The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-01-30
FRIDAY, JANUARY "a, 1851.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr. Seward presented the petition of the men,
bers of the quarterly conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist denomination of the Hector circuit, in
the State of New York, praying the repeal Of the
Fugitive Slave law Of September 2s, 1880. He
moved the petition be referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
On motion by Mr.. Dawson, the petition was
laid on the table.
The bill relative to claims for spoliatious by the
French prior to 1901, which was yesterday order
ed TO be engrossed, was taken up, read a third
time and passed
Mr. Shields moved and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of the bill granting the right
of way, and making grant OF lands to the States
of Louisiana and Mississippi, in aid of the con-
struction Of a railroad from jacksonville, Louisi-
ana, to Jackson, in the State of Mississippi
Mr.. Underwood moved to amend the bill by ad-
ding thereto the sections of bill making grant
OF similar kind to Illinois and indisus TO aid ia
the construction Of railroad from Louisville,
Kentucky, via New Albany, in Indiana, and
Mount Carmel, on the Wabash river, to Alton,
illinois, with branch to point on the Mississippi
river, opposite ST. Louis, in the State of Missouri.
debate ensued in which Messrs. Underwood,
Dawson Shields, Davis Of Mississippi, Downs,
Walker, Douglas, and Mangum, took part.
The amendment was then agreed to-yess 81,
nays 10.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed-
yeas 2S nays l9--as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison Bell Benton, Berrien,
Borland, Cass Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Ewing, Felch, Foote, Gwin, Jones, King,
Mangum, Morton, Rusk, Seward, Shields, Smith
Soule, Underwood, Whitcomb, and Winthrop
2e
NAYS - Messrs. Bradbury, Chase, Dawson,
Dayton, Dickinson, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, Mil.
Ter, Norris, Phelps, Pratt, Rhett, Spruance,
Sturgeon Turney, Upham, Wales, and Walker
10.
'fhe rest se ,ac day was devoted TO the consid-
GRAFTON of private bills.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the private calendar
MIR. Odds was called to preside over the Com
mittee
The thirtieth rule provides that 4" on the first
and fourth Friday Of each month the calendar OF
private bills shall be called over, commencing
where it was left off the previous day and the
bills to the passage Of which objection shall then
be made shall be first considered and disposed Off
This was what is called " objection day. and
some of the bills which were read were objected
to, and others laid aside to be reported to the
House. There was no debate.
When the Committee rose, between thirty and
forty Of the bills were passed
And the House then adjourned.
Saturday, the Senate disposed of some miscella-
neous business of no general Importance.
The House passed bill providing that there
shall be allowed and paid to Charlotte Lynch,
only surviving child Of Lieutenant Colonel Ebe-
nezer Gray, of the sixth regiment of the Connec-
ticut line, who served in the army of the Revolu.
ton from the beginning of the war to its close as
an equivalent for the losses sustained by him by
the substitution of the commutation certificates
issued in 1888, for halfpay for life, to which he
was entitled under the resolution of Congress Of
1885, Ave years full pay.
An amendment was adopted, excluding the
payment of interest. -TSSe Senate concurred in
the amendment, and the bill WAS passed
Monday, Two memorials were presented in the
Senate, In favor Of establishing line of steamers
to Africa. After the transaction Of the business
consideration of the bill to ascertain and settle
private land claims in California.
After o debate on the bill, the Senate ad
journed
The House was occupied with the considera
ton Of various amendments to the Deficiency
bill
Tuesday, the consideration of the California
land claim bill was resumed, and the debate was
conducted by Messrs. Benton and Berrien
| The House, in Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, WAS employed on the Def.
cheney bill but, pending motion to amend by
incorporating the project of a new Tariff, the
Committee rose, and the House adjourned.