The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-30
THYRTY-TIIIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

WASHINGTON May 90, 1854.
PENAL EUROPE.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate message from the
President communicating copy of the Report by Mr..
Sandford late American Charge at PARIS upon the Penal
Codes of France and other European countries and also
on the administrative changes in Europe since 1S4S.
Ordered to be printed.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
Mr.. BADGER, (whig) of N c. presented the petition of
forty members Of the Jewish persuasion In favor
of religious freedom.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. GwIN, (dem.) of Cal offered q resolution provd-
ing for adjournment Of Congress Monday, the Sd
Of july at IL o'clock NJ. Laid over.
EXCUSE FOR NOT VOTING ON TIE NEBRASKA BILL
Mr.. ADAMS, (dem Of Miss stated that II he had been
present at the time when the vote the Nebraska bill
was taken he would have voted for 1t.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Was then taken up.
Mr.. BADGER (whig) Of N c.. said that he desired to do
an act Of justice to two % friends in the Senate Some
duty railroad iron under consideration, 1t was
urged that the bill should be postponed besause Of the
said that to postpone the bill till they were present
would amount to indefinite postponement OF the bill
ont Of hs report naa
got into the papers He regretted that the remark
by him had been quoted In the Pennsyvana papers
reflection upon the two Senators from that State He
deeply regretted that such remark should have been
made by him. because he well satisfied that neither
negligence
wise had ever faithles to their duty their State
THE NEBRASKA BILL
Signed by the Speaker Of the House, received and
signed by the President Of the Senate.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Several mmateris amendments to the Indian bill were
adopted, and the bill was passed
THE DEFICIENCY
Was received from the House, and having been TAX
Mr.. HUNTER tdem) of Va, moved that the Senate In
sst its amendments and ask Committee Of Confer
ence No quorum voted
would recede from the amendment respecting the public
Mr.. ADAMS (dem.) of Miss, hoped the Senate would
recede from all its amendments not agreed to by the
House.
Mr. Prr (dem) Of Ind, said he desired the Senate to
recede from its amendment relating to the Washington
Mr. HUNTER said that the usual course was to recede
from all, or insist upon all amendments read.
Mr. PETIT said that he would prefer almost TO lose the
whole BILL rather than vote for the water works appro
priation at this particular time.
Messrs. MASON, CLAYTON and DAWSON supported the
Mr. Hunters motion then agreed TO- and the Chair
was directed to appoint COMMITTEES Of Conference
UR PUBLIC PRINTING.
The motion by Mr. Brodhead, TO reconsider the direct
ing the printing Of 81 900 additional copies Of the agr
cultural part Of the Patent 0ce report was taken up
Mr.. BRoDHKAD said his motion to reconsider was de-
signed to enable him to amend the resolution by direct
Ing the work to be done by the Senate printer The
House had directed the printing to DO done by its
printer.
Messrs Stuart Hamlin, Gwin and Toucey opposed the
motion to consider, and Messrs Brodhead Pratt Ma
son, Rusk and Badger supported it.
The law provides that all documents printed by order
Of both houses shall be printed by the printer Of that
house first ordering the Part OF the Patent
Once report st ordered to be printed by the Senate
Part two first ordered to be printed by the House.
The question at issue was whether both parts
document and the printing Of all should to the
Senate printer or, whether each part was separate
document to be printed by the printer Of the house first
ring the The Superintendent Of Printing had
decided the latter way
The motion to reconsider agreed to-yeas q,
nays 10.
Mr.: BRopH.Ap moved to amend, by inserting that the
printing should be done by the Senate printer.
Mr.. HAMN, (dem.) Of Ne, eaid that the resolution,
II amended, would amount tospothing. Tho Superin
tendent Of Printing would tho law, and give the
work TO the officer to whichhe Law required him to give
It, The Superintendent would treat the resolution with
respect so far as lawful, and beyond that, he
would treat IL Al nullity.
Mr. Rusx (dem) Of Texas, said that he hoped the Su
perntenden would be left to dseharge his duty in his
own way. He hoped officer would be invited BY Dena
tors to disregard order Of the body and to set his
own Judgment upon the acts OF the Senate.
Mr. HnIN said he understood that such was the
opinion Of the superintendent and such would be his
action the resolution.
Mr.. BRopHEAD--rhen understand the Supern tendent
has declared his decision the action Of the Senate In
advance and has had that decision announced In the
Senate TO overrule our action.
Mr.. GwN, (dem) Of CAL, moved that the resolution
be tabled. Iost-Ycas Q, nays 20.
The amendment was agreed to-Yeas -, nays H.