Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-31
Proceedings Of To-Day.

Proceedings Of To-Day.
In TIE SENATE, to-day, message was read
from the President recommending the appro-
priation Of 81, 900, to refund to Gov. Douglas,
of Washington Territory, certain moneys ad.
vanced by him for public purposes; referred.
A communication was read from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, transmitting q report Of
statistics of trade with Africa, in compliance
with resolution of the Senate.
Mr.. Seward offered a resolution instructipg
the Secretary Of the interior to have prepared !,
during the recess of Congress, a statement of
all rejected and suspended patents up to De-
eember l, 1859, and the grounds of rejection or
Q spensiOn; referred.
Mr.. Bigler offered resolution so to modify
the Tariff law as to avoid an increase of the
national debt in time of peace, and to gradu-
ally decrease the same by redeeming the out
standing paper; made the special order for
Thursday next.
Mr.. Trumbull introduced a bill to regulate
| the practice in the q. S. Circuit Courts also
| bill authorizing the U. S. Circuit Cou rts to
issue writs Of mandamus; referred to Commit
| tee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Bright gave notice that as soon As the
Senator from Vermont, Mr.. Foote,) who was
entitled to the floor, to speak on the resolu-
tons censuring Com Paulding, had concluded
his remarks, he would call mp the bill for the
| enlargement Of the Capitol grounds
MIR. Foote then proceeded 10 address tho Sen
| ate ut length in justification of the conduct
Of Commodore Paulding in Nicaragua.
In THE House, Mr.. Edie moved that tic
Committee of the Whole be discharged from
| the further consideration Of a bill to extend.
| for seven years, Chaifee's patent for manufac-
| lures Of india rubber. The report of the Com
mittee on Patents speaks Of the great utility
of the improvements, and afirms that the in
| ventor has not been remunerated therefor.
Mr.. Washburne, of Ill, asked if the patent
had not already existed twenty one years, and
| expired about one and half years ago, and
whether the effect of an extension would net be
| to restrict to the and benefit of single in
dividual what is public property? 4.
Mr.. Edie said the report gave all the facts
| but one, and with the permission of the House
| he would state that.
The permission was not granted aud the
| house refused to suspend the rules in order to
| allow the bill to be taken up.
Mr.. Stephens moved that the rules be sus-
| pended, in order that he might introduce a
resolution setting apart the Sth 9th, and 10th
days of February for the consideration of Ter
| ritorial business
The House refused to suspend the rules
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, it was ordered that
| on and after Wednesday next the House shall
| convene at ii, a. m.
Mr.. Kilgour essayed to introduce q preamble
| and series Of resolutions, declaring that as q
number OF newspapers, writers, and others
are advocating the repeal of the laws pro
| hibiting the slave trade, and denouncing them
| as unwise; and as strong efforts are being
made TO violate them with IMMUNITY and set
them aside; therefore, it becomes the duty OF
Congress to reafirm the wisdom, justice, and
humanity of those laws, and to sustain the
President in their rigorous administration.
Mr.. Bennett said he could not vote for the
| resolutions because be did not know of any
effort being made for their repeal, and thought
the declaration in the preamble incorrect.
When our report closed the House was voting
on motion to suspend the rules to allow the
resolution to be considered