, 1860-02-23

pocket $4,000 for mileage, aud those from
Texas 5000, in addition 10 their regular salary
uf $4,000. The bill should become law but
will il: Doubtful. There are too many patri-
o1ic Democrats interested in maintaining the
abuse The other bill introduced " Mr. Bipg-
i,am declares null mud reid ali the TerritoriaE
acts Of Utah and New Mexico. which establishes
or protects Involuntary serrituds, xcept for the
punishment of crimes. tbs organic act Of
those Territories expressly reserves to Con
..re.s tbs right to- reject any laws passed By
their Legislatures. AS the Senate is constituted,
it il not probab'e that the bill in question will
he allowed to pass. The sisve code Of New
Mextca i. equal in atrocity and cruelty 10 the
intau,eus black laws OF kansas enacted by the
Border ilutliaus fur the ;ution OF the free
lncu Of that persecuted Terri ory.
B. Washburne Of Ill. introduced bill to
nuke appropriations for the improvement of
Rivera Aud Harbnrs for The year ls6o; and also
i bill to amend the Steamboat Law with view
20 the better protection a2ainst accidents By
tire aud explosion on board Of STEAMBOATS,.
Mr.. E,tabrook, delegate from Nebraska, in
t7oduced 4 bill to enable the people Of Nebras-
ka % io!d ConTention preliminary to admis-
sion in:o tic Union.
a En1 PREVENT TIE SALE or 7M. FEEBLE ,ASps *.
7.xE 7nx eAxk tnALL HsYI liEs stEELs=o.
Be- It ra,o<d " IT. Sc"'r and hoat O. ''"... 'stf
ri e "1 III md sa ,ss r.:.:se lis I 10
Hts vi be esp rcd or As by peocanat on " tAe
1' % aa I'll "a as N s e LID sssTf Sss
Jr,r. OF u1oEe tet .st st.ch sass.
ce1+an iii any to- Us p 81 tsx is II tic u aaJ,
m.cal pn'~t ne Cd land h. may =. ha d!sse h,
.ow provided BY lax-
SIR McClernapd introduced resolution dec ar
inytuat Cuba ouyhlt'o be aunexci 10 the United
StAtes. aud entfuitinE on what terms Ibis eau
be effected. This II bid for Douglas nj
Ch ,lleston.
Mr. farnsworth trumped in On the Cuba card,
with resolution to report on shat terms the
Canadian Provinces cau be acquired, and in.
struggling the Committee OIL Foreign Affairs to
inquire into the exp-dieucy Of opening negotiu-
ttuus with G1eat Britain furt that purpose. The
Republicans are disposed TO press Tor the &C.
qusition ofthe Canatas as set of to the South
cln prnlect to obtain Cuba. II We are to nuye
The latt<r brought into the Union 10 strengthen
Slavery, why SHOULD not the former be iuccf-
purated Sith the confr1cracY Us couuterbal-
tnce in tue interest OF Freedom.
Sir. Maynard Is. Am Tenn. offered a resolu-
zion setting forth "that tue geographical posi-
1ion Of Cuba to the uui..d Stutcs renders it
cn.nentiy desirable that there should he free
aud nurestraioed personal md commercial i'll
tercoursc hetween Them. and directing the Com
snittee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into the ex-
:,rd.cncy and practicAbllity of il Convention be-
tween the Cni.ed States aud Spain, SO rs to f.
ciitate commerce ty the reciprocul importation
and expectation Of The agricultural aud maui
factur'us prudacts Of the two countries Tree 1t
either import or export duties, and tue free
passare OF persons from one country 10 the
utbcr."
AIr. u ynard las seized upon tie Press AND
TR1nuSE's idea Of opening up rec procni free
trnde with Cuba. Tie suggestion meets with
favor t7o II ail sides, except the slavery propa.
sanlists. favorable report from the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs Will b. sustained BY
majority Of the ueasc. Free ttade With Cuba
is admitted to he tho true solution nf the ques-
tion.. The possession VI Cuba would be Il cursc
to this Country; tu. reciprocal commercial ln-
terccursc would bc i blessing to hofu countries
Senator TrunIbu1 ha- bten investigating the
truth Of the report that the Government Of Spain
not long since offered to give this couatrT Free
Trade with Cubu- lie is satisfied that the IT.
port is :rue. The faGts sucin to he these: When
Soule was Minister TO Spain, uoratio Perry WIS
his Secretary Of Legation. sou'e left spain to
uttettd the Ostend Conference, "here the lau1ous
tsuclluuan, Soule and Mason II 1854. Sonc be-
came so obnoxious to tie Spanish Court that he
did not return, but resigned his mission. Dur
lng the intrrrcgnuln, Perry uc1cd as pro TEN
Minister. lie obtaued from the spanish Gov
ernmcut '.woj.t' Or proposition for Few
treaty establishing Reciprocal Free Trade BE-
tween the United Ssates mud Cuba, which lie
forwarded to Washington. Our Government,
instead Of accepting mud ratifyi ing the cimportant
concession With alacfity, ptprtssrl document
Il ia not in the archives. In ans Ser to Senate
resolution calling for the correspondence be-
tween Perry aud the State Department, inciud.
lug tue Spanish proposition. copies Of Perr,'s
letters were Furnished, but nut tte prjt, wil,cl,
the Scnute was informed "could not tc touud ~
Whit has become Of it! Why was it sto!eti3
Why was it not filed? The country wants to
know more 1bout the lar cny Of this exceed
ingly important State document. Free trade
with Cub4 is worth ten ,nilious year to the
Northwest, and an equal amount TO tile East.
II would aecure to this country Ill the possible
benefits that would accrue from annexation, and
at the sa.lc time asoids the immense cost Of
purchasing that island, or Of acquiring it by
.urcc. rs well Us tue large expense uf m4iutan-
ing M army aud navy 10 Keep the population
iu sutjrclion to onr rule, I" say rothipE Of The
evil at extending the area of slavery and adding
four sluve breeders to tue Senate.
Hundreds Of letters are bein;. received by
s1embers of Congress from country editors, pro.
testing against the passage Ct the Senate bill
nboli.linE all free msttcr through tue mails.
Should il pass they will t only be obi Sed to
ray postage on their exchanges, hut their papers,
which nuw go to subscribers free Of pustage
within The counties where published, will be
w;l, 10 n " rr;nn,sr s nr ,re,t ,,r1n down. and
hn,d IN tia ,,t. :, CASTOR, ;ournals. The Senate
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r., ,s ,ncort,"
Anotr CT trial to elect Printer is set dawn
for to-day at one O'clock. 1t is thought HAT
Glossbrcnnrr will le elected, as he expects
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