The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THIRY-FlFTH CONGREss--SEcoND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1859.

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ferred.
Mr.. S. characterised this memorial as equal tc
any State paper which has ever been produced He
stated its objects at some length.
MIR. BAYARD, from the Committee the Ju
dietary, reported adversely to the memorial o
Messrs. McCarty and Lane, praying for seats in
Congress as Senators from Indiana, and asked to be
discharged from the further consideration of the
same; which was laid over
Mr.. B. stated that on Thursday he should call up
the report
Mr.. CoLLAMER submitted minority report from
the committee
Mr.. SEWARD offered a resolution in effect that
Messrs. Lane and McCarty be allowed to occupy
seats on the Senate floor during the discussion Of
the reports Of the Committee on the Judiciary, and
that they have leave to speak on the said report
Laid over.
Mr.. Brown offered the following:
ResotUed, That Saturday of the present week be
set apart for the consideration of business relating
to the District of Columbia.
Mr. STUART. | object
The resolution was therefore laid over
MIR. HoUsToN addressed the Senate on bill which
ne proposed to introduce, consolidating the two u-
dical districts in Texas, the effect of which to get
rid of Judge Watrous.
Mr. II. was speaking, when the hour of one o clock
having arrived
The VICE PRESIDENT called up the special order
the Indian Appropriation bill.
MIR. HousroN. trust that may be permitted to
go on. am nearly through, and will not consume
the tiLe oI the senate Dut little longer.
by unanimous consent the Senator proceeded
with his speech on the bill.
In the course OF his speech he read letters that
had passed between those charged with having been
confederated with Judge Watrous in the matters
for which be was recently sought to be impeached
wherein various references were made to his con.
nection with their transactions.
The Senate then went into Executive Session
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
No hn,a
was ordered. During the call, several members
came in, and one hundred and forty-three answered
to their Names
Mr. REGAN, of Texas, offered resolution in
structing the Committee on the Judiciary to in
quire into the expediency of reporting bill de-
nnlng and providing for the punishment of polyga-
my in the territories of the United States and re-
stranng the people and authorities from interfer-
ing with the Federal judiciary.
The resolution was adopted.
The consideration of the bill providing for the
division among the New York Indians of the reser-
walton In Kansas upon which they are now settled
was resumed. This bill aots three hundred and
twenty acres to each, giving them permanent Dos
session thereof.
The bill was passed-yeas 112 nays Sc
Mr. FAULKNER, of Va, reported from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs adversely on the bill to
establish branch of the military academy at the
Hermitage, twelve miles from Nashville Tennessee
Mr.. +. reported from the same Committee ad
versely on the bill for survey of the upper Mis-
souri, and Columbia rivers; also, adversely the
bill to establish military post in Dacotah Terri
tory; also, adversely on the bill for the Survey O.
the Columbia river; also, adversely on the bill tc
enable the Secretary of State to test the utility of
new method of writing, invented by Mr.. Hogue, O
Arkansas; also adversely on the bill providing for
the pay of certain volunteers in the Mexican war;
also, in favor of printing the reports of Majors Del
ahed and Mordecai; also, bill to promote the eff
cheney of the army by retiring disabled or infirm
officers; also, adversely on bill to organize reg
M of tod Al.
frontier of Texas; also, Senate BILL with an amend
ment, granting the right ofway over the military
reservation of Fort Gratot, Michigan, for railroad
purposes.
The last named bill was read third time and wa
passed.
Mr.. FAULKNER also reported, from the same Com
mittee, resolution instructing the Committee OF
Public Printing to inquire into the expediency o
devising some method of having the President
Message and accompanying documents printed earli
er for the of Congress.
Mr.. LETCHER, of Va, offered an amendment alst
requesting the committee to inquire into the expe
diency of taking means to abolish the present sys
tenn of charging "double composition"
Mr.. HoUsroN, of Alabama said that means ough
also to be taken to examine these large book.
called accompanying documents, and prune out thC
useless matter. Two-thirds of these documents
when printed, are entirely worthless.
The resolution amended was adopted
Mr.. Faulkner, of Virginia, asked that the Com
mittee on Military Affairs be discharged from tn,
further consideration of the memorials of citizen
of the States of Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Caro-
lima, and Virginia, praying for the establishment
OF a National foundry in those States.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union. and resumed tn,
consideration of the Legislative, Executive and Ju
dicial Appropriation Bill
An earnest debate ensued on the clause appropri
atng $4,000 for the purchase of boxes. The ques
tion of economy involved.
Mr.. JOHN CoCHRANE said that the time thus con
sumed was worth very much more than their boxes
gentlemen ought to conine themselves to weightie
matters of retrenchment
MIR. STANTON replied that he would strike dow1
the army to the peace footing of 1920; he woult
strike down the navy, and curtail the Post Ofic
Mr.. CocHRANE said that would deform, not reform
the public service.
Mr.. CRAWFORD said that two boxes were for eacf
member, in which to send home his public docu
ments.
| Mr.. TRPPE remarked that he had received onl
two boxes, when he was entitled to eight. He woul
make present of the other six to the Government
The item of So 900 for the boxes then stricken
out. Other trfing subjects were discussed. TIL
proposed amendments were to the various items O
the contingent expenses of the House.
After some further discussion the House took a
recess to o'clock for general debate.
OUR ARMY IN UTAH-PHELPS BATTERY
| From KIRK AndersonS TaHey Tan January 4th.l
On last Friday we were present at General Nil
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| of spectacle that but few people in the Estates
where all the "sights' are, ever saw. More tha
| three thousand men under arms paraded upon tn
plateau, and formed a line of well discipline
soldiers that stretched across the valley almost fror
| one mountain to another.
Gen. Johnston is the idol and deservedly so, G
his army, combining military skill with thor
ough, practical and statesmanke view of the Gil
cumstances which have and do now surround him
he has proven himself both gallant soldier and a
| able civilian.
1t would be wrong for to institute compari
sons among regiments where all acquitted then
we say that Major Phelps battery filled our eye
and as he manoeuvred across the field felt, a
| though peaceably inclined, what sight it woul
be if any circumstances should transpire whic
would 'et slip the dogs of war" which lay upo
| the carriages.
CODIFICATION OF THE LAWS.
The Legislative Committee on the Code continue
its session at Annapolis on Wednesday, with tn
following members present: Messrs. Mccullough
| Chairman; Alexander, Webster, Daniel, Brooke
Goldsborough, Hobbs, Thruston, Belt, Stirling
and Magruder; and W. Clayton, Secretary.
| The Codifers made final report of the Genera
Laws, embracing in all 81 articles, and also submit
ted the local laws of several counties The articles el
titled Coroners, Official oaths, Sherifs, Justices
| the Peace, were considered and passed as approved
| Thomas ). Wilson, of the Annapolis Gazette, Wa
appointed to print the local laws for the use of tt
members of the Committee and the Legislature
THE LATE RAILROAD CoNvENTIoN.-The New Yor
Tribune says: "We hear unpleasant rumors in r
gard to the conduct and language of the represel
tatives of the four great railroad lines recently
convention at Washington. We hear of angI
words, of clenched fists shaken in gentlemen's f
ces, of the lie being given, of apologies for insul
being demanded and obtained under threats of {
adjournment and resort to the Code of Homo
&C., all of which we submit, if the statements
true, we had no right to look for from Conve
, ton of gentlemen entrusted with the management
over hundred millions of property, and for Il
judicious management of which it is in the highe
degree necessary that the angry passions should n
be allowed to RISE"
The Mayor of Cincinnati has had a Gems
of the drinking saloons taken, showing a total
. sixteen hundred and eighty-eight. Is it mary
, that poverty and crime there abound?
, In Chicago the number of fires in the past We
has been but forty-eight, with loss of eleven iy
and 1884, l25 in property, while in 1857 the loss
lives twenty five, and that of property destroy
was 81 525000 The introduction of stea
tire-engines made the difference.
Mr.. Charles II. Phelps for many years at
!; head of the operating corps of the House Print
, Telegraph office, in Washington, resigned his sit,
: tion on Wednesday.