New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House passed the Senate bill providing
for administering the oath Of Office to William R. King
Vice President elect, at Havana any other place.
Several Committees of Conference on the
dsagreeng amendments OF the two Houses % certain
bills, were appointed.
On motion of Mr. Mason 0was resolved
that the Clerk of the House under the direction Of the
Committee of Accounts psy the per diem Of members,
who from sicknes other cause lnayoidaby L.
tanedfrom the House the first day of the session.
Mr. DUScAS made an Intellectual effort to
take up the Senate resolution in relation 10 the powers
of steamboat inspectors which he said necessary
70 carry the law the subject passed last session
The House proceeded to act on the Senate s
amendments 10 tie Army bill.
That appropriating 100000 for defences at
san Francisco concured in. Yeas u Nays, 66.
And the following were also cOncurred in:
For Fort Jefferson, Garden Keys Tortugas Island
$4,000.
Fort Pulaski, Ga, $1,000.
Fort sumpter, South Carolina, $4,000
Fort Carroll, Baltimore Hsrbor, ejO OOO.
Fort Delaware, sl50,O0O
Fori Knox Penobscot River, $4,000
Fort Warren, Boston Hsrbor, $4,000.
Fort Winthrop Governors Island, Boston Harbor,
s29.573
During the proceedings Mr.. SrASLY said he
compelled by sense q -ury to rise 10 question
OF privilege. The floor OF tie House occupied by
persOns who ought not 10 be within the bar. Ga d.
VISION OF the House, they are sometimes counted by
abuse ought 10 be corrected.
The SPEAKER said il was the duty of the
ocers OF the House TO enforce the rules and enoined
them 10 he particular on this occasion.
The Hobbies were crowded and the galleries
filed with spec,stors including two Of the Ceestials
performing II the thea;er They excited much a..
tentOn
The House concurred in the Senate's amend
rnent sppropria:ng $4,000 for the exploration and
survey Of the practicable and economical route for
railroad from the Missssp River " the Pacific Ocean
BY yess ll3, 10 nays o..
The House nOn-concurred in the Senate
amendment authorizing the President Of the United
STATES % enter into contract Tor the protection Of emf
grant the way 70 the Pace By armed station houses
along the route.
The House concurred in the amendment ap-
proprisng sloooOfor the purpose Of enabling the Com.
missioners Of the Military AN mm % purchase suta-
be site with view Of ESTABLISHING tbs.af Western
Military Asylum, IN addition & The lie hAnds Of
the Commissioner
All the amendments hagiI z been disposed OF
tie House resolved tsef INTO Conn Of the Who
the state u the Union, ami took p the LizL- 10
bI, which, AFTER being amended rlslod without
debate.
Reports were seyerally made from the Com
arfees Of Conference the dsagreeng between
the two Houses the bulls for the relief Of j. C. Ere
mont and tor extending preempuOn rights along the
lines Of Railroads for winch alternate sections of and
have been granted By Congress-
The reports were concurred in
On the motion of Mr. McCORKLE the rules
we're suspended and the House took up the senate bill
providing for TIE survey Of The pubic lands u Canor
Ia and grating prsenPton privileges thereon
Mr.. MARSHALL said il simply provided for
the Organization Of q Surveyor-GeneraPs Office with
view u survey the pubic lands in California and extend
The same laws regarding presumption rights which now
prevail in ether parts Of the Union
Mr.. Hall explained that the bin excludes
the mineral ards and mas al the guards OF the sw Of
N any other state from benefit Of preen,on In
CAorns, and grants donations Of lands NOT mineral
20 that STATE.
Mr. Housroy said the Civil and Diplomatic
bin had come hack from the Senate, with amendment.
covering sighry-6ve manuscript pages Is was utterly
impossible % get through with them IN the ordinary
mode of legislation II they should s-emp, 70 invest
gate them IN Ccmmitee, 81 indulge IN ave minutes
cebsts and the bill might fzil 10 become law -
voIcr.. Lett fail" Vote them down. n
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