The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-02

4 YORK HERALD. WEDN
piratea and put stigma upon their Institutions
y impossible 70 escape ne inevitable ogc-he losic
the slave trade be now piracy, always was piracy II
the slave trade be now crime against morality aud re
todsy stand on the same fSosns With his crssthers
who encouraged and employed their predecessors. de
would never 0onssnt Il he could possibly help y 70 aiSw
upon the people Of his part OF the confederacy He was
not advocate the opening OF the slave trade
sous question nssaS and france sV continue ooveriy
the same thing and whether they call Il the cooe sys
tenn or the "invountary emigration system" he, one
bred and ~. IN foil aSa
more humane, infinitely more gentle, infinitely more
Christian, than the coolie system ever can be.
regret that this discussion had arisen II but Fore
shadowed to tho country discussion which would here
that the people should know when they elect their repre-
ssnays sa Snat they may 9s called upon
republican party 10 concerned he believed that they
would 60 not step further In relation the Institution Of
slavery than they can find precedents for the action of
been the leading democratic statesmen of the
try The construction given by the President was the
construction given by President Monroe and acquiesced
twenty years. and this construction was the
construction. ~ ..sst ge .let .slH t.El
The debate was nnally terminated by the House ad-
jourDng and when the matter up Thursday, the
previous question was moved and seconded, and all fur
Their discussion cut of.
The vote Mr.. Crnwford's amendment TO reduce the
appropriation so as to exclude the to be paid to the
Colonization Society under the contract showed only
forty eight in its favor, but many of those who voted in
the affirmative subsequently voted with the republicans
against the passage Of the bill ITSELF and thus secured its
fsee,U % twice the sscona
rendering that course parliamentary and, finally, the bill
was passed by vote Of l01 to 49, in exactly the same
Norn
Of Ways and Means with the exec ton Of the mission to
Persia having been struck orf
EXPENSES OF INVESTIGATING
AGE OF THE sERGEANr. ALARMS.
became necessary, in order to pay the expenses in
CURED in the examinations going before the several in
vesgang committees OF the House. to have bill passed
appropratg 600 for that purpose. Incorporated in
this bill clause forbidding the payment Of consruc
tive mileage to the Arms for serving preceps
and subp9naes witnesses Under the lax and liberal
Of the Committee Of Accounts he used to be
allowed mileage back and forth for each aud every wit
ness whom he had served subpoena, and when the
distance great and the witnesses numerous as in the
warous case the constructive mileage which the gentle
man OF the mace put into his pocket made his yearly in
come larger than that Of the President Of the United
monstrous fraud and the effect OF this exposure was to
the Senate to amend the House bill the other day,
by adding the following clause f
And be it further enacted That hereafter the mileage ira
yelling allowance to The officer Or other execunS
mile necessarily and actually ira
officer other In the execution OF
such precept or summons.
Mr. Houston the Chairman OF the House Judiciary Com
mitt.e had attended 70 the same point 9y reporting re-
common sense construction to the law allowing mileage.
1m IRWIN IMPEACHMENT CASE.
The investigation into the official conduct Of Mr. Thos
Irwin, United States Judge for the Western district Of
Pennsylvania which the Judiciary Committee Of the
House had been employed for the last two weeks
suddenly brought to termination Thursday last by
notification 10 the committee that the Judge had placed
resignation the hands the President the United
States The experience in the Watrous might we'll
have kept the Judge from putting in this virtual plea of
guilty for the charges 10 the Irwin case were Of far in
cations against Judge Irwin were that he yielded to the
very natural and very common impulse Of appointing his
own con, Incorporate and incompetent person, Clerk
Of the District Court and of making arrangemen-not
unnatural cither-whereby the Marshal TO pay
Office. 1t was also charged against him-athough the
proof did not fully sustain the charge-tbat he
or his sons benefit, accumulated costs in suits,
and had certified accounts for per diem for days when
the court was not N Session a was how
cared that the court should be deemed to be always
the Clerk not legally entitled to charge his per diem
for each day.
All the allegations were Of this venal character and
however improper the conduct Of the Judge-he might
tycs, the full conideDce-aer the experience in the
Watrous case-that impeachment would be ordered.
haps however, the course taken by the Judge was
most advisable for him and most beneficial 10 the inter.
ertr Of ha hn and tho rans.sio tfv Judiciary rnu
committee was discharged from further consideration
of the case and the evidence taken was placed on the
| hles Of the House. 81 .......ta
| vf POSTAGE NEWSPAPERS.
The House Of Representatives had before it last week
bill in regard to postage newspapers in which period
cal agents and dealers much interested It declares it
lawful for persons known regular dealers in news
papers and periodicals. receive by mail such quantities
i Of either as they may require and pay the postage
thereon as they may be received at the same rates
| regular subscribers to such publications.
The second section declares that maps, engravngs,
Autographs, or Photographic prints rollers, shall be
charged with postage by the weight Of the package at
any any place within The United States. ~ 'N-'' W
lhe third section declares that every person who shall
receive or take any sum of money to be applied to the
OF postage on letter to be mailed received
from the mall and who shall omit to apply use the
money received for the payment Of such postage
every person who shall receive any letter from another
| to be deposited in any post office, and fraudently
1 omit to deposit the in such post Office; aud
every person who shall take from the post office
delivering the same to such other person. and shall frau
dulenty omit to deliver the same and every person who
shall receive letters for others from the Post Once,
either raudulently by mistake, and shall omit neg
lec to return the Immediately to the Post Office
to the person persons TO whom they addressed
SHALL on conviction thereof be fined not exceeding $780,
or not exceeding one year. or BOTH at the cs
The fourth section declares that the Auditor Of the Trea
suy for the Post Office Department shall have charge Of
all lands and other property that have been or shall be-
SCI OH or conveyed 10 the Uned SLAVES IN payment OF
debts cue to the Post Office Department. and of all trusts
created for the use OF said Department in payment Of
debts due hereto and gives the Auditor power with the
consent OF the Postmaster General to SELL dispose Of and
convey all such lands and other property. Ia
The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole
the State Of the Union
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
The Senate also passed last week bill Of much conse
quence in relation TO the distribution of public docl
ments 1t was formerly passed by the House, and was
amended by the Senate b ..-.r,sfst..
charges the Secretary of the Interior with receiving,
arranging safe keeping and distributing all printed
Journals Of the two houses Of Congress- and all other
books and documents Of every Whatever already
hereafter directed by law to be printed purchased
or ne use Oh the government except Of such d.
rected 70 be printed purchased for the particular
Or OF either house thereof for the particular