The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-01-19
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
THE VERY LATEST.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan.

Puget Sound the western terminus was
lost-yeas 8, nays IS.
Mr.. Wards amendment, fixing the east
ern terminus between the AID and 49th par
allel, was rejected-yeas "a, nays 49,,
Mr. Pughs amendment that the railroad
stop at the eastern boundary of California in
stead of unconstitutionally ira Tcling through
the State to San Francisco, was lost.
Mr.. Biglers substitute, as submitted on
Friday with some amendments was adopt
ed. Mr. BIS amendment was to strike out
the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth sec
lions of the original bill, requiring that in
making the contract, the road should be d.
vided into three grand divisions of equal
length, to be known as the Eastern, West
ern, and Middle Divisions and the divisions
shall be divided into sections of twenty -four
miles each, and in consideration of the slip
ulations and understandings in the contract
there shall be appropriated and set apart q
quantity of lands equal to such sections of
public lands for the space of twenty miles
on each side of the road, and for the full ex-
tent of the eastern and western DIVISION
1t was provided that all mineral lands with
in the State be excluded from the operation
of the act
Sec. s. That the party with whom the
contract shall be made, shall proceed, with
out delay, to locate the general route of the
road, and furnish detailed survey and map
thereof to the President, who shall cause the
lands to be surveyed and the Indian title
thereto to be eXtinguished as soon as prac-
ticable, and the pre-emption laws shall be
extended to the lands thus surveyed
Sec. 6. That in making the contract, it
shall be stipulated that none of the said
lands are to conveyed TO the contracting
party until one section of the twenty i've
miles is completed and in successful opera
ton, and the President shall retain one
fourth of the land as security for the COM
pletion of the middle division. This section
also provides for the carrying Of the United
! States Mail
Sec. 7. That the President be authorized
so soon as one section is put into successful
operation, to cause to be issued to the con-
tracing party bonds of the United States,
bearing interest not exceeding five per
cent, to the amount of $4,000 for each
mile, and as the work progresses similar
payments shall be made, provided the entire
amount shall not exceed SIG, 900, 900. This
section includes the provision that all the
iron necessary for the track shalIbc of Amer
| lean manufacture al
| Gee. provinces lurtner Tor tae payment OF
| the contractors.
Sec. 9 provides for the forfeit of the con-
tract in case Of neglect.
HousE.-After debate Mr.. Keitt, of s.
C., moved to strike out the enacting clause.
Mr.. Comins, of Mass, hoped the motion
would not prevail. 1t was the duty of the
House, to devote few days with the view
TO amend and perfect this measure.
Mr. piftfo ID
mittee then arose, when the House concurred
in action by vote of "a yeas, tie los nays
She House again went into committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, on the
| Presidents message
Mr. Cox advocated the Presidents recon-
mendations for the acquisition of Cuba,
showing the advantage which would result
theretrom, alluding to the remark of Gov.
Chase, which he recently made at a New
England dinner, in Ohio, in favor of Ameri-
can expansion.
Mr.. Cox said that if the Democrats don't
look sharp, their Republican friends will
steal their thunder, for the Republican marbles
are already juicy with the idea offree sugar
He was willing to vote for the proposition
of Mr.. Branchs, of placing the money in
the hands of the President, for the purchase
of Cuba, and in case of refusal he would
go for Selling the island in event of war
He would proceed to speak of the law of
growth, saying that we must grow without
II we would not fail within, and that any
nation failing to spread its empire, fails ac-
compsnying its destiny. When we conquer
ed Mexico, we should have retained possess
sion. We believed that this country had
organs sufficiently suited to digest prop
erty.
If we do not obtain Mexico, it will fall a
prey to some other power. We should re-
cognize the Jaarez Government. by giving
1t the solemn assurances of every sympathy,
considering that France, England and Spain
have fleets in the Gulf of Mexico, we should
send one thither, together with commits
sloner or minister, and he should seek a
treaty with Juarez, at Vera CRUZ, to obtain
reciprocal advantages by which our trade is
now only S7,000,000, only be raised to
S2o, ooO, 900 annually, which is the extent
of the British command.
If his Southern friends objected to the
seizure of only chihuahua and Sonora, let
them take, in addition Tannan Leppis and
New Leon, and let them try their hands OF
coffee, Sugar and tea. How provinces ul-
tmately cane into the Union as States, not
single but in cluster of stars. He remark
ed That Louis Nap'n as the chief instigatoa OF
the Intervention in the affairs of this con-
> tlnent, he had secret prayer, and he would
give it utterance. 1t was that these may
soon be a barricade erected in the Boulwarks
and that there would be many more citizens
than soldiers who would fraternize to the
music of the Marseilles. This prayer ans
wered, the world would be rid of an
usurper.
He spoke of the affairs of Central Ameri
|, ca, and counseled firm action to obtain oul
d right and to make the American name res
pected as to the alliance between France
and England. He thought it could no
continue, and even if it does there would bt
no danger from that source to us if we al
> write in the enforcement of the Monro,
doctrine.