The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-01-20
By Telegraph TO the Dubuque Express d Herald
TVENTY.FIFTU CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.


TVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
JAN. 10. SENATE-Mr. Douglas APP
peared and took his seat, upon which
there was a slight attempt at applause in
the galleries.
The consideration Of the French Spo-
llation bill was resumed, and Mr.. Davis
spoke against it.
HoUsE-Mr. Barksdale, of Miss, Of
fered the following, which was adopted.
Whereas, 1t has been announced in
foreign journals that the courts of France
and England had given notice to our
government that the cession of Cuba to
the United States will not be tolerated,
even with the consent of Spain: there
fore,
Resolved, That the President be, and
is hereby requested, if it is not incom-
patible with the public interests, to COM
municate to this house the corespon-
dence between the governments of France
and England, and our own, relative to
the cession of Cuba to the United States.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union, and
the Indian Appropriation Bill, and the
Presidents Message, were considered.
JAN. H.. SENATE.-Mr. Slidell intro
duced bill, placing in the Presidents
hands $50, 100000, for the purpose of
facilitating the acquisition of Cuba by
Legislation.
The Pacific Railroad bill was called
up, and Mr.. WILSON delivered power
full speech in favor of the Central route.
HoUsE.-The House took up the reso-
luton reported last session, censuring
Commodore Paulding for bringing home
the fillibusters from Nicaragua
Several motions were made to table the
whole matter, but voted down. Other
motions, more or less condemnatory of
Paulding were voted down. A substi-
tute for the original report of the COM
mittee, rendering thanks to Commodore
Paulding and his officers, was adopted
by vote of 80 against 95. When the
question of agreeing to the report as
amended, came up, Mr.. Cox, of Ohio,
moved to lay the whole subject on the
table, which was carried by majority.
JAN. 12.-SENATE. The President, in
reply to Mr. Stewards resolution, inform
ed the Senate that the Wanderer had
landed cargo Of Africans also, that
every effort is being made to bring the
guilty parties to justice, but that it is not
expedent now to make public the cor
respondence on the subject.
On motion of Mr. Hunter, of Va, the
communication was ordered to be print.
ed.
Mr.. Mason, of Va. called up the bill
equalizing the salaries of the ministers
to France and England and the United
States, during certain period The OBJ
ject of his bill is to give eighteen months
difference back pay to the minister to
France, about SO, TOO.
Messrs. Trumbull, Pugh and Cling
man opposed it as invidious precedent.
The bill was loss, % against 8.
The Pacific Railroad Bill came up and
was debated at length. A motion of
Mr.. Iverson to recommend the bill to old
committee with instructions to report a
/ bill for Northern and Southern route,
was defeated by vote of 80 to 25.
HousE.-Mr. Stephens tried in vain to
obtain leave to report the Oregon bill
A debate upon the motion to refer the
Naval Appropriation bill to the commit
tee on Naval Affairs, took place at some
length, but without coming to any action
the House went into Committee on the
Whole on the State of the Union on the
Presidents Message. Mr.. Jenkins, of
Va, spoke in favor of abrogating the
! Clayton Bulwer treaty. Mr. Giddings
spoke against the slave power and North
ern services, and handled them without
gloves.
JAN, 13. SENATE-Mr. Seward, of N.
y, introduced bill amending the ex-
listing acts on the Slave Trade Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Simmons, of r. l., introduced a
resolution, and asked for its immediate
consideration, that the Secretary be di-
rected to prepare plan for raising a
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