, 1859-01-27
BY TEEECfAPHi
TO THE PRESS ANl TRIBUNE.
XXXFTH C0XGREsS--SE0yD SESSION.

WASHINGTON. Jan. as-SrsEx.-A joint re-
solution waH introduced, asking for twenty davs
extension Of the Legislature It Kansas. Rs
ferred to Committee on Territdies-
] Mr. Hsulin presented the Credentials of Mr..
Feasenden as Senator from Aa11e for six years
| from March next.
Sir. Sewurd made motion to Aamit Messrs.
| Lane and McCarty, claiming ID be Senator's
from Indiana, to the privilege of sdnission upon
! the floor. Pending the decision zpon the claims,
| AF. TFu1nbufl spoke earnestly favor OF the
| admission, and hopen this ntt Of courtesy
| would be extended without dieussion. The
| refusal would be disrespect:ul Il tire State Of
| Indiana.
The question being put Whether to take up
! the resolution, the nHys had it, xEereupoo Mr.
lyeFsou saEkested that it be takea up and voted
ito luz on the table to prevent is coming up
again daily until the end Of the eeaioa.
An animated debate ensued.
| A resolution Was paSsed c1llg on Govern.
meut to procure from foreign governments The
remoT al Of the present restrictio1a upon the ini
| port Of tobacco.
During the proceedings Ms. Cameron, OF Pa,
| characterized the resolution as device to ex-
tsnd special protection tc tobacco, and suggested
that iron and other products BE- Included
Tue motion was oppoAed by 1varson, Davis
and BaFard, and advocated by Ball aud Seward,
Tbe Senae then TOO took up tne Ps29,.ie lIailrnad
bill, aud rejected the sevesal r5nfned b.
Wilaon, Puzh and D4vis-the "'"
'"t7le Senate wen. into Executive Session, and
on the Re opening Of the doors the consideration
Of the Ptcihc Railroad bill WAS resrled y4ri.
Gus amendments. including one introduced by
Ar. Rice for Northern route we're lost.
Mr. Hammond moved to table the bill Lost
al against II,
ALI Of the amendments nnw being G:spnsed Of
one o'clock tomorrow is sppointe1 lcr the vote
h0 final f1r&t IF th1 nj
HoCsE.-Ar. Crrig, Of Mo from the Com
mitsee on Post 0ttces, reported bill providing
tor the transportation OF the mali from the At
lautic to the Pacific coast.
Mr. English, Of Indiana, from the same Com
mittee, reported substitute therefor.
Mr. Clark, If \. T., from the Conisittee On Ju.
dietary, m.l1e an adverse speech On the bill n
a1nend tue act establishing Tie Court Of Claims
50 rs to permit creditors 10 sue the Government
On motion Of Mr.. Grow, tie repor. wa< referred
to tue Committee Of the Whole On the state OF tile
Union
Mr. Chapman, Of Pennsylvania, from Committee
Oh Judiciary, reported i bill puaf:hlug tie fors-
irg ur cuuufetteiLinS oi military lind county
warrants. certificates Of locAtr'n nrputchls+. &c,
Or knowingly utte1icg or circu!at!n. the =a,ue, by
L puu~hulent u not les. than three III. mnrr
than ten ears in the peutenti4Ey. Mr. Chapman
called attention to tue imlmrtanc. of The b Il, >ay-
ing ttal it had received tue unanimous apyEol,l.
tiou Of tie Committee on judiciary. There Ii
uut i statute at this time to punish *nc. tGen:cs,
although thsre is tor tnssius Tce4:ury notes.
The bill Wls passed.
Hr. kelsey, at y. T.. introduced tho Home
stead bill, which was referred to Committee Of
the Whole.
Mr. Grow, Of Pa, spoke briefly in its f-vor.
and gave uolica Tint he should ask vote to-
m'Frow, uness there seemed 10 be general con.
currence.
The House went into Committee On the Con-
AMI ar II nd T{o nd TOD b.4r
ing amendment, that no money shall be e1pend.
ed in support or education OF recaptured Afri.
cans.
ur. Crawford, Of Ga, offered N amendment,
reducing tie proposed rs, 700 to enable the Pre-
sident 10 carry out the low OF 1919, to s4j. 600.
LIE contended tha. the President has no autLor.
ity to contract for the support and trausporte.
tiou Of the Africans OF the Echo.
Mr.. Stewart, Of Nd, laroced the contract
The North makeB War on the President Tor en-.
iorcing g IT, :1tiye slave law, and ii the Pres-
dent eufosces the low for the suppression of the
slave trade, the South make war on Lin, lie
vas opposed to this ultrAism-
Mr. Moore, Of Ala, thought the Government
should not bolster up that rotten concern-1ha
American Colonization Socie,y, ia Liberia.
which has proved fai:ure, gu aoorlion.
Ar. Mil!son, of Va, did net know what else
the President could h6ve door relative to the
recaptured Africans.
Sir. Case. ot lid, could not SEQ how they
cocll, consistently, vote money 10 educate these
Negroes in Africa. when the education Of Ne.
groes IN sicye Stases is made Il cri uinal offence
heltt, OF South Carotinn, con1ended the Pres
ident hus no right to make the contract lie
slid the charity OF the government has been
prostltuted 10 upholdlny this Colonization So
cttg. which spruog up from spurious seuti-
mentality IN single night; wh!eb received sup.
port from old maids Ind dilapid ated politicians,
,.no;,s ~no ss.11'.ca D'sf's' i1!a ~v. -; 'n:.U.
Bophan, of South. Carolina, t-oposed aud sd.
Tocated m amendment, condning the appropri.
alton to The carrying out Of the act Of 1319.
Seward, Of Ga, looked upon the.iaws for the
suppression Of the Stare trade a8 violation OF
the Constitution. lie wanted Georgia and the
other Southern Suites to settle the matter for
themselves.
Barkeda!e. Of M:8s.. endorsed Mr. Stewards
remarks.
Groesbeck and Hughes concuYred ia the act
Of tue President and IN tue mama of the Demo-
cratic party nnd OF the nation, thanked him for
bis humanity.
Mr. Clay Of kv., said no man Was more op-
posed to the slare trade than he, and he beiev-
I'd ht Was sustained by his constituents, but he
thought the preasus laws Furnishing il as piracy
SO severe. that they could not BE- enforced.
Other penalties might be provided. He did not
believe white man could be- hanged for it,
either in the South or in Boston. lie WAS Or
posed TO the 6sb section Of the treaty of Wash
inRson, Ut it Was 81 enlangling alliance with
Great Britain aud caused ou,r.ges on the Amer
can a,g. Lie hoped notice would be given to
Great B1itain to put an end to the treRtg 80 that
we M! preserved cur own police on the seas.
Mr. Miles OF ). g. announced himself as sec
tional man. lie did not class himself Demo.
crat bat would unite with them where be could
do 80 cou*cientiouslY. When ,hey called upon
hlm to depart halt Of hairs breath from his
principles, be would turn his buck on them for