Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-07-29
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TUESDAY, July 90.

Senate-Messrs. Chase and Fish present
ed petitions in favor of the Homestead Bill.
Mr.. James, of Rhode Island, introduced a
bill amending the tariff laws
The bill to provide additional security for
the lives and property Of persons navigating
the Western Writers, was taken up aud or
dered to be engrossed.
House.-The House went into Committee
on the bill making appropriations for the
support of the Military Academy.
Several amendments were acted on, when
the comnitlee rose, and The West Point Bill
was passed.
WEDNESDAY, July o.
Senate.-On Wednesday refused to pass
Miss Dix's bill, granting land to the INDECENT
insane.
The resolution of the House fixing the
10Th Of August for the adjournment of Con-
gress was taken up. A long debate ensued.
Finally, Mr.. Smiths amendment was
agreed to, % to %, and the resolution to ad-
journ on August 3lst, was passed.
House.-TEe House went into committee
of the whole and took up the river and har-
Dor bill, without any definite proceedings,
the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, July %.
Senate. bill allowing exchanges OF. and
granting additional school lands in the sever
al States which contain public lands, and for
other purposes, was taken up. The ELL
grants an additional section in each town.
ship to the States for school purposes. The
bill was ordered to be engTossed.
House.-T'he bill granting TO all chartered
Plank and Railroad Companies the right of
way through the public lands, was taken up,
read third time, and passed.
On motion of Mr.. RantouI, it was
Resolred, That the President Of the Unit
ed States be requested 10 communicate TO
this House, SO far as in his opinion it may
he consistent with the public interest, all the
information in his possession relative to the
right OF fishing vessels of the United States to
take fish within three miles Of the coast of
British North America, according 10 The uni
form practice, under the convention of 1918,
and as to any order issued, or cruisers de-
spatched by the British government, or by
the said Provinces for the purpose of inter
rupting The said fisheries; and also what
measures have been taken by the United
States authorities to protect the hts of the
fisheries
MIR. Stanton of Kentucky from the Com
mittee Oh Printing, reported a Joint resolu-
ton, providing for the settlement of the ac-
counts OF Thos. Richie, assignee of VIM. NJ.
Bell, for printing for the 3lst Congress. 1t
gives Mr.. Richie onehalf the prices of 1919
in lieu OF his contract price.
FRIDAY, July %.
Sende-Mr. Mason offered the following
resolution:
ResolDed, That the President of The Unit
ed States be requested TO communicate to
the Senate, il not incompatible with the pub
lie interest, all correspondence on file in the
Executive Department, with the Govern
ment of England, and It's diplomatic repre-
Seualives, since the Convention between
the United States and Great Britain, of Oc-
tober 20, 1918, touching the Fisheries on the
coast of British possessions in North Ameri-
Ca and the rights of citizens of the United
States engaged in such fisheries, as secured
10y the said Convention; and that the PIesi-
dent be also requested to inform The Senate
whether any of the naval forces of the Unit,
ed States have been ordered TO the seas ad-
Jacent 10 the British possessions of North
America, 10 protect the rights of the Ameri-
can fishermen, under the Convention, since
the receipt of the intelligence that large
aud unusual British naval force has been or
dered there 10 enforce certain allegated
rights of Great Britain under said Convention.
This resolution eiicted an interesting de-
hate, in which Messrs. Mason, Hamin, Cass,
Davis, Borland, Butler Adams, Seward,
Rush, Toucey, and Dawson participated.
The resolution was then agieed TO unaDi-
rpously
Mr. Hunter said that in the engrossment
Of the Deficiency Bill the item appropriating
$50 900 for per diem and mileage of sena-
tors was accidentally omitted. He moved
that it now he united 10 the Military Acade-
my Bill The Military Academy Bill was
then passed. and the Senate then adjourned
ill Monday
House.-The House went into Committee
on the River and Harbor bill. Pending an
amendment, the Committee rose and the
House adjourned.
SATURDAY, July "a.
House.-The House went into Committee
on the River and Harbor bill. Various
amendments were offered and debated, but none
agreed to. The discussion was not of general
interest.
After a session of four hours, the Co nmiltee
rose, and the House adjourned.
MONDAY, July 90.
.Senate-The resolution of the enquiry rela-
tive to the Mexican Boundary Commission was
debated and referred to a Select Committee.
House-In the House the discussion of the
River and Harbor bill was the principal bust
ness of the day, but before the House had gone
through with the first section an adjournment
was carried.