Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-01-19
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i WASHINGTON, Jau. III.
SFNAT -Mr. Sebastian introduced bill
granting hnds fur railload purposes il
Arkansas.
Mr.. Guver introduced bill giving th,
assent OF Congress 10 the State of Wiscon
4 sin for taxing MI lands sold in that State
from the day Of sale.
MT Fleming in;rodured n resolution in
| qIirine ir.;o the expcdiency of separating
the Marine corps of The Nnvy, rnd appoint
ing two Cnde,s from The Marine Corps eaci
wear. from each print.
MIR. Foote'S reso'utichs declaring the
| Cumprcnlise measures f,al settlement o
the Slavery question, was taken up and dc
heted at length, after which The Senate ad
iourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
Sen arg Seward presented memorial
| from 500 citizens of New York City, call.
ing the attention of Congress to inleryen
lion by Russia in Hungarian nffairs.
MIR. Underwood gave n petition of the
citizens of Tennessee, praying tina, the
Louisville and Portland Canal may be
made free.
Mr. Hamlin reported bill for a Ma
rine Hospital at Portland, Maine.
Shields was excused from serving on the
Committee of Public Lands.
The private bills bich passed the House
on Friday were taken up and referred with
resolutions providing for The printing of the
Census Returns, was then taken up, and
Mr., Smith addressed the Senate al length
in opposition to it.
HoUsE-The resolution of Mr.. McNair,
directing The appointment Of a committee
inqniring into The frnness and stability of
foundations for the exteniion of the capitol,
now laid. &C., was adopted.
The resolution appropriating IS, 600 10
meet the expenses Of the late fire in the Ii.
brnry Of Congress, was again taken up, and
the Senate amendment, appropria,ng $40,
600 to the purchase of books, was concur
red in.
Mr.. Stanley offered resolution empow-
ering the President, should he deem fit, to
extend aid to the Hungarian exiles now in
this country, and TO supply their wants, un-
til they shall obIuin employment andvhomes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.
Senate report from its Secretary, of the
number Of persons employed in his Office,
and also q report OF the Secretary of War
in relation to military roads in Iowa.
Mr.. Miller presented the proceedings of
a meeting of the cil;zens of Trenton, NJ.
expressing sympathy for Kossu,h aud Hun
gary, which was referred.
ald
Ambrose w. Thompson, praying that the
Post Master General may be authorized to
contract for the transportation of mails by
steamers between the United States and
Ireland.
Mr.. Stocktonsgnve notice Of q bill to es-
iablish line of steamers from Jersey City
to Galway in Ireland.
Mr.. Underwood introduced bill to pur-
chase The stock owned by individuals in the
Louisville and Portland canal.
The resolution relative TO the Census
printing was taken up, when Mr.. Bright
took the floor in favor of its passage,
The printing resolution was debated at
length by Mossrs. Bright,
Smith, Hale and others, and was finally
postponed three weeks, and
The Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Houston from the Com
rnittee Of Wave and Means, reported bill
Cor the support of Military Academy al
W ess Poin, for the year ending June, 1853,
Mr.. Fuller of Maine, from the Commit
lee on Commerce., reported back, with
the bill to amend the acts OF
ls47 and 1913, regulating the carriage Of
passengers in vessels.
Mr.. Halt, from The Committee on Public
Lands, reported DILL to further extend tie
time of locating the Virginia land War
rams.
Mr. Harris of Tenn from the Judicia-
ry Committee, reported bill prohibiting
the prosecution Of claims against the gnv-
ernmens by the neads Of departments, and
Senators and Representatives during the
terms OF their Offices of which were
referred to the Committee OF the w hole on
the state Of the Union.