The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-03-05

IA, 81 lul,. i~jn. ulou Tho importation
oi iorrisn coal. provided iltN the said
cnal. have hocn cNponcd 10 - foreign
pou or c,nsumpd upon The outward
voyage That tho Sccriarv oi the
Treasury he authorized TO purchase. nj
the current market price. any o the
Outstanding stocks Of The United States
he may ihiuk most adNisals', irom ANY
supplies in the Treasury provided that
the balance in the Treasury shall mol
ut ANY time bc reduced below SGnoO.-
/ 600 For the Custom House ut Rich
mand 10000. For the Custom House
ut Norfolk $4,000, do Mt bangor
si5.noO: do at Bath $4,000, do at
Belfast 100000.
Mr. Hunter from the Committee on
Finance moved an additional amend
meni. providing for n classification OF
the clerks in the several departments,
excepting the State department. Itpro-
yides for dividing them into four classes.
The first TO receive 5000 per annum,
the second, $1,000. the third, 81 800.
and the fourth $500. The chief clerks
of the Bureaus TO receive $4,000, aud
the chief clerks of the Department,
$500 per annuin. Only one disburs-
Ing clerk is to be allowed in each of the
departments except TO the Treasury and
the Interior, which are TO have three
each. No clerk is 10 be hereafter APP
pointed. except he be on an examination
by the head OF the Bureau and two 9th
err clerks found qualified and competent
TO fulfil the duties OF his office.
Mr. Hunters amendment was agreed
TO without Division.
The House went into Committee on
the Scnate's amendment on the Def
cheney Bill.
MARCH |.
The House in Committee Of the
Whole considered the Senate amend
ment appropriating 100000 as n rec
ompensc TO the discovcrer of the Anns-
thetic agents.
MIR Stanly offered proviso that the
amount shall be divided among Drs.
Morton, jackson and Wells, according
TO the Judging Of an United States
Court. lie said this country has the
honor of this discovery, and TO each OF
the gentlemen whose names he men,
toned credit is due.
Mr. Stanly's provision was rejected
The debate was continued, and the
Senate's amendment was rejected, -4i,
nays So.
MARCH 2.
SENATE.-The Civil and Diplomatic
Bill was passed. The resolution pro.
viding for the printing of the Census
was also passed.
The Post Office bill was taken IN
and an attempt made to engrait upon il
an amendment for the erection of tel.
cgraph TO the Pacific, as proposed by
Messrs Alden and Eddy. Rejected
Yeas 81; Nays 20.
The House bill to establish the terri.
torial government Of Washington was
passed without amendment.
The Naval Appropriation bill was
taken up. An amendment appropriate
ing 100000 for the construction of q
foundry, workshops, &c, at the Navy
Yard in California, was agreed to.
Mr. Hunter, from the Committee or
Conference on the Deficiency bill made
n report on the disagreeing votes. The
only amendment which the Senate re.
ceded from of any public Importance
was the one giving California 100000
out of the duties collected there during
the war. Report concurred in.
Mr. Bright, from the Committee Of
Conference on the Army Appropriation
bill, made report which was partly
read. Among the amendments receded
from by the Senate were several relat.
ing to Callfornia--the one providing fol
the emigrant route to California, and
the one relating TO the Anesthetit
agent.
The Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Senaie's amendment
appropriating $4,000 for the cxplor
alton and survey Of the most practica
BILE and economical route for railroad
from the Mississippi to the Pacific, wa,
concurred in, ll3 to G2.
The House non-concurred in the Sen
ate's amendment, authorizing the Presi
dent TO enter a contract for the proiec.
ton OF emlgrants 10 the Pacific, by arm
ed station houses along the route.
The amendment appropriating So,
oOO Tor the purchase Of a site for Yves
tern Military Asylum,was concurred in