The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-12-23
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Memorials were presented in both houses
on the l.,h, from the u. y. Chamber Of
Commerce, for an expedition to TIC polar
seas for the relief Of DR.. Kane.
Same day bill was passcdn the senate
for Increasing tie commission Of registers
and rccciyers Of public lands under the Esl'
duatcn act Of last session.
Same dry Gen. Shields introduced bll. IN
the senate lar Oh, erection &C marine hos
pital at GAlona; aH. a 5... iJg increasing -l-l
efficiency ci the army.
The various appropriation bills, such as
the cjyl md diplomatic h,ll, thc military "'a-
denny BILL Indiana appropriation bill, %c.,
have been introduced, and took up The Erea-
ter portion Of the time Of the house, ~
committee Of the whole, during the ws-N.
From the 18th to the 29th) ~ usual, the
discussions on these bills took wide range,
during which know nothinGl5m ana the Ne
brasl'a bill received due share ofattcn'ion,
In the house On Monday, the Indian bill
being under consideration, Mr.. Stephens, of
Ga, proceeded to yindica,c the Nebraska
bill. The bill was a grand step in Congress.
lie did not agree with Mr.. Mace that the re-
suits of the election demanded a repeal
Those results astonished everybody, but how
did the gentleman from Indiana infer that
they set the seal of condemnation upon the
friends Of the popular movemcnt' Asproof
that those elections had nothing to do with
the Nebraska bill, he referred to Pcnnsy!va'
MIA, which had returned to Congress men
who voted Tor the bill The an'I'Nc'r''ka
GOVERNOR mad only 9rooo majority "hiie
the Canal Commssloner with contrary op'n-
ions had loooJo MAJ. In Massachusetts,
those who Voted against tle DiIl were not re-
elected Tic TOOK limos where inc issue
was made directly. Ent three OF the mem
bers voted ior the Dill ana the people nave
elected iour' inns Sto"eA 'l1 measure 70 DC
popular there
MT "aAhDurhc o. u. inquired what was
the popular VOC ''f congress
MI, = S"'o INC N ' l""1'.,''e l'r
''a'c treasurer nal I"''oy majority
IN a similar '''''' III INC mousse Oh t'c
io'h, the h'"'ary al''e'"y b''I oe'hG u"'.f
consideration AF' larry u''''si q" h'"' 5
'p'c'" 10 c'"'''"',''''" Oh '''' N"'" '''''A'
ing movements anu purposes ana "''s,''""'
sing ]! not only as l''4'', ''' ~ c'"''"t-
ton 70 '@..' away u.l rights ol ','"'1'' II
was IN las o"" oF'",o"' inc 'h.." OIL amen
ana se!i'i'H 'a"" al" "''''rcpu'"'ah III It's
tendencies
/ Mr. Banks replied, coA'cnd'ng men have a
right to conceal iheirpo,iiieal We've and the
Government which undertakes to trammeI
him in that right strikes at the basis Of re-
publican Institutions. lie explained why
men should combine to acquire rights denied
to them b. corrupt political influence and
monied mistoc'acy, and took occasion to
condemn, in severe terms, the claim OF the
Roman Catholic church To interfere ".!h
and control secular affairs. Both gentlemen
were listened to "i.h marked attention.
The Military Academy BIZ! and Indian ap-
preparation b... were passed.
The house Oh the I1'h passed the bHI ior
the re.!ci OF The heirs oi Gen. Dc Nab, ar-
pTopT!atint $'Jpo' to that purpose ana on
the !1'h me D'J passed lFs' reading IN Tie
senate, and was appropriately referred, \
long ueIAfc" act o. justice
y proposition vas A''o'@'iy entertainer III
The Il use on ne ism, % pace the soldiers
Of INC war IN AeA''o Oh Inc same io'NHs is
respects pay ana bounty lands' WIN 'ho'c
VINO ca Oh a'o iaeI'' u'r'hg Tue same
/ pei'O"' "o D''' " III 6''o '''e 'p''.''' sumo
'''''''"@' ny ",1 'o'''' '-'''' ''' ~"
"'u.h "'"'' ''''t''''O
lHe ''o"7' Oh '''' ''''i'' Ia! 'C''sI'' 'Or inc
secoh" OF '"''l U'.'.' 10 e''''i'''H " JOINT res
o'uIo'' 'huou'Ce" ~ MF' O"HsNlah, 70 re-
/ quest inc rF's'lsh' u 'c""er INC h'eu' 'll'h
o. th'' country between 'le powers engaged
III inc EAs'cfh war
/ Of Columbia Oh the 10Th, in the house, a
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