Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-02-09
CoNGRESsIONAL.
WAsHINGToN, Wednesday, Jan.

Gay, req. ous
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the joint resolution declara-
tory of the views of the United States re
specting the colonization OF the North
American continent by European powers
and respecting the island of Cuba Wnicn
was debated at length. Without aisPo-
sing of the subject, the Senate ADJOURNED
HousE.-After a speech rom MT
Brooks, in favor of the New 1orA MINI
bill. various questions upon It were Pu.oy
yeas and nays, and 1t was nnaiJ ieo
I'd The House then went into Commit
oftbe Whole on the State of the Un-
;on (Mr. Brown of Mississippi In the
chair, wherein the deficiency bill was
again taken up, and the balance of the
days session was devoted to the further
consideration of various amendments to
that bill. The committee then rose, and
the House adjourned.
...- THURSDAY, Jan. 27.
SENArE.-The chair laid before the Sc
nate report of the acting secretary of
the Treasury, respecting the essay office
in California also, report of the Secre-
tary of War, showing the expenditures
from the appropriations for the contingent
expenses of that department.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Cass
on Tuesday last, in relation to the Clay
ton-Bulwcr treaty, was taken up and de-
bated at some length, and agreed to.
The Joint resolution re-attlrmlng the
Monroe doctrine, was taken up and post
poned until Thursday, February Sd.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then ia
ken up, and debated until the hour OF
adjournment.
HousE.-The Post Office Department
and naval mail steamer appropriation bills
were reported-the first by MIR. Houston,
and the second by Mr.. Phelps-trom the
Committee of Ways and Means, and COM
mitted to the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union. The bill to de-
posite the fourth instalment of the sur
plus revenue with the different States, as
provided in the act of June %, 1886, was
reported by Mr.. Stanly from the same
committee, with an adverse recommended
ton :: and it was laid on the table. The
committee then went into committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr..
Brown of mississippi in the chair, where
in the deficiency bill was again taken up,
and the remaining amendments thereto
were considered and disposed Of When
the committee rose the bill was reported
back to the House. and the balance of the
days session was devoted to the pcrtec-
ton and passage of this bill in the House.
FRIDAY, Jan. 90.
SENATE-After considering several
private bills, the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
HoUsE.-This being objection day, the
House was engaged upon private bust
ness, and many private bills were duly
passed.
SATURDAY, 90.
The Senate did not sit to day.
HoUsE.-Mr. Ravens was permitted to
introduce a bill for the relief of Brevet
Brigadicr General Riley, which was pas
sed. Going next into Committee of
the Whole on the private calendar. the
balance of the day was devoted to the
consideration of private bills therein
The House adjourned Immediately after
coming out Of committee.
MONDAY, Jan. 81.
SENArE.-The deficiency bill, having
been received from the House, was read
twice and ref, rred to the committee on
Finance.
After the presentation of various petit
tions, information was received from the
House of the death of Hon. Alexander
II. Buell. member of that body from New
York.
Messrs. Seward, Fish and Hamlin de
livered eulogics on the deceased; and at
ter the adoption of the customary resolu-
ton, the Senate adj ourned.
HousE-The announcement of the
death of the late Hon. y. II. Buell.,
member of the House from New York,
was made Yesterday, soon after the read
ing of the journal whereupon, after the
delivery OF eulogies upon the deceased by
his colleagues, Messrs. jenkins and Ives,
the usual resolutions were passed and the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. |.
Observation-Disclosures petitions were
presented and referred.
The binGrom the House for the relief
of General &ley, was read twice, and
long discussionensued as to whether it
should be referreGor at once considered.
Messrs. Gwin and Weller objected to the
bill, on the ground that it directed the CT
vii fund of California to We paid into the
United States tresury, whereas, they
commended that it belonged = the State.
The Senate refused-yeas n, nays IA.
to refer the bill, and it was ortared to a
third reading.
The Pacific railroad bill was take, up
and postponed until tomorrow
Mr.. Mason spoke at length in relatre0
to the Tehauntapec grant, and Mr. Downs
obtained the floor for to-morrow; when
the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-Mr. Giddings reported bill
from the Committee on Territories TO-