Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-09
Thirty Sixth Congress ..lst Session.

SEHATE.-On motion of Mr. Mason, Of
Va, a res luton was adopted calling gu
the President to furnish copy Of any
Report made by the Commissioner for
marking the boundaries between the
United States and Great Britain. Nj
Cameron, of Pa, presented petition for
the modtication OF the present Tariff.
HousE.-Nr. Sherman, Of o, from
the Committee Of WayS and Means report
ed Il tiil, That ii shall be the duty OF the
President to have his Annual Message aud
Accompanying Documents printed III time
for distribution at the cummencemcut Of
each session of Congress. II also provides
that ten thousand additional copies OF mes.
sage aud reports, Quitting the statistics,
be printed fJr the Seua'e, AID twenty-five
thousand Of the complete documents be
printed in addition. The BIZ was referred
to the Committee on Printing Mr.. Sher-
man also reported a bin proposing tia, i'll
stead of the present. mileage ot members
Of Congress, twenty cents per mile be
allowed, TO be computed by straight
geographical line from point TO point. Al
ter protrac'cd debate 1t was adopted !;
Yeas, lbs, Nays II.
Hon William II. Seward, L. s. Seua-
ter from n Y, delivered 4 speech in the
l. S. Scuatc, Feb ., loG1, on the Al
mission of Kansas. la tins speech Mr.
Seward appears to be head and shoulders
above those around him. lis speech is Il
masicrIy eifolt, reple'e with patriotism and
wisdom. Get and read It,
PRINrER. The election Of Printer to
the House at Washington, was unaccom-
pl,hed. \ few days since, Mr.. Ford of
Ohio was dcc1Ecd elected by l maj j,rity.
Next day, however, an opponent found
that bis vote was not rccorded-by couut-
ing him. it was tie votc--no election,
and the alleged election declared null and
void.
WASHINGTON, March 2.
SENATE-Mot at +. NJ. and after pas.
sing number Of private bills, went into
executive session. Subsequently adj JurG-
cd until Monday.
HousE-Passed bill making arpro-
priations to carry into effect the treaty slip,
ulations with the Indians in Washington
Territory and Oregon.
The House then proceeded to vote for
Printer:
Whole number of votes 1S7
Necessary TO choice 81
MIR. Ford had So
Mr.. Glosbrenner ~
Mr.. Seaton 8
The remainder scattering.
Mr. Ford was declared elected Printer
of the House.
March I. The Senate was engaged
this morning in the consideration of the /
bill to revise the Penal Code of the State, I
as reported by the Committee Of the Whole .
without amendment, each section being
read and considered separately. The bill
as it stands seems to meet with general
approval.
The Committee on Ways and Means
have nearly matured modification OF the
,ariff which is predicatcd mainly upon Mr..
Morrill's bill Of last Congress, with such
notifications as experience and fuller in-
'ormatiCn have demonstrated to be desira-
Die and necessary. 1t contemplates ju-
iicious and practical revision by which sta
'lIity and protection will be promoted aud
lsriculiural, manufacturing aud mining
interests be fairly considered. Nothing
'ut the part'zan spirit of the Democratic
majority Of the Seuatc can iefuse this rea-
enable measure.