New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
By TIE IEroarER OF TIE y. Y. TRIBUNE.
WAsnryoroy, Dec. q, 1874.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81, 1874
Is SENATE, today, number Of memorials
were presented and referred to the appropriate
Committees.
= JOINT resolution from the House, requiring
from the servants Of the Government more ac-
curate account o. public proper y, was read sec.
ord time and referel.
Mr. BENTON gave rotice Of his intention to in,
trgGucc bill to provide for the es.abi shnen: oi
Z corps Of Sappers aud Miners
Mr.. BEKRIEN submitted resolution in. truct.
ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into The
expectancy Of amending the Habeas Corpus Ac!
Of 1889.
Mr. CRIrrExDEN offered resolution requiring
The Committee on the Library to inquire into the
psop.iety Of purchasing the unpublished Manu-
sc.pts Of the late Alexander Hamilton. The re-
solution was agreed to.
On mot on Of Mr. TArpAv, The bill TO establish
the Smithsonian Institute was taken up and
having undergone several alterations and amend
rnen;s, It's farther consi !eraiion deferred till
Tuesday next
= BENTON offered resolution calling upon the
| President for copy Of Dir. Shannons Ieuer to
Mr. Calhoun in relation TO the payments oi the
Apil and July insta!ments OF the Mex can H.
demnity, &c. The res luton lies over.
The bill TO grant certain Public Lands to the
State OF Indiana for the purpose of extending the
" ab1sh and Enc Canal, was taken up, and, after
a short discussion between Mcssrs. Hay wood,
White and Woodbridge, It's farther consideration
was postponed.
Tie Sens:e then went into Executive ses-
sion, and shortly after adjourned till Thursday,
| II O'Clock.
In TIE HOUSE. Mr.. TIDRArrs gave notice Of
his intention 10 introduce bill authorizing the
People Of Texas to establish State Government
and 20 provide for the admission Of the Sac so
constituted, into the Union, upon an equality
with the other States, and also JOINT Resolu-
lion guaranteeing TO the People Of Texas the
protection of the United States until the question
of Annexation be decided.
Mr.. BELsER gave notice Of his intention to in.
t,educe Joint resolution for the Annexation Of
Texas. Il bill, introduced by Mr.. BowLIS, to
amend the at Of 1884 in relation to our inter
course with tic Indian tribes, WIS read d fest ana
second lmc, and referred TO the COMMITTEE on
the judiciary.
Mr.. HousroN submitted resolution 10 the
effect that, at O'Clock to. day, all discussion
upon the bill 10 graduate and reduce the price Of
pubic lands should cease, ard that the House
should proceed to vote IN the amendments which
have bctn or may be offered.
! Upon thu the Yeas and Nays were demanded
and refused ard tolers being ordeted The vote
stood, Yeas, 49; Nays, "A. So the resolution
| was not agreed to.
| On motion Of Mr.. Vance, reports from the
Standing Committees were called up.
Numerous reports were made, of which the
70 lowing are the mos, important:
By Mr. DAVIS i,om the Committee on Public 1.and-.i bill
certain lands to the Stne of ndana for the e
es ny s s %e%.% ana E.s 10 se emo b
Bv Mr. AEALsoN, from !he Committee on Military sifarg,
! a b,i 70 e..aJlah a National Foundry.
b consolidate an act granting Penslons to widows Of
By Wr. ]. lNegRsoLL, rom the COMMITTEES .,orcign
Ha R III % Ne
BY Mr. p kEsNEDY from the COMMITTEE on ommerce
nod alnensuremeni Of vessels Of The United States BY Mr.
jont i poydns for the I Of ste the
erection Of the proposed ,,9numen' to Wsshjnston.
bin Tor the reduction OF pay IN the Army and tor othe. pur.
poses.
On motion Of Mr.. J. R. INcsRsoLL the use of
the Hall was granted to the National Institute
On Monday evening next, fer the purpose Of
hearing Lecture delivered by Hon. Levi Wood
bury.
4 resolution was submitted by Mr. Bowen,
authorizing the giving of fifty cords OF WOOD be-
iOnl ING 10 the llOuEe lOl Tue use ol the poor.
1t was opposed by Mr. JoNEs of Tenn. On The
ground tina. the House had no authority SO 10
dispose of The peoples property; and 1t w2s
therefore vi hdrawn.
Mr.. DARRAGa submitted resolution calling on
he President for information concerning the
Claims Of citizens Of The United States on Mexico;
and also as to whom the alleged payments ofthc
Ap | ard July ins,aments Of the Mexican II.
demnitv had been made. The resolution was
agreed u.
MIR. BARNARD moved 10 suspend the rules for
the purpose Of offering resolution calling for
Information in relation TO toe alleged interference
of Mexican Agents on our borders with Indicn
tribes, melting them to hostility to citizens CT the
United States, and iEquring whether any action
hes bscn taken by The Government tn the sub
jet.
Upsn this motion the Yeas and Nays were
ordered, and being taken the vote stood-Yeas
so, Na;s SIS. So the motion was 'ost.
Mr. INeGRsoLL's resolution Of yesterday to fur
niSh the members with meps OF the United
States, was then on motion, reconsidefed, and
the question recurring on its passage, motion
was made to lay upon the table, which prevailed.
Mr. Mcdowell gave notice Of his intention
t. Introduce bill 20 annex Texas to the United
States.
The House then adjourned til Thursday 10
O'Clock
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