Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-05
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: HousE.-Mr. Craig, from the gSSmattede .ssb O.
Post Offices, reported aibill appoaidmr SsEahdT
transportafions0f tbs mail from the Atj@ieH lido
the Pacifc ceastoeru r,ne ,o;,,.;,,sT -.--r...-s =
ported sSstlS}e s Ssf assoppattse e. OF
81. Mr. Cla+, from the csHlisissee drr tsheoJAg7s7
dietary, madenan1 adyerse speech onrthe, bill ..ns
to aMeym the act establishing the. Court ofei
clainss 10 as to permit creditors yosds assK aassK
government. ......................K qesS ussN
'1s pnsJ Jna0tion Of Mr. Grow, the report sasr~--
referred to Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Bnaof' sJ sab'vb) aiaou ai - asn
Mr.. Chapman, from the connaniittteese ri On The
Judiciary, reported bill tpanishiug the forg- iii
ing and counterfeiting Of military bounty
land warrants, certificates of lecatianse or Dur.
chase, &c.a,i or knoxingy .uttefinga OF cireula-
ting the same, by punishment of not less vol
than three ncssnere than teIpyeaSs iathepeniI
tertiary: edt nidj.W b9rTuooo ,btoo 10 saoras5 ts
,d The bill was passed. sr,,oJ E, -
:, MrI Kelsey introduced the Homestead bill,
which was referred 70 the Committee Of the
81 Mr. 7Grow spoke briefly in nitzfamr,y andrsd
gaue notice that he should ask vote to-mr-,,r.
row unless there seemed 70 bs gsnassral gnasal e0n
q Tke bHoase went into committee so6 ttbeppe
concuar andadplomatfe bill and rejected the o.
pending ansndlmqsnt, thatne money. shall eca
eape9qss t,Isd Y supR0Ft 0r sducati9p of reeap7on
i Mr. Crawford offered an amendment 7Rteduoy
tcng the proposed $75, 900, to enabtsthef fPresssq
ident to carry eutthe law Of 1919 to-&45O00pfj
+, he contended that the President has no1aus
thority to contract for the Support and edu.
cation of the Africans Of the Echo.
Mr. Stewart sfatofsds the tontrsset.a The
north makes war on dthe President for an,
forcing the fugitive slave law IND fhe Press
ldent enforces the law for the SUPPRESSION of
the slave trade, the south make war upon ~.
MN: lie was opposed TO this ultraism. -
Messrs. Moore, Seward, Barksdale !Keitt.
bonham, and other extreme members from 90
tne South, favored the amendment Of Mr.. q:
Crawford, and denounced all laws restricting
the slave trade as unconstitutional.
, Messrs. Groesbeck and Hughes concurred
n the act OF the President, and in the name u
OF the Democratic party and Or the nation. II
tnanked Mm Tor his humanity sdt rcuu zs-o;r
Inc clause under consideration, asking an
appropriation to enable the President to effect -
a contract with the Colonization Society was
stricken out, but this does not dispose Of t1e.t
subject, which will be voted on in the House,
| Il 'iaaiiAD .ro WAsnrNaroN, Jan. 2e."or-
The action of the House to-day, in laying
on the table three several memorials asking d.,
ior the establishment of as many new steam 20
er lines, is considered as indicative Of hostility
to all such measures by that body. "" >'5 '''n
The Secetary, of the Treasury, in a; recent BIZ
document sent to the House. s,Ipvasts an in. ~
vitation from the United Statesnto the COM. sf
mercial countries of Europe, to meet in a rep
resentatve body for consultation on q uniform I"
currency, uniform weights and measures, and
Il uniform system of commercial statistics.
being Of the opinion that, this reform will be
favorably received, and probably adopted by
each of the countries so represented. He
says that our own government occupies DO
slt'onJ both political and commercial which
Will justify her in taking the lead in the mat c.
ter. ,,-, .,;.r
The Committee on Ways and dMe Means, r at
meeting yesterday, decided several important
points 1sty In favor of a modification of the
tariff. Phelps, Philips, Davis tMaclay and 2
Morrel', being in favor, and Crawford, Dow,
dell, and Letcher against.
Inc sense OF the committee was taken as
to whether modification Of the tariff should
be combined with any loan to be granted.--eq
This was carried. 1, Messrs. Philips, Morrcll,
Davis Howard, and Maclay voting ave. and
Phelps, Crawford, Dowdell, and Letcher vo-
ing nay. t22o 3YfA 1.Ec" rs9jl-C A9,GJ e15 -
Mr.Phelps then submitted his bilrf a.
modification Of the, tariff 1t proposes to raise
So,ooo,ooo Of additional revenue by adopting
he decimal divisions suggested BY Mr.. Cobb'
transferring articles from the free LIST to tho
uitable schedules, and transposing some Of
he existing schedules Iron is put at 25 pers
'ent, cotton 20, wcolens 10, and the 100 Der
,ents OF the tariff o, 1848, are reduced to so.
All the duties ad valorem The loan propost
~ Mr.. Phelps is $2l, ,OOO, 900. so.4 80 IGI-'5
The Times W Washihgton correspondent states
hat Secretary Cobb is opposed to the propo-
iflon lIf OF the House Committe on Ways, and
Means, for the increase of the tariff. He has
eceived assurance from persons in this city"
whom he considers reliable and competent t,
will reach $63,0O0,OOO which sum he consid-
RS sufficient for all contingencies He is
fraid also that if the present tariff is inter-
cred with, that the movement in favor of prof.
ecton will give the ascendency and control
be action of the new bill. .. ..;,,, ~. 80,
The 7ribune's correspondent says that the
majority Of the House Committee on Terrific
les are in favor Of organizing territory COM
'rising the Pixies Peak region.ni The name Of
jolona will be dropped and Toposa substi-T
uted. Bills for Toposa, Arizona and Dakota
will all contain the provision that Territories
When organized into States, shall be admitted
nto the Union either with or without slavery
IS the people may determine. i obs .yaz O. 10
Dcstructivo Fire In New York. a-,;
,ai ,.H rgv9 bus New YoRK, JAM 25.
The store No. 81 South Street, was burned.
asst night, and the adjoining store badly in
9red. No 81 was occupied by Hawkins &
(etchllm S9mrS0n Noclo-s %