Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsuIxnrox. Feb

.a., tgl ..as WAsnIxuroN, Feb. 2.
% The warehouse bill was taken up and
debated, and was finally postponed un.
Ill 10 morrow. ~ '''
The resolution In regard to the righ
fwsy over the Tehuantspsc route, wa.
token up. .tlhF Ua.se.. As.
Mr.. Downs addressed the Senate in
favor Of the government compelling
Mexico TO iul6l her engagements with
our citizens In the matter. a.
Mr.. Seward then got the floor. whom
the subject was postponed. I.'
The bill 10 construct a wagon road TO
the Pacific, was then taken up, to which
Mr. Rusk, from the special committee,
reported on amendment striking out all
after the enacting clause, and inserting
q provision that the President should
cause to be built, as soon as possible, q
railway and magnetic telegraph line,
connecting the valley Of the Mississippi
with the Pacific, by appropriations ol
land for its construction, and twenty
million dollars issued in five per cent
bonds, redecmablc in fifty years. The
road TO be constructed in the best man.
aer.
HousE.--The committee on tcrritor.
les reported bill. to organize the terri
tory Of Nebraska. 1t was referred.
The House resumed the consideration
Of the Senate bill, amendatory to the ex.
listing laws, relative to half dollars,
quarters, dimes and half dimes, upon
which long debate cnsued, and with.
out coming to vote, the House proceed.
ed 10 the business on the Speakers to.
Bile, and concurred in the Senate amend.
ment to the bill granting the right Of
way to Missouri and Iron Mountain
railway.
t"". WAS sHlNoToN, Feb. 3.
SENArE.-The Warehouse bill was
taken up, deba ed and postponed.
The bill to re. organize the Navy wcs
taken up.
Mr.. Stockton offered several amend.
ments, which were adopted, and the bill
ordered to be engrossed.
The Pacific Railway bill was taken
up, and after short debate the Senate
adjourned.
HousE.-The bill 10 regulate the coin,
was taken up and debated during the
morning hour.
The House then went into committee
on the Army bill, and after short dc.
bate, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
SExATE.-Petitions were presented
for suspending the steamboat law. Also,
for giving to all engaged in the war of
1912 grants Of 100 acres of land each.
Also memorial from the New York
Legislature, asking the Government to
take measures to secure religious free.
dom TO American citizens in foreign
countries.
The Warehouse bill was taken up
and debated, and, after the. adoption Of
various amendments, the bill passed,
and the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
HoUsE.-The House went into com.
-mittee on the bill to establish terrtori.
al government in ak that portion Of
Oregon lying south Of the forty ninth
degree Of north latitude, and north Of
the Columbia river, from its mouth to
where the forty sixth degree Of north lati.
:tude crosses it, and thence with the forty
sixth degree to the summit Of the Rocky
Mountains.
On motion, the name Of the territory
was altered to Washington, when the
bill was ordered to be printed.
=, The committee then took up the bill
to establish the Nebraska territory 60.
vernment, but, without concluding, the
committee arose and reported the Wash.
ington territory bill to the House. and
the House then took a recess till 7 O..
clock this evening.