Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-12
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BY TKLEGRArH.)
Conspessl onal.


WASHINGTON. Feb ll.-HousE.-Mr. Sea.
ring. Of n. V. rising to a question of priv
ilege, read an lxtract from the WsshinQts
correspondent OF the n. Y. Times, in which
u Is stated that the paint purchased for the
brooklyn Navy Yard was used in painting
his farm house. according to evidence be
Iore 'ne committee to investigate alleged
frsnds in the Navy and Navy Yard. He
characterized The article ~ . coarse and
base slander, perpetrated and set on foot
BY still baser correspondent. and called
on the chairman to state officially whether
ouch evidence bad been adduced.
Mr.. sherman. Of o., distinctly stated no
estimony had been submitted involving
Mr.. Soaring iu any abuses whatever. The
committee had carefully avoided giving
any Information TO newspaper CO. resT ond.
ents. II it 10 the pleasure Of the House in
the early part of next week the testimony
will be submitted.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the Senate bill for admission Of Oregon in
to the Union.
Mr.. Clarke. Of Mo-. said The alien suf.
frage and exclusion Of free negroes and mu.
lattoes 10 nuisans, which soneerped Ore.
gon alone, which under oil the cirsuustau.
ces ought to be admitted into the Union
without regard to the population.
Mr. Zollykoffer opposed the admission Of
Oregon because OF the insufiiciency of its
population and the alien suffrage clause In
its constitution.
Mr.. Comins being ready to vote for the
admission Of Kansas with free Republican
constitution vas also ready 70 vote fur the
admission Of Oregon with such . constitu.
tion as her people may adopt.
SsNATE-The committee on Ways and
Means had the subject before them this
morning. The proposition that the three
bills Of Phelps. Crawford and Morrill, should
be reported to the House was lost BY one
majority.
A motion was then made that the Com.
mittee should report its inability to agree.
and ask to be discharged from further con-
sideration Of the subject, this placing the
House in possession Of the motion. 20 that
the question could be ct once proceeded
wish.
This elected eome discussion, but with
out coming to any determination, the C.m-
mittee adjourned till Saturday with the un-
derstanding. that the subject shall then be
definitely arranged in some form, TO enable
the House to act
Mr.. Phelps urged in despair of any action,
that the bill. to reissue Treasury notes,
should be reported alone. but the motion
failed
The members Of the Committee declare
their inability to agree on any tariff, and
it is therefore probable the subject will
come before the House on Monday without
report by the Committee, should they still
continue their triangular attitude.
Mr.. Yulee, from the Committee on Post
Offices. reported bill to abolish the frank
ing privilege.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill for the nav.
ment to the State Of Massachusetts, Of the
balance due her Of money, expended for the
United States during the war Of 1912.
Mr.. Seward called up the case Of the In
diana Senators. lie discussed the question
as involving = principle Of transcendent i'm
portance. The State Of Indiana 10 Low un-
represented in the Senate of the United
States. He denied that the decision Of the
Senate is absolute and irrevocsble He
could not conceive how Senators could
maintain the decision as an irrevocabls
judgement. He took issue with those who
maintained. The Senates action is legisla-
tive and not judicial hence 10 not final, but
subject to reconstruction.