Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-12
CONGRESS.

The Chair laid before the Senate, on Wednesday
the 5th, report by the Secretary OF War, OF the
number, compensation, and salaries of the civil Off
GERS in New Mexico.
Mr. Sumner presented resolutions of the Massachu-
sets Legislature in favor of the establishment of
National Normal Agricultural College.
Mr. Douglas reported back the bill from the House
regulating the mileage of the delegate from Oregon
which taken up and passed.
Mr.. Underwood gave notice of bill to repeal all
existing laws giving compensation to members of
Congress, and substituting new system of comPen-
sation
On motion by Mr.. Felch tw o bills granting lands
to the State Of Michigan to aid in the internal i'm
prOvements of that State taken up and ordered
to be engrossed.
The deficiency bill was then taken up, and Mr..
Hunter addressed the Senate thereon. Mr.. Rusk
spoke briefly in reply, and Mr.. James obtained the
floor, for to morrow.
After an executive session, the Senate adjourned.
In the House on the same day, Mr.. Seymour, of
New York, presented a resolution of the Legislature
of New York, relative to the disposition of the pub
lie domain. Mr.. Straton introduced bill for the
lief of John L. Cooper. Mr.. Goodenow made vari-
Gus reports from the Committee Naval Affairs,
and Mr.. Fowler presented resolutions of the legsla-
ture of Massachusetts different subjects all of
which were appropriately disposed of. After which,
tire report from the Committee Printing, relative
to the printing of the mechanical portion of the Patent
Office report, came up, and was debated by many
gentlemen on various motions until the hour of adj
journment.
In the Senate on Thursday the 9th, the deficiency
bill was under considerations; and the amendment
proposing increase of compensation to the Collins
line of steamers further debated by Messrs.
James, Badger, Rusk, Bell, Jones, of Tennessee,
Hale, Shields, and Pratt. No question was taken.
In the House Of Representatives the resolution to
print an extra number of the mechanical portion of
the Patent Office Report was re-committed to the
Committee on Printing, with the instructions moved
on Wednesday by Mr.. Clingman. The House, in com
mittee, acted upon amendments to the Homestead BILL
In the Senate, on Friday the 7th, bills granting
land to the States of Alabama and Florida, to aid In
the construction Of certain railroads in these States
were ordered to a third reading. The debate on the
amendment to the Deficiency bill was again conn-
ued. A motion by Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, to re-
duce the compensation for each trip from 1888, to
1875, 900, was reiected-yeas 81, nays %. motion
to strike out $50, 900 trip and insert an allowance
of all the hostages derived on mails brought by this
line in addition to the present allowance was reJec-
ted-yeas 9, nays 38. An amendment authorizing
Congress discontinue the extra allowance after De-
cember, 1854, upon giving six months notice, was
agreed to. Without any final vote on the subject,
the Senate adj ourned until Monday.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.. Stanton OF
Kentucky, made a report from the Committee on
Printing, the consideration OF which was postponed
until Wednesday next. The House spent some time
in Committee of the Whole in the consideration of
private bills; and subsequently adjourned until Mon
day.