New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-24
XXXIID CONGRESS. .FInsr SESSION.


SENATE. WASHINGTON, June q, ls52
The CHAIR laid before the Senate &
communicated from the Department, of the Interior.
stating the ressODs Why no invest gaion nd been h4d
ofthe charges ea against the Commissioners 70
the Mexican boundary.
Many petitions were presented.
DIR. SEWARD, from the Select Commit
tee on the subject reported joint resolution fIr tbs
purchase Of Calins collection of Indian scenes, por
traits &C.
On the motion of Mr.. HALE. the bill
giving OF the Chief Clerk Of the Pstsnt Oce all
the force and validity performed by the Com mis-
sioner in persoD, was committed 70 the Commies on
Patents.
MIR. Mason, from the Committee on
Foreign Claims repurted joint resolution for the
lief Of the Spanish CunsS and other Spanish subjects
residing at New Orleans and Key West for losses
teined BY violence during the year 1851.
Mr.. JONES IOws) reported bill grant
ing pension OF thirty dollars month for life u the
" low Of Lieut. Woodward, Of the Revenue service
token W aud debated
The bill, afrer debate, was laid on the
table.
A large number of Territorial bills were
received from the House and taken up and aPPro-
pristeiy referred.
The Joint Resolution from the H)use
accepting the Por1s Of Henry Clay presented TO he
be placed in tie Congressional Library, was taken up
ard passed.
The bill to establish a Branch Mint in
California returned from the House with several
amendments.
The bill being taken up, Mr.. GwIN urg-
ed that the amendments be concurred In.
The amendments were then concurred IN
and the bill passed.
Mr.. HALE offered a resolution directing
init exnedsnrv M DrOhiDiting bV law
Clerks of Courts practising as Attorneys. Adopted
A bill 10 incorporate the Catholic Sisters
Of the Visitation of this city, taken up. IL was
amended by limiting the amount of property oWnei BY
them II sJOOOO and was then ordered TO De
On molten of Mr.. ATCHisoN,' the Senate
proceeded 10 the confederation Of Executive business,
and at o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The HOUSE resumed the consideration
of Benefits Land BILL granting land to all the States
for rsilToad and educational purposes.
The question was then taken on Mr..
BENEFITS amendmt mt designating to what railroad the
land graz ted 10 eleven OF the States for that purpose
,ball be spilled and 1t was decided negstrey-Yea'
70, Nays9j
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved that the bill
be tabled Negstved-Yeas 81, Nays &C.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading, by vote of IS to %.
The morning hour having expired, Mr..
BENNETT moved that the bill be recommitted with a
view that might be kept as the first business to NOR
row morning
Mr.. JONES Tenn raised the question
that as the morning hour had expired, this could not
be done, and he claimed his right 10 tue door to
make motion.
The SPEAKER overruled the motion, and
said the bill must now be read third time, as the
Mr.. JONES said the decision was arbi-
trsry and tyranncs
The SpEBKER pronounced the gentleman
of ORDER requested him to treat the Chair with
respect
MIR. JONES appealed from the decision of
the Chair but the HOuse sustained the latter BY large
majority.
The bill was read third time and then
poted over.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a
Message from the President of the Unted States In
closing note from the Spanish Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PenipOentisry asking indemnity for the
Spanish subjects whose property was destroyed In the
popular umult at New Orleaas in Angus, las growing
out of Cuban affairs. The President recommended Ia
vorable action.
The Message was referred to the Com
n.ittee Foreigs Affairs.
The House went into Committee on the
Deficiency bill returned from the Senate with amend
ments.
MIR. TowNsHEND said, in the course OF
his remarks that he had co6perated with and aoored
for tie Democratic party he could employ 1t as
an agent TO attain great ends, and only then. In,
Democratic parry did not own bin It's COinproTr'so
measures weI concerted by Clay, sustained by
We bster and put through by Fillmore AID ais sd minis
traaon He pTotes ted against this stealing Of Wnig
timber 20 build the Democratic platform, and he re-
raIded the resolution Of the DemOc ratio COnYen Ion Ia
relation n the Compromise special piece OF Impu'
dence, nothing but frsui, aud intended to humbug
In the Convention he sprtedly opposed the Fugitive
Slave law.
Mr.. GIDDINGs succeeded IN saying thai
both the whR and Democratic parties are now unite
on all principles heretofore In controversy. Inc con
te,t wa, therefore only for the sp1is He then exam
ined the platforms of those parties especially those por
lions relating TO the Compromise, and wished 10 know
how slavery sgisOn 20 be ODped, holding that
could not be accomplished, although It bad been re-
solved that this should be done. He trampled these
resolutions under his feet The two Conventions had
better bsve been attending Sabbath school instead OF az
tempting to initiate every tyrant from Nero TO Nicholas
Having passed the Fug tive Slave Law uncer the gag its
friends dare 20 before the people with defense snd
hence they silence discussion He said. the position OF
the Free Democrats in the Buffalo Platform aud
that they hold the balance OF power, which they Will
WELD for the benefit Of human freedom
TIE Committee rose and the House ad-
journed.
RECEPTION OF THE WIG NOMINATIONS.