Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-14
DOINGs OF CONGRESS.

that the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
be appointed by the President of the United
States, by and with the consent of the Senate,
and thus place that officer on the same footing
as the other officers, assistant Secretary of
State, Solicitor of the Treasury, Assistant
Postmasters General, Auditors, &C. The bill
was read considered in Committee Of the
Whole, and passed.
On motion by Mr.. Dawson, Resoired, That
the Committee on Commerce be instructed TO
inquire into the expediency of establishing
port of entry at Brunswick, in the State of
Georgia.
Senators Hunter, johnson. and Everett,
gave, notice severally ofs introducing each a
bill
The following bills were introduced, read a
first and second time, and referred to their
appropriate committees
By MIR. Gwin A bill to establish line of
steamships from San Francisco. via the Sand
wch Islands to Shanghai, in China.
By Mr. Adams A bill to reduce and grad
uate the price of public lands.
Also, a bill to suppress the circulation Of
small notes as a currency in the District of
Columbia
BY Mr.. Fish A bill to reimburse the Com
mon Council Of New York city expenditures
made for the first regiment of New York vol
unteers.
After the consideration of Executive bust
ness, the SENATE adJourn$d.
In THE HsUsE, yesterday, after We went to
press, the resolution proposing to authorize
the Committee of Ways and Means to employ
| permanent Clerk, at a salary of 81 500 per
| annum, was laid on the table by yea and
nay vote of-yeas 1906, nays SO. Shortly af-
forwards. the resolution proposed on Monday
| by Mr.. Washburn, of Ill, came up. 1t is as
| follows
| "Rssoirsd. That as incidental to, and in
disponsable for, the exercise of the powers
| conferred by the Constitution upon the Con-
| gress of the United States, to provide for the
common defense and general welfare is the
| power to construct railroads through the Ter
ritories of the United States, for the purpose
OF facilitating the transportation of the mails
and the munitions Of war;
The pending question, being on laying it on
the table. was put by yeas and nays. and
carred-yeas lis, nays "a Mr.. Yates moved
| one OF the same purport which was also laid
on the table by a vote of-yeas 49, nays 6S.
Mr.. Bissell proposed a resolution of thanks
to Brevet Ma or General John E. Wool for his
services in the battle of Buena Vista. pro-
noting him to the rank of Major General, and
| requiring the President to present him with
sword, &c, which was referred to the Cons
mittee on Military Affairs. After which, they
SBNArE.-After prayer and the reading of
| the journal, a large number Of memorials, pc
! titions, &c, were presented.
| Mr.. James, among other matters, introduced
a bill for the incorporation of Washington
Cemetery; which was referred to the Commit
| tee on the District of Columbia
| Mr.. Weller introduced a bill for compensa-
ton to party employed in the construction
Of the Marine Hospital at San Francisco.
! While stating the particulars of the hill, a
message was brought up to the Senate from
the House, informing the Senate that Joint
resolution of the two Houses of Congress for
forming joint Library Committee had been
agreed to: as also the amendment introduced
Secretary of Wisconsin. and others.
Mr.. Brodhead introduced bill for the
further relief of patentees Referred to Ju-
dietary Committee.
NJ. Adams introduced a bill for railroad
in Indiana and Mississippi.
Mr.. Badger moved that the CLERKS employed
| in the Senate during the last session be con-
tinued in Office during the current session
Agreed to-
! Mr.. Chase introduced a bill for 3 railroad
in Florida,
Mr.. Sumner brought forward resolution
to the effect that the Judiciary Committee be
Instructed to consider the expedency of re-
vising the statutes of the United States 50 as
to amend their Language, to supply deficiencies
to arrange them i'll order, and TO reduce them
to one form, so az to be more easily compre
hended. Agreed to.
Mr. Clement c. Clay, the new Senator from
Alabama, having presented his credentials
was sworn in.
NJ. Dodge, Of Iowa, mo. ed to organize the
| Territory of Nebraska Referred to Commit
! tee on Territories
Mr.. Benjamin introduced private bill re-
| specting certain lands in Louisiana Referred
| to appropriate committee.
| The Senate then adjourned
HoUsE.-The first business done ia the House
was the reporting Of a bill from the Committee
on Military Affairs, for the relie eff of Lewis b
Willis, paymaster in the United States Army;
which was committed
Mr.. Yates then proposed a resolution the
State of Illinois being calletD directing the
Committee on Commerce to report bill as
soon as possible for the completion of the pub
lie works; for which appropriations were made
at the last Congress.
A motion made to lay this resolution ON
the table, which was carried By recorded
vote of-yeas 102, nays 70.
Mr. Bissel introduced his now annual bill
appropriating public lands for the benefit of
the insane in all the States and Territories of
the Union
Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee, moved its refer
snce to the Committee on Public Land. -
Agreed to-ayes 80, noes 81
Mr.. Stanton, of Kentucky, introduced a re-
solution directing the Committee on Public
Buildings to report under what law the alter
ations in the plan of the work had been made,
and also under what authority military Of
fcer had been placed in charge of the work,
whether he had given bonds. &c. Mr.. S
having explained that it was a lnele call for
information. it was unanimously agreed to-
Various bills were then introduced and re-