The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-04-05

The House resumed. II committee q
Tie whole. the consideration II The ge.
neral appropriation bill, but At one
O'rloCk laid Il aside q take up the BAL
authorizing the construction of six first
class steam frigates. Mr.. Boceck If
Virginia. and Mr.. Lyon IL n. York.
made earnest speeches in favor Of the
bill ; and Mr.. Yates Of Illinois. and Mr..
Franklin af MARYLAND. made speeches
af an hour each in decided opposition
TO the Nebraska bill. The committee
rose without reporting the naval bill
to the ilvase.
"Wednesday. Mas<h ..
In the Senate, the Deficiency bill
was again under consideration. and Sc
yeral amendments acre made.
In tire iIans-. Mr.. Disney. from The
committee ON psblic lands. made re-
port adverse 20 the ileuse bill referred
10 that committee. making a grant to
the several STATES and Territories foe
the benefit Of the INDECENT insane. The
report, as Rad fran the clerks table,
! takes the ground that Congress has no
authority 90 dispose of the public lands
for that purpose. Mr. Bennett pre-.
scented a minority report. Both re
parts were ordered To be printed. A
motion ca Las the biii on the table. Was
decided IL tlirncgatire-yras : l. nays
So Ii Was then referred TO the COM
mittee of the whoie.
The steam frigate bill was then again
taken up in committee Of the whole
uhen Mr.. Barks,lale of Mississippi
spoke an hour in favor of the Nebrasks
bill, and Mr.. Norton uf Illinois. al
hour against il. The custom &c speak
Ing upon one subject while another il
in hand, has become 81 common nov
IN Congress that it has ceased TO ap
pear strange.
Thursday. March 30.
In the Senate. the Deficiency bill
was considered, aud an amendment
adopted relative to the public printing
Other amendments we're proposed AM
discussed.
In the House, the bill nuflisrizin:
. the construction of six steam frigate,
VAS taken up, and Mr.. Kei,t of ) Ca
, rolina, delivered speech in favor 0
the Nebraska bill. Mr.. Benton Of Mis-
souri,, then delivered brief speech OF
the merits &c the bill before the com
, mitter, which was listened to viii
, maTked attention. lie referred to III,
past history Of the country, and CT
. pressed his objection to The policy o
keeping up a navy for any other pur
, pose than the defence Of our commerce
, and this was not needed in large stand
ing squa,lrnns. We had, he said, n
system Of aggression. This called fort
/. reply from Mr.. Bocock, chairman a
: the naval committee. who seemed I
, think there was difference between
The past and thp prescnt in regard I
naval matters. The general drbai
: then closed, and five minute speechc
followed upon various amendments
one &c which was 70 add six sloops d
. war to the number Of vessels TO b
{ built; but all these were voted dawn.
. Friday, March 81.
? The Senate was occupied nearly th
whole day on the Deficiency bill, whic
! finally passed, but with MANY addition
. al appropriations, which will requir
E the action of the other House.
. In the IIouse, Mr.. Preston of Ken
{ lucky, announced a satisfactory an
e honorable adjustment Of the persona
{ controversy which had arisen som
E days ago between Mr.. Breckenridg
5 and Mr.. Cutting; and asked in thei
!; behalf the indulgence Of the House "a
: a violation Of its rules of order ON III
{ occasion referred to.
The House then proceeded to th
I further consideration 0f the bill autht
: ri1ing the construction of'six first ella.
i steam irigaies. Several amendment
t proposed IN committee were ,otc
down; after which the bill was report
I ed 10 the House, read the third timt
$ and passed BY a vote of | Is tn 4.i.
r Both lloascs adjourned over to Mur
e day.