The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-16

Also communication from che Secretary OF the Navy,
transmitting the of the clicks and Others employed
in the nayyyans for the year 1888 which was bald on
the table aud ordered 10 be printed
Also. a communication nom the Secretary Of State,
transmitting the annual report Of the passengers arriving
IN the United States which laid the table and
bred 10 be printed
From this it appears that the number OF passengers
who have arrived from foreign countries by sea from the
30th Of September 18l3 10 the 30th OF December 1888.
have been OF males 432 500 OF females GIL 45J OF
sexes not stated 3S4 making total Of O5l, GO
Also, communication front the Secretary OF War In
answer to resolution OF he House calling ior inorma-
ton in relation the expenditures or barracks and quar-
tcIs for the past years which referred 10 the
Committee Military Alrs and ordered 10 be printed
Also communication from the Secretary OF the Treas
uy ia reply to resolution OF the House requesting IN
formation in compliance with Joint resolution relative
10 statistics of the coastng trade which was laid on the
table and ordered 70 DO printed
Also communication from the Secretary OF the Navy
transmitting copies Of the Navy Register or the use OF
the members of the House which laid on the table
and ordered to he printed.
Also communication from the Secretary of the Int
Iior asking appropriation of $50 600 for taking
of the people of ktnsas preparatory to their adms
sion into the Union which referred TO the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed
Also communication from the Secretary of the Treas
ury in reply to resolution of the House of the 18th Of
December calling for statement showing the payments
from the treasury from the year 1910 the year 1852
which was laid the table and ordered to be printed
Also communication from the Secretary of the Treas
ury in reply 10 resolution of December IA 1858 calling
for information relative TO the statistics Of trade under
the reciprocity treaty with Great Britain which laid
on the table and ordered 60 be printed
Also communication from the Secretary of the Navy.
transmitting certain information in relation to the several
yards called for by the House of Representatives
which was referred to the COMMITTEES Naval Affairs
and ordered TO be printed
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Indiana the House then
went into Committee Of the Whole the state of the
Union, r CLAY, of Kentucky in the chair proceeded
to the consideration Of the Presidents annual message,
and took recess until o'clock, P, m.
MONT SESSION
The committee promptly reasscmbed at the appointed
hour
Mr., MORRIS, of Illinois arraigned the admnistra-
ton upon various grave charges abusing the President
for Ills removal of certain federal office holders In Hi.
nois and the appointment of Others whom he character
lied as more worthy of prison than of an office Ia
the President had been unable TO appoint
ment from the citizens OF that State and then he import
ed from abroad.
Mr.. B0YCE, of Vermont, opposed the acquisition of
Cuba, contending that the annoyance complained OF
grew out OF the fact that Americans did not desire il TO
fall into the possession of Others and that its commercial
Importance to the United States had been overvalued
Mr.. CRAGlN, of New Hampshire, condemned the in
creased and increasing extravaganza OF the government
He alluded to the large expended in furnishing the
Capitol and said that if they had few mirrors in which
they could themselves Others them it would be
money well spent ut any cost The chairs for the
porters gallery alone had cost Sl05
Mr. WARD, of New York addressed the committee
upon the growing importance of the commercial interests
of the coantry and contrasting the different routes to
the Pacific expressed his preference for the Atrao
all Others,
The committee then rose, and the House adjourned