Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
W AsmNGroN, Jan. 18th.
SENATE.

5 The President in reply to Mr.. Seward
resolution informed the Senate that the Wa,
d uerer has landed cargo Of Africans also tn.
$ every 'ifort is being made to bring the gui
, ~ parties to justice, but that it is not ex n.
5 dent to make public the correspondent on Ii
subject.
= NJ Fitch from the Committee on Printin
= reported against printing numerous docu
mehts, and amongst others against printjn
oo,ooo copies of Mossrs Crittenden's an,
Brcckenrldses speeches on leaving the oil,
!. Senate Chamber.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then take,
up, the question being ON Mr. Iyerson'
amendment that the bill bere-committed viii
instructions to support bill for northern
and southern roads and after some discussion
by Mcssrs. Green of Mo-, Brown of Miss
bisler of Pa, Foster of Conn, Douglas and
Others the Senate adjourned,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Stephens of Ga, asked leave to ron2rt
the Oregon bill. lie desired that some dav
next week be set apart for its consideration.
| Mr.. Morgan of New York preferred to
proceed with business in the regular order.
Mr. Stcphcns-''l hope the gentleman will
withdraw his objection
Mr.. MI cannot yield one iot.'
MIR. Houston of Ala wished to make n re-
port from the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. stephens said that rs he could not re-
port the Oregon bill except when the commit
tees are regularly called, he should object to
all ether business out of order
The house resumed the consideration of
the motion 70 refer the naval appropriation
bill to the Committee on Naval Atfairs.
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio. Thought it strange
that proposition to refer the naval bill to
refer the Naval Committee should meet with
90 much opposition. 1t the Committees of
the House were not to be entrusted with the
legislation appropriated to them they ought
to be abolished. Nearly all the important
legislation IS embodied in the appropriation
bulls. Ky the practice of the lJusc these
must be framed and acted upon by single
committee, that of Ways and Means.
lie was prepared to show that too much
money was exp ndcd on old hulks not worth
one half the cost of their rrrlirs The cxpen-
ditnies at the Navy yards have largely in
creased since 1880, three iourths Of the sum
might b. saved to the government
Mr.. Grow "f Penn, ,dsoc tied the pending
motion as its object was to bring the lcsisla-
ton to the proper basis, the rules should be
changed 50 rs to refer the estimates from the
departments Tor the army, navy, etc. to the
appropriate committees. Alter the commit
tees shall report their balls these should be
referred to the Committees ON WAYS and
Means,
Mr.. Washburn Of Ne. or,ascd the motion.
The Committee of WAYS and Means prn,arlv
have charge Of tho authorization h,ll.. and
thcr, mast b. somt cr.an in connection
with the executive ,prartneut, The conrs,
now proposed w4ulI lead t, much confusion.
and there would be an Increase Of y or 80
per cent over tho amounts r1ort,J bv rho
Committee Of WAYS and M-a,ia.
Mr. Letter Of Ohio wished to know how
= 900 400 would be s,ycd by referring the
b!ll to the Naval Committee
Mr.. Sherman piled that the bill ammo.
PIRATES over -. 900 900 for the. Navy Yard
and over - ,o0o, 900 for renairs of vessels.
Mr.. Howard OF Michisan.. said that the
pending motion proposed a radical change in
the business OF the house without a change of
rules The Committee n, W,vs sand Mans
have been Obliged to stant, like rock against
extrayarant expenditures lie had meyer ha,rd
{ f the other committees REDUCING amount
below tn. estimates the ,l,v,v. osLcd c,-
more,
Mr.. Seward of O. ,r,,i, s.,id ,,,ot IN, ox,,o,,-
ditnr,.s ot th,. ooyernment nm,nft.I :, X
600 COO ,..r ,,',,,,,, ,,d ,I,, e,.r,,I...5,
.uli54l frt m a,r .y.f.,a If I,..;sI,t35',, md
49, -. a.. 49, os.......1syru or ,,3ay:
and Means merely carry out the rec1mincn.
cations Of the various apartments This
committee has rot tiuo to devote to such
large amount Of business, and hence there
should b, as lar as practicable, an cquliza-
ton Of duties.
Mr.. jones Of Tennessee thought that the
pending proposition would District business
and prod.cd confusion. By am adher,nce to
the rails all,measurrs could b. inteIIggntly
and properly cons. dertzl.
Without takinc the question the Hous.
went into a Committee Of the Whole on the
state of the Unin On the Presidents M.s-
SAGE.
Mr.. jenkins of virginia. said that while
the Hous, Yesterday Was discussing dead
issues they lost sisLt of the fact that the
British Minister is now ne,9tiatin A treaty
with Central Amerrra, and irom this pr0-
cce,ling we shall share like 1.-THE doves from
the pr5tsctin, care Of the hawk. lie adyo-
c,t,., the resolution heretofore reportsI. re-
nnest;n., the President +, take such stems ~
NAV in his Judgment result in the speedy
ahr1-,tion Of he tI,ytnn. Bulwcr treaty.
which was the rc-uIt of European diplomacy.
M tortcndcd that we desire no advantages
from il .ana asserted that Epgland is untailh-
full to its fulflmcnt and that i, is constant
and frui,fol source, Of irritation and nnimosi
s.a,,lJ ~, ahrf,,,nd r,r ,,vn Reason.