Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-02
WASHINGTON, Monday


dispensed with.
Mr.. Mason moved to postpone all other
business, and go into executive session.
Pending the motion, variety of business was
transacted.
Mr.. Seward reported bill granting PEN
sion to Betsey Nash, widow of DR.. Nash, of
Madison county, N. Y. He moved the bill be
now considered. Agreed to, and bill read.
Mr.. Adams moved to amend the bill, by
adding thereto a section, directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to pay to the widow of
James Batchelder, lately killed, while aiding
the o. S. Marshal to execute the law III Bos-
ton, - dollars.
Mr.. Stuart said that this would lead to a
long discussion; it would open the whole
question of slavery, and no one could tell
where il would end. He moved that the bill
be postponed until tomorrow. Lost-yeas
l6 nays SO.
Mr.. Foote called for the reading of the re"
port in Betsey Nash's case.
Mr.. Sumner called for the reading of the
report on Mrs. Batchelder's case. Read.
Mr. Seward spoke at great length i'll oppo-
sition to the amendment offered by Mr.. Ad-
ans, and other Senators gave their views upon
it, when it was adopted--35 to II.
Mr.. Sumner moved to add to the bill Sec
ton repeating the fugitive slave law.
Mr.. BEN raised point of order that
the amendment was not in order.
The Chair decided the amendment out of
order.
The bill thus amended passed-37 to II.
HoUsE.-Mr. Orr moved a suspension of
the rules, with the viewsof taking from the
Speakers table the Senate bill, providing for
the payment of such creditors of the late Re-
public of Texas as are comprehended in the
act of September, 1850.
The House refused to suspend the rules
yeas 20, nays 64 two-thirds being necessary
to do it.
Mr.. Wheeler presented a memorial from
merchants in New York, trading with San
Juan, asking remuneration for property re-
Gently destroyed by the United States author
tiles at that town. He desired it to be read,
but objection was made. Referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Riddle, from the select committee re-
ported bill regulating the trade, in part, be-
tween Peru and the United States. Referred
to the committee of the whole. The commit
tees report recommends the President to en-
ter into negotiation with Peru, for a more lib
eral trade in guano.
The Senate bill, authorizing subterranean
line oftelegraph from Mississippi to the Pacific,
was referred to the Committee on Territories.
Mr.. Houston moved the House go into COM
mittee on the General Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Dawson asked Mr.. Houston to with
draw his motion, in order to give them an OPP
portunity of asking the consent Of the House
to take up the Homestead BILL as amended by
the Senate. He was anxious to have the bill
further amended, to secure more fully the
rights of actual settlers, and press it to a Enal
passage. Objection made.
The House then went into committee on the
General Appropriation bill, as returned from
the Senate with numerous amendments.
The clause for the erection of public build
ings i'll Kansas and Nebraska being under con-
sideration, Mr.. Giddings moved to strike out
certain words, leaving the remainder " that
the act for the organization of those Terrific
ries be repealed"
Mr.. Phillips raised the question that the
amendment was not in order.
The Chair decided it was, and was support
ed by the House.
Mr.. Giddings urged the amendment. Mr.
McMusSn opposed it, 1t was Tejected-ayes
so, nays 70.
After acting on other amendments, the COM
mittee rose.
The Speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President, in reply to Mr.. Chan
dler's resolution calling for information rela-
tive to the recent destruction of Greytown.-
Among the documents is a letter from Secre-
tary Marcy dated June 9th, 1854, addressed
to Mr.. Fabens, U. S. Commercial Agent at
Sau Juan del Norte, in which that functlonary
instructs the government agent to insist upon
reparation for alleged insults. Also a letter
from SecretaryDobbin, instructing Commander
Hollins to pitch into Greytown, if certain con-
tingencies should arise. Other documents of
less interest are embraced. The House voted
to meet, hereafter, at 10 o'clock.