Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-15
CONGR ESS,


Jud'c'ary reported bill the Object If which
is to enable the Crmin,l Court Of this Dis
tf'ct to continue the suit against J. W. Gar
diner on the alleged fraudulent Mexican
Claim, over to the next term of the court.
AMI applying the principle to all cases sim
liar situated under the existing law. The
bill was passed.
Mr.. PHELPS presented resolutions passed
by the Legislature Of Vermont adverse to
the proposition to establish reciprocal free
trade with Canada: in favor Of land dis
irritation bill: and in favor of the substisu
ton Of arbitration for war in the settlement
of international difficulties.
Mr. MALLORY submitted the following:
Reso1red, That the President be reoucst.
ed to communicate to the Senate, if cons 8
tent with the public interest. copies of the
applications made in 1881 or 1882. and
United States hy the British Minister for
permission to The British Buhamians to fish
on the coasts and in the waters of Florida
or III lS41 claiming the right for the color
Ell emancipecs Of the Bahamas or British
West Indies if Of the company or crew of j.
British vessel to come within the waters and
jurisdiction Of the State of Florida and.
also. copies of the letters of the Executive
Of Florida in 1884 or 1886. CT Of part IF the
delegation from that State in 1877 to the
S"cre'ary Of State, remonstrati. against
the same berg acceded to, and likewise c.,
l''es of the answers of the Secretary of State
to the applications and claims, and copies
of any "ther papers in the State Depart
ment touching sail su. j"c.s that he my
dem proper to c mnunicate to the SENATE.
Mr.. GwIN su!m It. Il the following:
Reso'rea. That there he printed for the
use Of the Senate ten thousand extra comics
Of the fist part of the report Of tie explora-
ton OF The valley of the Amazon andi,s tribu.
taries made by Lieut. VIM l. Henderson. ia
connection with Lieut.. diner Gihbon, IN
der Instructions from the Navy Department:
and also the same number Of copies OF the
remaining portion Of the report which raay
hereafter be furnished, together with the
maps charts and sketches illustrating The
subjects t'ca,e OF in said rcp' rts.
On motion by Mr.. HUNTER the cnate re-
sumcd the consideration IF the D. 6ciency
APPROPRIATED bill.
The amendment pending when the bill
was postponed Yesterday. giving to Cali
fornia $500, 600 towards the expenses Of
her State Government prior to admission
into the Union. was further debated and
adopted hy Il vote of - to 20
MIR. CHASE submitted an amendment an
prcpriating $50, 900 for the purchase of
Hiram Powers Statue of America which,
was opposed by MIR. DoRLAND, advocated
by MIR. CHASE, and, finally, withdrawn to be
presented again on the Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. BORLAND submitted an amenImedt
resting the disbursement of appropriations
for the Capitol extension in the Commits
sioner of Public Buildings. Mr.. 3. submit
ted some very severe structures upon the
manner in which tn. Sc moneys had been
disbursed stating that from sworn evidence
taken before an investigation committee of
the Senate, it appeared that the over $780,
600 of the 100000 appropriated during
the last year have been embezz'ed. lie did
not Indicate distinctly, at whose door this
charge was designe to be laid The amend.
ment was adopted.
Mr.. BROOKE protested against the use in
the Senate Of sr parte evidence before COM
mittee, before such had completed its in