. Stockton as his successor. Upon thi
OCCASION ,,I