New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-25
rhlrty.anh Congressional session.

4 Thirty.fifth Conversational Session.
4 Chamber was today crowded to excess, to hear
Senator Douglas pronounce eulogy on the life and
character of Mr. Harris, Of Illinois, deceased.
Mr. Seward presented the following resolution which
\ was adopted /:
That the Secretary of the Treasury communicate to
the Senate, as fully it may be in his power to do,
the number Of American vessels which are engaged
directly in the Palm Oil trade on the coast of Africa
the average number of their voyages annually, their
tunnage, the nature and values Of their exports and
imports and the amount of duties derived from them
by the Treasury of the United States.
i On motion Of Mr.. Hale, joint resolution appoint
ing Commodore Stewart senior Flag Officer, was
| taken up.
Mr.. Hunter called the yeas and nays, and it was
| adopted-yeas 81, nays IA.
Mr.. johnson of Tennessee moved to take from the
table his resolution directing the Committee on FL
nance to report bill in accordance Herewith, to
limit the expenditure Of the Government within the
revenue
Mr.. Hunter, Chairman of the Committee of Fl.
nance objected against the subject being referred to
his committee.
Mr.. Gwin moved that it be referred to select
committee.
| The debate was continued over an hour, as TO
whether it should be referred to the Committee of
Finance or to special committee but the announce
ment from the House of the death of the Hon. Mr..
| Harris put stop to the debate.
| Mr.. Douglas, to the apparent disappointment of
the 1000 persons who thronged the galleries of the
Senate Chamber, and many of whom had been wait
ing two or three hours to hear extempore oration
read in low tone Of voice brief euogy Of the de-
| ceased.
/ Messls. Shields and Davis also pronounced enlo
| ges, after which the Senate adjourned.
House.-On motion Of Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, it
was resolved that during the ensuing two weeks from
to-day it shall be in order for the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union to take o recess till
| Z O'Clock for general debate
Mr.. Morris, of Illinois, announced the death of Mr.
i n N n in ptll nUU N
private and public character of the deceased.
After similar tributes from several other members
| the House adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-S enate-After the pre-
sentaton of several departmental returns also various
memorials, etc. a joint resolution was passed permit
ting Townsend Harris, Esq, Consul General of JAPAN
and his interpreter, to each accept gold snuff box
| from the Queen Of England.
| Mr.. Pugh objected to the custom Of American
officers receiving presents from foreign potentates
When the question was taken, Mr. Pugh's, Mr. Hae's,
and one other voice, voted No. Otherwise the reso-
| luton was passed unanimously.
/ Mr.. Seward introduced resolution, which was
adopted, calling the President for all the cores
pondence between this Government and Spain, re-
atiye 70 the proposals for the purchase of Cuba.
| Mr.. Doolittle failed to bring up bis resolution
relative to Commodore Paulding, although he urged
the necessity as heavy suits were pending against
that officer 10 the Quilted States Courts in New York.
! The Pacific Railroad bill was then taken up.
| Mr.. Green's amendment was lost.
Mr.. Rice's amendment making Pugets Sound the
Western terminus was also lost by a vote Of 43
| against 8.
| Mr. Wards amendment fixing the Eastern terminus
between the SD and So deg parallel the Senate also
rejected. MI. Doolittles amendment, of which the
main feature was the granting of alternate even Sec
tions, tor forty miles on both sides of the road to
tual settlers IN accordance with the principles Of the
| Homestead bill. This was also Iost-yeas 10, nays
So.
Mr. Pugh's amendment that the railroad stop at the
eastern boundary of California, instead Of unconsti
thp In Co
also lost.
Mir. Bell, after speech, proposed as parliament.
ary way OF getting Clear Of all amendments, and
sructons to advertise for full estimates for The cost
OF the construction OF each of the three routes equal
| to first class road Of 81 pounds to the yard.
MI. Brown moved that the bill be laid on the table.
amendments be printed, it was difficult to know in
what shape II stood. Adjourned.
House-The house passed the Senate bill authoriz-
ing the issue Of registers and to change the of
the steamships Canada and America.
Mr.. Cobb, from the Committee on Public Lands
reported the bill confirming the aggregate compensa.
ton Of the Registers and Receivers In the Land Offices
to 81 500 per annum. Passed.
Mr.. Cobb mentioned that all this was intended to
correct the stealing abuses, and mentioned Patts-
burg, Missouri, as case in point where ten thousand
dollars were received for one years service.
MIR. Cobb reported bill to revive and continue in
force, without restriction or limitation to time the
bounty land acts of ls45, ls4S and 1854. Also bill
providing for repayment for lands enormously sold.
Also bill authorizing persons who settled on the
10th and 18th sections OF land before they were sur
veyed to preempt the same.
The above named bills were seyerally passed, as
was also bill appropriating 5000 to rum mark and
establish the western boundary of Minnesota.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, rising to question of priv.
ege remarked that he had received letter from Mr.
B. B. Allen, citizen of New York of high standing
charging certain officers connected with the NAVY
Department of Partially and violation of law in
the award OF contracts for navy yards ard docks
and for the increase and repair of vessels. These
charges, ii true Mr. S. said would involve cases of
impeachment He offered a resolution which was
unanimously adopted, providing for the appointment
Of select committee to examine into the said charges
and specifications.
The House then resolved itself into Committee Of
me Whole on the state Of the Union, and resumed
ihe consideration of the bill to codify the revenue
laws Of the United States.
Alter debate the enacting clause was stricken out
and the House aiterward concurred in this action
yeas los, nays 81,
The House again went into Committee of the
whole on the state OF the Unon on the Presidents
message, when Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, made speech in
support OF the PRESIDENTS recommendation in rela-
ton 70 the purchase Of Cuba and advocated gener-
ally the acquisition Of territory taking the broad no.
siton that nation that does not grow without must
fail within.
Mr.. Hickman, Of Pennsylvania, made tariff pro.
lection speech, when the Committee rose, and the
House adjourned, n