The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17

uo' R-the House resumed the consid-
Grafton Of the Nebraska contested election
cast.
After debate, the whole subject Was.
on motion Of Mr.. Ccchrane, tabled by six
majority.
Mr.. stephens, Of Georgia. FROM the con-
mit,ec on 1errit' RIGS, reported back without
amendment the Senate bill for the admission
Of Oregon into the Union. lie said that
there could be no question that there is
snfticien, population in Oregon TO allow of
her admission into the Union under the ex.
isting law. II must b. at least 10000, and
in his opinion Oregon had population Of
100000, according TO ratio Of increase.
S.NAr.-An exciting debate arose in
the Senate on the appointment Of Benjamin
wiggin, Of Maine, as the commissioner uu-
der the reciprocity treaty with Great Brit.
ain. The Senate declined To confirm the
appointment, aud the case was laid aside for
future action.
A communication was received IRON the
Secretary OF War forwarding information re-.
specting the claims of British subjects TO
proprietary rights in Washington and Ore.
gon Territories.
On the resolution 10 permit Lieut.. Maury
and Prof. Bache to accept medals from the
King OF Sardinia, coming up, Messrs. Crit
tenden and Shields expressed the opirion
that no sovereign better deserved the sym.
patty Of the American people than the
King Of SARDINIA, the hope Of Italy. The
resolution WAS adopted.
Mr. Clay, Of Alabama, FROM the commit.
tee on commerce, asked TO b. discharged
from the further consideration Of the subject
of marine signals, bu, Mt the instance Of Mr..
S@y=r5. asr.no,.tss @aS sr's ~c.> chr' 's.ssiv
for further consideration.
Mr.. Seward asked the Senate to take up
his resolution, submitted some days since, 10
permit Mcssrs Lane and McCnrty, claimants
Of the seats faom Indiana, TO have places on
the floor to argue this case.
Mr.. Bayard spoke against the proposal,
and commended that the Legislature Of lndi.
ana had been guilty OF disrsrc' to the
Senate Of the United States.
Mr., Seward replied that all Mr.. Bayard
had said did not change the nature Of the
case. He considered that by all tho rules of
par liamentary law, claimants had right to
be heard. lie moved therefore that the
report be postponed, and his resolution dis
cus.ed.
Mr.. Clingman. Of N. g.. took the floor
and spoke at great length in opposition to
Mr.. Biger's protection views.
Mr.. Llinginan nsid he had been instruct
cd by the Legislature Of his State to oppose
any increase Of duties, aud 10 insist upon the
importation Of railroad iron free OF duty.
The President, in his message, had recon-
mendcd specific duties, and the friends OF
taxation had seized the opportunity TO ask
for protcction-th the Senators from Pennsyl-
vania asking, the one 8l5 and the other VI 9
per ton which on iron worth CO il equivn-
lent to so per cent, The Peunsy lvanians
reminded him Of Falstaa When thou art
king, rob m the cxchcqaer, Hal" lie could
not asSent that the iron interest was 10 op.
pressed. II had increased to the extent Of
three fold in the past eleven years. ratio
not eguallod by any other branch Of indus
try. lie showed. by numerous illustrations,
that the succession Of tariffs has acted unfa.
vorably On production. and nlso, from the
statistics Of the past thirty eight years, that
all branches Of industry prosper under low
tariff and lnnguish under high one. lie did
not attribute the late rcyulsion 10 the tariff
OF 1857. The country is fast recovering
from the depression aud the present revenue
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