Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-25
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In THE SENATE, yesterday, after we went to
press
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on com
merce, reported a bill to amend an act entitled
IAN act to organize an Institution for the insane
OF the Army and Navy and of the District on Co
lumbia, In the said District" and the hill Was
passed. TINS bin allows the Secretaries OF war.
Navy, and Treasury to authorize the Sunerinten-
dent to receive insane persons belonging to the
them in custody until cured or removed by the
same authority
MI. Green, from the Committee on Territories.
to which was referred House bill to authorize the
President of the United States, in Conjunction
with the State Of California, to run and marx the
boundary lines between the Territories of the
United States and the State of California ,sno,tsd
1t without amendment, and the bill was passed
The democratic caucus resolutions introduced
by MIR Davis being taken mp, were, after consid-
cradle discussion, adopted seriatm as follows
flrst-yeas 30, nays ls; second-yeas &C. nays 2O
third-veas 81, nays II; fourth-yeas IS, nays 81
I'VE published the resolutions i'm full at the time
of their introduction
Mr.. Clingman moved to add the following to
come in after the fourth resolution:
ReSOtred, That the existing condition Of the
Territories of the United States does NOT reouire
the Intervention of Congress for the protection Of
property in slaves.
Mr.. Brown moved TO amend that resolution nv
striking out the word mot -
On this an animated debate ensued in which
Messrs Pugh, Crittenden, Brown, Clingnan. and
ton, the Senate ad journed
HoUsE.-The Senate bill for establ;sbino te,e
graphic communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific States was passed by vote Of 1OI yeas to
70 nays. BY this bill, the Secretary of the Treas
ury is required to advertise for pronosaIs under
direction of the President of the intel States
Ihe line is to be constructed within rvo wears.
rom some point or points on the west line Of the
state OF Missouri to unite Washington Charles
Ton, New York, Boston, and other AtIartic citie.
WIN san trancisco. The parties contracting to
nave The right of way for ten years The Gov
erhment Is not to pay more than $40 OOC annually
and to have the priority of the line THREE dol
lars for ten words are to be charged to he pubIic
The House then proceeded to the consideration
OF the Pacific Railroad bill
Mr.. Curtis, the chairman of the select commit
tee explained the provisions of the bill A cen
trdI route was the best affOrding the most advan-
tages, with two branches, one from slave State
the other from free State. These Conveying for
distance OF two hundred miles tc the main
track leading to San Francisco He insisted that
the central route is two hundred and ei ghty miles
shor,er than any other which has vet been pro-
posed.
A brief debate took place on motion to refer
the bill to the Committee CT the Whole on the
state OF the Union, ard was decided in the mega
tive ~
The bill was then made the special order for
Monday and Tuesday next
Mr Reagan offered an amendment to the first
Secuoh making the corporators to whom the fran
C1ses are granted the trustees for the company to
De organized under their auspices His object was
to prevent StOckjobbing swindlers from enrichinp
themselves and breaking down the enterprise
ne Speaker laid before the House a Communi-
cation from the Sandman Charge d flares ask
INK the acceptance Of thrty-two volumes Of con-
gresslonaI and executive documents of the Sardin-
Ian House Of Representatives and expressing the
hope that their contents NAV prove interesting TO
the American Congress
The House then adjourned