Weekly Reveille, Volume 37, Number 32, Vevay, Switzerland County, 31 January 1855 — Page 2

plying «b)y to the objections urged against tlicjbill, when the committee arose [and the House adjourned.

itar Ttt - the progress of time -and things, great changes of mind and matter an; the common results of f\U things earth,* Iy£qnestioi$ari*u;£vhich it is necessary to .discus.s, tiiat they raay t be brought fairly before the people in a cltar andiyitelfigible manner, that they may he enabled to form theTr judgment, and act with prudence and justice to themselves—that in the course of time, many changes have ban found desirable, arid often imperatively demanded by people for tbeir mutual good and common welfare—that the declaration of , American independence by the fathers of our coun*ty was necessary, and productive of mighty results, no one at the present day will for ft moment pretend to deny, and .that the results which followed are of a most glorious and beneficial character.

Legislative Summary. | Congressional Proceedings. Thursday, January, 25.—Senate.— 1 Washington, Jan. 25. Several bills reported back from Commit- S E SATE -~^ IC President pro tern, said . ' , , ■ , - , J j ; this was private bill day, ana that.it n> tees ivcro entered to bo engrossed, and at i . .t* . . ' , . . , .nmred tne unanimous consent of Ihd coonmuboy.of of disposal | oto t0 transact any other bosmess. . '; oil Bills to.amend aii act defining tiio} Mr. Hunter asked the consent of the duties Of Justices'of the Peace; to" repeal, Senate to late up the Army Appropria* all genera! laws for the incorporation . ... ... . Mr. Pettit said he would give his conc,he,, on,I providing for tin .ncorporo- | SM)t . f Mr> Huntcr w(mId Um tion of the same; to amend an act for , }iave one little bill passed, the erection and repairing of bridges, and [ Mr. Hunter said his consent mast be an • act Jo prohibit the* circulation of given unconditionally, or not at all. bank bills of'a less denomination than f' Mr-Pettit then refused to give Ids consent.

Virginia Politics. In an article addressed ‘To our Whig readers,in Virginia/, the Baltimore Patriot urges the "Whigs of that State ij6t to make a party nomination but to adopt that of Ihe American! party ns the surest means of success.

Additional Foreign Sews. By Urn Baltic. Thfljrcports that the Russians had again inraded the Principalities seems to como pretty well authenticated. A dispatch from Bucharest,. dated Jan. 9, says tho Russians had crossed the Dannie, and invaded Drobnidscha, Sadck Pasha defendcd Tultcba as long as possible, Prussia, in answer to ..the demand' of Austria la Increase her ariny/Kad mused to do so aPprcscnt.' ' * ‘ r *_P? ‘ hiynch and English commanders: before Sevastopol is no later than Dec. 25, and contains nothing in addition to that already known; hot by way of St Petereburg, odispatch from Menschiko/f, dated Jan,- 2, says nothing’of importance had occurred, but that he continued to annoy the enemy by making 'nigbt .sorties, ami m One often Zouaves were token prisoners. Ujio fire,of.the. : :allic« continued very feeble, and caused scarcely ahy dated™ io the Russian works, , The Russians were constructing & bridge of boats to connect the dty of Sevastopol with the forts on Ihd north ride, ‘ The & Paris tliat Sevastopol had been token was hot generally credited. v. J

The Washington Organ, on,the other hand, urges the members of the American party to stand firm and immovable upon the platform which they have adopted; * that they enter into no stipulations whatever with any parly;' that’they make nominations from their own ranks exclusively, selecting unexceptionable and reliable patriots as candidates; that they sustain their nominations with unanimity ami firmness; they do not interfere with, nor seek to influence the action of any other party, and that they trust to the spirit of Americanism and conservatism for the results.

85,00. < The following'bills passed; an act for the preservation of newspapers published in the several counties of the State, in the offices of the County Auditor’s Joint Resolution in relotion to the election of U. S. Senator; a bill to adjust the Gibson Seminary township claim. The files being clear the Senate adjourned until Friday morning. House.— A numbered, petitions were presented. Reports presenting a bill for the relief of holders of Stale Bonds which have been destroyed; in favor of setting fprlh .the . facts constituting an emergency, when declared in any hill; presenting a bill to fix tho time of holding Marshall Circuit, Court, which was read a second and third time and passed; against enacting a law for the'removal of deadened timber near roods; presenting a bill to regulate the business of banking and to amend section 41 of an act to regulate the sale of Swamp Lands. A Joint resolution on the subject of bounty lamia and the increase of proyisionswaspretented, Bills to provide for the greater security of the Slate Mda in'the hands of tho Agent of State; to prevent Judges of Courts of .Common Picas . practicing law; to list tho slock and property of railroads for taxation; to amend section' 21, of an act prescribing the powers -and datics of Justices; to nmend 540, of the practice act; to amend, section 21 of article 4 of tho Constitution; to amend section 17 and IS of an aot to incOiporote the Lagrove, Marion and Johesburgb Plank Road Corapanyyand to authorize executors and administrators to make deeds incertain eases. / In the afternoon bills were* introduced to amend the lillo of an act concerning license to vend foreign Merchandise die; to amend section 22 of an act for the incorporation of towns; to repeal the militia act; relative to Prosecuting,Attorneys and Docket fees in Supreme Conrt; and to provide for the issuing of fee hills in the Supremo Court, ’ Bills wore passed to amend section 76 of tho misdemeanor act; to amend an act to* establish' and regnlate ferries; to provide lor the restoration and preservation of tho records of the Supreme Court; to authorize County Commissioners to appoint Clerks in cases, of vacancy; to authorize Trustees -/of Colleges and other institutions to consolidate their property, ike. * Wednesday, January, 25.—Sexate.— A resolution was adobted for the appoint: nient of a Joint Committee whose duty it should bo to. immediately inquire into the present condition of the office of Auditor of-State, and the Frece Banks, in Order that the public mind may he quieted on the subject. /A number of other resolutions, unimportant in their character, were disposed of; A bill , to repeal tho act preventing ■ railroad companies from changing their depots, was read a third time and passed; Tho files being clear, tho Senate adjourned.

[ . The bill for the relief of Captain Phillip Voorhees, of the United States Navy, was postponed till next Friday. . On motion of Mr. Mallroy, the bill settling the claims of the legal heirs of Richard W. Meade, was postponed to the same day, ' On motion of Mr.' Stuart, the bill for tho relief of the claimant of tho brig General Armstrong was taken up. Mr. Weller offcrtda substitute, authorizing the Secretary of State to adjust the claims of the owners, officers and crew, and pay what was due to them, not exceeding, however,' the sum of 8181,600 •—that being the' sum demanded of the Portugese G ore rumen I—whi ch was agreed to, and after some'debate tbe bill passed, and the Senate adjourned until' Monday, House— Mr, Fuller, from the Committor on Commerce, reported a jomt : resolution anthOTlzing the' Prcaidehtto give the requisite nOUco for terminating the Reciprocity .Treaties of bbmtiercc; and navigation; in cases where the terms'Stipulated for their continuance haire expired, with such powers and Stales ba ini his opinion manifest illiberalily in thcir coramercial intercourse with the United Statics. ; Mr. Haven said this resolution .ought to pass; id order to get rid of some enormous impositions on'our-commerce;’ and the resolution passed. ; Mr. Boyce* moved to reconsider the vote. v : :^./•'■■■;■ . f Mr. Fuller said (He resilutlon.w/w re* ferred to the Ooinmitteeprr Cohimerce a year ago, and it-was in' accordance'with the views of the' State Department/' The object was to'enahle notice'to be gtteh to tho Danish i Government with which there is now a Ircaty enonnous •‘sound does” bn bar commerce going ini to the Baltic and Elsinore/* Under* the language of the existing ; treaty!! is considered tho President is not authorized to give notice without being authorized by Congress, / • 'V.;-; Sir. Bayly said he hoped Mr. Boyce # s mOtim would prevail, as he Ranted' the resolution sent to the Committee bn Foreign Affairs. IJo eaid he had already tho finbjeet before them;’-and; if was one not so free from jddnbt as a casual observer might’suppose..v- v". 1 V S . The. House refused| to reconsider' the vote by whlch the resolution passed/ / ‘ v The House then went into Comimtteb of the*Whble’’and ;tbok # up : liie ' French Spoliation Bill.' v ’ -ff. ’ / 1 , - After a long discussion, and/the rejec-tion-of all the ‘ amendments offered, the Committee; arose,without /concluding, and Ute House adjourned/ •/

£3T By referring to the appropriate head, it will be observed, that my connection in the publication of the Reveille has been dissolved. "With our faithful ami tried friends I regret to part. In the publication of the Reveille it has been my aim and earnest desire to make it an interesting and welcome visitor to the family circle of every home. It has ever been the mission of the Reveille to battle against the strong and corrupt, and to stand as a faithful' sentinel on the watchtower of freedom.

TIiat many changes* have loon made in the laws that govern us, some for the better and somo for the worse, wo are ready to conceive, and that other changes are most imperatively demanded by the sentiment- of the American people, seems to us to be equally plain aud palpable. That there should be some important changes made in oar naturalization laws, seems to be one of the self-ev-ident facts which needs nothing hut a fair statement, to bo sanctioned by every true lover of his country; and that there must be somo enactment to prevent tho importation of foreign paupers and criminals to this country, is evident to every one. The pauper tax ; in somo of tho large cities of tins country is truly alarming to the beholder, and oppressive to those who have to stand up under the mighty burdens imposed upon them for tho support of these paupers, most of'whom are Roman Catholics, 'and many of them are convicts, and fugitives from justice, from their native land—coming among ns to cat our own substance, and load us down with unjust burdens: filling onr laud with crime and anti-republicanism—bringing and spreading disease and contagion—these are the common results of this class of emigrants.

Forclcu Paupcis. Tho United Stiles are uot the only portion of Atuercia afilicled-with tho evil of foreign pauper immigration. From the stalls,‘ics published in tho Canadian papers, it appears (hat of 53,18.3 immigrants who arrive! at Quebec during the year 1851, not less than 3,421 were paupers, 28 being English/ 2,071 Irish, and 422 Germans. It l> natural enough for the British government to send its own paupers to its own colony, but tho fact of their having arrived at the same place less than 442 paupers from Germany, seems singular. This, no doubt arrises from the arrangements made’by Liverpool shipping houses to forward German immigrants to America by way of Liverpool.

In the public; t‘on of tlic Reveille, the publishers have been more successful than they at first anticipated, both in a pecuniary point of view, ami in the results we flatter ourselves wo have contributed to bring about. That wo have made some enemies we are well aware, though we would prefer the go cal will of all, I do not think oar losses have been heavy from this source.

■ Omcr Pasha embarked on tho lst ; at Varna, for Balaklavo, and had token, measures to bring a forca of 50.600 men and 60 gmw.into the Crimea; 1 10,009 Turks had already landed at Eupatoria. i: Menschikoff is reported to have called in all his detached corps, and Osten-Sac-ken was watching the Turks at Enpatbri»j which garrison had been augmented. Tho. 5lh 6th of. January was looked upon as the time when tho combined forces would assault Sevastopol. rumored , that the Emperor of Bussta.hod sent an autograph letter to l«ms Napoleon,: making proposals ,of peace. ■ ■

I have disposed of my interest in the Reveille, but my brother will still continue the publication at the old stand. All debts coming to the office have been transferred to him, and he resumes the payment of all debts by ns contracted.' •For the prescntpnblisbcr I bespeak a hearty support, from those amongst whom he has been reared; ho is a native of this county, and now occupies the office in which he learned his trade; hois certainly one of yba in the most extended definition of the term. ' Otis 8. Waldo.

A frightful and disastrous 'inundation occurred in the river Elbe on the 2d insU, destroying an immense amount of proptUp ' The loss (o'the'dip of ITamburgis estimated at bQOO.OpOofmarkp. In Hanover much daftiago was done, and a largo number of lives losti

TIic Consumption of Taper. Forty years ago, three men, hy handiwork, could scarcely manufacture 4,000 small sheets of paper in a day, while now, hy the use of machinery, they can produce 60,000 in the same time. It.has been calculated that if the paper produced yearly hy six ma.-hiucs could be pnt together, the, sheet would encircle the world. Nowhere is paper so much valued as in the United States. In Franco with 35,000,000 of inhabitants, only 70,000 tons are produced yearly, of which oneseventh is for exportation. In Britain, with 128,000,000 of inhabitants, G3,(j00 tons arc produced, while the amount in the United States is nearly as great as in England and Franco together.

. The French arftiy of occupation in the Homan States, is Aot to bo reduced below 3,500 metf. Advices .from ■ Vienna pay, that the treaty .between Franco and Austria for spring; the '(raffqni'lity of Italy, has Act been signed, and trill not be, until the treaty ofDecemtef Stf in an offensive alliance between those powers. The latest telegraphic dispatches to Paris confirms the report that the Ibissians had; crossed the Danube, and were marching, sA Fateh in, the AustrianTorcos not interfering. The dispatch produced much constonfatfom . .

At times it casts a shade of sorrow over us to comtomplato the great immoral tendency of this immigration upon the rising generation. There never has, perhaps’ been a time, during the prevalence of peace, when onr couritiy labored under as many heavy burdens as now. We conceive it, therefore, to be the duly of every one who is imbued with the spirit of Americanism, to speak out against this evil under all circumstances, and in every way that may be manly/, and to lend their mite in ridding our country of so great an evil; and it is the duty of the American press to take a bold and firm position in this great reform. We are gratified to see the press coming up to the work in a fearless manner throughout the country, and henceforth wc arc going to lend onr mite to accomplish this great ami desirable object. The movements of one ‘'Sam 1 * are beginning to be seen in different parts of the country, in the halls of Congress, in the State Legislatures, and by the public functionaries of the cities throughout the nation. Wo observe that the Legislature of Massachusetts has ordered the following Military companies, composed of foreigners, to disband, namely: The Columbus Artillery, Shields’ Artillery, the Eobling Artillery, Sarsfichl Guards,* of Boston, Jackson Enniskillins, of Lowell, Union Guards, of Lawrence, and Jackson Guards, of Worcester. Mayor Wood, of New * York city, a democrat elected at the last general election in that city, writes as follows to the President of the United States:

Important-Notice.’ TO ALL THOSE INDEBTED TO THIS OFFICE. In consequence of the change in the proprietorship of the Reveille, it. is how absolutely necestary for all - the outstanding accounts of the office to be settled up. Those who come forward'and settle their accounts immediately, will find it to their advantage and ; onr benefit. Those who do not come forward, will have their hills made out and presented.

t Naturalization.

Governor Price, of New Jersey, (Democrat,) in his late annul message thus expresses himself iu regard to the Naturalization Laws:

. , Lafer lrom Cntilorntn. Atitii'ih.Of THE 8TEAHEB OEOnpE 2..CW. Terrible Storm in Sin Francliiio. . ' ; ' Nrw York, dn.i. 25. • The Gcorgc Eaw, with advictfs from San Francisco'to the 1st tnst. has arri-» ved at this port She brings 81 ,*251,000 in gold, and the mails to the 1st inst. . The general news from the Stale contains hut little worth telegraphing. Thu weather had con tinned dry up fa the thnv the steamer sailed; when a terrific storm of wind and rain set* in, doing a great deal of damage to the city, being more sevcm in its effects than any storm since that of v . • The miners were suffering in the inferior for want of rain, and the traders were doing nothing. The Supreme Court; had decided that Sacramento City was the,capital of tho' Slate. 1 .

jCST.The appointment of lion. Jons C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, os Minister to Spain, is in different parts of the country looked upon ' with approbation by some, find by others with dissatisfaction. The appointment of Mr. Soule to that station, is by every one considered as a very unwise and untimely appointment by the Executive, and especially at iitho present jnnctnro of dtfr foreign relations with Spain. A correspondent of the New-York T\met writes as follows: Mr. Breckinridge is a young man of delicate ability, but certainly is not possessed of the individual tact, diplomatic talent, or social or educational attainments requisite to the successful Minister at such a Court os that of Madrid. His appropriate field of effort, 1 should deem to bo the bar or tho forum—not diplomacy, .

A law prohibiting our courts from naturalizing for a period of time previous to State elections, Would be attended with beneficial results and add greater purity to our ballot-box, which must he vigilantly jprarded. It is just upon the eve of an election, when party spirit runs high, that foreigners are sought after by partizans, and brought before the courts for naturalization; and it is asserted that the court fees are often paid by them; indeed, it has been understood for a long time that it costs foreigners nothing for their naturalization, if they are not frequently paid for becoming citizens. Evil practices should he checked, and any measure adopted by Congress will be enforced by this State.

' The want of rain bad become alarm • ing to the agricnltnral interests. The steamer Sonora had been robbed of 827.000 on her passage to Pan am a, and the carpenter and boatswain and 813.000 of the gold recovered. .Mr.Gwjn and. Mr.* Broderick were llio two v principal; candidates' for ’ election to the United States Senate, The Panama Railroad will probably boopened formally on the 10th of February..

Frank Leslie's Gazette. —We have received the January number of this excellent work. It should be in the hands of all our lady readers, as it is almost indispensable to those who want to bo "in the fashion.” Tho Gazette always con*' tains the latest Paris, London, and NewYork Fashions, with plates and plain directions, enabling the ladies to cut and make all their own wearing apparel—and all for three dollars per annum. Address Frank Leslie, 6 John street, New York.

The correspondent of tho Commercial Advertiser, writing from Washington upon the same subject, speaks in tbo following style: The appointment of Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, as Minister of Spain, is considered as judicious. There is a little complaint that rather too much patronage is conferred npon the good old Whig State of Kentucky,.one of tie four that adhered to tho Whig cause npon the political revolution of 1852.

The afternoon was consumed in the discussion—in Committee of the Whole—of the minority and majority of the Committee in the case of the contested scat of Harrison county. The majority was concurred in and the minority report rejected by a vote of 25 to 16. House.— A number of petitions were printed. Reports were made in favor of a bill for the service of summons of a witness by copy; against limiting by law tho charges of railroads for passengers and freight; in favor of a hill to enclose the military grounds; presenting a hill to regulate the fees of officers, and in favor of a resolution relative to slavery. A resolution to abolish tho office of township assessor was taken from the table and adopted. Resolutions, to set apart Friday for the introduction of resolutions; relative to the removal and re*loealion of county seats; to declare persons or corporations who issue for circulation notea in tho similitude of hank notes withoutanthority, guilty of felony; tho resolution to reduce tho number of Senators and Representatives was taken from tho table and after being amended, tho resolution and amendments wore laid on tho table. • Bills to amend sec. 14, Chap. 101, Rev. Statutes; to authorize attachment in certain cases when debts are not due; to amend sections 647 and 849 of tho practice act, and to authorize suits against the Slate.:

* Important from'Harjqna. Wasrixotox, Jan. 26. Private advices from Havana to the21st, states that the Cubans are excited, and are joining the revolutionary mover ment, because the Cortes refused to bcU the Island to the United States, and & Ecnons outbreak was expected.

Mayor’s Office, Jan. 2, 1855. His ExceUcJicy, Franklin Pierce, President of the United Stales:

Dear Sir; Thera can ho no doubt, that for many years, this port has been made a sort of penal colony for felons and paupers, by tho local authorities of several European nations. The desperate character of a portion of the people &tliving hero from those countries, together with tho increase of crime and misery among that class of population, with other facts before us, prove; conclusively, that sucKw the.ea.se. .

Bniuan Across the Mississippi. —The St. Paul Daily Times says that tho first bridge across the Mississippi will ho the wire suspension bridge at St. Anthony. Eight 1 cables, containing about 1,000 strands of wire have been thrown over the stream* and in a short lime crossing will he possible. This structure will he put up at the cost of sixty thousand dollars,; and may well ho regarded as a great achievement for a territory not yet ten years old.

But it may be necessary to gain over to the Democracy the State that cherishes the memory and retains the ashes of him who was the embodiment of Whig principles. Kentucky has the Secretary of the Treasury, tho Treasurer of the United Stales, the Speakership of the "House, the Governorship of Kcw Mexico, and various other conspicuous federal offices.

*, IQore Convicts Coming. Kew York, Jan. 26. Orders bayo beep received by tho authorities here, from Washington,, to seize a Sardinian frigate, expected to arrivo hero with d largo number of criminals on boards and detain her until inve&tigar Uonis had.- r,

It is unnecessary to refer to the gross wrong thus perpetrated upon this city.— It requires from rao no illusion to tlie jeopardy* of‘our-hves and property from this cause.: Men w|io, by a long career of crime and destitution have learned to recognize no laws, either civil or natural, can not fail to produce feelings of terror at their approach. The inherent right of every community to protect itself from dangers arising from such emigration, cannot be ques-tioned..-New York has submitted to it long enough. The disease and-pauper-ism arriving here, almost daily from abroad, is, of itself, a Sufficient evil; hot when to it is added crime, wo must he permitted to remonstrate. Wo ask .tlw interference of the General Government; os it is its duty to protect us from foreign aggression, with ball and. cannon, so; it is its duty to protect, us against an enemy more insidious and destructive, though coming in another fpnn.. . t

Mr. BnECKixiirocB is a Democrat, and now represents the Ashland district in Congress, with considerable ability.— Though quite a young man, he is considered as one of the ablest men in Congress; yet he has, in all probability, gained more credit for himself in Congress, than ho will at Madrid.

Awl til Death. ■ Mpkcb Ciieee, Fs.» Jan.-25'. (|1 - A coal boat lying hero took tire . last night. The captain, Cosgraye, and his son, were lying in the cabin at the time, drunk, ami before they could be relieved their bodies ware horned to a crisp.

Texas Liquor Law.— Judges Todd, Hancock, and Morris, of Texas, have declared that the liquor law of that State is constitutional, hut at the same time place a * very , peculiar construction upon it. They declare that the penalty for tlio violation of the provisions of the license attaches to him who;grants it, and not to him who sells the liquor.

iHissoarl Cegliiatrire. . Jan, 26 : The Legislature had thirty-sit ballots for Senator, without ejection. The last hallotstood as follows: Atchison 59; Beaton, 37; and Doniphan, 53., . - >

Five Hokdbed More Scbscribers ! — We have come to the conclusion that we must have about five handled new subscribers to enable us to successfully carry on the Reveille at the low price of one dollar per annum/ "You can’t get that many,” says a friend at our elbow; but we think that 500 can be easily obtained by the first of March nest. We .will issue a prospectus in a few days and "sea what wo shall see.” Wo have many warm friends in Switzerland county, whq tike a delight in seeing the Reveille prosper, • "May their shadow gfovr i’«> ; ;1 • ■ -' v

Committee Meelinc ot the fiarefr, . Aiiim,\N. YV, Jaii'. 26., At the Democratic Hard Shell Committee meeting lasthight, ii was reserved that the party do stand by its principles, and consider the recent election no test, but merely a want of conSdence in the Administration. The resolutions strong.ly endorsed Danial 8. Dickensdh. 1 ' ? t . * _ _ ± . . I

iJSTTho Associate Reformed Presbyterian church has adopted ’ s rule in the Synod, that the title of ‘D. D,’ shall not hereafter he attached to the nanies of any of their ministers.

Naturalization in New Jersey.'—A hill is before the House of Assembly of Now, Jersey which proposes .to lake the power ofmaking citizens entirely out of the hands of the State Courts, and permiting it (o ho done only by those of the United States.

. I -yont attention: to. the subject; hoping it will receive from you tbat action'which its very great importance to the whole country demands. . I am very truly yours, die.*; 1 PrBKisDo. Wood,' Miyqf."'

Baptist denomination appears to .bo progressing rapidly throughout the country, In Virginia they have a membership of 100,000, of whom 10,000 joined them last'year, v '

Election of U. 8. Senator.;, Kew Orleasr, Jan. 24. , The Legislature of .this State-elected Mr.’ Slidell Dim ted’ Stales - or,/ last Monday. r .’ r ,i V

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. ; K ■ Jan. 26.. Senate.—A mrangewas received from the President, ,inclosing R jkimmumcatioa from the Secretary of the Interior, asking ah appropriation in reference'to Indian matters;' another containing information in ' regard to' .the Post-officer, i Customhouses, ’ Ac.'t Ac., atvariona points: both of which were ‘appropriately referral. Mr. Seward'presented petitions' from citizens of Genesee county,, New York, remonstrating against the Graduation Bill of last session, and in favor of the Homestead Bill. , Mr. Chase introduced a hill for the provement of the navigation of the Ohio river, which was made the order of the day for next Monday. It appropriates 8200,000, and makes the Portland Canal free.. ;V‘,■ Mr. Cooper addressed the, Senate in favor of Convict and Pauper Emigration Resolutions. , Mr. Broadhead moved an amendment, denouncing secret political societies. Mr. Wcller also moved an. amendment taking strong groQrid agaTnst all’ secret political associations ns ; anti-republican, and fiubversiyo of tho liberties of the people. After some debate the matter was postponed. The Army Appropriation Bill was again taken up, and various amendments moved and adopted. Mr. Shields finally moved to place a force of three thousand mounted volunteers, and five hundred Indians at the disposal of the President, which was debated at great length. An amendment was offered to appoint commissioners acquainted with tho Indian character to negotiate treaties with the Indians, hut, without taking a vote, the Senate adjourned. House. —Tho Speaker laid before tho House a message from the President in response to a resolution passed last August, relative to sites for Court Houses and Post-Offices in Few York and Philadelphia. Mr. Welle said he understood from the reading of tho message, that the President docs not’deem it advisable to exercise tho authority conferred on him, and has sent to the House the various proposals, that it may make a selection. It is true, ho said, the resolution gives the President no authority to make a final purchase, hut only the power to select sites, requiring him to submit action to the House for approval, and, in view of this, he moved that the subject bo referred to a select committee. Adopted. Mr. Chandler made ■ an ineffectual attempt tocalfuj) tho Senate resolution authorizing , an expedition to bo sent in search of Dr. Kane. , . ; ■ The House then went into Committee i on the French Spoliation Bill. Mr. Phillips ably advocated the bill, Mr. O’rr opposed the payment of the claims, and contended ‘‘that the Govern- 1 : merit was not responsible, : Mr.-Bayly then closed the debate, re-