Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-16

tions could be put after the House had ordered
| the main question, ION the resolutionsl TO bt
| put, was Overruled. They then proceeded
| 70 vote upon the proposition to fix on Satur
day next at IL m for the termination of thu
debate on the Nebraska BILL
| Mr. Richardson, having so modified thai
| branch Of his resolution, at the suggestion OF
Nj Chamberlain; andit was agreed to--yea'
| ia. navy SO.
The question was next put on the branch o.
the resolution proposing to postpone the spe ia
Order-ihe Pacific railroad bill-until the q
| inst; and that, too, was agreed io-yeas 123
nays %. The House then adjourned.
kPRockED1NGS OF To-n.aY.
SEsArE,--After prayer and the reading o.
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Seve'a, petitions of a private character were
presented on different subjects, which were re-
fer; Ell tn their appropriate committees.
Mr.. Pratt presented petition from citizens
| Of the DIST i;t of Columbia, praying that thu
turnpike On Maryland avenue, leading east
might be made free; referred to the Committed
fr The district Of Columbia.
Mr.. Petit asked ieave to report bill firm
the committee of which he was ch hartman, Che
mmit ee nn Private Land Claims) respect.
ing certain lands in lndilna, which was agreed
t., and the bill put on it, passage through the
Senate; read three times and passed.
Mr.. Petit reported another bill from the
same cornmi tee, Of private character, which
WIS likewise read three times and passed.
MIR Mallory moved that the resolution on
the Subject CT he Afric anizaii0n of Cuba
which was introduced sometime back by Mr.
Sldell, should be read.
The resolution was accordingly read, but on
motion of Mr.. Sumner laid on the table.
MIR. Slidell moved that 1000 copies of the
report on the subject of The seizure of the
Black Warrior should be printed for the use
of the Senate 80 ~ 81 4--t
Mr.. Blight presented memorial on the sub
Jeet OF an armory for the regiment Of the
volunteers Of the District of Columbia which
on motion, was referred to the Committee on
the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Mallory made some remarks on the
debate Of yes erday, when the paper called
the shepherd of The Valley was made the
subject of comment. He defended the Roman
Catholics from the charge Of intolerance.
HoUsE.-ImmediateIy after coming together
to-day, the House went into Committee Of
,he Whole on the state of the Union. (Mr Old,
in the Chair) when Mr.. Hunt risieg, asked
leave to MAKE personal explanation, aid said
that the report Of his remai ks yesterday ir
the Globe of this morning was wrong thai
iounu IN inc otner papers De;nS correct.
MIR. Craige, also rising to a ..ersonal expla.
nation, said that conceivug that MIR II had
reference to the report Of what had passed be-
tween himself and that gentleman on tn at oc
castor, he had only to reply tia" The Globes
report Of k,s remarks was substantially corr ect
Mr. Hunt again rising said: branded the
gentleman's statement yesterday. That brand
sill hiss es
M traige. You cannot strut into a s,rape
and sneak out Of it in that way.
Here comlnelion arose in the hall, and these
gentlemen took their seats
Mr. Maxwell, who was entitled to the floor,
then addressed the House at length in favor
of the Nebraska bill, the sun]ect which had
been taken up for consideration on going iate
Committee.