Washington telegraph., 1851-03-05
snxcREss1oNAL PROCEEDINGS.


Srx.rs.-Messrs Chase and Hamblin present.
tdoetitieus for the repeal oil the iag'ii"e slaSe
E.w-lad on the table.
Mr. Gw;nn introduced bill to provide :or the
s,hshment of a mint in California,
A hill to istribute ANIMALS of Congress was re-
L,,,,ed and ordered to Oe engrossed.
0Morsr-The House resolved itself into COM
},tee of the whole and took up the bill to es,ab-
ash hoard of accounts for settling claims against
the government I'm
MIR Mclean. OF NY, spoke ~ favor Oh the Dill,
and MIR. Daniels in opposition.
shu '''' Feb. 10.
Ssx,rE-Communication were received en-
losing reports contracts, and expenditures of the
Tra.Snrv Department for the year l05O-ordered
10 be printed.
:, rvor of the establishment of line of steamers
to Africa. IN,
M Pearee presented the credentials of Thos.
+, Pratt Senator from Maryland.
Mr. fall presented petition nunlerously signed
,,r the repeal Of the fagtiye slave law, which
was laid on the table.
Mr. Hunter offered resolution which was
,.or.sd to. calling for all correspondence by the
Mexican Minister upon certain moptes drawn lor
bv Mexico under the contract with J. ID. Munks.
Mr. Davis. of Miss, offered resolution calling
for the correspondence relative TO the taxation I'M
nosed bv New Grenada upon Americans crossing
the Isthnus of Panama
Mr.. Hale introduced Joint resolution directing
tho nres.ntaiien of a sword to the nearest rela-
tives of the late Major Samuel Ringgold.
Mr. Bright int rotuced bill declaring that the
rugitiye slave act did not take away interfere
with the cause of action existing under the act of
1893.
The bills engrossed on Saturday were taken up
and passed.
A. from, ft,S
House to supply deficiencies in the annual ap-
oropriation BILL and after debate, appropriation
br G75O,UO0 to the Cherokee Ipdians-bl was
ordered to be engrossed.
And the Senate adjourned.
House sE-Mr Bayey reported several general
appropriation bills, and moved to suspend the rules
that he might offer resolutions to make all such
bills the special order of tie day, which would ex-
cude all other business till they were disposed Of
The House refused TO suspend the rules
The House resol lived itself into compttee of the
whole, and took up the bill establishing board
of accounts to Settle claims against the govern
Hlent.
Amendments we're discussed and voted on, and
after the first section of the bill amended, the
question was taken striking it out, and deter
mined in the negative. Finally the orig ginal bill
was all struck out, and the substitute OF Mr.. Dan
iel in effect, allowing claimants to sue the United
mttee rose, and the question being stated, on
agreeing to the bill amended, g motion
made to lay the bill on the table, but did not pre-
vail The House then at iourned. =
Feb. IL.
SEssTE.--Ar. seward offered resolution to
inquire into the expedienry Of reducing the weight
O silver COIN
The deficiency bill which ordered to be
crossed Yesterday, taken up and passed.
The Senate took up the bill granting ten mil
lions of acres of public land to the several States
of the Union for the benefit of the INDECENT and
insane, aud after debate, was ordered to be ell
crossed for third reading.
And the SENATE adjourned.
HousE--The bill TO establish board of
counts was taken up, The question was, on
agreeing to the substitute reported from the COM
mittee of the whole ca the state OF the Union,
permitting aggrieyed claimants to sue the United
States by bill in the court of equity of the U. S,
with right Ia appeal 20 the supreme court--sub-
slute lost, yeas o3, nays lO6.
After several Intellectual attempts to defeat the
bill, d motion was made to lay it on the table,
which was rejected, yeas SO, nays lO7.
A motion made to reconsider 1t, but dlsa
greed to. SOD
Mr. Duer moved to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was ordered to be eugrossed for third
reading, and Oh motion of Mr.. Inge, the motion
WAS laid on the table.
The question recurred the passage of the
bill, when motion of lnge, it Was laid on the
table, yeas 100, nays 9o
And the House adjourned
SEN.rx--Mr Badgers resolution, providing
that hereafter the Senate 81 all meet at eleven
O'clock was rejected
After some debate, the bill granting land for the
support of the INDECENT and insane, passed.
The resolution to confer the rank OF Leuten-
ant GeneraI in the army Was ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading.
And the Senate adjourned.
Hoess. MIR. McWithe proposejt to make re-
port from the committee public printing for the
relief Of Thomas Rtche, in relation to public prn
!iug. But raised point that the report could
be made not being apsivileged question.
The Chair decided the report to be in order.
Mr.. Burt appealed from the decision Of the
Chair. .
Mr. Mclean moved that the appeal be laid on
.he table-agreed to-
The jont resolution proposes to release VIM.
NJ. Bell from his contract; thereby releasing Mr..
Riichie and all, allowing him half. The price
allowed by the joint resolution cI 1919, for Con.
sress printing.
FRe resolution was read twice, and Melville
said that it was the unanimous report of the Prin-
ling committee.
MIR. Orr warmly opposed the resolution, con-
tending that it did not appear that Richie had
moi lost, but made money by departing from the
terms Of the contract.
Alter lengthy debate for and against the
Ritchle claim, Mr. Crowell moved to amend Mr..
Burt's resolution TO relieve the former printers,
Messrs. MendalI & Van Benthnson, on the same
terms as those proposed by the resolution.
Mr.. Marsba opposedtbe resolution Of the COM
rttee OH printing, and without concluding, gave
way to Mr.. 'Croweli, on whose motion the House
adjourned.
Feb I3.
SENATE-Th joint resolution authorizing the
creation of the rank of Lieutenant General in the
army was passed. Yeas 81, nays l6.
MIR. Hale's resolution, directing inquiry into the
Proprlety of aisowiug1he chapains in the navy,
The same compensation as the surgeons, adopted
rlne IL LIZ,