The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-15
TigElSTT-ElETA CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
WAsHIsGroy, Jan. Ia, 1859.
Senate.


wAsHlsGroS, JAM IA 1859.
NEW STEAMSHIP
Mr. FnzrArRIoK (adm) Of Ala, presented memorial
for line OF mail steamers from New Orleans and Mobile
10 various ports in thc Gulf OF Mexico. Referred
FUNERAL EXPENSES PAID.
Mr. HUNTER (adm) of Va, called for the yeas and
NAYS on the resolution to pay $3.50 for the funeral eA
and quarters salary Norton the deceased fur
mace keeper, and it carred--SS against H.
EXTRA ALLOWANCE CAPT. nARrsrgNE.
(ntan Hartstene was allowed 50 o0s expcnies in
the matter Of the Arctic discovery bark Resoutc, by
unanimous RESOLUTION.
RAILROAD IN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Considerable time occupied in discussion whether
the Senate would take up the bill to make railroad along
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington CITY.
LIVE OAK CONTRACTS.
Mr. WILSON (opp) of Mass, int, oduced resolution
noury calling Oh the Secretary OF the Navy TO furnish
the details Of all the live oak contracts made for the
navy.
Coming up the special orter another discussion arose
whether the private calendar should be taken up
The yeas and nays resulted in favor OF the former by IA
against 81 a., p,. s. ..
limit the read between the 37h and 43d parallels OF a
.tude, which was lost-Days 70, yeas ~.
MI CuAsDIxR, (opp) Of Mich, spoke strongly against
the bill. after which Mr. Wilson'S amendment, providing
for the appoinnent OF commission to locate the road
between the 43d parallels. and tor It's being built
by the general government was voted on ana iost-ai
The bill was debated all day and overloaded with amend
ents and left this condition when the hour OF a
iournment arrived. .
Messrs BGlEf (adm.) Of Pa, and WILSON, opp of
Mass offered various rnodacatioas, the object or ootn
Senators beng to provide for the completion OF the
famous and desert portion of the route, although they d
fered respecting the details .
In The course OF the discussion Mr. DoorTIE opp OF
Wis., submitted amendment providing that any con-
tract by the President be submitted by him TO Con
ana le e4Ss 01S % Mr. poo
amendment, insisting that unless some provision was
adopted taking from the Presnent The definite selection
of the route the bill could not pass. The ene-
mics of any road had united with few OF its
friends and rejected the amendments to limit the line Of
the road to central between the parallels OF "a
deg and az dcg thusleavng to the President not to the
contractors supposed tue location Of the route
give such discretion the President after the experience
VIC have had in the location Of the overland mail route
Mr. TnoMsoS opp Of Ky also opposed LEAVING WIN e
Ruise his opinion that the Pacific Railroad scheme
was a magnificent humbug., The President was a
marketing as sepsiby any body that going about,
but not endowed by virtue of the Presidency with any
extraordinary training quality. In making the contracts
the sdeni might resemble the who went to Jeri-
cho and fell among robbers. II was time this bill was
recommended in the Cincinnati PLATFORM but what Of tati
That platform the work Of lot of youngsters who
got bust and framed it, and Is brought forward as
of second constitution to the action of Con-
gress He himself stood solitary monument 70 the &C.
MUS, patriotism and common sense Of the old wing
party. Like his Texas friend General Houston)
he might be a dead corpse, yet he spcaketh.
The people wanted mail road. They were moonstrucls
by the magnifcence Of tho scheme. II was said the
Anglo Saxon blood rebeed against taxation; yet we, the
insd0usy taxed people on the face Of the earth
are crying the unlimited nnable and nonsensical
project Of building railroad thousands Of miles through
the Indian country was the duty Of the conservatives
of the Senate to turn deaf ear to these unreasonable
cries. He would oppose the project as greater humbug
than the Atlantic Telegraph H
The DoolIttle amendment was then adopted.
Thereafter Mcssrs. Gwin Davis Pugh, Rice, Simmons,
Seward wilson, Bger Mason, Sebastian, Cameron, NAL
Tory and others took part in the debate:
Finally, motion by Mr.. MASON, (adm.) Of Va, TO rc-
commit the bll lost by 20 against 49, and another
by Mr. Toon TO lay IL on the table, was also lost by 20
The Senate then discussed for hour proposal 10
adjourn till Monday.
Mr. BRows, (adm.) Of Miss, protested against the
Gated that recess tomorrow would advance the public
business.
and the Senate adjourned until Monday.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, 1862
coal THE NAVY.
On motion of Mr. KUSKEI, (opp) of Pa, the Secretary
of the Navy requested to furnish statement Of the
amount of coal used by the navy since 1884, what
missions have been paid coal agents, and by what
thority such officers have been appointed.
rUBIc PRINTING! Ero
The Select Committee TO investigate accounts OF Nj
Seaman, the late Superintendent Of Public Printing
Sn.norzed 70 employ stenosraphcr % was also the
Inc charges against Judge Irwin.
TIn PRIVATE CALENDAR
reports werc submitted from committees, after
"m m ,ue private calendar was considered.
inc senate resolution authorsng Townsend Harris
ms interpreter, Mr.. Ersgiuc, receive presents from
Adjourned.