The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-02-03

| Congressional.
wednesday, Jan. 26.-In the Senate
Mr.. Seward made motion to admit
Messrs. Lane and McC arthy, claiming
10 81 Senators, to the privilege of adj
mission upon the floor. Pending the
decision upon the CLAIMS, Mr.. Trum-
hill spoke in favor of their admission,
and hoped that this act of of courtesy
Eould be extended without discussion.
The refusal would be disrespectful to
the State of Indiana. The motion was
lost. TTFTI LAI
The Senate then took up the Pacific
Railroad bill, and rejected the several
amendments of Wilson, Pugh, and
Davis, the first named by vote of %
to 49, 80 = % Z -
All of the amendments now being
disposed of, one o'clock tomorrow is
appointed for the vote on the final pas
sage of the bill.
HoUsE.-Mr. Craig, of Mo-, from the
COMMITTEES on Post-office, reported
bill providing for the transportation OF
the mail from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast.
Mr.. Chapman, of Pa, from the Com
mittee on Judiciary, reported a bill pun
ishing the forgery. or counterfeiting OF
military land warrants, bounty war
rants, certificates of location or pur-
chase, &C., or knowingly uttering or
circulating the same, by punishment
of not less than three nor more than
ten years in the Penitentiary.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the consular and diplo-
matte bill, and rejected the pending
amendment, that no money shall be ex-
pended in support or education of re-
captured Africans, which occupied the
attention of the House until the hour
of adjournment.
Thursday, Jan. 26.-SENATE.-The
Pacific Railroad bill was taken up and
amended in several particulars. The
amendments were adopted.
In the House the Consular and Di-
plomatic appropriation bill was under
consideration during the entire session.
Friday, Jan. %. SENATE. = Mr..
Chandler presented the credentials of
Mr.. Bingham, of Michigan, Mr. Stuart's
successor from March next.
eHoUsE.-The House reconsidered the
vote by which the Consular and Diplo-
matte bill was yesterday defeated.
The question being taken, the bill
was passed by lO1 against 90.
Saturday Jan. 20. = SENATE-The
day was set apart for the consideration
of District of Columbia business, but
nothing was affected.
HOUSE. = In Committee of the
Whole on private bills.
Monday, January 81. The Senate
was taken up with a discussion on the
Walker, Paulding and neutrality laws
Speeches were made by Messrs. Foote,.
Crittenden and Seward warmly defend
ing the course of Com. Paulding.
In the House, Mr.. Kilgore attempted
to introduce series of resolutions.
denouncing in strong language the
recent attempts to revive the African
slave trade, and calling upon the gov
eminent to enforce the laws against
that trade already in existence, but the
House refused to suspend the rules
Yeas, lis, nays, 81. @ A
Mr.. houston asked leave to introduce
a bill authorizing the President to con-
tract loan of $1,000, 900, which was
objected to-
Tuesday, Feb. 1.-The House bin
donating lands to Agricultural Colleges,
was taken up and discussed in the
Senate.
HoUsE.-Mr. Green called up his
motion to consider the vote by which
the Homestead bill was referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the State
of the Union.
After brief discussion, Mr.. Grows
bill was passed-l20 against rs.
The bill provides that any person
who is the head of family, over 2l
years of age, and a citizen of the Uni
ted States, or has filed an intention to
become such according to the naturali-
cation laws, shall be entitled to enter a
quarter section of any vacant and un-
appropriated land, and hold the same
on condition of its actual settlement
and cultivation.
The French spoliation bill was taken
up and discussed to adjournment.