Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-02-04

WAsmINGTIoN, JAN. %, 1859.

class to which your correspondent be-
longs) that the honorable men who form
that body are not without the failings
and foibles of their less favored fellows
outside, who have not the same Hon.
prefxed to their names. Al one time, it
seemed inevitable that a summary pair
ing off would take place in the Senate,
but the difficulty has been adjusted, after
fashion, and the world wags on as be-
fore, and we shall not need just now to
elect couple Of Senator'S, to replace
these two, who might have been shot
through the heart, but are not
The recent action of the House of Re
representatives., in laying on the the table
three several memorials in regard to es-
tablshing new mail steamer lines, seems
to indicate hostility to such measures.
in that body.
In late document, the Secretary of
the Treasury suggests that a proposal
be made by the United States to the
commercial countries of Europe, to meet
in a representative body, for consultation
on a uniform currency, uniform weights
and measures, and uniform system of
commercial statistics aud as it is proba-
bic that this reform would be favorably
received, he further suggests that our
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such measure.
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III 'no liousc' Vuc oe',a,c pill lof Ihe
enforcement OF mcchailc > liens On Oul a,
lhgs IN thiS district passed. aiso, a pili
10 punlsn the lorser or countcfielter OF
military bounty land warrants also,
resWuuon IN rGiation 70 tIe 10 TOBACCO
traue' Inc Rouse luf1her considered
tne consular ana uip'omatlc appropriation
oh'' anu refused 10 ta'lty the PRESIDENT 5
promise III inc matter OF the recaptured
Africans AFTER much discussion on the
Save .rauo ana lhe poilcy OF repeating
Inc existing laws 10 relation TO 1t, the
committee rose ana reported the biil TO
inc House put DO question: was taken on
Its passage
JAN. 2r--As soon as the mornlng
hour was out, Mr.. Hunter attempted to
call up the indian appropriation bli'' put
a majority OF the Senate were Tor con
tlnulng on the Paclhc railroad oll, WIN
view OF coming TO something denhite'
Mr.. Doohtue moved 10 insert a CLAUSE
granting pre-emptloh rights 10 actua
settlers on inc JANUS se' apart ior 'n'
Inc OF sufVey--aaoptea' he tnen NOV.
ca i9r the construction OF a northern an'
southern roau--auoP'eu' Ai'er wnicn
Mr. SIMMONS moved as = separate pro
posiuoh' IN iieu Oh onc pi,' 'ngS q,'vuu
Gu tue SUBSTITUTE olelcu W Ni' i'o'i u :,
a preceding uay Wuich was auoP'eG
\ debate now arose III regard 10 'he 81
ieet OF inns SUBSTITUTE "uu Ia .nc cohciu
slon OF !. Mr' ! ush moved 10 Jay 'n'
n.ii on Tue tavie,-wn'Gn was rejec'eu
Mr. Twin W'sned inc piil reconlm''le(
10 spec'al eo'li'u'.'co tne yeas ano
nays taseh--lost' mr. seward was IL
laVor Oh accepting 'hc PcnuinS soos,'
tute as inc best tnat tne irlends OF ,h'
Dill couid get. MI own thought Una
inc adopuoh Oh tniS Wouiu De niue oe''e
than farce ne phi was 'nen put Oh
lis nnai passage ana auopteu' py ma
ierlty Q, - ANA In"S th!S long 'faWi
uebate mas come 10 ah emu IN inc senate
by the passage OF Mr. beiis substitute
authorizing separate proposals Tor tn
construction OF northern, cehtral' ah'
southern route to the Pacihe.
The House IS stu on the consular an'
diplomatic appropriation bill, which wa
rejected by vote OF 50 to w. IN
git OF the opposition seemed to be tw
or three foreign missions, aud the claus
providing for carrying out the contraC
with the Colonization Society for the eS
penses of the recaptured Africans.
motion was made TO reconsider the V0t