Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-15
Confessional.

April 5.-senate-A petition was pre-
sented against the Nebraska Bill
On motion of Seward. the President
was requested to furnish the House witt
the correspondence between the United
States minis er at Vienna and the State
department, relative TO the arrest of the
Rev. Mr.. Richmond, and the rejection o
the Exe1ua,ur of the Consul at Trieste
Chandler spoke against the Nebraska bill
Smith of Tenn, replied, advocating the
measure. Nichols and Washburn also
spoke on the same subject.
House. Latham, Of California, spoke
IN favor of the mail bill, expressing be.
lief that the mails could be carried be
tween New York and California in Is
days. Pending consideration the morn.
ing hour expired, when message wa,
received from the President stating tina
he had signed the dill authorizing the
construction Of six steam Frgales.
Senate--Mr. Gwin said that on Mon
day he would ask to be heard on the Pa
cilic railroad bill. Badger said that on
Monday he would ask the Senate to take
up the bill allowing credit on railroad
iron.
House-The bill empowering the Posts
masler>General, to contract for carrying
mails between New Orleans and San
Francisco, according to time occupied,
was taken up and debated upon sill the
Of tho ho,,
April l2-The bill was passed empow.
ering the Post Master General to CON
tract for carrying the mail between New
Orleans and San Francisco according to
the time taken up.
MIR. Rusk's bill provides that all rail
road companies shall contrac, with the
United States TO carry the mails, troops,
munitions of war, &c., free of charge,
and allow the Post Master General 10
regulate the manner and time of trans.
portation, and such companies shall be al
lowed to import, free of duty, all iron re.
quired for the use of the roads and all
The double track roads shall be allowed six
sections of public lands for each mile of
such road. The bill was referred sd
journed.
House--Hamllton and Phelps opposed
the bill on the ground that it would cause
an enormous increase of the expenses of
the P. O. Department. Bill tabled 80
to SO. House went into Committee on
the bill graduating the price of public
lands according to the time they have
been in the market. A memorial of the
merchants Of Baltimore and others, ask
ing for the repeal of all duties on dia>
monds and other precious stones, Mr..
Rusk introduced bill for the Transports
tion of United States mails on railroads.
In tho Senate, 18th, Mr.. Stewart re.
ported back the bill establishing new
land district in the lower peninsula of
Michigan, and it passed. Mr.. Cass Of
fered resolution of inquiry relative 10
granting lands for a railroad from Iron
Bay, in Michigan, to Little Bay.
In House Mr., Gray asked leave to in
troduce resolution calling on the Pos,
Master General to furnish the House cop
les of all the rules and regulations adopts
ed by him. which deny the members the
right Of going into the rooms during Of
flee hours, examining the records and
further, that the Post Master General
abolish all such orders. Agreed to. In
the House, Mr.. 0lds, from the committee
on Post Offices reported a bill modifying
the rates of postage. Bill debated al
length. s@ai2'3fE a.
OTFor miles and miles in Ireland, not
a human habitalion is to be seen..4 The
Celtic race is entirely disappearing, be.