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xxxu1 CONGRESS- .Rir.s sessie

xxXHA CONGRKss...-..Fi First Session
SENATE. .WAsHisaroN, March IL, 1851.
The Senate commenced business at q
to O'Clock.
MIR. HAMLIN made q personal explana-
ton. On the 18th February the Committee on Com
merce reported bill relating to the better security
Of the lives Of passengers on vessels propelled in
whole or In part by steam and subsequently several
memorials and resolutions upon the subject of
crowded California vessels were referred to that
Committee. He had on behalf Of that Committee
asked TO be discharged from the consideration OF
hose memorials, because Q bill had been already
reported on the subject. His reason for asking to
be unchanged had never been reported in the papers.
and the people and Legislature Of Maine had been
alarmed, believing, n they do, that the Committee
intended to give the subject attention at all. He
Therefore thought it advisable to make this explana.
ton.
The Private Calendar was then taken up,
and 10 bills Of public intssess whatever were or.
cered to Be eDgrossed.
The bill making an appropriationto COM
plsts the Cemetery near the City Of Mexico, vas
passed.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE Oh REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, Friday, March II, 1852.
CAPITOL ENLARosMBNr.
The House went into Committee Of tho
Whole en- the state Of the Union, and proceeded 10
consider the Senate resolution authorizing the con-
tinuance Of the work on the two wings Of the Cap
isol.
Dir. STANTON (Ky.) was instructed to
move an appropriation Of 100000 to be expended
between his time and the 30th June, 1858. The
work has been commeneed--hs could not doubt the
intention Of Congress to complete t-sioo 600 have
Mr.. WOODWARD IS. c. would like to
know when the Special Committee appointed to OK.
anime the foundation walls would make their re-
port and What the report IL likely to be- The ques-
tion whether there shall be an appropriation al ali,
or what the amount shall be, would be Affected by
the report.
Mr.. McNAIR pa replied, the report will
bs made next week. The investigation Il going on
regularly, and the Committee on examination, found
the walls in dreadful condition, which astonsned
all Of them.
Mr.. FLORENCE pa asked his colleague
whether there was not testimony before the Com
m,ee showing the strength and capacity OF the foun
Cation allsl
Mr.. McNAIa replied, there is contradic-
tory testimony. After the testimony was given, the
Committee examined the walls for themselves, and
were ven much disappointed in the badly construct
ed fopnc alton.
Mr.. STANTON telegraph don't say wheth-
er Ky. or Tenn said there was description of
cattle Who, disappointed q: having failed Ia securing
contracts, came here to harass the House--hs had
almost SAID m,slead intelligent members Of Cen
gIess, II possible. He tStanton) then spoke OF the
wofh, whish he insisted vas admirably done. He
knew something abost buildings. for be worked IL
years at his trade and knew something about NOR.
tas-veL tempered moray-for be was good tenn
peyed man. tLaughterl
Mr.. BnowN miss } made party speech,
taking retrospect Of the rise, progress &c OF the
southern Rights movement, which went dowa from
the time the frst Union Convection was held In
Mississippi II he was called upon TO write the e1-
tsph, II would be "rsquisscaf in socs" He would
Dot make merry over the tomb OF an old friend He
believed that the movement was made IN patriotic
spuit and was calculated to preserve the rights Of
the States that In The language of facetous friend,
like Peter Pripsle's pig,
When lived is lived in clover.
- AID when Il disd 1t died all over" daughter
he thsn passed On 70 speak Of Mississippi. HIS col