Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-03
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.

DoINas OF CONGRESS-. ---'-s.ss'-
SENArE.-Ye sterday, an animated debate
took place on the Nebraska bill, which was
eventually engrossed and ordered to a third
reading by vote of % yeas IL nays, several
amendments having been adopted.
Yeas-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Badger,
BENJAMIN, Brodhead Brown, Butler, Clay,
Dawson, Dixon, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas. Evans,
Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hunter, johnson, Jones of
Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Mason. Morton,
Norris. Petit Pratt. Sebastian, Shields, Sill
dell, Stuart, Williams 90
Nays.-Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin, Fessen-
den. Fish, Foot, Hamlin, James, Seward,
Smith, Sumner Wade, Walker-12.
MIR. Houston paired off with Mr.. Mallory.
And then, on motion, at n quarter before ,
o'clock, the Senate adjourned.
In THE House, yesterday, after we went to
press, the Homestead bill was further consid-
cred in Committee of the Whole, on amend
ments TO its frs, section, which were proposed
and advocated or opposed in five minute
speeches by Messrs. Peckham, Hamilton,
Chandler, Dawson, Gray, Clingman, Went
worth, of Ill, and others, until the committee
rose, and the House adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF To- Day
SENATE.-After prayer and the reading of
the journal: the Private Calandar was taken
up, and few bills passed the further con-
sideration of them was, however, on motion,
postponed, and the third reading of the Ne
braska bill ordered.
Before going into debate upon it, petitions
against its passage were presented by Messrs
Fessenden, Foot and Seward
MIR. Cass wished his vote, which h ad not been
given on account of his absence at the time. to
be recorded in favor of the bill which was
| agreed to.
The third reading of the Nebraska bill was
| then ordered, when
Mr.. Bell spoke upon the subject, and said
| that the relations in which he stood TO the
measure, forbade his being silent He op-
! posed the Nebraska bill at the last session.
and with regard to the present measure he did
not advise Its Introduction in the Committee on
| Territories. He was present when the amend
ment of the honorable Senator from Iowa was
under consideration before the Committee. and
had only few moments to examine the proyi-
sions of the bill. He saw, however, that the
objection that he felt for the bill of the last
| session, were not removed by this measure.
His first objection to the Nebraska bill of last
session was, that there was no necessity for the
measure, 1t being an anomaly to legslate for
territory that contained no white population.
BY the report of last year Of the Indian Com
| missioner, there were only three white persons.
with the exception Of the military and officials
OF the Government, in the territory. There
might be now, some four or five thousand per-
sons but there appeared to him no necessity for
the measure, before removing the Indian tribes
His next objection was the throwing open of all
the Indian territory on this side of the Rocky
Mountains, and the consequent hostilities with
the Indians. He opposed it as policy both
as unstatesman-like an unwise to throw open
such vast territory at once, with no pressure
of population on the boundaries to require it,
He wished, before its final passage, that pro-
| visions should be made for the controlling
of the Indian tribes inhabitinig the territory
He spoke against the immense extent of tbi:
new territory, large enough to include eight
new States, containing twelve degrees of lati
tude and six degrees of longitude. He wa:
at loss which to admire the most the geniu.
or the holiness of the conception. The Hon
Senator commented severely and sarcastic lly
upon the promoter of the plan, which called
| up
Mr.. Douglas, who denied having any con.
cealed or Interior object in view
Mr. Bell resumed speaking against the bill
HoUsE.-To-day, after the reading of the
journal
The Speaker laid before the House com.
municstion from the President. covering a re-
port from the Attorney General, relative to the
modification and enlargement of the judiciary
system of the United States; referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Also, report from the Secretary of State
relative1to the state of the negotiations with
the Government of Peru, relative to the guanc
trade and the correspondence on that subject
so far had laid on the table and ordered Il
be printed
Mr.. Chandler presented by leave, resolu.
tions of the Pennsylvania Legislature in favor
Of grants of land to the soldiers of the war OF
1872, in accordance with the petit emanat
ing from the convention Of such soldiers moi
long since assembled in Philadelphia; referred
to the Committee on Public Lands
On motion of Mr.. Dawson. the House ther
again went into Committee of the Whole on the
Homestead bill, the principles and provision:
OF which were discussed on various amend.
mnnts in five minutes speeches by Messrs
Millson, Jones of Tenn, Phillips. Hendricks
Matteson, Chamberlain, Etheridgc, and others
| ere we went to press.