Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
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WASHINGTON. Friday. AAs. d
SENATE.--Mr. ADAMS moved NJ !, IL :.
resolution fixing the hour of toeet,ny ae ', ,ae
Senate, for the remainder Of the Sesame a, ~
o'clock, which was agreed 10. THE resolu.;on
was adopted Yeas, 20 Nays, II. 1i''0"
Mr. FELcH reported back the House hin
known as the Homestead bill, via a recnnonsn
dation that It do not paga.- He aIs.s. ranor,ed
the House bill, known Dc, Beanetta ~ lis,
tribution bill, with like recommended
Also reported back, with like rnrov,gInc.,y,
ton, WALEER's bill TO ccds public lands "a ,be
States in which they lie. TO be sold. TO actual
settlers at the cost Of transfer only.
Mr. B0RLAND said he was in "a miIta;,us n
the Committee in the report against lIie HcSsss
stead Bill
Mr.. SEWARD offered resolution CALLING neo,
the President To inform the Senate whether AM
proposition has been made, BY the King Of ms
Sandwich Islands 10 uss IA, place the SOVEREIGN.
~ Of Those Islands under The protection of ihe
United States, and all information in The posses
siouof the Departments orIthe subject. Adouted
Mr.. HoUsTON submitted the following .resou-
ton: y
RESOLVED, That Committee Of Eve b appoin-
ted to inquire into abuses bribery, or saud, in
prosecution Of claims before Congress, Commits
sloners, or the Departments; or 10 the passing
through Congress of claims eslhsacing tn in.
tcresis OF private individuals "a ceyPUrsArb bodies
or in retaining or granting Contracts. And That
said Committee-be empowered Iueend for per
sons and paPers, ana'tO eSAmine 'waaesssA n
oath. 50.
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Mrs>Badger Introduced joint resolution o.
thorzing Tho President to'gfant 10 Mr.. Vander,
lin site on the public groundsin this city On
which to erect Gallery ofAArts,., =
Mr.. Bright moved TO postpone the Pnvate
Calender and take up the Indian Appropriation
bill-agreed 10, IS to %. The question pen
ding was on the appropriation of $66, 90 to the
Sha~nees for lands Of theirs, in Ohio, sodto US.
The debate was resumed and the Appropriation
stricken out. Ayes 4l-Nays /.
HOUsE.-Mr. lngersoll presented the resolu,
tions OF the Connecticut Legislature in susport
of the Compromise measures, including the
Fugitive Slave Law, as a fair adjustment Of
the Slavery question, and moved that they be
laid on the table and printed:
Mr. Cleveland asked for a division on the
question: ne WlSlicu 10 We nedIu On tue matter,
and at suitable time would debate the ques
ton on printing the resolutions, if they were
ordered to be laid on the table. He therefore
moved the postponement Of the question Of prn-
ting until the second Monday of December
bit This was cut off by the House ordering the
printing at once.
A long debate took place on an amendment
to appropriate $4,000 for the repair Of two
bridges in this vicinity, which was finally agreed
to. 1t was as earnestly advocated and oppnsed
as though it involved questionsi Of theSgreatest
moment 10 the nation.
Another amendment, to repair the damage
caused olhe Potomac bridge, by the late freshet,
was debaled and voted down.
An amendment appropriatiug 5000, 900 for
the purchase of Winder's building, which is
now rented by Government at over $50 600 per
anuum, was debated and rejected.
Otbernmendmemts, Of less public importance,
were acted upon, when the COMMITTEES rose, and
the House adjourned.