Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-04
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1854.
IN SENATE.

The PRESIDENT OF the Senate laid before the body
communication from the secretary of the Interior mad
in compliance with resolution calling for statemen
Of the amount Of money received and expended by Luther
Blake late agent for the OF the Indians in Flo
rda the objects for which expended and the number
Indians removed which ordered to lie the table
| and be printed.
Petitions proceedings Of meetings in the shape of re-
monstrances against the passage Of the Nebraska BILL
abrogation Of the Missouri compromise, &c. pre-
sented by Messrs. FESSENDgN, FOOT, and SEWARD,
and oil ordered to lie on the table.
Petitions of local private nature also pre-
scented by Messrs. DODGE, HAMLIN, and SEWARD
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. CLAYTON from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons asked to be discharged from the further consdera-
ton Of the memorial of r. Cooke; which agreed to-
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa, from the Committee on Public
Lands to which referred the bill granting the
States of Indiana and Illinois portion of the public
lands to aid i'll the construction Of the Indiana and Hi
nos Central Railway, reported it back without amend
ment, and recommended its passage.
PRIVATE BILLS
Mr.. PETIT asked the unanimous consent of the Sen
late to be allowed to take up and dispose of couple of
Ills which had been hanging him like an incubus
~ several days They related the granting Of land
nts both of which had been recommended in the most
post ' y 'Ae oolhniissionef u Inc 1eherai Lana
oi III ecton having been made the bill for the relief
- 60 Wheat or his representatives, and the bill
thorizipa patent to be issued to Peter Poncin
n
a. n.. soaS Mr. EVANS, the Senate proceeded to
ooda so the relief of the legal representatives
Of Samuel pioleaS deceased; and it was read third
9 ana that the resolution setting apart
r;aa ~. mo consideration of private bills
on the calendar be suspendSsd for this day;
Mr.. STUART would not Re understood as giving his
assent to the propesition So ad;nstmsnt Of priuote
claims he could not with his views of propriey refuse
appropriate day in each week to their settlement
AS however the Senator from Tennessee desired to adj
dress the Senate the special order and common con-
sent seemed to have assigned him the floor he (Mr.
would ask the Of the Senate the notion but
simply content himself with this expression of his views
The motion of Mr.. BADGER agreed to.
.,a~ NEBRASKA BILL.
Mr.. DOUGLAS then called up the special order, being
the bill to organize the Territories Of Nebraska and
Kansas.
Mr.. C!isS to say that he not present when
the bill was ordered engrossed gh he should
certainly have voted for the engrossment He desired
have opportunity of recording his vote the final
passage and should therefore ask the yeas and nays
Mr.. DOUGLAS Certainly. He stated last night that
he did not regard the vote the engrossment as test
by any means he knew several Senator'S who alb
sent from indispostion.
Mr. BELL addressed the Senate at great length. He
conceived the introduction of the BILL the least
and uncalled for at the present me and it might
have tendency to create agitation He found fault
with the principle of nonntervention contained in the
bill. ..a.
Mr. DAWSON followed at length in support of the bill.
Mr. NORRIS spoke ut length on the same side.
Mr. WADE addressed the Senate against the BILL and
in support of the principles Of the Missouri compromise
Mr. TOUCEY in support of the BILL and spoke for
two hours. @.'.= .,. H.. 49,.
Mr. FESSENDEN followed, against the bill.
Mr.. WELLER replied.
Mr. DOUGLAS then, at half past eleven o'clock, COM
menced summing up and speaking when the Re-
porter left the Capitol at 124 midnight.
1t was understood that Mr.. HOUSTON and Mr.. SUM-
NER desired to speak before the question taken
the passage of the BILL
There was evident disposition the part of the
friends of the bill to press it through before permitting
an adjournment. "..-..>.s.