, 1860-04-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
THIRrf-slxrB coxGRBs-FlRsr SESSION.

"Aan1sefos. april IT.
SESA1z.-A message wns rcceived from tue
President enclosing. comnunlcauon from the
Secretary of War, in reply to resolution ask
ing for information as 70 tho SEIZURE and I'M
prlsonment of nAturalized citizens by foreign
governments. The common!cauon "as not
read, but was ordered to be printed.
Nr. Wilson offered joint resolution author
lzlpg collection and Pubnea1Qn Q! documents
relating to the history OF tne" .eofonlzatlon Of
America by commercial companes N England,
incorporated in 1906. Referred TO the Commit
tee on the Library.
The memorial Of Mr. ShnoornWaa referred to
the Judiciary COMMITTEE.
Mr. Kennedy gnEe noticeot ON for trans-
portatlon Of the mails By raalfoad TO the Pacific.
Ar. Guin introduced ol1 top1osiae Tor TAX
!ag prlsaae propsa ~ thperefor Rafarp1 u plo'ia'
luz 5ust Somps9saHon a:o,,-nn,ent over * ran
+;,na and defeated by 81, o@a;nst
an '''' "~@'
W. III c,;a.u or.uod i, -aeo,u4ion nror;d;,,x T.,
+bo ~ a:,;nn-Tont " the Senate tbFee 49, - ~
~, n s!or, nj 1etb n Nav lat. Jaid crar ~
>'sEs Exaon+;-a aU sasson AfteT which III fnhnso,
renor,ed 1i,e Homestead bill in modified farn
t;n;t;n1 the class Of persons provided for to
haads r S.n;i;as md reouir;ng payment ~ *
centa nor ocre and i wears residence affer
wh;rh t;t,a cha}1 1,e piyen: also limiting 1on5e
to those only subject to private entry. '
The Senaia biii further provides that the land
shall not be sold for the debt Of the settler till
tba Tinted States parts with the title. Alsn
:hat an alien must file his declaration OF inten
tiou Of becoming citizen before be could arail
hiruself Of the benefits Of the bill.
Air. johnson ct Arkansas, argued at lenrth
IN fayor Of the Senate bill,
Mr, Gwin offered an amendment legalizinc
the N cuuaucY of the mineral lands in Califof-
MA and oregon by citizens Of the United States.
ub;ac,: 70 drive out coolie labor from the mines
ard cout,ue it 10 agriculture.
A massage was received from the President
yc,.iu:. the bill for the relief Of Arthur Ed
wurts snd associates, who carried the mails on
/ tie Northern Lakes from 1s49 to 1850, On the
.rcuad that the claim has already been rejected
!,s The Pustu,astcr.G General and Court OF Claims
Ho,x,-Mr. Schwartz offered resolution.
zhirh vas read for information, instruct1ng the
com,n;ttea m Pubtjc Expenditures to rennrt a
Hi rednc;ng The compensation Of members of
cnn.rcss to rs pcr diem for each day Of actual
service. and providing n!so that when both
Houses by joint resolution adjourn to attend
political convention, the members voting there
sor shall not receive pay during the recess,
rLauphter,1
MI Sherman objected to the resolution.
Mr. Houston understood that some gentle
men draw their par when paired of aud absent:
if SO. he wanted this abuse corrected.
The House went into Committee On The De.
fclency Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Conkiing reviewed the Presidents posi-
tions in regard TO slavery ia the Territories. a.
exrosed in lis annual message. The inhabitants
Of the Free States have ever soueht. by moral
and noIitical forces to dissuade aud discouraee
slavery. The CONVENTIONS On this subject have
riven r1se ia hrarado in this Hall on bath aides.
and hare 1ashed the public mind into intcnse
actiYity. From this time forth We arc to have
resu1ts not nrruments. Tie Free States insist
tns; ha remain fgifd only in SLAVE