Washington sentinel., 1854-04-25
House Of Representatives.

| Mr.. EDGERTON presented the joint resoIu-
tons Of the legislature Of Ohio relative to the divi.
| sion Of Ohio into two judicial districts.
| On motion ofMr. BERNHISEL it was resolved
that the Committee on Territories be instructed to
inquire into the expedency Of placing the legisla-
tive assembly of Utah on the same footing with
regard to clerks, &c, as Minnesota and New Mex
leo; and that said committee report by bill or
otherwise.
Mr. BANKS introduced bill to refund The bal.
ance due 10 Massachusetts for disbursements ON
account OF the late war with Great Britain and il
was referred TO the Committee on Military AT
| fairs.
Mr.. GREY asked leave TO offer series Of reso-
lutons, calling upon the Postmaster General for
certain information relative to the transportation
OF the mails on the Ohio river, and for copies of
the contracts; Also that he transmit copies Of all
rules and regulations which deny TO members Of
Congress the privilege Of going into the rooms OF
the Post Office Department, and then and there
examining the public records, under charge ofthe
clerk, ETC.
Objection being made, he moved suspension
OF the rules; but the motion did not prcval--yeas
Ga, nays 81.
PRIvATEERs.
Mr.. FAULKNER asked leave 10 introduce a
resolution, requesting the President Of the United
States TO communicate to this House. it, in his
Judgment not incompatible with the public inter-
est the instructions referred TO in President Mon
roe's annual message of December Q 1923, and
the subject of issuing commissions 10 private
armed vessels, together with responses, if any,
received from foreign governments also, any
other instructions given or correspondence held
with said governments on the same subject since
the date Of said message, and not heretofore com
municated 10 Congress.
Objection having BEEN made, the resolution was
received under a suspension of the rules, and
adopted.
SENATE BILL
For the relief Of James Jeffries and Jeremiah
M. Smith, was taken up discussed and then re.
ferred TO the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House resolved itself intoa COMMITTEES Of
the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. CuANps
LER in the chair, and proceeded to the considera,
ton OF the Senaes amendments to the bill 10 sun.
ply dehclencies in the appropriations for the SER
vice OF the hscal year ending the Goth June, 1854
Mr. PHELPS said that the bill, as il passed
the House, appropriated 81, 100000. The SEN
ate added amendments appropriating upwards of
$4,000 The Committee Of Ways and Means
after considering those amendments agreed 10
recommend the concurrence in some Of them.
amounting to S500,000; thus leaving 81 SOC, 600
involved in the dsagreeing votes ofthe Two houses
An appropriation of S500000 for the continuation
Of the works for supplying the cities Of George.
town and Washington with water was proposed
as deficiency; but il was not one in the opinion
ofthe committee. He had been informed that
since the passage Of this bill by the Hopse The
workmen on the aqucduct had been discharged.
because Of the exhaustion Of the fund heretofore
appropriated for this purpose.
The question presented to the House xa.