American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-24
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2sth CONGRESS--SECON SESSION.
WAsHNGToN, Dec. %, 1874,
SEN AWE.

SENATE.
An enormous document was brought into the
senate by the Presidents private secretary.
which attracted great deal of attention from
its size and turned out to be the correspondence
between the Secretary of State and our present
Minister to France, which sheW ed, at least, that
Messrs. Calhoun and Hing have been very in
dustrious.
Mr. Archer presented petition for reform
in the naturalization laws.
Mr.. Barrien, from the judiciary committee,
reported with an amendment, the Uniform Elec-
tion Bill Of the house.
Mr. Choatc reported a bill for the settlement
o. claims for French spolatons.
Mr. Tappan gave notice that he should ask
the senate TO proceed on Monday next to consi-
der the bill establishing the Smithsonian lnsti-
tute.
A Joint resolution was passed exp lanatory of
an act making provisions for revolutionary PEN
sions
Mr.. Merrck gave notice that he should in
troduce, at some future day, three several bills,
TO wit one to provide for the transportation Of
Foreign Mails; a second, giving the Post Office
Department permanent right to the use OF
certain rail roads, and third, placing at its dis
posll certain steamers
A message came from the house with the
58ssa,,c of the Sub-Treasury Bill, which, on
motion Of Mr. Evans, was referred to the COM
mittee on Finance.
The senate then went into executive session,
and after a short time thus spent, came out and
adjourned until Thursday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After the transaction of some unimportant
business, Mr.. Douglass, Of ILL.,, rose to bring in
bill for the annexation of Texas to the u. s.
This is the third project of the kind which has
been introduced into the House this session.
Mr. d. moved suspension Of the rules for the
purpose Of getting in his plan, but the motion
was out of order.
The bill to establish a territorial government
in Oregon was read twice and referred.
The rules were suspended for an hour, for
the purpose of receiving reports, resolutions,
sc. which should not give Use to debate. The
Speaker then called the list of committees, and
a number of reports were made, but few Of
public interest.
Mr.. Cobb of Ga, reported bill for comput-
ing the mileage OF members by the most direct
routes. The bill Was read and ordered to be
engrosse ed by III to S; its third reading was OBJ
jectcd to, and the bill had to 90 on the calen-
dar. Ut is pretty generally known that the
members do not calculate their mileage now by
Il bee line.n)
A resolution to inquire into the expedency
of allowing newspapers to circulate in the Cos
gressional District where they are printed,
postage free, was adopted.
Mr.. Hunt submitted a Joint resolution for
continuing the term of Presidential service to
four years, which was referred to the commit
the on the judiciary,
Mr.. Duncan gave notice of his intention to
move a repeal Of the one hour rule
Mr.. Chas J. ingersoll presented a petition
(received without objection from highly re-
spectacle citizens Of Pennsylvania, who desire
that portion Of the public lands may be set
apart for the purpose of indemnfying those who
liberate their slaves. This was laid on the ia
bic by vote of III to As.
Mr.. Morris, Of Pa, submitted a resolution
directing the Committee on the Judiciary to in
quiie into the eXpedlency of revising the natu-
ralization law Laid over for debate
A resolution was submitted by Mr.. ]. r. In
gersoll, giving to the various officers of the
House the same extra pay as was allowed to
those of the Senate. This was laid on the Ia
bic by vote of 90 to CO.
Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, submitted a resolu-
ton directing the committee of ways and
means to inquire whether the law regulating
the compensation of weghers and guagers in
Custom Houses, does not need amendment
MIR. Davis, of Indiana, submitted resolu-
tior directing the committee of ways and
means to inquire into the eXpediency of repeal
ing the duty on salt.
Mr. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, moved to
lay it on the table, which was done.
Mr. Douglass introduced resolution for the
remuneration of Texas to the United States, in
accordance with the treaty for the purchase OF
Louisiana, in 1904.
On motion of Mr. Schenck it was agreed
to adjourn over until Thursday next.