The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-28

causes in the District of Columbia.
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to bail on mesne process. Mr.. b. explained tn
bill, and it was passed.
biz granting the right Of way to the St. Looi
tain public grounds was passed.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
On motion of MIR. GWIN, the joint resolution
reafirming the Monroe doctrine was postponed
till Thursday next.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
to establish railroad from the Mississippi river tc
the Pacific ocean. The amendment proposed BY
Mr.. CHASE on former occasion was debated for
some time; and then, on motion,
1 The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| APPROPRIATION BILLS
Mr.. PHELPS, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, reported bill making appropriation fol
the transportation of the United States mail by
ocean steamers and otherwise for the year ending
June 30, 1854; which was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union and
| together with the accompanying documents or.
dered to be printed.
| MIR. HOUSTON, from the came committee, re.
ported bill making appropriation for the service
of the Post Office Department for the fiscal wear
ending June 80, 1854; which was referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
and ordered to be printed.
| SURPLUS REVENUE.
! Mr.. STANLY, from the Committee of Wavs and
Means, reported bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to deposit with the several States
which have received the previous instalments the
fourth instalment OF surplus revenue, as directed
| to be deposited with them under the act of June
| %, 1886.
This bill proposes thus to distribute S. 1867 PA
to be applied TO the transportation of the free
blacks in those States to Liberia, education, &c.
The Committee OF Ways and Means, he said, had
1 ,v,1k~ Nto1 AZ -
| mendation that it do not pass. He thanked them
for the privilege, and for the purpose of getting it
| before the House in some way. He desired the
| Speaker to examine the bill, and see whether it
should go to the Committee of the Whole on the
| state of the Union or not.
The bill having been read,
The SPEAKER decided that it must there be dis.
cussed. as it proposed to make appropriation out
Mr.. sTANtY moved that it be thus referred,
| and, together with certain amendments, printed
MIR. SWEETSER moved that the bill be laid upon
| the table.
Mr. STANTON claimed that he held the floor
| on the motion to print
| The SPEAKER decided against him.
The question having been taken, the bill was
laid uE on the tabe-yeas los, nays 60-as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Abercrombie, Charles Allen,
Willis Allen, Averett, David ]. Bailey, Thomas a.
Bayly, Bartlett jr.. Beale, Bccock, Bragg, Albert
G. Brown, Joseph Cable, Cartier, Caskie, Chastain
Churchwell, Clark, Clemens, Clingman, Cobb,
Colcock, Curtis, John Davis, Dawson, Dean,
Dimmick, Disney. Doty, Durham, Durkee, East.
man, Edgerton, Faulkner, Fickin, Florence,
Floyd, Freeman, Thomas J. D. Fuller, GAYLORD.
Giddings, Gilmore, German, Green, Hall, Hamil.
ton, Isham G. Harris, Sampson w Harris, Hart,
HEM. Hillyer, Holiday, Houston, Thomas Y.
How, jr, lngersoll, Ives, Jackson, Jenkins, Andrew
Johnson, James Johnson, Robert W. johnson,
Daniel T.. Jones, George w. Jones, j. CLANCY
JONES' Jones rreston King KuItz. Letcher, Lockhart.
leny, Murphy, Murray, Nabers, Orr, Andrew
Parker, Phelps, Powell, Richardson, Riddle, Rob-
bins, jr., ROBBIE, Ross, David L. Seymour, Origen
$. Seymour, Shelton, Smart Smith, Snow. Rich
ard b. Stanton, Abr'm P. Stephens. Alexander H
Stephens, st Martin, Straton, Stuart, Sutherland,
Sweetser, Toombs, venable, Wallace, Wilcox,
Wildrick, and Woodward-105.
p NAYs.IMessrs William Appleton, Barrere,
Bennett, Bibighaus, Bowie, Bovine, Brenton
GEORGE r. Brown, Burrows, Caldwell, Lewis D.
Campbell, Chandler, Chapman, Cottman, Culiom.
Darby, George T. Davis, Dockery, Duncan, Ew-
Harper, Haven, Horsford. Howard. j. W. Howe,
Thomas M. Howe, Geo. G.. King, Kuhns, Landry
Little, Martin, Meacham, Miller, Henry b. Moore
John Moore, Morehead, Newton, Outlaw, Samuel
w. Parker, Penniman, Perkins, Porter, Sackett
Schermerhorn, Schooumaker, Stanly, Benjamin
Stanton, Taylor, Thurston, Tuck, Walsh, Wat
kins, WEIGH, Wells, Addison White, and Will
liams-60.
So the bill was laid upon the table.
Mr.. STANLY inquired whether the motion to
print failed.
The SPEAKER replied, the whole subject was
carried to the table by the vote just taken
On motion of Mr.. ORR, the appeal was laid
upon the table.
SECRETARY OF TREAsuRY's REPORT
MIR GORMAN, from the Committee on Printing
to whom was referred resolution instructing the
committee to inquire into the propriety of printing
fifteen thousand copies of the report Of the Score.
tary OF the Treasury on the state of the finances
made report recommending the printing of thir.
teen thousand copies of the document, and two
thousand copies of the portion of it relating to the
fisheries
The report was agreed to.
DEFIcrENcY BILL-MoNuMENrs
The House resolved itself into a COMMITTEES Of
the Whole on the state of the Union-Mr BaowN
of Mississippi, in the chair-and resumed the on
sideration Of the bill to supply deficiencies in the
The amendment of Mr.. VENABLE was pending
appropriating three thousand dollars to complete
the pedestal of the equestrian statue of jackson,
and to enclose the same with an iron fence.
Mr.. DEAN remarked that he did not obtain the
floor for the purpose of addressing thetommittee
further than to say he in favor of the pending
proposition, and was opposed to any amendment
OF ~. Inc statue OF jackson was now public
work, Dedicated to the public, and placed on pub
lie ground, and by the Legislation of Congress at
former session, appropriating 900 for the erec
ton OF the pedestal it became matter of national
concern. He did not purpose to take part in the
debate relative to the public services Of Jackson.
No party can claim him. His fame is national.
and belongs to the whole country. While he would
vote not only to pay for statue to Jackson but to
Henry Clay, or any other great statesman. he
hoped the time of the House would not be consumed
in useless debates. We are all jackson men: and
the amendment ought to pass. -.-'.
/ MIR. FLORENCE. doclaim jackson as a partv
man. I am not willing to give this up, either.
Mr.. GIDDINGs moved to amend the pending
proposition, BY appropriatng S2500O for the cree.
/ ton of q bronze statue to Albert Gallatin.
| Mr.. DUNHAM raised question Of order, which
I The CHAIRMAN sustained. saying there was no
| law for this appropriation.
MIR. GIDDiNG6, for the purpose of attaining the
object which he had in view, moved amend
ment--to diminish the amount Ia the pending pro-
position to the extentof Eve dollars He wished To
say TO the House and the couutry that whole
subject Of trifing away the time Of the nation
and this body be desired to wash his hands The
idea that the character Of Andrew Jackson OF that
| of George Warrington was to be affected in this
manner was foreign to his belief. II could not be