The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-01
TH1RTY.F1FTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.

THIRTY-F1FTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate. .,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1882
TIE TARIFF AND REVENUE QUESTIONS.
Many unimportant memorials reports and bills were
Introduced
Mr.. BIoIxH (adm Of Pa, introduced the following i'm
portant resolution asking its consideration morrow
as early as possible
Resolved, Asiis the opinion Of the crea
OF large public debt IN time OF peace Inconsistent ~th the
insufficient expenses Of govera
not on 70 meet Ss IN the 20
Bs 1% 70 pay on s present debt 40 lar as mas be
JUDICIARY AFFAIRS.
Mr.. TRuNBrIL, (opp) of H., introduced bill TO regu,
late the practice Of the United States Crcus Courts also
bill authorizing Circuit Courts 10 issue writs Of manda
mus Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
REJECTED AND SUSPENDED PATENTS.
Mr. SEwARD offered resolution directing the Secretar
of the Interior to prepare before the next Congress
tailed list Of all rejected and suspended paten,s and why
rejected Referred 10 the Committee on Patents
REPORTs FROM DEPARTMENT.
Communications were received from the President
transmitting the balance OF the list OF claims ae ainst
foreign eovernments also report the Commssoner 10
Fraser river; also recommending repay British
Governor Dougas) Of vancouvers Island 81 COO loaned
by him for public purposes; also transmitting statistics Of
uauc Will dtfNd III CouptduC3 Will OcWMQ le6O-
luton.
OVERLAND POSTAL AFFAIRS
Mr. BRopEmck (opp( Of Cal, presented petition from
California for a tri weekly overland mail.
TIE EFFICIENCY OF THE NAVY.
Mr. MALLORY, (adm) Of Fla, from the Naval Com
efleiency Of the navy The report ''.s saws that hat
English experience has demonstrated the inutilty
Of sailing shps Of war They were now obsolete, sails
beirg auxiliary TO steam The important position
Of the Gulf Of Mexico renders evident that next
battle win be there, all the Mississippi commerce passes
and Cuba which six heavy ships could bridge by signalling
each other every twenty minutes that nothing could
escape Any European Power could supply such bridge
without weakening its ordinary feet. The report re-
commends that every ship Of the United States
Navy should be the best that can be constructed
i. THE WALKER AND PAuIDISa AsrAR.
Hr. HDKL, (adm) of Ia, attempted TO bring up the
Cuba question: and assr discusson 70 whether
Mr. SEWARD, (opp) Of NJ r., expressed the readiness
Of himself and party 10 meet the gentlemen either.
ment that Mr.. Foot should have the floor Walker,
Pauldilg, and the Neutrality laws.
Mr. Opp Of w. Sy Offering :.
statement that Commodore Pauldng committed grave
error resolution TO the effect that Pauidng rescued
t Of Nicaragua and with her assent since thankfully
pressed that he Pauldpe) Is entitled to the commenda
cn Of his country The ground that be Foo took was
that Walkers expedition being Illegal and so considered
by the government, Paulding acted commercially and
within the spirit Of his instructions suppesspg IT,
muCu as our JuTsu1CJOu lOllOWS tne nag Wherever "
floats and all under IL arc responsible thereto HIS In.
structions equvoca and the time, place and
Of executing his orders must necessarily be left TO
cusancee He did the very thing be was ordered 70 do
broke up unlawful expedition, saved Nicaragua from
Tappe and bl0odshed and sustained the honor Of his
country chasrd did wrong IN n not E preventing Walkers
when they bad landed Beeides, to interfere with them
within the of San Juan bay would have been as
much infringement Of the jurisdiction Of Nicaragua
arrestng them shore In short, he executed in
plain, PRACTICAL common sense way the proessed object
Of bis Instructions and II ia humatng TO see this gov
erpmen before the world disavowng verbal qubbles
the acts Of its subordinates In carrying out orders 30
vague and indefinite that understand them.
Whether nsy were pSrp0sey made vague he e. would not
ton wDked at the expedition s seDRthened By Walker
having been brought to the presence Of the Executive
whipped Of justice, instead Of being handed over
to the tribunal Hbuster and sent to the Pententiary
The words Of the President, that "he has committed
grave error TO the cbagrin which he "must
not all express yet cannot all conceal" Mr.. Foot per-
sonaily knew little of Paulding but from the papers be-
fore him had formed favorable opinion OF him as an
officer and He would not go the length Of bis
friend ffom Wisconsin, to vote him sword medal but
be would give him what would be more acceptable to
man Of bis stamp-the recognition as gallant and faith
full servant Of the republic. 4--l
Mr. cRnrrNpr (opp) Of KY, followed, to show that
Pauldng committed no error whatever. What would
have been thought had he sheltered himse behind the
letter Of bis Instructions and failed TO prevent the fbus-
ters om attacking Nicaragua The spot PaudiDg landed
displaced 80 any neutrality violated was Walk.
ers and the attack him the arrest Of Justice upon
criminal. II is breach Of neutrality when q coun-
try is entered with the consent OF hs government.
Finally Mr.. Crenden, an American citizen, thanked
Commodore Pauding for the bold and heroic manner In
which he fulfilled his duty and preserved the peace Of the
world.
Mr.. Hurrm, (adm.) Of Va here made another attempt
10 bring up the Indian Appropriation bill.
=, Mr. DoolnnS, (opp) Of wis., urged continuance OF
Mr.. SEWARD had not ccinsided with his friend from
Wisconsin in the resolution TO bestow medal Commo-
iore PaudiDg, because he thought he had made himself
place In history and such reward super6uous but
's an act Of Justice he would Row propose, by joint
outon that the President be directed 10 intervene for the
defence Of Paudng in the suits against him. arising from
he performance Of his duty.
Tm INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. HrNIER here succeeded In calling up the Indian Ap
preparation biii-yeas ~, nays 16.
The only feature OF interest In the discussion of this bill
the amendment OF the Finance Committee, looking
10 the future abolition OF the reservation system.
The Senators from Texas and California opposed the
amendment and explained that the reservation system
although and expensive 10 indispensable TO the exist
ence of the Indians and that It's abolition limitation
will force them, for subsistence, TO depredate the
whites and produce general Indian war.
The amendment, however, was adopted.
Another amendment was also adopted, repeating the
clause Of the Indian Intercourse act witch requires the
United States to pay the amount OF damages Obtained by
traders In suits sganst poor friendly Indians
Without taking vote on the BILL the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representative.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1859.