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and on motion the Board adjourned.
WALTER Ii. PETERS, Secretary
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, June %, 1852.
SENarE--Nr Tusk presented the petition of the visitor
to West Point asking increased number Of cadets and
Of an enlarged course of studies.
Mr. Rus offered resolution which agreed to- call
ing for copies of orders issued to military commanders
the Rio Grande during the recent difficulties there.
The bill allowing drawback imported goods export
ed from Texas into Mexico taken up and ordered
be engrossed
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of ex
ecutiye business and after time spent therein ad
journed
bills relating to the territories. There among
them providing for the protection of the people of New
Mexico and Oregon and the States of Texas and Cali
Sforna.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler it resolved that the
portrait of Henry Clay presented to the nation by Gu
seppe Pagnan resident of NBwYork, be placed in the
Library of Congress.
The bill granting lands to all the States devoted
in eleven of the States to railroads, and in the
mainder to educational purposes taken up when the
House refused to lay 1t upon the abeyeas 49, nays 90
The suteetw not disposed of when the morning hou
expired. tNs
The House resumed the consideration of the Senate
bill establishing branch mint in California and after
being amended it was passed. and the House adjoured
WASHINGTON. June 23 1852
HENATE--The Chair laid before the Senate commune
cation from the Secretary of the Interior relative to the
charges file against the Commissioner to the bound
ary line between the United States and Mexico
After the presentation of petitions Mr. Mason reported
bill Of the relief for the Spanish Consul other Span
ish subjects at Neworleaus and Key West who suffered
injury at the hands of mobs during iS5l
Mr.. Seward reported joint resolution for the pur
chase of Catn's Indian collection Of Paintings. etc
bill granting pension TO the widow Of Lieut. Wood
ward was taken up and debated, and then postponed
The resolution from the House, accepting The portrait
Of Henry Clay directing it to be placed in the Lii
brary OF Congress, passed.
The amendments made by the House to the Csfornis
Mint bill wereconcurred in.
bill to incorporate the Sisters of the Visitation Of
Washington City taken up, motion by Mr. Shiefas
4 aud ordered to be engrossed.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of exc
cutiye business. and then adjourned.
consideration
bill appropriatng lands to all the States; eleven of
new States to apply their portion to the construction
railroads. and the remainder of the States theirs eu
catonal purposes The territories District of Go
luMbia to have share The to be hppropri
ted to these and the old States is to be- each at III
rate Of hundred and fifty thousand acres Tor eac
Senator and Representative in Congress. III
Another Intellectual motion having been made to la
the bill upon the table, and the bill ordered be
crossed for third reading, and read third time
but was not finally disposed of to-day
The Speaker laid before the House message from tn
President Of the United States, in relation to denn
to Spanish citizens whose property damaged at tn
time of the Cuban excitement The message was referred
to the Committee Foreign Affairs.
The House. in Committee of the Whole the state
the Union took up the deficiency BILL which
from the Senate with amendments.
Mr.. Townshend of Ohio made speech against SLAYER,
in relation to the Compromise humbug and INTENDED
to deceive.
Mr.. Giddings condemned the proceedings of both tn
democratic and wing National Conventions regarding tn
contest as one for the po and Gondemning tyranni
cal the passage of resolutions to silence reecn from
speaking on the question OF slavery.
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