The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s, 1859.

NAsHINGroN, Jan. 20, 1909.
SENATE.
Mr.. GwN, rising to aprveged question said he
desired to say that he ought not Yesterday to have
expressed the opinion that the legislation in refer
expression he was then called to order by Mr..
BELL, whose remarks he misapprehended at the
time. and was betrayed into an asperity for which
the hoor OF the Senate was not the theatre.
He now gave notice of motion to reconsider
the vote the bill, which he hoped to revise with
such notifications as would meet the views of the
friends of that measure
Mr. SEWARD presented the petition of certain cit
liens of New York, setting forth that the cities of
New York and Brooklyn are destitute of defences
against foreign invasion and praying an appropri-
works.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, in presenting petition, took occa-
sion to mention that had he been present on the oc-
cason, he would have voted to admit the Senatori-
al claimants from Indiana to the floor of the Sem
ate.
Mr. CHANDLER presented the credentials of Mr..
Bingham, of Michigan, Mr.. Stuart's successor
Mr.. DAVIS introduced resolution that such arti-
ces on the free list, would tend if taxed TO re-
lieve the financial condition of the Treasury. be
transferred to the Tariff schedule Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
The Senate took up the private calendar, and
after considering number of private bills, ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. PHELPS, OF Michigan, by direction of the
Committee of Ways and Means, reported a resolu-
of the Treasury to inform the House, at the earliest
practicable tme of the actual and probable receipts
from customs and public lands for this and the next
fiscal year. and whether said receipts will meet the
public expenses.
Mr. HoUsToN, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, said they had been engaged in examining
the charges preferred against Thomas Irwin, Dis
trict Judge for the Western District of Pennsyl-
vana, and that pending said investigation they had
been informed that Judge Irwin has to-day resigned
his office. The Committee therefore ask for further
instruction from the House.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri, the Com
mittee were discharged from the further consdera-
tion of the subject.
Mr.. STEPHENS introduced bills for the establish
ment OF Territorial Governments for Arizona, Da-
cotah, and Jefferson Territories Referred to the
Committee of the Whole ON the state of the
Union.
Mr.. GROW gave notice that when the Arizona
bill should be called up, he would offer amend
ment, which was read setting forth that whereas
the Territory acquired from Mexico, of which Ari-
zona is part, was, at the time of the purchase
free by law from African slavery, and as such has
been since established therein therefore nothing con-
tanned in this act shall be held taken to authorize
African slavery in said Territory which shall re-
main free from slavery when acquired from
Mexico
On motion of Mr.. MORSE, of Maine, resolution
was adopted calling on the President to furnish
copies of the instructions to our African squadron,
and those given by the British Government to their
forces the same coast Also, information as to
the number of savers and suspected slavers cap
tured, and other matters pertaining thereto, since
the ratification of the treaty of Washington.
The House reconsidered the vote of yesterday, by
which the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was defeated.
The question was then taken and the bill was
passed-yeasl0l, nays 9S.
Reports on private bills were made by the stand
ing committees.
After which the House went into Committee on
the private calendar and considered number of
bills.
The House then adjourned.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL-The Alexandria
Gazette says:
''There is movement in progress to compel the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company to raise the
tolls upon coal transported upon that work. to rate
which will equaze the cost ofcarriage, to the cost
upon the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad-in other
words, to levy an almost prohibitory tax upon
canal transportation, for the benefit of the CITY of
Baltimore and its Railroad, regardless of the in
terests OF the coal region and of all parties con-
cerned in the coal trade We trust this is not true
but have our fears"
Andersen, in bearing generous testimony to
Morphys powers says he is too strong for any liv-
ing player to hope to win more than a game here
and there. He never makes mistake but as sosn
as his adversary commits the slightest bunder, his
game is gone. If player makes a move "approx-
imatiyement" correct, but not "exactement'' the
right move, Morphy is dead certain to win. An
derssen has also given his opinion that Morphy
would have beaten all the three great triumvirate
-Philidor, La Bourdonnas and Mcdonnell.
THE NEW TELEGRAPH LINE TO HALIFAx.-A des-
patch to the Philadelphia North American contra
diets the statement that the Legislature of Massa
chusetts has rejected the petition of L. s. Toby and
others for an act to incorporate the Cape Ann and
Yarmouth United States Telegraph Company. The
petition was withdrawn to enable the parties to
comply with the law respecting an advertised notice
of the application.
A Georgian, named Simms has been arrested in
Philadelphia for defrauding Georgia Company of
stock to the value of $500 by representing himself
to be worth S30,000 He announced thathi busi-
ness in Philadelphia to dispose of large tracts
ofwid land in Georgia, and to sell certain stocks
in mining companies, etc. Simms is respectfully
connected, and has brother who is an eminent
member of the Georgia bar.
MIR. r. Ridgely, son of an eminent and wealthy
Springfield IN. banker, has disappeared in COM
pany with young girl only about fifteen years of
age. The gentleman leaves an accomplished Young
wife and two interesting children. As coinci-
dent with his fight about $27, 900 of money has
disappeared from the bank of his father, in which
Mr. Ridgely was employed.
The christening of the twenty sixth child OF a
| happy couple named Wonters at Lierre, in Bel
| gium, is celebrated in the foreign papers, Twenty
| two of the children still survive.