Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-01-26

The fe4surJ Ia furnish rtturus 0i all ARTICLES
exl orted and Imported from Cuba to all parts
u theU. 81 rthe past five years
After the transaction of some unimportaut
business Mr.. Hunter chairman Of the commit
tec on Finance. cAlltd Up The Invalid PeassOa
bill. Tbs appropriales about Se3b 0e0 aud
~ enaets the provisions Of the act OF elg for
the prevention Of fraud IL also provides
that alter the first of J cly 10 the present year
The pension agencies arc 10 be abolished and
their duties 10 DC performed under the Sub
Treasury regulations. With the view TO save
the eost Of such agency, aud the bill vas
esenta.ily laid aside antll 10 morfow.
4 n Pacine Raj Boad bili then taken
up. The Senate voted on Mr.. Browns motion
tO-las IL OF th- sable-which vas u.gatived
yea a.. uays So. ser .rf
hoIsk.-Mr. Cobb, Of Alabama. from the
committee on Public Lapds, reported bill
fanfyihg aud confirming 10 the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad Co. hetransfer OF the lands hereto
fore granted by Congress 10 those Staies foI
Railroad purposes. .the time of the completion
II the TOAD beng extended te lc60.
Ii was stated ia explanation that the Legis
tion OF Alaoalna ana Mississippi Was luufci-
a.l, decided sOid, as uOt Ia accordance With
tue ael II Congress. Hence .his r,solalioi 10
.ega.sze it.
The bdi was hen passed.
DIR. Cobb, OF Ala, rrpvrted bl. amending
the pre- emptlVn laws. ne said The object ~
-, Dsll Mas 1. prevent frauds, sometimes the
settlers OF The public iands Only fematned one
dsy aud then soid out To spectators. Ine
bal requires them 10 actually occupy for thre.
tnOutAs asd - tor The benefit oi aet-al set
llers.
wa-hbdtne. Of Ills aud walorilge. Of y .
Y objected "a consideration ot lie sulect al
this time. a. he bail proposed the uproolins
and ,uIre change "i al he pFs-sa ptson
/ avs
crow. of Pa. offered a. an amen dmeut that
no public lands shall be offered for sale 10y
proclamation OF the President until the sur
seNs Thereof II all have been h.ed IA tae LAID
Office for at least ten years.
Az unsuccessful melton was made To lay
the bill on the table, yeas Al. nays l2O.
Further proceedings were then stayed by
the expiration of the morning hOlr.
Gu motion OF Hatch, the Senate Jill making
approprist,oas fot deepening the chaiusI al
81 Ciau Hats as reierr,o 10 lhs con'iuiltee vi
tkr Whole.
The House then went into Committee on the
Corsular and Diplomatic balls.
kslu described the position aud resources
Il Cuba. AID laid our hand must AID wili r,st
"a u. 1;se impofaa OF the acquisition La,
o,,u ailc-t,d by every administration durlu :
De-, lat 30 years. John q llucy Adams. Ia
. - .s...rtsd lsat its commanding posi,ion
gave ~ control Vi our commerce which Fenutr.
ID it indispensable 10 Tie Uni;ed States 10 c q
Iguire.
Mr Clay bad announced similar conclu
.l.a ~Aleh VA, cosseusrod Ia D., Esssvit and
rNes s,ctelafy ~ STATE irom tLal date donu
- thr present time
he proceeded to sho~ tia, every part of tie
cuuitderacy vas Interested ~ o-mulsfce, and
hat n was by the acquisition "i Cuba. that
ft cat atitks down The shackiss which soN
festisin TIE tfade With that Island lfundei
her present oppressive system her crescent
Industrial ctefsivs aIe 80 great, who can cal
ea.ate what NH be lh,,r valus under lhe lies
.uisfcoWnunicRtton known la our country p
slavery as it,xlst, in Cuba y not 80 rsNtlt
'ng AZ hn, l"ei, dsscf,Aed. 40, where the irrs
psppi%hOn ~ incapable at sill government. a.
pa- been So repeatedly stated.
Ms Richie ol Ia inquired whether kcltl
isslfed 10 s.iEe tuha. lst aase her y sism o
government wa hot IN accordance with biz
sicwsy
keeu rpl,cd hat hs lid not believe that i
could b. dsns el purchase. The tradition
and ltld, of Spain defeated all negotiation
with shat view. hc lirvsd there ~as nnpl,
ras,n 4, lvllg,, ,Lai Trance and Earlan,
arc in elp-c alliance bot this .houil lot iuau
Dce our condeei With fespcctf 20 Cuba, thef
a losg catstu sae al argtss "a aud wrea- !,
O. oar flag, insults 10 oar honor in eonSsqaghe,
. IT " hlch We have the Tiahl % d,c,a,er va
against Span.
We inass have Cubs which il barrier /,
oaf pah ol PROCESS. Hold u &c must Cor tn
htrchi Of cslnmeIcc. Mhaiessr stand. ln VA
q our progisss must be rcmemvod The y
neneau heln beats responsive tothe ictfitosl
al acquisition
ca. asoiian of coifax. 81 Ind the salary q
ministers % icfssr eas stricken out
M Carr! sald our system ot diplpm &C.
b va humtag
Lovejoy moved To strike out salaries q
all Biea,tsrs except 10 spain. REJECTED.
On sQVliou OF 1~reu 1he sslsy oi miuisls
: % Rome ~As stricken out. Also 10 s~i1e
= land
4 The bill vas, after further dsla'e, laid q
sids aud the House took recess til c'clo.l
~ The depth ~ the Niagara river, im'n
distcly below the fall-, has never been dete
mined line of lso0 feet has beeu ea-t ia