Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-02-01
TH1RTY,TH1RD CONGRESSES SESSION.
THuRsDAY, JAN. Is, 1854.
GIL NJ AMEN -,

diminution of ocean postage from New York Also,
another Tor grant of public land for the construc
ton of ship canal around the Falls of Niagara.
Mr. Clayton presented the claim of the late Charge
d'Afaires at Stockholm, for further compensation,
and moved its reference to the committee foreign
relations
Mr. Bell wished to know from the chairman of the
committee on commerce, what would be done with
the river and harbor improvements BILL
Mr.. Hamilton replied that it was the usual custom
to wait for a bill from the House There was some
important improvements, as at the south of the
Mississippi, which the committee were about to
make report There would be no different step
taken from what way customary.
Mr. Badger spoke with regard to the removing the
distinctions at the mouth of the Cape Fear river,
and hoped that special committee would be formed
for that purpose.
Mr. Seward was in favor of the committee on COM
Inerce reporting Immediately on theriver and harbor
Improvement bill.
Mr.. Hunter, from the committee on finance to
which was referred the bill from the House of Rep
rcsentatives for the payment of invalid and other
pensions of the u States, for the year ending June
-, 1913, reported the same back, with amendments
Mr. Shields, from the committee military af
fairs to which referred the bill from the Honse
of Representatives &C for the relief of the United
States troops sufferers by the disaster of the
San Francisco" reported the same back with amend
ments, and asked for its present consideration.
The Senate, as in committee Of the Whole accor-
dinghy proceeded to consider the bill.
The first amendment of the committee was to add
at the end of the following words in the first section
THAT there shall be paid, under the direction of
the President to each of the officers non-commis-
stoned officers musicians and prvates, who were,
the 2lst day OF December, 1858, embarked at Now
York. under orders for California. on the steamship
San Francisco, and who board that vessel
on the occasion of her recent disaster at sea-"
The words" And to Lieutenant Francis Key
Murray, and any other officer seaman of the nj
ted States Navy who was on board said steamer
der orders, that there shall be paid to each his
pay and allowance for four months
The next amendment of the committee was to add
ne end of The firSf thnf fol
Provided, That the amount of pay and allowance
advanced to the officers and men by the authority
Of the President, previous to their embarcation shall
be passed to their credit and their receipts for the
same be cancelled.
Mr.. Shields. will state that it is the six months
pay and rations, all Of which they have lost, for
which the amendment proposes to give them credit
desire to give them credit for that pay and for
those rationS, and not to hold them responsible
chargeable for them. l believe the House originally
intended to make the provision, but it left out
perhaps by mistake. There is another amendment
The next amendment of the committee to add
to the end of the second section which is in these
words
" That if any such officer non commissioned Off
ccri musician, private, shall have died before
cciving such payment from any consequent
upon said disaster, his widow, if one survives him,
and if not, then his minor children if any there be-
shall be paid a equal in amount to six months
allowance of the deceased"
The words
And that the widows and minor children of those
CI1cerS nOn-cOm1nlSSOneQ Ol1lccrS prlN3tcS VINO
persisted by this disaster, died from disease iii
consequence thereof shall be allowed pensions in
the in all respects the said officers,
non-commssioned officers, and privatcs had been
killed in battle.
The presiding officer Mr.. Norrisl in the Chair. If
there be objection the question will be taken on
all the amendments together.
There was no objection, and the amendments were
agreed tc.
After various amer mcnts proposed to the
bill and disposed of the bill was reported to the SEN
ate amended, and finally ordered to be reada third
time and read third time and passed.
The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution
from the committee the Judiciary, relative to tie
Hon Samuel s. Phelps, appointed by the Governor
of Vermont i'll the recess of the Legislature OF that
State, t. fill a vacancy i'll the Senate.
The resolution reported from the committee by
majority is in the following words:
Reso!red, That the Hon. Samuel S. Phelps is en-
titled to retain his seat in the Senate Of the United
States.
\ minority of the committc, consisting Of Er.
| Butler and Mr. Bayard, dissent, and submit minor
ty report expressive of their views.
The question before the Senate was stated to be
the resolution reported from the committee
Mr.. Petit proceeded to address the Senate in sup
port of the resolution Of the committee.
Mr.. Butler said the question was very Simple
one and his views upon had been submitted in the
minority report.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF ex-
ecutive business, and after time spent therein
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
To-day, after the reading of the journal, Depart
ment communication which the Speakers
table, letter from the Secretary of the interior, an
nouncing deficiency of $4,000 in the last years
appropriation for the Mexican boundary survey. and
requesting Con to supply it, referred to the
committee on ways and means, and ordered to be
| printed.
On motion of Mr.. Jones Of Tenn, the House then
went into committee of the whole on the state OF
the Union Mr. Orr in the chair, wherein the resou-
tons distributing the topics treated in the Presidents
Message among the various standing committees, be-
| ing taken up
| Mr. Etheridgc who entitled to the floor, adj
dressed the House at length in favor of the enact
ment of the Senate's Lieutenant General bill, which
| on Tuesday last had been committed.
| Mr. +. spoke at length, and when he had concud-
ed other various portions of the Presidents Message
were taken up and referred to appropriate commit
| tees.
The resolution to refer much of the message as
relates to modification of the present patent law
| system to the committee patents having come
up,
Mr. Clingnan moved to amend it so as to author
| ize the committee patents to report a provision
against the extension of patents to any person be-
| vond IA years. The amendment was adopted.
The committee, having disposed of the resou-
tons, rose. The resolutions were then reported to
the House, and finally adopted as amended
The House then resolved itself into the committee
| of the whole the State of the Union on the deh-
cheney BILL (Mr. Stanton of Tennessee in the chair)
| Mr.. Smith of Virginia, addressed the Committee
at considerable length, adverting to the New York
controversy and regreting that it should have been
| introduced into the House of Representatives. he