Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-09-26
Observation-Disclosures.
CON G R E s S.

| In the Senate, on Tuesday The Oregon land
| bill, after a full discussion and some amend-
menIs, was ordered to be engrossed.
| The chair was authorised to appoint a
committee of conference with the house on
the deficiency mileage bill.
| The bill relating TO swamp lands in Arkan-
sas. with the amendments, gave rise to a
discussion, pending which The senate adj
journed.
The House passed several important bills
of a local character.
! The bill for abolisIIing the slave trade 10 the
| District OF Columbia was then taken up, aud
| after sumo unsuccessful attempts to amend
/ from both extremes, was passed, l24 TO Al
| The Illinois Central Railroad BILL after
considerable opposition, was passed, l0l To
| 10. Pending II motion 10 lay the reconsider
| alton of the vote on the table, the house adj
| iourned.
| In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr. Hunter
! reported bills for the navigation of the ST.
Lawrence and for reciprocity with the United
| States.
! Mr.. Hamlln rose to move that the senate
! go INTO executive session, but waived in
! favor of Mr.. Pratt, who asked that his bill TO
! prevent the entcement OF slaves from the
district be taken up.
Mr.. Baldwin offered an amendment TO re-
peal the laws of Maryland establishing sla-
very ia the district.
Mr.. Pratt spoke against the amendment.
and Mr.. Baldwin in favor.
| Pending til e debate the senate went into
executive session, during which VIM. D.
Lewis was confirmed by AN almost universal
vote as collector OF Philadelphia Adjourned
H0use.-The Illinois and Alabama Rail-
road bill was c!nched
Mr.. Harris called up his motion for the
admission to a seat OF Mr. Babbilt, delegate
from Utah. as privilege question
The motion to admit MIR. Rabbit was
laii on the table.
The Mexican idemnity bill was next aken
up, when an exciting debate ensued. After
an unsuccessful attempt TO amend the BILL it
was passed by a vote of l2S to 36. The
house then adjourned.
In The Senate, on Thursday, the bill in ia
vor of granting aid for a railroad from Pensa-
cola TO Montgomery, Alabama, was amended
and passed.
The Mexican indemnify bill was then re-
ceived from the house and appropriately
referred
Mr.. Badger introduced the customary res
olutlon providing for extra pay for the Off
GERS of the senate.
A large amount of local routine business
was next disposed of.
The Oregon land bill was then considered
and passed.
On motion, the senate then took up the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, and
the various amendments were concurred in
without much debate. Adjourned.
The Turkish envoy entered the senate,
attended by secretary Webser, and general
presentation took place.
House.--On motion, the house went into
committee of the whole, and the naval bill
was taken up.
Messrs. Greene, Phelps and Venable spoke
against the project of mail steamers.
Mr.. Schenk reported bill for regulating
the navy, which was referred to The commit
lee of the whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate on Friday Mr.. Rusk moved
that the post route bill. be taken up, which
was carried
The bill for extending the Judiciary system
over California was discussed, amended, and
passed. The bill TO establish collection dis
tricts in California was discussed, amended
and ordered to be engrossed.
In the House, the discussion on the navy
bill was. resumed.
Mr.. Ewing spoke in favor Of general
system of mail steamers, showing the adj
vanlages OF the same in time of war, and was
followed by several other members, Mr.. |
Bayly, the chairman, closing the debate
Various amendments were acted upon, one
OF which embraced the personnel of the Tex
as navy, which was rejected. Without COM
ing 10 conclusion the house adjourned.
In Senate, on Saturday, Mr.. Fremont NOV
ed to make the California bills the special
order for Monday next. Upon some little
conversation Tuesday next was agreed upon.
Mr.. Gwin believed that the California bills
that PASSED the senate yesterday could not
pass the house. He gave notice OF another
bill respecting titles, to be in troduced in the
event OF the failure of the present one. Re-
cent intelligence. said Mr.. Gwin. from Caliior-
lila. showed that civil war threatened them
if some bill is not Immediately passed.
The bill providing for the collection dis
tricls OF California coming up on the final
passage, Mr.. Dickinson moved 10 lay II upon
The table, which was carried.
The hour Of IL having arrived the discus
sion upon the civil and diplomatic bill was
resumed.
House.-Mr. Cobb moved 10 change the
hour ofmeering hereafter TO 10 o'clock A. M.
The house refused TO suspend The rules. 1t
was ordered that the committee of ways and
means now in conference report at all times. |
Mr.. Ashmun, of Mass, moved that the for
tfication bill be taken up which was agreed
to.
MIR. Burt moved that the house 90 into
committee of the whole on the state of |
Union, which was carried
MIR. Disney, Of Ohio, was called TO the
chair, and the discussion on the money bill
was then resumed.