Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-01-14
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XXXvrH GoNGREss--SECOND SES-.
Tf>T. .VT SION 81 C7f "a .I7yR
Er;doO's ProreeJ;nos
Vriday's Proceedings.
.e1ET % YWAsHfNaToN, Jan =,

+ .eest ~ WASHINGTON, Jan.7.
| Scnates--Being calender day week, q,
routine of business was transacted d.fr-.s,
| A communication was received from the.
Secretary of War covering the report of
tho Engineers Bureau relative to the
fground used for federal purposes in the
harbor of New Y ork. 81 ~ fsay al fsFt -,
h Mr.. Seward presented a petition from
the State of New York in favor, Of tho
homestead and old soldier bills. Als0a
resolution which was adopted calling ups
on thefPresident for all recent corresp6na
dence between the British Government and
American Minister at London touching
the abuse of the American flag in connec-
tion with the African slave trade, cspecfS
ally in the case of the SLAYER Wanderer 2
Mr. Wilson offered resolution, which
was laid over, calling for full details of
the contract made with Mr., Bnttcrfeld, o
small contractor, ...,r
"A bill giving new register to the CAM
adisn built steamships America and Can
ads was passed. inarlleToz bar svfhVTnc9
Mr. Harlan offered resolution, which
was passed; calling for information rela-,,
tive to the number of ships and officers
and also of the. pay Of the Navy.
Mr.. Hammond presented the credentials
of his colleague Mr. Chesnut, as u. s. .
Senator from S. @! till 1861 sissss sgess.B
The Senate agreed to take up tho
French SPpliaton bill by q vote Of 80 yeas
to % nays
Mr., Davis, Of Miss, was speaking aeafnstl'
heibill, when he complained Of being too
siekito'proceed. o. irToil5io1q VI op3 ra53a
I The Senate refused the motion to post- :,
pone the consideration of the subject by
a vote of 81 yeas to 80 nays, But in con-
sequence of the sickness of Mr. Davis, tho
Pacific Railroad bill was taken up9zaiaRyba
IHousea-oMra Blair. of Missouri. introSIi
ducedya . bill to estsbl'si an assay Office in,
ISt. Louis.
| Mr. Stephens, Of Georgia amour ced
in response TO many Inquiries that the
Oregon bill is in his desk, and that heiisq
ready to report it the frst time the Com,
imittee on Territories shall be called upon
by the Speaker He will then request i'm
mediate action to, be taken on the bill, andg
trusts it will be, reached by Tuesday next.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, wished to
know whether he would press the passage
of the bill without discussion. Be sgHi1Fosa
Mr.. Stephens replied that hewas willing
for the debate to continueras as long as tho5I
AiVuct may -hColIt. rn-rrf. a.. -.
Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, from the COM
miftee on ways and Means, reported
bill making appropriations for forti6casi
Mr., Jones, ofTennessee, offered resi-
olution calling on the Secretary of;he In;
terror to report under what law and BY
what authority the Advisory Board Of Ag2i
riculturists to the Patent Office assembled ~
la. ...F. u Oh H. Ill Ii
been apportioned and from that fund they
are, to be paid
Messrs. Hughes and Stephens sevorAIiyi
gave their understanding of the sabjecfyq
surprising the delegates assembled nnderl
terror, 81 800 having heretofore been ap-
propriated for the collection of agricuItu-
raj statistics. 'i'ali1 e4 hH3ifAtI
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee said il it was
right and proper such conventions should
be continued, Congress. ought to take the
responsibility of providing how they shalt
be called, the number of delegates, and
the amount of compensation. n AZ, aei,.t
The resolution passed. n n
Senate-Mr. Shields spoke in favor of
the Northern route to Puget's Sound, setS
ting forth its advantages over all Others "a
Mr.. Doolittle, of Wisconsin,. moved am
amendment that the board of three engi-
neers be appointed to. survey each Of the
proposed routes, the Northern, central
and Southern, and report the capabilities"
and estimate of the expense of each to-
the President before the next meeting Of,
Congress. A new feature in his amend
ment is that it also provides that the al
ternate sections of land along the toatc,,
shall be open under the homestead law to
actual settlers.
Mr. Trumbull, Of Illinois, speaking
noininally on the Pacific railroad qui stioni
replied to the speech Of Mr.. Iverson, made
yesterday, noticed Mr.. Iversons allusion
to the Illinois election. He denied the
claim Of the modern Democracy to that
honored title, considering them the mere
survivors of PROSTATE whiggery. He went.
tinto history of the rise and progress Of
the Republican party, and agreed with
the Senator from Georgia that il would go
on progressing till it obtained power, and
it would administer it in accordance withs-
the true principles of the constitntioE
Without taking action on the bill, on
motion Of Mr.. Slidell, the Senate adjourn
ed over till Monday in COMMUNICATION Of
the battle of New Orleans. 80 s.
House Eleven private bills were passed.
The speaker laid before the House
message from the President, giving the
reasons why on the last day Of the former
session he did not sign the joint resolu-
ton for lessening the time for carrying
the mail from ST. Joseph to CALIFORNIA;
The message states that the Postmaster
General already had discretionary pow.
er in the premises The contractors them
selves had proposed to shorten the time,
and on subsequent eKamination it was
pending to carry the said mail, and for