Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-02-16
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
MoNpAY. Feb. 6.

MONDAY, Feb. 6.
iSer0te.-Mr Shields, from the Joint Com
mittee on the wreck of the steamship San
Francisco, made report, recaPituatlng the
facts of the disaster, and submitting resolutions
requesting the President to have three goiu
medals prepared to be presented TO the captains
Of the Three Bells, Kilby and Antarctic re-
spectively also, providing that sum not ex-
ceeding $IOO, 900, be appropriated 70 the
officers and crews Of the three vessels.
House.-Several bills were reported
AMONG them. one for annulling all existing
contracts for carrying the ocean mails, and
purchasing the steamers Of the various lines !:
also for making new contracts, by public ad-
ver,isement &C., and another providing a
semi monthly mail steamer between San Fran
cisco and China. Both referred 70 the Com
rnittee of the Whole.
After the transaction Of other unimportant
business, the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb 2.
IScnGte.-A bill was passed granting to Min
GesOta alternate sections of land twelve miles
wide, 10 aid in the construction Of a railroad.
The quantity Of land grated is one million Of
acnes
The Nebraska bill was then taken up.
Mr. Douglas M0ved 70 amend the I4th Sec
tIcn By bill striking out these words re(ereNce
10 the eighth section Of the Missouri act
which was superseded by. the principles Of
the legislation Of 1850, commonly called the
Compromise Measures, and is hereby declared
imperative and to insert in lien thereof the
foliewiag-' which being inconsistent with the
principles of ncn-interventiOn by Congress
with slavery ia the States and Territories, as
recognized by the Legislation Of 1850, common
Iy called the Compromise Measures is hereby
declared imperative and void il being the
true intent aud meaning Of this act, not TO leg
isIate slavery into any Territory or Stale, nor
TO exclude it therefrom, but TO leave the people
perfectly free 10 form and regulate their do
mestic institutions in their own way, subject
only TO The Constitution Of the United States
After further discussion, and the adoption of
several amendments offered by the Committee
Of Indian Affairs, Mr. Douglas moved TO
strike out all the appropriations contained in
postponed. Adjourned.
House-The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the Deficiency Appropriation
bill.
An amendment offered by Mr. Clark, appro-
priating $4,000 for the COLLECTION Of agricul
Aral statistics and procuring of seeds, led 10
The amendment was adopted.
Other amendments were acted on, when the
Committee rose and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8.
SenGe-In the Senate several memorials
from Qaakers aad others were presented
against the Nebraska bill.
Mr. Everett spoke on the Nebraska bill.
HOuse.-In the House to-day Mr. Cutting
asked leave TO present the remOustrance Of the
New York Tabernacle meeting against the
Nebraska bill
Mr. Mcdonald objected. and Mr. Cutting
Withdrew his motion.
The House went into Committee on the
Deficiency Bill, and discussed it until the ad-
journmeni
...s... THURSDAY, Feb. 0.
Senate in the Senate, the French Spola-
Bill was taken up and debated, md finally
postponed.
The Nebraska Bill was then taken up, when
Mr. Truman Smith spoke up to the hour of
adjournment, without concluding, when the bill
was postponed until tomorrow.
HouSe.-The Deficiency Bill was to-day re-
jected in the House, by vote Of 90 nays to
81 yeas. Much commotcn ensued.
Mr. ,Clingman moved a reconsideration, and
that his motion lie on the tabIe,-yeas 80 nays
SO. The Speaker gave the casting vote i'll the
affirmative, and thus the bill is effectualy
killed Amid much confusion and clapping Of
hands on the part of many members, the House
adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
SenGte-AGer the transaction of private
bills, the Nebraska bill was taken up and Mr.
Truman Smith resumed his speech.
House-Mr Houston made an Intellectual
attempt 10 introduce a new Deficiency Bill
The House then went into Committee on
the private calendar, and on rising adjourned
TO Monday.
MONDAY, Feb. ID.
endte-Resolutions were adopted, calling
for copies of the correspondence with Brazil,
and directing an inquiry as to increasing the
allowance OF officers employed in the Mexican
war.
The Nebraska Bill was then taken up, Mr..
Weller commencing the debate.
HouSe.-Mr. Breckenridge made another
attempt to introduce Deficiency ApproPria-
Bill, but the House refused by a vote of IO2
to ".
A resolution by NJ. Mace was also adopted,
providing for select committee to investigate
frauds, &C., in disbursements of money to the
Collins and other mail steamers.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of the Interior, stating that the
amount of land donated by Congress to schools,
universities, States, railroads, and to various
other objects, is in the aggregate over 1884,
744 900 acres. Adjourned.