Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-21
LAST NIGHTS REPORT.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINeToN, Jan. 20.
HOUSE,
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Presidents Message and Immediately took
a rccess until o'clock.
Mr.. Purviance, of Pa, said in the course of his
speech, that he wished to test the sense Of the
Democrats, whether they were ready to sustain the
President in his recommendation Of specific duties.
He replied to Mr.. Washburn, of Name, remarking
that that gentleman's platform might suit that
State. but Penus5 5vania mus. be permitted to make
her own, and insisting on that atprotecton to domes.
tic manufactures which must be one Of the plari.s
which she never surrenders.
Mr.. Thompson, of n. T., di--sented from Mr.
Washburn's late speech md objected to the infer.
enees Tnicn MT N.rshalI, OF KY, drew fromit He
Geuleo T1 MT IS right to make platform for the
10 sublican party which had no narrow planks and
contained no elements of dlsnnion and distrust-
He therefore trampled on the platform; he was
in favor of the union and all good and true men
but for this they would not have succeeded in
the recent elections, and they would be defeat
ed when such union was repudiated.-
He advocated peace instead of cut throat policy
toward the Indians and held the President and his
partv responsible not only for the few new evils
they practice but for the old ones which they tolerate
as TO the financial system Of the Administration it
| is double distilled humbug. The Sub Treasury is
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SENATE.
Before taking up the Pacific bill Mr. Benjamin
reported the substitute Of Mr. Mason's bill, which
authorizes the President to use the public forces
| Of the United States. Mr.. BeDjamin's substitute,
which was ordered to be printed, is in substance
as follows: The FIRST section gives power to the
| President whenever he has reason to apprehend
thst any Of the transit routes will be obstructed
/ or closed by laEless vessels, or that when an at
tack is threatened against the persons or properly
Of our citizens, to use the land and naval forces
to prevent the threatened injury, cond ton that
| the forces used are Withdrawn as soon as the OBJ
ject is accomplished.
The second section gives power to the President
in case Of actual violence to the persons prop
erty of our citizens in any Of the Central American
States or in Mexico. to use the land and naval
forces in sxacting instant redress. The forces to
be withdrawn as soon as the redress is granted.
| Sec. Sd requires an immediate report to Con-
gTess of what the President may do under the
nroyisions of sections one and two.
Mr.. Davis spoke for three hours, strongly advo-
eating \ southern road, and gave large details Of
the topography of the route to show that it is the
shortest and cheapest, and that the road from
| Texas to California can be completed for the sum
he had named.
RI may here be mentioned that Mr.. Pugh's
amendment to terminate the road at the eastern
BOUNDARY Of California, was not lost as was erro>
neously stated in some papers, but it is still pen
ding, although it was temporarily Withdrawn Il
enable Mr.. Davis to offer his substituted
Mr.. Gwin in reply to Mr.. Davis deprecated th'
tone Of the Senator'S speech, which be considered
tended to exslt the advantages Of the Southern a
| the expense Of the other routes. As the Senator
uropossd, his route would commence nowhere anC
end at similar place There could be no assu
rance that ROAD would be built to connect Eitl
eastern terminus any more than western. Wit