Washington sentinel., 1853-12-14
Gonarfssional.
THIRTY-THIRp coNaaEss.
scnate--Tuesday, December l3. 1883.
FIRST SESSION.

scnate--Tuesday, December I3, 1853.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate q report iron
the Secretary of the Interior, showing the appro
priations expended for the Indian service and TO
pensions for the years 1923.
Also transmitting a copy of report OF an ex
animation of the Patent Office building.
PAY AND MILEAGE OF SENATOR'S.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance
10 which had been referred the letter OF the Secre
tary OF the Treasury respecting the manner ofpay
ing Senators. reported bill 10 regulate the dis
bursement of the contingent fund of the Senate
and for other purposes. He said il was highly ne
cessary that the bill should be passed to-day, and
therefore asked that il be now considered.
The bill provides that hereafter all moneys ap
prepriated for the pay and mileage of Senators and
for the use Of the Senate, shall be drawn from the
Treasury Of the United States by the Secretary oi
the Senate upon his warrant, and shall be dis
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate under the
direction Of its President. The Secretary is to be
hereafter deemed and taken disbursing officer
fthe Treasury, and as such is TO allowed salary
OF one Thousand dollars per annum, and hereafter
IN addition TO his usual bond, is 10 file one oi
twenty thousand dollars. with approved surelies
conditioned for the faithful disbursement of the
funds which may come 10 his hands, &c.
The bill was then considered and read third
time and passed.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
reported the following bill:
A bill prescribing the manner Of appointing the
assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Be enacted de-, That the assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury authorized by the 18th section Of the
ury Department assistant Secretary the Treasury
and Commissioner Of Customs" approved the Sd OF
appointed by the President Of the United States by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate.
Mr.. BRIGHT said that there were several off
GERS whose duties were of less importance than
those Of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
whose appointments were made subject 10 the
confirmation of the Senate. Among these were
several Auditors, Comptrollers, the Assistant
Postmasters General, and others. He thought
the appointment of this officer ought also to be
made by and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate
The bill was then read third time and passed
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. HUNTER gave notice or bill to extend
the warehousing system by establishing private
bonded warehouses, and for other purposes.
Mr.. EVERETT. A bill 10 regulate the COM
pensation Of the district Judge Of the United States
for the district Of Massachusetts.
Mr.. JOHNSON. A bill to amend the act Gre
atng the western Judicial district in Arkansas.
very large number of petitions were pre-
sented, and number withdrawn from the files
and referred to appropriate committees.
STEAMERS TO CHINA.
Mr.. GWIN introduced bill authorizing the
Postmaster Genera. to contract for the transpor-
tation semi-monthly, of the mails from San Fran
cisco TO Shanghae, in China, pia the Sandwich
Islands, in steamers Of not less than two thousand
tons burden. Referred TO the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. ADAMS introduced bill TO reduce and
graduate the price of the public lands.
SMALL NOTES IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr. ADAMS introduced bill TO suppress the
circulation OF small notes as currency in the
District of Columbia Referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
: Mr. FISH introduced bill to reimburse the
common council of the city of New York certain
expenditures made for the first regiment Of New
York volunteers.
And after short executive session.
The Senate adjourned.