Washington sentinel., 1853-12-15
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

Resolved That the Committee on Commerce be instruct
ed TO report bill as soon as practicable for the compile
made by the last Congress-.
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia, moved that the reso-
luton be laid upon the table; and the question
being taken, It was decided in the Affirmative
yeas, 102; nays, 75-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Ashe, David J. Bailey, Thomas
Il. Bayy, Banks, jr. Belcher, Bissell, Bliss, Bo-
cock, Boyce, Breckenridge, Brooks, Caskie, Chris
man, Clingman Cobb, Colqutt, Craige, Curtis,
Cutting, John G. Davis, Dawson, Disney Dow
DELL Drum, Edgerton, Edmundson, Elliott, Ellison,
Faulkner, Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Sampson
w. Harris, Hastings, Hendricks, Hem, Hibbard,
Hillyer, Houston, Hughes, Johnson, Daniel r.
Jones, George w. Jones, Kidwell, Kittredge,
knrtz, Lamb, Lane, Latham, Letcher Lilly, Linds-
ley Macdonald, McDongal, McNair, Mace, Max
WE'LL Maya Smith Miller Morrison, Murray,
Nichols, Andrew Oliver, Orr, Packer, Peck, Peck
ham, Bishop Perkins John Perkins, jr., Phelps,
Philips, Powell, Pratt, Puryear, Reese, Thomas
Ritchey, Robbins, jr., Rufin, Seymour, Shannon,
Shaw, SHELTON, Snodgrass, Richard II. Stanton,
A. II. Stephens, Hestor l.. Stevens, Stratton,
Straub, Andrew Stuart. David Stuart, John j.
Taylor, Trout, Tweed, Vail, Wabridge, Walker,
Walsh, Warren, Westbrook Witte, Hendrick b
Wright, and ZollicofIer-1O2.
NAYS-Messrs. James G. Allen, Appleton, Ball,
Barry, Benson, Bugg, Lewis ID. Campbell, Car
penter, Caruthers, Chandler, Chase, Clark, Cook,
Corwin Cox, Crocker, Cullom, Dick, Dickinson
Dunbar. Eastman, Eddy, Edmands English, Ethe-
ridge, Eyerhart, Farley, Flagler, Florence, Frank
lin, Giddings, Aaron Harlan, Andrew ]. Harlan,
Harrison, Haven, Hester, Hill, Howe, Hunt,
Kerr, Knox, McCulIoch, Macy, Matteson, Mid
dleswarth, John G.. Miller, Morgan, Noble Nor
ton, Mordecai Oliver Parker, Pennington, Prin-
gle, Ready Riddle, David Rtchie, Rogers, kus-
sell, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Gerrit Smith, William r.
Smith, John L. Taylor, Thurston, Tracy, Upham,
Wade, Elhu B. Washburne, Israel Washburn, jr,
Wells, jr, John Wentworth, Tappan Wentworth,
Wheeler, and Yates-75
THE INDECENT INSANE.
Mr.. BISSEL, in pursuance of previous notice.
introduced bill granting public lands to the
several States and territories for the benefit of in
dgent insane persons, and moved that il be refer
red to a select committee. s
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that the bill
be referred TO the Committee on the Public Lands.
Mr. BISSEL said his only objection TO that re-
ference was, that the committee overwhelmed
with business ,
The bill was referred to the Committee on the
Public Lands.
INTRoDUCTIoN OF BILLS.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, Of Illinois, introduced
bill extending the benefit of the pension laws 10
all persons serving in the late war with Great
Britain and the Indian wars prior thereto, and
their widows.
Referred 10 the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions. at
Mr.. PHELPS introduced bill TO amend an act
TO provide for the payment of horses and other
property lost or destroyed in the military service
OF the United States, approved March Sd, lS49;
referred TO the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. HEM introduced bill granting home
steads TO settlers the public lands, and 10 pro-
vide for their sale 10 actual settlers only referred
to the Committee on Public Lands.
A large number Of bills were introduced by DIFF
ferent gentlemen, making donations of land TO aid
in the construction Of railroads They were re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. BRECKINRIDGE introduced a n;lI 10
amend an act entitled an act to continue half.nav
TO certain widows and orphans, approved Febru-
airy 3, 1858; referred to the Committee on Revo-
Pensions
Mr.. COBB introduced bill 10 extend the time
OF payment OF duties railroad ron and for other
purposes. Referred 10 the Committe Of Ways and
Means,
Also. a bill to reduce and graduate.th price OF
pnoic lands in favor of actual settlers and culti-
vators. Referred TO the Committee on Public
Land.
Mr.. LETCHER introduced bill 10 change the
times Of holding the district courts Of the United
States for the western district Of Virginia, and for
other purposes, Referred TO the Committee on
Mr.. DAWSON and Mr.. GROW severally intro:
iuced homestead bills; which were referred to
he Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. CHANDLER introduced bill, supple
mentary to the several acts respecting copyrights,
approved February 3, 1891. Referred 10 the Com
nittee on Judiciary.
Mr. SHELTON introduced bill providing for