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I1II.NA ! II
Mr.. Mallory presented memorial from Mr.
James Montgomery, offering the benefit of hi-
inventions to prevent steamboat disasters. and
also praying the authority OF ongress for the
| obstruction OF a steamer to carry the mails
IN New York to Liverpool in SIX days.
Mr.. Soulc reported bl authorizing the ap-
preparation of SIS GOO to deepen the passq Gc
Of the MlsSr spp river at New Orleans. Mr..
Soulc asked for the immediate consideration Of
the bill. Motion carried, ard after short de-
bate the bill was ordered to be cngrosacd.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the consideration cftho
Missouri Railroad bill, granting to Mlsscur
the right of way and donation of lands to aid
in TIE construction ofthc st. Joscphs and Han
nihal and the st. Louis Railroad. The main
question was ordered by vote of 3 to TO-
The bill was finally ordered to third rcad. .
ing. yeas 93, nays 76.
The House went into Committee. nominglly
on he Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Grow, of Pa, defined his position on The
Compromise measures, stating, in the course Of
remarks, that few weeks ago. whcnthc House
passed the tinality resolutions, h. voted aranst
them for reasons set forth in the resolutions
themselves, viz: ''hat any further agitation of
the questions involved in thcm, was useless and
unnecessary" lie now protested against de-
clarlng measures a tinallty; he would have
them, like all other laws in the statute books.
open to such amendments as the constitution
OF the people mry hereafter require.
Mr. Goodrich, of Mass. also addressed the
llclse on the Slavery question.
WAsmNGToN, Friday, May g.
SENATE.
The President laid before the Senate the
resignation of Senator Berren.
MIR. Butler, Iii moving to fill the vacancy in
the Judiciary Committee caused by the reslg-
nation OF Mr.. Bcrtlen, expressed his high re-
gard OF that gentleman, and regret at his leav~
nT.
The Deficiency bill was then taken up.
The pending amendment was that making
an appropriation >s;I3,O00 trip to the Col.
ins line, instead of the present allowance. with
the proylSo that it shall be in the power Of, on
grcIS at my time after the 2lst of December.
lNJl to terminate this Arrangement Cor any ad-
dI'lonrl allowance herein provided for, upon
givInE SIX months notice.
Mr.. Bell moved to strike out this prOvsN.
and insert that after the 3Oh of June, ISL.
the rate Of otcompcnsatlou shall not exceed : o.
30, unless Congress snail, in the mean time,
otherwise pr.Vldc. THIS WAS voted down
yeas 2O,nlys -.
Other amtndments TO this clause were moved.
and rejected, and finally the Collins amend
mcnt was agreed To-, Is above first mentioned.
yeas y, nays 10, as u,lows
lE\s.-MesSrs. Erdgar, Bright, Cass, Coop
or, DAVIS, Dawson. fIsn, Hale, Illmlu, lious-
ton, James, Jones lIowal Mongum. Miller,
Norris, pcircc, Pratt, RuSk, Seward, Shlelds,
Smith, Souc, Spruaucc, Stockton, Sumn.r,
Toucey, Upham.
NAIs.-- Mcssrs. Adams, Bell, Borland.
Brodhcad, BUtler, Chase, Clemens, DeSuGS>
sure, Dodge lWiS, Dodge ,IGwa,) Douglass,
Hunter, Mason, Sebastian, Underwood, Wade,
Walker, Weller, hucomb.
Various other amendments were acted upon,
when the bill was ordered to be cugrosstd tur
t. third reading
Adjourned TIL Monday.
HOUSE.
Tho House resumed the consideration of tho
Mlsrorr Land bill,
The bill finally passed, yeas lob, nays 76.
Mr.. Hall moved to reconsider the VOTE and
to lay the motion upon the table, winch finally
prevailed, yeas %, nays -, 20 the vote was
clcnchcd.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, ana took up
ihc Indian appropriation bin.
There was now but slim attendance of
members, and the crowds of lobby members
had retired. The Committee rose and the
House adjourned.
WAsHIYGToN May -, IS52.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Moore of Penn. from the Committee on
/ Public Lands, reported adversely on tho peti-
ton Of James y. Narshlll, who asked for a
grant Of land in consideration OF having mldc
the first discovery Of gold in ColIiornu.
KAILEuAn LANDS y IOWA.
Mr. Hall also reported with amendments the
Senate bill granting right Of way and donation
Of land to Iowa, for the construction u' rail
roads from Dubuque to kculut, and from Da-
ycnpor to somc point on the Mississippi River
hereafter 10 be designated.
Mr. Hall said that this bill is similar in its
| provision to the Missouri bnl, which passed
yesterday. The Committee on public lands
propose 10 provide for railroad from Burlmg
ton, Iowa, To Lafayette, Indiana. Should the
amendment be made, - 5000 acres would he
appropriated IN all Having endorsed the
principle OF voting lands for railroads, hc crllcd
on the House to do the same Justice to Iowa
| 10 !" "hS tNl'uVtu 10 hlNNouTl. re moved llC
previous question, ana refused to withdraw the
motion, though requested to do so by several
gentlemen.
Mr. Jones, of Tenn, sud it was unl,inl to
force upon the House measure of importance
without explanation. lac moved the bill be
tabled.
The question was taken on Mr. Jones' mo.
tlon, and 1t WIS docled IN the alrmAliye, by
Yeas lO2. nays is.
30 the hlI was rejected
Mr.. Hall immediately moved to reconsider
the vote.
MIR. Jones. Of Tennessee moved to lay tha
motion on the table.
Mr.. Blsscl, OF ILLINOIS, moved that tho IIous,
90 INTO Committee OF the Whole on the Slar
of the Union, It heiuL evident that. unless the
d'd so, tine day would be wasted, or tho low
'b.. k.eJ.