Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-02-20
BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
From the Madison Papers.
Congressional.


Messrs Bright and Mason presented petitions in favor
of establishing line Of steamers to Africa;
Mr. Pearce presented the credentials OF Thomas Pratt
Senator from Maryland.
Mr. Hale presented petitions numerousy signed, for
the repeal of the fugitive slave laws which laid on
the table,
Mr. Hunter offered resolution, which agreed to,
calling for all the correspondence by the Mexican minis
ter upon certain moneys drawn for by Mexico under
tract with j. d. Munks.
Mr. Davis of Miss offered resolution calling for
the correspondence relative to the taxation imposed by
New Grenada upon Americans crossing the Isthmus of
Panama.
Mr. Hale introduced Joint resolution directing the
presentation OF sword to the relatives Of the
late Major Samuel Rnggold.
Mr. Bright introduced bill declaring that the fug
tive slave did take away interfere with
of action existing under the act of 1893
The bills engrossed on Saturday taken up and
passed.
The committee then took up the bill from the House
supply the deficiencies in the annual appropriation
BILL and after debate upon appropriation OF 600
the Cherokee Indians, the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed, when the Senare adjourned.
HorsE.-Mr. BayIy reported several general appro-
priaon bills and moved to suspend the rules in order
that he might offer resolutions make all such bills the
special order OF the day. which would exclude all other
business till they disposed Of
The House refused to suspend the rules and resolved
itself into committee of the whole and took up the bill
establishing board of accounts to settle claims against
the Government.
Amendments were discussed and voted on, and after
the first section of the bill was amended the question
taken striking out, and determined in the mega
! tive
Finally the original bill all stricken out and the
substitute of Mr.. Daniel-in effect allowing claimants
to sue the United States by bill in equity-was adopted.
The committee rose, and the question being stated to
be agreeing to the bill amended, motion was
made Law the bill the table, but did not prevail;
and the House adjourned.
WAsH1NGrox, Feb. 10, s. P. NJ.
1t has been decided by the pension officers that where
ed four months and then hired substitute who served
the remainder of his term, both entitled to bounty
land under the provisions of the act OF September 2S
1850 according to the actual amount of service render
/ ed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 8 P. M.
SENATE.-Mr. Seward offered a resolution to inquire
into the expedency of reducing the weight of silver CON-
The deficiency BILL which was ordered to be engross-
ed yesterday, taken up and passed.
The bill granting ten millions of of public lend
the several States of the Union for the benefit of the
INDECENT and insane taken up, and, after debate
dere6 to be engrossed for a third reading
The Senate then adjourned
HoUsE.-The bill to establish board of accounts
was taken up.
The question agreeing the substitute report
ed from the committee oil the whole the state OF the
Union permitting aggreved claimants the United
States by bill in equity in the of the United
States with the right of appeal to the Supreme Court
The substitute was lost-yeas So, nays LOG.
After several Intellectual attempts defeat the bill,
motion was made to lay it the table; which was
/ iected-yeas 96. nays 107.
The bill was then reiccted-yeas 90, nays 1O7
A motion was made to reconsider, which was not
agreed to- but subsequently the by which the bill
had been rejected reconsideredyeas 1922 nays a.
Mr.. Duer moved to reconsider the vote by which the
bill he'd been ordered to be engrossed for third readings
bat, motion Of Mr. Inge the motion was laid the
table.
The question REQUIRED on the passage of the bill,
when motion of Mr.. Inge it laid upon the table
yeas 100, nays S.
The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb 70, SPIN
SENATE-Several of petitions and reports were pre-
scented.
Mr.. Badgers resolution, providing that the Senate
hereafter shall meet at IL o'clock, was rejected
After debate, the bill granting land Tor the support of
the INDECENT insane was passed.
Mr Shields called up the joint resolution authorizing
the President confer the additional title of lieutenant
general in the army for eminent services by brevet only
Mr.. Atchson moved to lay the resolution the table
Lost.
A long debate took place The bill was then ordered
to be eRgrossed and read third time.
The Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. MELVILLE proposed to make report
from the committee public printing, for the relief OF
Thos. Richie in relation to the public printing.
MIR. Burt raised point that the report could be
made, not being privileged question.
i The Chair decided the report to be in order
An appeal from the decision OF the Chair was made.
I MIR. McLane moved that the appeal be laid upon the
table, which agreed to.
The joint resolution proposes release Mr.. Bell from
half the price allowed by the joint resolution of 1919 for
/ Congressional printing.
The resolution was read twice.
Mr Melville said it the unanmocs report Of the
printing committee
In opposition the resolution it contended that
Richie had lost nothing but the contrary, had made
money by departing from the terms of the contract,
After lengthy debate, for and against Rche's claim
Mr. Crowel moved 10 amend Mr. Burt's instructions TO
relieve the former printers Wendall and Van Benthusen
the terms those proposed by the resolution
mr. Marshall opposed the resolution Of the committee
printing, ard, without concluding, gave way Mr..
Crowell. on whose motion,
The House adjourned.
ALBANY, N Y, February u, s P. NJ
a bill has been introduced providing for joint meet
ing of the two houses Of the New York Legislature,
the fourth Tuesday Of February to elect United States
Senator.
WASHINGTON, Feb 10, 8 p. m
SENATE.-Alter the presentation Of a number of Pc
ttons the joint resolution, authorizing the creation of
the rank OF lieutenant general in the army, was passed
yeas 81, nays 16.
Mr. Hales resolution, directing inquiry into the
propriety of allowing chapains in the navy the
compensation surgeons, was adopted.
The Senate then took up the bill regulating the fees
to be allowed clerks marshals and attorneys in the
United States circuit and district courts, when, after de-
bate several amendments the Senate adjourned
means, reported bill making appropriations for the
support Of the army for the year 1851 which refer
red to the committee Of the whole
The House then proceeded discuss the resolution
tiat under consideration at the adjournment yeser
day, TO relieve Thomas Richie from losses incurred in
! executing the congressional printing.
Mr.. Marshall concluded his speech against the reso-
! luton
Mr.. Holiday spoke in its favor.
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table--yeas 80, nays no.
DIR. Melville made speech in favor of the bill, and,
when he concluded, the House, by vote of 100 TO 81