Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-11
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
T, the Senate, Wednesday the Attn inSta the
esoIuon of Mr. Clarke, in relation to the foreign
% of the United States, was, at his instance, post
Pned to Monday next. 49,
li.e Wilkes asking appropriation of $500 900
an expedition in search of Sir John franklin and
iu U [axnoraton of the Arctic ocean.
Shields introduced bill for the relief of the
I;nent insane, by means of grants of land to the
lnI1ssI States referred to select committee.
IN hill making a grant of land to Iowa for certain
lads in that State was taken up.
rd NJ Felch resumed and concluded his remarks.
Mr. Bell obtained the floor, but gave way to post
P0 Tbe Senate then, after executive session. ad-
iourned. ,,u.-,.uu, ,,,,,, Tho t1orso ,v.s on.
~ for half the days session in referring to appro-
sste committees department communications con-
Piro estimates &C., and bills from the Senate, one
c &c nhich-the bill to extend the patent of Hiram
az M,oo and John Hascal for harvesting machne-was
Nd Afterwards the House was in committee OF
pa Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. Olds in
ho cbair) on the proposition to make military bounty
1"Ud warrants issued under the law of September %.
1oso assiqnabe wherein speeches were delivered
b Messrs Harris Tennessee, Campbell OF Illinois
and Brenton.
7, the Senate, on Thursday the 5th, Mr.. Cass
b;,tpd Joint resolution authorizing the continued
su,nioyment of the worktnen upon the wings of the
Cnp;toI together with petition and letters in sup
M Shields presented the report of Mr.. Duffy up
an the explosion of steam boilers.
Mr Rrodhead's resolution OF inquiry in relation to
narGp 70 Switzerland was adopted
The resolution Of sympathy for the Irish exiles
,vas nos,poned until Saturday.
Tho resolution for the printing of the returns of
,ho seventh census was taken up.
Mr. Smith spoke at length In opposition TO Mr.
Badger's amendment.
NJ BADGER replied 10 the objections urged, and
defended his amendment, which is as follows:
6 The Joint Committee on Printing to contract with
Messrs Doneson g. Armstrong for printing and bind
ino the census, such terms as the committee may
think reasonable and proper the work to be executed
nuJeT the direction of the Secretary of the Interior,
ord IN be paid for from time time, during the prog
ress of the work, by the head of the Census Bureau
rnder the direction of the Secretary, with power in
The Secretary abate from the amount stipulated, if
the work, when executed, shall Prove deficient, or
below the standard which may be agreed upon"
Mr. Cass spoke in favor of the amendment.
Mr. Borland and Mr.. Hamn spoke in relation to
the Maryland returns lately laid before the Senate.
Mr. Pearce obtained the floor, and gave way to an
adjournment
the Committee of Ways and Means, reported the
annual civil and diplomatic appropriation bill for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1859. The House then
went into committee, and, taking up the special order
this Senate and House bills to make land warrants
issued under the law of September %, $780, assign
able, and for other purposes-it was debated by
Messs Brenton and Yates at length, and afterwards,
until the hour OF adjournment, by many gentlemen
in ive-minutes speeches
In the Senate Friday the 9th. Mr.. Hunter re-
ported joint resolution approprating ten thousand
dollars for the continued employment of the woTAmen
uron the wings Of the Capitol which was subsequent
ly passed.
The Senate ordered to be printed $500 copies of
the report of Mr. Guthrie in relation the explosion
of seam-boers.
The private calender was taken up, and several
bills were disposed of.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House, after
spending most of the days session in Committee of
the Whole in its consideration, passed the Senate
bill making land warrants issued under the law Of
September %, $780, assgnable, striking out all of its
provisions but the eecting that object, to which
they added clause authorizing the reception of these
at ST. 25 per in part payment for gov
eminent lands held at higher rate than the minimum
price.
Afterwards various neutrality-suspicious. commu-
ncations, Senate bills, &C., were taken from the
Speakers table and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees and the House adjourned over until Monday
next.