American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-11
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.
WAsH!NeroN, July 10, 1896
SENATE.

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SENATE.
After one or two unimportant memorials,
the Senate took up the Calendar.
The first bill was for the relief Of ]. J. Bulan
of Florida, whose property was destroyed dur
ing the Seminole war After a tedious dis.
cusson, the bill was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Evans'the Army Appro-
priation bill passed yesterday was reconsider
ed, and amended, and passed anew.
On motion, by the same gentleman, the
Military Academy bill was taken up. The
committee had made several amendments to
the bill as it passed the House, and one of them
is to authorize Board of Visiters.
Mr., Benton opposed this amendment. After
some little debate, the hour of O'Clock hay
ing come round
Mr.. Dix moved to postpone this bill, with a
view to resuming the special order.
On dividing the vote on postponng was a
tie, 10 to 10.
The Chair voted no. so the motion was lost.
Mr.. Calhoun then rose and appealed to the
Senator from Maine to allow the Warehousing
bill to be considered. twas from the courtesy
of the Senator from New York that the Mill
tary Academy bill had been taken up. If the
Senate did not adhere TO its special orders, the
effect would be highly pernicious, SC. He
moved to lay the bill under consideration on
the table, and the motion prevailed.
The Warehousing Bill was then taken up,
and Mr.. Simmons made long argument a.
gainst it, characterized by his usual close rea-
Soning.
Mr. Bagby made few remarks which we're
inaudlbe to US.
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays on filling the blank in the bill Prospecting
the time goods might be kept in public store)
with three years, and it was rejected, ayes %,
noes 90.
Mr.. Dix then moved to fill the blank with
two years.
Mr.. Webster rose at this point and remark
ing that he had long been in favor Of a we'll
regulated warehouse system, although the times
had changed since he advocated it, and in one
particular, the facility of communication with
foreign countries, by steam, very much chang
ed, yet he could not vote for this bill unless
materially altered, and that it might be perfect
ed, he moved its re-commitment.
After considerable discussion, this motion
prevailed, by ayes &c, noes %.
The Senate then passed into executive ses-
sion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Graduton bill at IL o'clock was taken up, and
having been amended by the substitution of 2
O'Clock, was adopted.
The House having resolved itself into COM
mittee of the Whole,
MIR. Mcdowell, of Va, offered substitute
for the whole bill.
Mr., Vinton, of Ohio, then addressed the
committee in forciby and convincing speech
against the passage Of the bill, and against the
adoption of any graduation principle as fraught
with danger and injury to the interests of the
Western States. He recommended the cessa-
ton Of surveying operations until the large
quantity public lands now in the market
about l40 100000 acres-should be disposed
of
MIR. McClernard, of H., replied to Mr.. Vim
ton, supporting the bill for graduating the pri-
ces of public lands, and arguing that they were
coded by the States to facilitate settlement,
which was prevented by holding them at the
present price. He also argued against the pro-
prety of the Wings arguing that the lands were
to be productive of revenue, and that the pro-
posed system would reduce revenue, when
they, as party, proposed to divide the revenue
derivable from that source among the States.
Mr. peterborough, of Fla, advocated the
passage of the bill.
MIR. Rathbun, Of N. Y, opposed the bill,
and gave quantity of statistics as to the num-
Der of acres in market, sold and unsold, &c.,
SC. He offered bill in accordance with his
peculiar views.
Mr.. Reuben Chapman of Ala, supported the
bill and the principle of graduation on the
grounds ofrght and justice.
Mr.. Dodge of Iowa, and MIR. Adams Of Miss,
also spoke in support of the graduation of
prices.
MIR. Mcdowell of Va, spoke the remaining
FIVE minutes before the close of the debate in
support fhis SUBSTITUTE offered this morning,
At 8 O'Clock the committee proceeded tovote
on the several amendments and substitutes
which were offered, all of which were rejected
The committee rose and reported the Senate
bill without amendment.
The previous question was then moved and
seconded.
Mr.. Gordon of N. Y, moved to lay the bill
OIL the table which was lost.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the en-
grossment for a third reading and resulted, yeas
81, noes 9S.
Mr.. J. R. |. Daniel then moved a reconsid-
Grafton and called the previous question and the
yeas and nays being ordered it resulted, yeas
SO, noes SO, tie VOTE The speaker then vo-
ted in the affirming, and the vote was accord
ingly reconsidered. An amendment was then
offered pending which,
The House adjourned.
NAVAL. The u S. store-ship Relief bound