The Arkansas banner., 1850-10-15
passed. under the operation Of ,hs prsvlsus qnss.

tion,
 Mr. Bowlin, from the committee oa Public Lands. feporled back bills, without amendment granting the right or way and land- Inc State of Missouri for the purpose of constructing certain railroads therein. He asked that e biIls respectively be put on their pas=sse. The bills were, however, laid upon the table by decided vote.
 Mir. r. King moved a suspension of the rules 10 enable him to ntr0dace bill 10 abolish slavery in the District of Colombia, which question was de- cided in the negslivc--yeaa o2, nays lO9.
 Mir. Thompson, Of Pennsylvania, frcm the com mittee the Judiciary, reported joint resolution authorizing tl,e President of inc United States to cause suit 10 be brought tn the of the United Statrs againss Geo W. Crawford, in the circuit court of the district Of Georgia, back le interest allowed aud paid to him upon the claim of Mr. Gaphis, authorized to be examined and sdlus- ted by the act of Congress. approved Aug IL, ie4s, entitled an act for the relief of Miedge Galphin, executos of George Galphin. deceased. or any part thereof that it may appear the Secretary Of the Treasury was not authorized to allow and pay. either party to be entitled to writ of error ap- l peal as in other cases
 Alter several inefsctasI attempts 10 fay the reso- luton On the table, 1t wis finally passed by vote | of l12 10 %.
 The fort6caiioa bill read third tims and passed by vote of l06 to 66
 1 The bill granting lands to the several States for the relief aaG support of ths ndigeut insane persons was taken up.
 1 Mr Bisseli explained the provisions of the bill. It approPTates six millions of of p;Sis lands, | 10 be divided among the States In the compound ratio of their geographical limits and their repre- sentaiiOn in the House of Representatives; the | of Ho ono Stats to hs computed at more than fifty thousand square miles. The lands not 10 bs sold at less thaa ihe minimum, price, and the Pro ceeds arc to be invested in tho United States or State stock. to be forever kept Derna fa nd. | Mir. Burt moved to lay ihs bill on the table; but the motion did not prevail yeas lS, nays lg7. Pending tlie question the engrosstnent of the ! bill. the House adjourned.
 | Tho bl having beea read, Mir. Ewing moved 10 l anne nd follows:
 Strike cut of 2, from Ibe word that to the word points, inclusive, and insert, That permit 10 work placer shall not cover space exceeding 9O0 square feet and, for mine, not exceeding ! acres 10 be surveyed and marked by the agent or superintendent of mines under the direction of the Secretary of the lnteror.'
 After debate the amendment was agreed to. | Mr. Ewing proposed further 10 amend the bill by striking cut the 3th sec. aad insert the following
 That permits st large shali not be assiguable, but after permit is located aud operat ons commenced, the may be transferred by assignment in the presence of tEe agent, and by delivery of posses sion: b,rt II tue assignee have prior permit, il shall thereby become void no one can have two permits at the time.'
 This ane ndmsnt als1. after debate, agreed 10 1 Mr. Ewing proposed further 10 amend the bill by striking out the 7th sec, and insert the following 'That all gold extracted from the mines and pil- eers of the United States in California shall be and remain tho property of the United States, as we'll after before it taken from the plac mine; and the gold collected by each person having per ! init, aud ihoss employed by him, shall be delivered weekly, aud efiener If demanded. 10 tho agent for the district, who siI0lt give him therefor gold or sil yer coin of the Uuted States, stamped bullion, certificate enting the lessee. his assgus to ceive at the mint assay off; Of tis U. States | ia California. gold silver coin, stamped bui- 1 lion, drtit on The Treasury of the U States, at the rate of Si6 fotsTery oancs of crude gold with l it's usual alloy taken from the placer or mine.- And ii any person having permit shall neglect or refuse to deliver u the ageut on demand all the gold he shalt have taken from any such placer or mlHe, or shall sell, barter, otherwise dispose of any such gold, hs shall forfeit hs permit aud loca ton, and no other shall be granted him, and such gold aud all interest of such person. his assignee therein, saiI be absolutely forfeited 10 the United States
 The amendment was rejected by vote of 2l to 1 r. The California and Louisiana Senators voted in ths majority.
 i Mr. Seward moved to amend tho 2d sec. by inser- ting in u,st part authorizing the issue of permits 10 'eiIzeus,' the words, and ali those persons who sla have, in pnfsnancs 10 law, declared thcir in- ten,ious to bcGome c,zO"" et tho U. atatrs.
 Mir, Dodge, Of Iowa, moved tO amend the ameud rueut so as |, make it read nd all those persons
 
 character, and who shal have declared theii inen- lion to become citizens of ths U States
 Sept. 2. SExArr.-Arer the morning business ,he Indian appropriation bill was taken uP and many amend- nents offered and agreed to, and the bill was ordeIed 10 third reading.
 A mes>ase was received from the President, with the corr@ spondence between inc United States and that of Tarsey, relative To The lIungaranreiu The California Lini Bill 10 ascertain and settle the validity of private land cians In California was taken up and debated, and it was finally passed l The Senate then went into Executive session.
 HousE.--Tne House went into Committee Of tbs Whole on the amendments of the Schle To the Civil and Diplomatic Bill. Tho smrndment ol $ 00Q1 for expenses of an agent to the Sublime Porte was coneurrcd in. Tae S30p, 900 for additions 10 the Capitol was jActed.
 Aier passing on nImerous other nf the amend menis, most Of which were rejected, tle committee rose aod took recess til 6P.H.
 Al he evening session numeEods amendments 10 fine b agreed Ia and the committee reported 10 the House. and they Then adjourned.
 The celebrated Mrs. Miiicr. Washington +. Bacon of Detroit, writes the fol lowing interesting letter to the Vermont Family Gazette, Bellows Falls
 DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. n, 'j0. Mrs. Miller has returned 10 her friends in this 
 she left the hotel at Niagara, ie have thrown her self oi tie bridge which crosses to Goat sland just above the cataract, but arriving al the place. she had not ilis eourags 10 do-"she was a coward on instinct" She had, previous to leaving tho house. put her chldren to sleep. written letters to her parents, and one to the landlord, stating her intentinn, and requesting ihen to be kiud to her babes she had also cut off her eurls, and left them with the letters, in conspicuous place on the la ble From that time 10 the present, nothing posi- tive has been heard from her. Ii was ramorrd that she had left ihe country with geutlemaa, and was traveng on the continent of Europe. Her father however, believed she was somewhere in the vcin. fly of Philadelphia, and spent several weeks in fTuitless search. Returning m June July hs died of a brokea heart. Not long sinee, brother of hers died at Saratoga Iii, dsaih, too, un. doubtedly accelerated by the cause, He was Captain in the Army. Her father formerly United States Senator.
 Learning the condition of her family l believe sine intimaied 10 ihsn by letter wleie stle could be