The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-07
NOTICE OF nlLl.


Mr. ADAMS gave notice that he would tomorrow, or
early day thereafter ask introduce bill
to amend the act to establish uniform rule Of natura
zO and TO repeal the acts heretofore passed that sub
ject" approved April "a, 1902
The following bills and joint resolution from the House
of Representatives seyeray read twice and referred
to the appropriate committees b
Putnam
Bill allowing the further time of two years those
holding lands by entries In the Virginia military district
in Ohio which made prior the LIST January 1852
to have the same surveyed and patented.
Joint resolution declaring the Seneca Indians entitled to
pension and bounty lands in certain cases.
SALT SPRINGS
On motion by Mr. DODGE of Iowa, the Senate proceed
ed TO consider the amendment of the House of Represent
atves the bill of the Senate renqush the State of
Wisconsin the lands reserved for salt springs therein and
the amendment was agreed TO.
ENocH s. MOORE
The Senate proceeded consider the motion submitted
by Mr. PETIT on the 4th instant to reconsider the vote of
August 1854 passing bill Of the House of Repre-
senaves for the relief of Enoch s. Moore and the motion
was agreed to-
The bill was then considered and passed.
HARBoR BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the resolution
submitted by Mr. STUART the 18th of February, 1854
nstructng the Committee Commerce to report bill
for the improvement of harbors and rivers at an early
day and on motion by Mr. STUART, the resolution was
action unnecessary.
MAIL STEAMERS
Mr.. HUNTER called the attention of the Senate to the
fact that of the appropriation bills of the last session.
that in relation to the mail steamers, was left in an I'M
finished state and he presumed it would come up first
among the unfinished business There disagreement
between the committees of conference of the two houses
upon the subject and, inasmuch of the members
of the Senate committee Mr. TooMBs Of Georgia alb
sent he hoped the consideration of the bill would be post
poned until Monday next when he presumed that the sub
ject might be taken up and disposed Of
Mr. STUART thought that the bill referred to lost
owing to the condition in which it had been left He could
not that it was in any parliamentary sense unfinished
business.
Mr. WELLER stated that the pending question that
bill at the end of the previous session the motion
to recede from amendment made by the Senate. On
that question: the senator from New York Mr.. SEWARD
had the floor and he ntmated his intention to pursue
the argument at length and the time was Limited he
Mr. W. had moved adjournment Under those cir
cumstances it seemed him that the question would come
up where it was left and Ex-senator from New ork would
be entitled to the floor.
Mr. BRODHEAD said that in view of the fact which he
about state it did appear to him to be very
teria whether it considered unfinished business or
not The bill makes appropriations for mail steamers but
large portion of the amount appropriated in that bill has
been paid already notwithstanding the bill not passed
at the session There certain balances remaining
in the treasury out of the money heretofore appropriated
for masteaer service the money which Incorporated
in that bill had been earned due by the terms OF
the contracts and the failure of the bill at the last SEES
son which tw was supposed would prevent them from re-
ceving this money did not have that effect They were
paid from these unexpended balances in the treasury and
he believed that the department had done right in paying
them Under these circumstances it made little difference
what became of the bill
Mr.. SEWARD hoped that the suggestion of the senator
from Virginia would be adopted and the matter suffered to
| lie until Monday next
After further remarks the rule in relation to the
unfinished business OF session. the subject was laid over
| until next Monday.
| On motion, the Senate adjourned.