Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-04
Congressional
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from Maize Tor then six years were pre-
scntcl.
A motion 70 admit the contssting senator's
from Indiana % the privilelge OF the door
pending decision Of their claims, were dis
cuss,d.
The motion was opposed w Me.sr.. liver.
s'n. DAVIS AMI BtyaTd. and advocated hy
Me.,r. seward and Bell and finally laid on
The table 81 to -.
The senate then took up the Pacific
Railroad Bill, and rejected the several
amcnimonts OF Messrs W ilson. puEh sud
DAVIS the frs, named by vote OF - 10
r..
IIovsE. The Pos, Zee Committee rcpor.
tel a bin providing Tor Transporting: the
mails to the Pacific Coast
\ bill was passed frr puuishing the Tor
g;ng and countsrlcitinc of Military Bounty
land Warrants. sc; 70 provides punish.
mcnt OF not les than three or moro than ten
years imprisonment.
Mr.. Cnviorl o, ia, offered an amend
ment reducing the proposed $4,000 O. sn-
able the President O. carry Uut tie law ut
1919. o. Is 600 he contrnici that thr
President has uo authority O. contract Tor
the support aud education OF thc Africans
OF the Echo.
.urEsp,r. Jan. 18th.
SrNArr Arerort was adopted pr1vdin.
Cor printing Eve thousand extra copis. OF
both mai,ri,y and minority Reports on ac-
41irus Cuba.
TIE Pacific Railroad Bal was Thea taken
ur AMI amended in several PARTICULAR
one or these amendment, by Nj Doug.
"a, provided that all desert hui- within
forty m.I., uj tLe middle s,cti1n % the r1ai
shpl'l o. oT.u 90 TrccmTti'n az ten cents
IHr ucr..
NJ simmons OR L.. moved % strike
out a. between The cuaci.u. CLAUSE AMI the
sal email SECTION which vas carried, -
o. 80, thus ki..ins the hi,l.
Ay.--Ats-, Bell, l.suhmin. Bright,
Cautruu, Chestnut, Clark, Cny, cling
ham. Crtirrlru. DAVIS. DIXON, u1'Itttl-,
purkrr. I.s.Ful.n. Foot. Green, Halo,
Ilam'Iu. Hammond. lI.rs'r1, llantrr,
l,ar..u, johnson of Tenn. Kennedy, kius
Mason, Parre, E.i. Eer, >''ast1.
shields. simmons. >Ulr.l, STUART, IH0mp-
s5n ol y. e.. ro1mls, WARDS.
Nays-Niisu, Hvsrd, Bs.rr, Br'lcrick,
Brown. Chandler. Douglas, Fitch, Ilr1t-
rick, Foster, GNin. HARLAN, Jones. Polk,
Uusbc.. seward. rrgmball. Wade, Wilson,
Nu'Cr-2O.
IT., result caused Mr.. Gviu % rem,rk
bitterly &c LitiI, as tli, gives. It il all
ever expected g. 90 from the Congress ol
che United States.
ll.r,r Toe lI1us, reported Mr. Crlw-
t1ri's amendment, reducing thc sgm ape
Yropristcd ilr the suppression Of the slave
trade
To, question was then taken ou striking
out thc entire clause containing this APP
r-rrrIa'i1n. N'.,ii,gi, lGS 90 Is. The
b,li va. then rejected - against 90.
NJ. Letcbrr 40 Va, ur-"l che passage pi
The appropriation bills necessary O. ke'p
tie government together and % avoid an eE-
ira sHtsHn.
Mr. Nicholas 90 o.. aid 10 seemed q BE-
the sense Of the Republican,. that d they
were allowed o. vote 0H certain amendments
such u, striking olt the mission 20 Persia
tie bi.I could bc saved.
Mr. Giddiusy Ul o.. aid biz vote drreu-
del on whether % DILL was about % he pre-
ported lppr1pgtttlns thirty millions ug dol
lar. iuy the purchase % Cuba, ho would
siop the administration where 70 a..
After further debate the y1i, hy which
the hill vas rsictrd was rcc1Haiergl.
a notion O. strike oat tho Austrian Ms
sion va. di,l srr-l @, by n a.liusc ls'.
Motion, Oh strike out Missions o. >witrcr-
land, Rome an Busuus Ayrg, were sever
ally na.lt,yri.
The Mission o. Persia was stricken out.
Toe l1g,r again ,1t.l 0u che biil. aud
again r.,steI % ty % against 90.
Fspu. Jan. ..
SENATE. Mr.. Cviu mad, an apology
fr Dos language yesterday with references o.
thc rr.r-lIu.- ou th1 Pacific Railroad. .
n. moved o. reconsider the Railroad B..
which hg hoped o. revive with such mode
t-li,lns a, would NEE; ,he views OF iis
TRENDS.
Mr. seward presented petition asking an
arrrlrr.a,.Iu oi $3.50 OlN Tor yrrctiu. 40
New York and BROOKLYN defence, against
foreign invasion.
H.r,r The House adopted 4 resolution
calm. Hu secretary COBB iJr tbe actual
aul probable receipt, from customs uut
public lands for the current aud next fiscal
year.
TIE Judiciary Committee were discharged
40 tHst- own ru4uts; FROM further r1us.4gsl-
ton of charges against judge lUius, be
having r.tsu.l.
Mr. stephens. og Ga., introduced bills
fr the establishment 0l Territorial Goyern-
mert. lr Arizona. Dlrr'ah ana Jefferson.
Referred 90 t.s Committee - the Whole.
The House r.c0n..irryi the vote ty
which tic Consular and Diplomatic Bills
vas Yesterday detected. Tleque,tiln J'ius
taken Che bail was passed by lol against
g,.
Ml>uu. jan. 81.
NJ Trrmbull introduced hUI o. regulate
ths practice OF che O :. Circuit Coorts al-
s1a htI authorizing Circuit Courts O. is-
gu. writ. Of manllmus.
ll.y.f Mr. Ku-urc attempted % intro
du.e s.riUs Ui resolutions druuuucius Ia
.'r0r. language the recent attempt @ re-
vur tIe African slave trade, aud calling
JT.u tEr government O. enforce Oh" laws
asuirs; that trade already boo existence, but
tle H.r.a refused O. suspend The rules
sea. n d., nay. -.
Trrsp,v. Feb. !.
Hlrsr. Atsr brief discussion the
Homestead BIN wls passed In against 20.
TEE fII provides that any parsIu, who j.
che bead Ola family over 81 years Of agc
AMI e.tEan I'D the United states, or has
t..l au intention o. become such accurin.
O. che liberalization laws. sh.I. he entitled
O. enter quarter section 90 ans vacant and
uuaVTroIr.atgd land, and hold the same on
condition OF les actual-,tt.emsment and cul-
ty.f."U.
The French Spolia,iln bil came up and
was referred o. committee of che whole.
Forth. OsGird Democrat.