The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-25
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

senate.
WASHINGTON, Ian "a, 1854
Numsrous private petitions presented.
PENSION BROWNS WIDOW
Ths bill granting pension to the widow Of Gen Jacob
3rowS was taken up and passed.
THE SKBgAsKA BILL
Mr. DouoLAs, dem OF H. moved that II Senate pro-
coed to the consideration of the Ne,raska bill
Ar NoSnts, (dem OF N H.. hoped that ths bill wonId
not bs takes 10 until the Sera had had oprcrtu
nitJ OF resdog
Mr. poUo sad that he had been told by several that
they had not read the bill h thought the best way to
have tbs bill read by Senators take up and ds
euss IL Territorial business always postponed till
bate period Of tbs session and desired now to get this
axblec. advanced atas early day az possible.
M CHASE (free sol) OF 0io hoped that the senator
would press his motion. Tbs bl originally reported
BY the committee had been greatly changed by the sub
ssquent nents reported by the committee It he'd
not been laid the tat. ot Senator's till this morn
ing II involved QUESTIONS OF the greatest mportanos,
Vas qnsson OF privilege dsrending which ought to be
4rs.d1po,ed OF.
Mr. Joss, (whis) 0. Tenn, said he did rot care how
soon the oebete on this bill commences but ne
to nstors The propriey Of allowing the Chair an Of the
Con mttee Territories to explain his bill to day and
then the subject could be sossoned ill another day
kr CAss (dem of Mich, Thought that under the cir
cumstancss, the bill might be laid day two
ts.s ssua,ors Toto eseurriop Of this sassot
hr DoroLAs raid that such seemed to be this ers
demre, he would move To postpone the bill till Monday
Mr. DIXON (~his) Of Ky, said that had been chArg
cd b. a PAPER IN this city With having presented An
amenJmsnt TO this bill for the purpose o ArrAssny
The democratic party. bal been also said that he
wbis from Kentucky and that any proposition coming
from him shoud be loosed cpon With suspicion by the
demoers 10 party On this question Of slavery he knew
no whis, democracy. He was fres to avow that he
vas PFC slavery man, that be represented s vs State
and his constituents sa,ehodsrs and that hs
tence6 20 promote, far be coud the interests he
represented his amendment had however, bssn adopt
ed IN sabstancs By the Committee Territories in their
uew bill and had nothing more to say OF IT, he would
support tho bill cheerfuly; with the principle Of his
amen msnt Incorporated In hs bill IL would carry out
the oijsst be had In view, which to establish Con
srsfso, " non-interfsrencs this question he had
never approved the Missouri Con promise line and
met the approval OF Mr. Cays head heart
That gentleman had bfen forcei BY circumstances
ia ep,ioo and not by the dictates Of his ud dxmeut
Mr.. DOUGLAS sad he was glad TO hear the Senator
1ay thst the bill me, his spproyal. The COMMITTEES,
hsveysf has not understood tho Senators amendment
rs tkA 8 Daor seemed TO do himself Thsy understood
it. and such seemed have tesn the construction plaoed
upon generally, that legisted slavery into the ter.
rtorss whether existed there before or no.. Tns co
mitee did not desire to do this The object Trey had IN
view wss that Congress should rsraove Whist oostaoss
ih former legislation had thr In the way and thsn
TO leave In quss tion tf sey in the territories free
from All Congressional isterreotion
Mr DIXON explained his smspdmsut, and denied that
its language could justify any construction suc1 "a tbs
senttor tad had been pis,,d on 1t.
The bin vac taken up and postponed till Mcnd,y next
The FaKScH sPoiAnos BrLL
WAS tassn up. and pottponsd III Monday week.
opRs HxRCuuvH sRssoss prsAppRoyKp
The CHAIR offered resolution repeating the rules -e
qui executive sessions, and making all
open session, excep' where tho Senate might special
direct
Tss resolution VAS taken up.
Mr. MASON, tdsn.) o Va, said this eubjsct had beer
debated on former OCCASION and, with . view to hnov
vhstsss The Senate dsaIsd TO discuss 1t again not