Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-02-03
xXxIst Congress second session.


= XXXIst Congress Second Session.
49, q w AsHtNGToN, Jan. 81.
SENATE Ewing and Dickerson pre-
senied .petitions in favor Of lines Of Steam.
sefs 10 Africa. ..s..,se. -.
Mr. Cooper presented petition praying
for he modification oflhe Tariff and estab.
i shinr d line Of Steamers from Philadel.
ui,ia 70 Brazil. -,
Mr. w hitcomb presented the credentials
of Jesse D. Bright, re elected Senator from
0p motion ii no Of Mr.. Walker, the secreta.
rs of5be Treasury was requested, by reso-
l.lion. 10 communicate the value and guam
.ity of ali articles brought into the United
States, for sale or under bond, for exporta
ton, from Canada, during The years ls49,
$50. 80, -. SIS
Mr.. .Ben,on called up the bill to make
eoud 10 Missouri the two per cent. fund
which was issued from tha. State on the
,,ahllc land. - ~. zs..t@..ses... sasej
Mr. Clay made few remarks in opposi.
tion, 10 The bill, when it was laid over for
the present, IA. .s.zz4.,,z
The, bill 10 ascertain and settle the pri-s
vate land claim in California, was then Ia
knup and debated. xa.y-
Without coming to any conclusion the
Female adjourned. .ss,...
HousE.-Mr. Harrison asked leave to
iu,roducs a. joint resolution for putting a
construction on the Bounty Land Law diff
fsrent from that of the Secretary of the In
terror, who requires thai persons entitled
~ Bounty Land under it, must have actu-
ally; engaged in hcstilities-leave was not
8. anted' st ~, ss.
Mr.. Bayly's resolution to make Eve Of
,ae general appropriation bills the order of
the day for tomorrow, and SO continue un-
I'll disposed ef. was passed. ISL. .zs ~
The House refused TO enable Mr.. John
son Of "A rkansas, to introduce resolution
making the River and Harbor bill the or.
usr OF The. day for Tuesday next.
The House then went into Committee Of
tas Whole on the bill 10 supply the def.
cIsncy in the appropriations for the pres
eul fiscal year. Nearly two hours were
c,ss,sumed in considering an amendment
81 OPERATING twelve hundred dollars, to
being temporary clerks into the Third Au.
dior i Office; which was not disposed of
,shen The Committee rose. and the. House
adjourned. s.z.s
WAsHINGT Jan. %.
sENATE-Mr. Clay presented petitions
from Pennsylvania, praying for q modifi-
csfien ofthe Tariff. .s4 80. ,ess s4zs.s
Mr.. Hamblin presented petition for the
repeal os the fugitive slave law, VIZ CT was
laid OH the table, z.s-sg.5s=
4alr.5 Walker offered resolution, which
was adopted. enquiring as to the capacity
efahepresent Patent Office building for
itepurposes for which it was erected.
ssir Gwin Submitted a resolution calling
for The correspondence in relation to the
seizure of a, British vessel in Oregon. A.
greed TO. 5ee 1851
The Senate then took up the bill TO as
certain und settle the private l.ld claims
in California asz.ss5 '.sse> .sI Ez.~s.<
-Mr. BsEion moved to strike out the 18Th
tection, and after a long debate the motion
u,ns rejacted. 3. zay4s zsss.stzi
M. Berring offered various amendments,
~hichzwerssagteed to. - a5 81 So
Adjourned. Ia s.ss. -. 'ss9 /
HoUsE --T The bill of Johnston, of Tenn.
10 give every man I60 acres Of public land,
oncertain conditions, including the occu-
pancy and settlement thereof, was taken
upses tsszs 4
Mr.. Brown, Of Miss, offered o substi-
lutte proposing TO extend The pre-emption
r,ght ht4untilyth occupant is able to pay for
,Ds Hand i He advocated the substitute at
Some length. Il ss4ss ss,s. "A
Mr.. Vinien moved TO lay the bill on the
Iable. Lost: yeas 78, nays 30. The bill
was referred TO the commIitee of the whole
Dn the state of the Union. ,s..s 4f -
The House then resolved itself into
:ommittee OF the whole, and took up the |
Deficiency bill. Il,
Several amendments were agreed to,
among them one providing pay for tempo
rary Clerks, who. were employed more
promptly TO execute the bouRty land law.
MIR. Strong, of Pa, offered an amend
Insnt to modify the present tariff:
sMEaJones raised the question as to relev-
aney, Without settling which adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. 4
SENArE.-Mr. Hale presented petitions
for the repeal of the fugitive slave law.
which were laid on the liable. sys.
sMEsSturgeon presented q petition from
soldiers who served IN the war Of 1912,
asking bounties Of l60 acres Of land. s
The committee on the post office, report.
ID, with an amendment to the bill from the
House. redncing the rate Of postage
"A bill for the relief of q woollen compa.
ny In Va, was debated for some lime-a-
Inended and postponed.
asThe bin 10 settle private land claims in
California was taken up.
The pending amendment of Mr.. Walk.
-, declaring that the patent issued by the
Uniied States shall only be deemed as q
of the title of the Govern
bssHt, WIS. after long debate, rejected.
Nj. Benton submitted an amendment,
extending the law Of prescription 70 the
'iaitnants. Af.er debating, the Senate ad.