The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-03-11
ConcressionaI.

q SENATE amendment to the Civil and
Diplomatic bill was adopted, authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 refund TO the le-
gal clainlanis. duties on goods lost by fire in
New York, in l845 10 the amount Of $500 /.
600; also, 100000 for goods destroyed by
fire in San Frsncisco. M k 4I'
The salary Of the Vice President was in
creased to eight thousand dollars year.
An amendment appropriating S24O, 600 for
lhe erection Of dwellings for the Vice Presi.
dent and members of the CaGnet, was re-
jected. ~. ,t5-.5 .i.g.
The Finance Committee offered ant
amendment, giving credit Of fite years upon
all duties on railway iron, provided the i'm
porters give bond, securing tht payment.
Mr.. Hunter proposed the repeal Of all du.
lies on railway iron; upon which lung de.
bate ensued, and was continued uo to ad.
journment,
The discussion was continued up to two
O'clock this morning; various attempts werf
made 10 make an omnibus bill df The one un.
der consideration by offering as an amend.
ment the fishing question, The Texas debt
the Railway 10 the Pacific. 3d., &c.. but
all attempts failed and at ten minutes pas
two this morning the Senate adjourned with
out passing the citiland diplomatic bill.
HoUsE.-Arrsolution was passed calling
upon the President for copies of all CORES
pondence between our government and ou
Minister at Nadri;l and between the latte
and the Spanish government on the subiec
of the expedition from the United State:
against the Island OF Cuba, and in relation tt
the punishment and release OF all the pris
| one connected Herewith. ..-..
The House went into committee on IN
Senate amendment to the bill authorizing th
President TO appoint an assayer for the brancl
mint at San francisco, before the buidin,
would be erected, and the amendment wa
rejected.
The session wus continued up to midnight
on the military appropriation bill. The Sen
ate amendment making an appropriation 70
survey Of a railway route 10 The Pacific wa
passed, and after passing some and rejecting
other amendme the House adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill. providing for ad
ministering the oaths OF Office TO Mr.. King
passed.
The house acted upon the Senate amend
ment, to the army bill, making appropriation
or Qualifications, at San francisco; also TO
The amendment appropriating $3.50, 900, 70
the survey Of a railway route TO the Pacific
All the amendments having been disposed
Of, the House went into committee, anC
passed the light house bill. The civil ant
| diplomatic bill was received from the Senat,
with large number OF amendments, all o
which were agreed TO, and The bill passed.
SENATE-The Indian appropriation bill
was reported, with amendments, and tn,
Navy appropriation bill, without amend
mens. The consideration of the civil Ont
diplomatic bill wsspsumed. Ansmendmen
admitting fax machines free Of duty, wa
adopted.
Various other amendments were offeret
and voted down, and after a long debate tn,
civil and diplomatic bill was passed.
The post office bill was taken up. al
amendment to build Telegraph line 10 Cal
ifornia, on the plan submitted by Alden anC
Eddy, was rejected ASA 4 t
An amendment. to establish a line ofmai
steamers TO China being under consideration
Mr.. Houston took occasion 10 express hi
views on the Monroe doctrine, and said tha
the passage of the resolution was unnecessa
ry. When be concluded, the amendment wa
withdrawp and the bill passed.
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