The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

Ith 1lt. ~ = lle
Mr. Shermanof Ohio Ind repos, q u,
proposing, III place 81 tile present ~, !.
forty cents, 20 members III Congy.s.
low twenty cents d mile, is IL eo,s, y Y, Y. u.
hy q straight geographical llne ~ ~, Z.
pealing oil acts and parts Of aelS 4, Z
subject. Several members wished a N, @. Vi.
the bill to the committee 81 I'm Wh " ~ ~
the state Of the Union, hut we,s c, ,s,e ~
The original bill was read n nId s.sss
after the fourth of March, il nm M, y
the mileage low provided 81 tle n,
1856. and the actual expense ( n { ,.ss
Der and family IN coming 10 and retaleias
from Westinghouse his place H = lssss
I3he paid Tic bill reported ~ MI SIM. y
man, was substitute for tbIa NJ
Nashburne, OF Illinois, wanted y y. 80.
how large q family Che original biII N
lcluded. Mr.. John Cochrane, IF n 4
said there should be some limltstlon e L
families, for while the followers n 4 II. It
ltrfarch from Utah would BE provided IN
d poor bachelor like himself would cam.
there alone laughter. MI. Sbermsm
replied, that when tho original bili came \
8up 10 be acted on, the Limitation & y H
families could be fixed Finally M I'll "
tstitute reported BY Mr. Sherman for I'M
original bill was adopted. Yeas las.
mays,
Mr.. Seward, II. III, addressed tho sen.
ate on the bill for the admission oi Kan.
Esas. He commented on the evils Of n.
very His opinion was, that the fathers
tOf the Republic adjusted the Slavery unes.
\ tlon in q manner that would not have
produced the present disquiet, II Ii were
mot for circumstances which Afterwards
occurred, that they had not clearly fOr
.lsccn.
Mr.. s. REQUIRED briefly to the repeal II
the Missouri Compromise, md lis effect
/ upon the Territory Of Kansas. lie spoke
Of the coming Presidential campaign, and
Il the Republicans holding to the principles
Iof preventing the territories, By consiitu-
tional means, from becoming homes ior
slavery and polygalny
On motion Of Mr.. GWin. Of Cal, Inc
Military Academy Appropriation billxas
taken up.
MIR. Wigfall Of Texas. offered On
amendment appropriating one million,
one hundred thousand dollars for the sup
port Of q regiment Of mounted volunteers
TO defend the frontier Of Texas, III pursll.
lance Of the act Of 1855. .s@ :....
MIR. Douglas considered Il out Of order
!, Mr.. igfali sui,l it WINS III order lni,ier
/, the rules as.it carried out the provision;
0f the existing law. i 81 l3gssz #ss
Mr., Doolittle snill he wished the matter
referred 10 the Com. on Military Affairs,
so that they could report il.
MIR, Mason said that unless the Go.
yernment act speedily, Texas would act
!. herself, and bring on a state Of war BE-.
tween this country aud Mexico. HE
urged the adoption Of the amendment u
Mr.. Hall wanted to reduce and not
increase the army There was now plenty
lof troops to protect the frontier.
The subject was further debated by
i. Alessrs. Fessenden, Davis, Colt, Linden
and Wigfall, the latter gentleman urging
some very strong reasons for taking i'm
mediate measures for the protection Of
Il the Texan frontiers liz Congress refused,
he said war would be the Inevitable result.
Mr.. Mason said the tenor of adyices
freceiycd from Texas was that the people
would seize the northern province ot
Mexico unless Congress acted and then
we should either make war OH Texas 10
release Mexico, or on Mexico to project
Texas. 5ssl a i & 800
The motion to- refer was lost. sis
4. Mr. Hale opposed II. Both CONDEMNED
the a Administration for having neglected
the State Of Texas.
Ri Finally on motion Of Mr.. Salisbury; Il
was referred to the committee on Military
81 Affairs. 81 n! s
A long debate ensued, In the course Of
which Mr.. Mason said Virginia had found
4 necessary, owing to relations the State
now bore to each other, to appropriate
q S50O, 900 for the purpose OF arms, and
i will continue il from year to year until she
j, was prepared for any emergency
j. She had sent to Europe for estimates,
and she would be very courteous In the
. northern section Of the cOnlederacy He
denied that arms made in private factories
were equal to those made under the 81.
tperyision Of the officers Of the army, whose
Eword, as men Of honor, was better than
Eany bond. 3si.l
Mr. John Gochrane, from the Commit.
i tee on Commerce, reported q bib for the
better protection Of female emigrants on
the high seas. He cansed 70 be read q
memorial from the New York Emigrant
Commissioners, showing the abuses com
Emitted BY captains and others on such
passengers a5 .f
q The bill had the sanction Of tho Senate
and two Committees Of the Housc. The
bill was read. 1t makes tie violation Of
a female or c0nne2ion with her under
promise Of marriage, threats or exercise
Of authority, or by solicitation Of gifts or
q otherwise, punishable with line or imPrl-
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