The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THIRTY-FlFTH CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ID, 1859.


Mr.. FITZPATRICK introduced bill to establish n
line of mail steamers from New Orleans and Mobile
to Tampico, Vera Cruz, Catzacoalcos, Tabasco,
Laguna, Campeachy and Sisal, touching at Calves
ton Matagorda and Brazos Santiago.
Mr.. HAMMOND reported joint resolution allow
ing Com. Hartstene, the sum of 50 900 for expenses
incurred by him in rescuing the bark Resolute,
which was passed.
Mr.. CAMERON moved to take up the House bill in
relation to railway along Pennsylvania avenue
in the City of Washington.
Mr.. lvERsoN objected as he wished to call up the
private calendar.
Mr.. CAMERON said this was small matter and
would be of great convenience.
Mr.. IvERSoN and Mr.. MALLORY opposed the bill
as monopoly.
One O'Clock having arrived the special order, be-
ing the Pacific Railroad bill, called up.
Mr.. IvERsoN moved to take up the private calen-
dar. Lost. Ayes "a, nays 80.
The question was taken on Mr. HARLAN's propo-
sition, inserting the 37th instead of the 34th paral
ell. Rejected as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Allen, Broderick, Cameron,
Chandler Clark, Collamer, Doolittle Durkee,
Fessenden, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Jones,
King, Pugh, Simmons, Trumbull and Wade-l9.
Nays.-Messrs. Bates, Bayard, Bell, Benjamin,
Bigler, Bright, Brown, Chesnqt, Clay. Clngman,
Gwinn, Hammond, Hunter, Iverson, both Johnsons,
Mallory, Mason, Polk Reid, Sebastian, Seward,
Slidell, Stuart, Thompson of KY, Toombs, Ward,
Wilson, Wright and Yulee-35.
Mr.. BIGLER offered substitute making three
dsvions of the road of equal length, with detailed
provisions for the construction of each.
Mr.. WILSON, moved to amend by making the
eastern and western division 500 miles long and the
remainder to be called the middle DIVISION
Agreed to.
Mr.. DooLITTLE moved to add proviso that no
contract which may be entered into shall take
effect until submitted to and ratified by Congress.
Agreed to. Yeas "a, nays 25.
A long and desultory debate ensued on the va
riOus amendments.
Mr.. Mason moved to recommit the bill, and
amendments. Lost by yeas %, nays 80.
Mr.. TooMBs moved to lay the bill on the table
Lost by yeas 81, nays 30
The Senate then aourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. KUNKEL of Pa, introduced resolution call
ing on the Secretary of the Navy to furnish the
House with statement of the amount OF coal used
in the naval service also of the commissions allow
ed agents for the inspection and purchase of COAL
Adopted.
Reports of private nature made from va
rious committees and number of private bills
were disposed of.
Mr.. BoCoCK, of Va, reported back the amend
ment of the Senate to the House bill for the relief
of G. w. Palmer and Others The amendment di-
reefs the officers of the Treasury to allow all pay
ments made since the lst of july 1854, the clerks
and assistant pursers at the several Navy Yards,
at the rate of 5000 annum, and to the clerks of
commanders at the rate of 81 200 per annum, and
of the I'd at 81 200 per annum.
Mr. JONES, of Tenn, moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, which was lost by yeas so, nays
81. The amendment was rejected by yeas "a, nays
50.
Without transacting any business of general in
terest the House adjourned.
FANNY KEMBLE AND THE MOUNT VERNON FUND
The New IOrk correspondent of the Buffalo Adrer-
tiser gives the following gossip under date of Jan.
Committee of Ladies from the Mount Vernon
Association waited upon the lady of her apartments
at the st. Denis Hotel one morning of this week, to
solicit the proceeds of one of her Shaksperan read
ings in aid of the Monument Fund. The case was
very elaborately stated by the Chairman of the
Committee, and the ''last of the Kembles," after
hearing all that to be heard drew herself up to
the entire longitude of her magnificent proportions
| and said, with frown:
"Lades, respect your motives, but have no toll
Grafton for the means you resorting to, to per
petuate the memory of George Washington. II
your country is too poor, too mean, too migrate
fu to take upon ITSELF through the National Legis
lature, so obvious duty, better that Mount Yer
non be sold for cattle market than that it should
be purchased by the proceeds of charity balls, hast
newspapers and quack doctors. My humble abili-
ties at your service, but with the provso that
whatever amount of money they may yield, it shall
be presented to Congress as the first donation tC
enable them to discharge duty, which ought tc
be discharged by them, or not at ALL"
CALIFORNIA BRANCH MINT-A letter to the New
| York Herald says:
| Messrs. Anderson and Whaon, who were sem
out here about a year since by the President t.
examine into and report upon the Haratzthy defal
cations in the United States Branch Mint returns t.
the east by the steamer to-day. The deficit in Ha
ratZthys accounts reaches 5000 000 and the strang
explanation that the particles of gold ascended tn
chimneys of the building will not soon be forgotten
Messrs Anderson and Whallon, who have acted a
commissioners in this particular matter and a
Supervisors of the Branch Mint in this city for
| m he q liuht mr.
the subject.