Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-29
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/ WASHINGTON. March u --Senale Mr.. Jol n
son. of Tenn. rose to personal explanation
He bad seen IN the New York Herald report
j OF a spr ch made by the Senator from New
Hampshire, Mr., Claik. at Dover, on the 7th
of March, in which reference had been made
| to his State and to himself.
The extract was read by the clerk. in
which it wassfated BIZ Mr.. Clark that Ten
n. ssre had too little industry or enterprise 10
develop her min of copper, DC; and. fur
| Their, that in conversation be Clark had had
with him (Johnson1 be had made some adj
| mission relative to the insecurity of slave
properly at the South.
Mr.. yo.nson asked if this was a correct re-
| port. ftSE ..saL
| Mr.. Clark positively declined to give any
! explanations m the S-na te. ~
Mr. johnson would then assume that The
report was correct aad ausw, r il according
| ly. If the Senator had made himself familiar
with the facts ip- relation TO mining in Ten
nessee. then he hzd stated what he knew 10
be untrue; and il be had not made himself
convsrsant with the facts, then be- had spoken
OF something which be knew nothing about.
He then drew a comparison between the
| relative prOduciivene~s of Tennessee and
New Hampshire, making deductions favora-
bic to the loruier. As to the alleged CONVEX
sation, he bad never used the language at
tribated to him & -
BAG. Sldlk Sd u riHal N1fu the pfOpSf kstuc
/, arrived he would take occa ion TO state what
he did say in his speech. and when he did
! he would say nothing in dIsparagement or
/ TIE a, sec, nor dispute the tact that she made
m re horses, asses and mules than New
Hampshire.
The bill to increase and regulate the pay
| of he navy was Considered. y
| Mr.. Fessenlcn offered a substitute mainly
iv.ng lower salaries, bat increasing some of
| no Z of the lower grades.
AIR. CrittendeL oncr,d an amendment to the
/ original bill TO increase the pay Of midship-
men, hich was agreed to.
Mr.. Slideli offered an amendment that no
vacancies of chapiaincies shall hereafter be
nil, d. Lost yeas Is. nays %. Adjourned.
I HoUsE.--Hhe House eoncnrred IN the Sem
ate amendment 10 the hill for fulfilling the
treaty stipulaIiuns with the Indians VI Ore.
| gon aud Washington.
Mr.. Briggs presented petitions from New
York, uumerously signed, praying Tor The
| passage Of !, bankrupt law.
Tue Hou>e then prOce, ded to the conside-
ration vi The bill 10 provide Tor the safely of
passengers III boats propelled in wnole or
/ Part by steam. GssM
Mr. Washburn, of III urged The import
| alec oI The passage of the bill. No remon-
STRANGE against IL had come from the Wees,
| from New England. or from the South, ana
! there was none 4 om any where exc pr per-
| iOcdliIiSc. us Jill ptOpO>-
ed 10 subject trry, tug, and freight boats 10
,xamlna.ion 10y local board OF INSPECTORS.
Bringing them within tee provisions Ut The
/ w of 1897. the proprieiy of this Is obvt
US. SoIns most terriuIr accidents have hap
pened on Terry boats. The pruyi ions Ut The
| same statutes should be extended 10 sea stea-
mer-, limiting the passengers to a reasonaOle
| extent, aud T, quirlng The vessels - be esaHl-
ined by ilIe local Inspectors from time 10 lime
In.tLl IL KIM
sea worthy or We're woi IN eaien, rotling huils,
- HEB t.ss G.. patty of The proiprieturs have
put on their iIuts under under ialse nanles
calculated To deceive.
the Uili proposes that no ocean steamer
running more 400 miles shall carry Inore
Than oae passenger lor every 81 Tons. Ac-
| coIding ~ this limit, the steamer Augusta
| Can carry $40, the Arago 6i0, the North Star
$50, the Star uf the Wesl $50 passengeis, ex-
| elusive OF their crews.
IL ,ierested men from New You K, boweyei,
say, if such pi UyIslUn be adopted their Trade
will be broken down, but he would ask whe-
ther, in view OF all the circumstances, the
/ limit was not sufficiently liberal. The bill
| also provides Tor u system of tights, following
the example of France and England, and Tor
four new boards of in,pecIion, one each at
Mempnis, Oregon City, Paduc.h aud Galena.
The entire additional Gust To the Govern
ment. as compared with the present law,
would not exceed 1921 per annain. = -
i Ms. Taylor alluded 10 ii substitute which
be had prepared. providing tha. the insu-
rance shall DC vltialed by failure "a COM
ply with The requirements OF the present law,
and for the Prosecution oil the Mas er, EDgt-
neer. Pilot, or any other officer ct any essel
1 on which life is destroyed Ny fire, explosion,
I or at the wheel-said officer not to De again
4 employed on any steam vessel unui verdIct
lis reade,ed that he Is absolutely free IRON
blame, SglAA4 1870
A debate followed on the merits of the bill.
the further consideration of the bill was
postponed two weeks and then the House
went into Committee Ut the Whole on the
state of the Unioa upon the army Jill.
| Mr.. Boteicr moved To increase the appro-
prialiou for the national armories 10 S4u0,-
900.
After debate, without taking the question,
the committee rose aud the House adjourned
The army OF Rome is increased to 10000
Austria has assured Prussia that II The
Rhine frontiers are meuaced sne would
immediately unite Tor the protection of the
Norman Territory.
The Moors evincing a fierce spirit OF
resistance la the Spanish, and are preparing
Tor stormy defense.
Ga Sunday last, numerous tribes incl s.ing
tho kabyies OF Meliila, attacked the Tctuaa
encampIn ut but were repused
1URkEY.-The Porte has concluded loan
of fifteen milhoa francs
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times reports that the Piedmontese troops
will take possession OF Tuscany at the clo-e
OF the week immediately alter the annrxa-
ton.
NeapoliIau arrests aud bauishments con-
tiDue.
/ PARIs.--The Government has submitted a
projected law devOting forty million francs
IN loans To manufacturers OF machinery. also
= project Tor The modification OF the tariff on
wool, cotton aud other raw MATERIALS
The first telegraplic retutns OF the vote
on Annexation TO Piedmont were from Siena
Pisa aud l. gaorn, which siond: Tor annexa-
ton SS,U-6, Tor a a separate Kingdom 1888
FLoREAcE.-Returnes fFFIn 80 conlnunes
stand: ior annexation l0l, 3i6, for separate
kingdom 2709.
la Boiogne city the Fo,e stood: for annexa
tion 2l.6y4. Tor separate kingdom g
La Parma of 5000 ri.cIors over IA. 900
voted for annexation, aud 81 Tor separats
kingdom.
Tue number Of electors in the provinces Is
57.2l2, whereof 4l.6I1 voted Tor annexation.
aud Is ior a separate kingdom.
CoNsrASFiNoPLE.-The treaty pending for
an alliaace b-iweea Eagland, France and Tur.
! key. embraces revision OF the capitulasisns
aud right srrned Intervention la the Priaei-
paliiies and Seryis.
from Washington.
WASHrSGroS. March The Government
| has not rec-ivcd sufficient inisfmation 10
make Ii expedi-nt to sead papers conserving
The Gulf affairs to the Senate nj present Ii
has no Official dale 80 implicate Spain With
| Mirsmou. or 20 justify the Administration Ia
| asking explanation OF Spain.
The Senate committee on Territories have
directed The chair nan 30 pr~psre bill In the