Washington telegraph., 1851-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL pRocEt D.Ncs.
Washington, Dec. 10 Isso

HousE-Mr. johnson, of Arkan,.
asked aud ohtaintd leave 20 fepor, . hTS
granting to the States OF Arkansas ,.s
Missouri The righ, of way through, ana >
portion Of, the public lands. for tie eos,
>trnc,ion Of 4 railroad from ST. Louis. he
The way of Li,ll- Rock. TO the Mississ;nn;:
hich was referred To the COMMITTEE ga
Public Lauds.
Dec. %
SENArE.-Mr. Rnsk appeared aud ,oos
/ his seat.
Mr.. Underwood introduced bin 70 i'm.
prove the navigation o! the Ohio river.
Ihe hill TO settle the California land
titles was taken nr. when debate ,ook
place on the propriety OF proceeding with
il now. when
On motion. The bill was postponed
'nnl after New Year. rll
On motion of Mr.. Clay. the Senate
after short executive session, adjourned
until Mond,y.
HOUSE Mr.. McClernand introduced
bill for the reorganization Of the State
Department.
Mr.. Reed introduced a bill grau,ino
railroads in Pennsylvania.
Nh. Mcmillan Introduced bifl grant.
my lands To Virginia TO aid in the corr
-truclion nf the Tennessee aud Virgins,
Railroad,
The House then adjourned until Nom
day.
DEC. go.
SENATE-Mr. Douglass presented +.
petition frum Mr.. Wise. the balloon man,
asking al appropriation Of $4,000 10.
enable him to make experiments. After
debate, il was referred 10 the Comm,rtes
on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Benton introduced bill TO accele.
rate the sale OF public lands. to pay the
debt. to exiingul>h the Government title
10 lands within The States, to grant lands
To actual settlers. aud TO cede the refuse
lands TO the States ia which they lie.
A message was received from The Presi-
dent, in answer TO Mr.. Cass's resolution
calling for the correspondence Of the
State Department with the Austrian
Charge d'atfairs relating to Hungarian
affairs, enclosing said correspondence.
which was read. The correspondence is
very lengthy.
The message Of the President was re.
trrred 10 The Committee on Foreign Re.
latIol,s and ordered TO be printed.
The joint resolution of the House de.
claring that bounty land warrants shall
re as-ignabIe was taken up. aud after
debate, was referred to the Committee on.
Public Lands.
House MIR. Caldwell. of XIV. in.
troduced joint resolution allowing land
warrants under The bounty ACT OF 1850.
to he transferred prior to the location.
Mr.. Vinton opposed it. saying the lands
then would fall into the hands Of specula-
tors.
Mr.. Caldwell replied. insisting that the
beueiciaries desired this law and specu.
larors did not. The resolution was pass
ed. by yeas l0S. nays 81.
On motion Of Mr. Featherston. resolu.
'iom was passed calling for information
relative To the Chu: law reseIso cd lands
for orphans.
MIR Shuck introduced a bill granting
the right of way io the States oi illinois.
ludiana, and OHIO tor railroads to con-
meet the Mississippi with the lakes.
Mr. McCiernand offered a substitute.
granting lands To and in constructing roads.
The subject was debated but not dis
posed Of.
Dec. 81.
SENATE The vote by which the Senate
refused To pr,ui 1000 extra copies oi the
Aus rian correspondence was reconsider
I'd; aud after debate. 5000 copies were
ordered 10 he printed.
lioUsE -Sn"rtly after meeting. the
House went into committee oi The whole
on the bill 10 modify and reduce the rates
Of postage.
MIR. Potter gave notice that. OIL next
Monday. he Would press vote Oh the
subject.
MIR. Hebard advocated greater facilities
10 newspapers.
Mr.. Chandler spoke in favor Of reduc-
ing The rates OF postage on magazines
when the postage was prepaid.
Nj. Wentworth moved TO reduce the
rates of postage on newspapers when It
shall be paid in advance.
Mr. Fowler advocated a uniform two
cent postage.
AT 2 o'clock the committee rose. when.
after much uol>y proceedings as to-
whether the House should adjourn over
To Thursday or Friday. the question was
decided in favor Of the latter; 20 me
House adjourned over until Friday.
MURpER-A report was heard from q
gun nn the evening of the I'D inst.. III
the town of Marion, Ala. II proceeded