Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-01
CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, August &c.

SRNNTE-The chair laid before the Senate report
from the Secretary of the Treasury, with statement
of the trade and commerce of the British North Amer
lean provinces.
A resolution requesting the President TO lay before
the Senate, with his next annual message, compen-
dunn of the annual reports OF the departments was
The officers of the Senate and House were author
ised and settle the accounts of the public printer
during the recess.
Mr.. Fish introduced bill TO authorize the business
of banking in the District of Columbia, and regu-
latathe issuing and circulation of small in said
district He said he would call it up at the next
session.
Thepost-route bill was passed.
The post office appropriation bill was referred to
the committee on finance.
The Senate refused to concur in the House amend
ment to the bill granting pension of Mrs. Worth,
widow of Gen. Worth.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was then
taken up.
An anne ndment requiring that the assistant post
masters general should hereafter be appointed by and
with the advice and of the Senate, and their
salaries shall be $4,000 year, was adopted.
Inc committee on finance reported the following
amendment to the bill:
And be it further enacted. That where the minis.
terlal officers of the United States have, shall in
cur extraordinary expense in executing the laws
thereof the payment of which is not specifically pro-
vlded for the President of the United States is
thorlzed to allow the payment thereof under the
ca taxation of the district circuit of the dis
trct in which the said services have been, shall be
10 De from appropriation defray
ing the expenses of the judiciary.
Mr.. Sumner moved to add to the amendment, pro-
vided that such allowance shall be made for expens
es incurred in the execution of the fugitive slave law,
which law is hereby repealed.
Mr.. Sumner then addressed the Senate in an ex-
animation of the evils of slavery, and denying the
power of Congress to make slavery national insti-
tution and upon the unconstitutionaty of the fugI
tlve-slave law. He is speaking when this letter is
closed.
IBY telegraph
o'clock, p. M. Mr.. Sumner spoke about four
hours, and about 4 o'clock concluded when
MIR. Clements, of Alabama, and said
Mr.. President The rawlings of maniac ares some
times dangerous, but the howlngs of puppy are
always harmless; and then down.
Messrs Badger, Douglas, Bright, Dodge. Cooper
and Pratt continued the debate, opposing the amend
men. Messrs Chase and Hale supported it.
The amendment OF Mr.. Sumner rejected by
yeas 4, nays Al as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Chase, Hale, Sumner, WaGe-4.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Bayard, Bell, Bor-
land, Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead, Brooke, Butler,
Cass, Charlton, Clarke, Clements. Cooper, Dawson,
DeSaussure, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Fish,
Geyer, Gwin, HamIin, Houston, Hunter, James,
Jones, of Iowa, King, Mallory, Mangum, Mason,
Merrwether, Miller, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
Childs, Smith, Soule, Spruance, Toucey, Under
wood. Upham, Walker, Weler-47.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr.. Penn, from tn n
| Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, re-
ported back the Senate bill providing for the transport
taton of the mails between New Orleans and Vera
Cruz three times a week In mail steamers and alter
remarks by Messrs. Penn and Martin, it was passed
The Senate bill for the relief Of the Wilmington
and Manchester railroad company was Passed-yeas
| IO2, nays IS.
1t authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to ex
tend the time for payment of duties railroad iron.
The House passed the bill for the support of the
| light house establishment.
The amendments of the Senate to the Indian APP
preparation bill were taken up in committee of the
whole on the state of the Union. The debate which
followed was exceedingly undressing, and accord
ing to present appearances other subject is likely
to be disposed OF to-day.