The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-02-02
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
Monday, Jan. "a.
In the Senate, Mr.. Slideli, from the com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported bill for
appropriating $4,000, 900. to facilitate the
acquisition Of Cuba by negotiation. The
report assumes that the acquisition of Cuba
is fixed principle Of American policy, and
its acquisition is only question Of time. 1t
may be acquired in three ways; first, by
achieving its own independence, in which
case il would soon be annexed secondly,
by conquest, which would involve general
war; thirdly. by purchase. as now proposed.
The President wants to acquire il by hon
orable means, except in case of an overrul-
ing necessity, as measure Of seli-defence.
! The report urges Congress TO sanction the
proposed renewal Of negotiations by passing
the bill.
In the House, the Consular and Diplomat
ic bill was discussed.
Mr.. Branch, from the committee on Fo.
reign Affairs, reported bill similar to Sill
dell's. The committee express the hope
that there never will be necessity for seiz-
ing the Island, but, if there should be, it
would be on the basis that all means of 9TH
erwise acquiring il had been exhausted.
Tuesday Jan, %.
In the Senate, the Pacific Railway bill
was discussed. Mr.. Johnson, Of Tennessee,
occupied nearly the entire afternoon.
In the House, the proposition to extend
the Ocean Mail Service along the Pacific
ports Of Mexico; also another from the 18TH
mus Of Panama to the South American ports,
were tabled. This action is believed to in
dictate general retrsnchment Of the postal
system.
The Civil and Diplomatic bill was dis
cussed till adjournment.
"Wednesday, Jan. &c.
In the Senate, a motion to admit Lane
and Mccarthy, bogus Senators from Indi-
ana, TO the seats claimed by them, was lost.
The Pacific Railroad bill was amended,
and o'clock tomorrow fixed for vote up
on ii.
In the House, the committee on Agricul-
ture reported back the joint resolution look
ing to a reduction Of foreign import duties
upon American tobacco, and instructing the
President 70 use I'll his constitutional power
to effect the object in view. The resolution
was passed.
The Consular and Diplomatic bill was
taken up and discussed.
Mr., Crawford moved to curtail the amount
authorized by the law Of 1919 for the sup.
port and education Of recaptured Africans,
having particular reference to those recent
" taken on the SLAYER Echo. The discus.
sion was principally between Southern
members. including Keitt and Bonham. Mr..
Seward wanted the Southern States to reg
ulate the slave trade for themselves, ire.
spectiye Of the law Of Congress. Mr.. Miles
declared that he was necessarily sectional
man, and would only act with the Democrat
&c party so long as they upheld the rights Of
the South.
The Presidents course with reference to
the Echo negroes was defended by NortherR
and Western Democrats, and several Repub-
lican members.
Much debate ensued on the clause appro-
priating seyenty.fiye thousand dollars TO pay
the expenses Of returning TO Africa the re-
captured slaves Of the barque Echo. NOD
cision, however, was had upon the motion
10 strike il out. The committee rose, and
the House proceeded 10 other business until
the hour Of adjournment.
Thursday, ian ~.
In the Senate, two thousand extra copies
Of the Cuban report were ordered TO be
printed.
The Pacific Railway bill was further
amended and debated, and finally. aiter
preliminary struggle. all excepting the en-.
ing the President to advertise for proposals
Tor three routes, and report 10 the next Con.
gress, were stricken out. and the bill so
amended passed.
III the House, the Consular and Diplomat.
ic bill was resumed, the House refusing TO
concur in the amendments Of the committee
Of the whele proposing 70 curtail the number
Of foreign missions.
The committee refused 10 insert proyi.
so in the clause appropriating money for the
return Of the reeaptured Africans. After
much discussion 10 relation to the slave
trade. and the policy Of repeating the exist.
ing laws against it, the committee rose and
reported the bill TO the House, but no CUES.
ton was taken on lis passage.
Friday, Jan. %.
In the Senate, Me-. Gwin gave notice
that he would tomorrow move a reconside.
ration Of the emaseulated Pacific Railway
bill.
Private bills we're then considered.
In the House, a resolution Of Inquiry was
adopted as 10 whether the receipts next year
will probably be sufficient TO meet the ex.
penses Of the Government.
Mr.. Stephens introduced bills for terrific.
rial governments 10 Arizona, Daeotah and
jefferson. the last embracing the Platte coun.
Try.
Private bills we're then considered.
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