Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-14

Preceding Of Yesterday Afternoon.

IN THE SENATE, yesterday, after our report
closed, the private bill for the relief of David
Myerle, which led to very protracted discussion,
was passed, after having been 50 amended az to
reduce the amount from Si4 600 to $50 100.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
message received from the President of tie United
states, In compliance with resolution Of the I'd
OF Feoruary, 1889, requesting copies of any cor
IesPonoence between the Government of the United
States and that Of Prussia on the subject of the
compulsory enlistment of American citizens in the
army OF that kingdom, &c. The President trans
lnts letter from the Secretary of State covering
the required papers. The correspondence is quite
volumnous, and dates back as far as the wear 1910
w bile the Prussian Government has evinced the
most kind and conciliatory disposition in all the
Individual cases presented to Its notice. does not
involved
MI Summer, In presenting additional papers
supplementary TO the memorial Of F. u Sanborn
i io redress for outrages committed against him
py the oincer executing the precept Of the Senate
OF the United States, quoted from these papers
and letter which he had received from Con-
cord, to show that what was said By the Senator
from Virginia to the effect that Mr. Sanborn had
been rescued by mob from the officer that ar
rested him was calumny against the town of
Concord; there was no mob there but of kidnap-
pers who came to arrest Mr.. Sanborn. He asked
why 1t was that Gov. Wise. who professed to
nave SO much information on the subject should
not have been brought before the committee to
disclose 1t; and why such display Of zeal to
oi'A-Sii hCu " AO hut" uOlulHg Oh the
subject.
Mr.. Mason observed that the statement was
based On correspondence first received with re-
garo 10 the rescue of MIR. Sanborn. He had now
received the official return from the officer that
had made the arrest, and on Monday he purposed
TO present the question under Instructions from
the select committee. What had fallen from the
Senator in relation to the action of the committee
must have been from assumption only Whether
Gov Wise has or has not been summoned by the
committee, 1t was impossible for that Senator to
know What had been done would appear only
when the report of the committee was placed
before the Senate
MIR. Sumner did not profess to have any infor-
nation not open to the world through the public
press The papers had stated that the Ex-Governor
OF Virginia had declared that ne had information
that rnbies would not tempt him 10 disclose; it
did not appear that he had been brought here as
had MI Hyatt, and as an attempt had been made
10 prinS MI Sanborn. No kidnappers had been
sent to manacle Gov Wise. as had been done in
the case of Sanborn.
AS we stated Yesterday. the papers were laid On
the table with the memorial
After the consideration of executive business,
The Senate adjourned until Monday. when it is
understood that Mr.. Latham has the floor on Mr.
Browns Territorial resolutions
housE.-The House was engaged during all of
yesterday in receiving reports from the standing
committees Of that body. Most of these reports
We're OF private character and of no special pub
lie interest.