Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-23
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 90, 1854.
IN SENATE.

be allowed the bounty land 10 which their father was
entitled.
BY Mr. JAMES From Eliza J. Rogers and Sarah Ann
De Wolf only children and heirs Of Rev. VIM. Rogers,
brigade chaplain in the revolution asking to be allowed
bounty land.
BY Mr. SEBASTIAN: From the register of the land
'oe and receiver of public moneys Bedna Arkansas
asking increased allowances sales of public lands
BY Mr.. ADAMS: A like memorial from the officers at
Grenada, Mississippi.
BY Mr.. SUMNER: From the New England Baptist
Free Mission Society asking the repeal Of the Nebraska
bill and that Of the fer the delivery of fugtves from
Justice, known as the fugitive slave bill.
MIR. g. would merely ask that the petition lie the
table, as his friend the Senator from Ohio mr. CHAsE)
had bill lying the calendar which he proposed to
,an up in few days.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BRODHEAD from the select committee to which
referred the bill to establish Board of Commission
for the examination and adjustment Of private claims
reported substitute enacting notifications in several
FOR the adjudication Of claims the judges Of which
appointed by the President with the approval of the
Senate They to make monthly reports Of the
adudcated fer which Congress then make provision
In appropriation bill.
Mr. b. gave notice that he should call it up tomorrow
Mr.. BR0DHEAD, also, from the Committee Of Claims,
submitted report, accompanied by bill to extend tbs
provisions Of entitled An act to provide
pensaon for the services of George Morre in adjusting
titles to land in Michigan"
Mr.. STUART, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported the bill to continue in force for limited period
the act to ascertain and settle private land claims in Cali
fornia, without amendment.
Mr.. WELLER urged the Importance Of prompt action
on the bill; and 1t was considered and passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion by Mr.. SUMNER,
Resotred. That the Committee Commerce be directed to
consider further legislation be necessary in order to
especially by amending the system Of ccnses by alter
ing the terms of the bounty vessels engaged in he bank
and cod fheres and also by extending this bounty
sells engaged in the mackere fisheries.
On motion by Mr.. SEBASTIAN,
Rred That the Secretary Of the Interior be requested
to communicate to the Senate copy Of the special report of
Henry r. schoocra Of 18th November 1854 made to the
Secretary Of the Interior the state Of Indian statistics
BILLS PASSED.
On motion by Mr.. BAYARD, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill from the House Of Representatives to
tho right of citizenship to children of citizens Of
the United States born Of the limits thereo and the
bill, having been considered read third time and
passed.
On motion by Mr. FISH, the bill for the better protec-
ton of life and health board Of passenger ships was
recommtted to the select committee that reported it.
On motion by Mr. JONES, Of Iowa, the Senate pro-
ceeded consider the bills from the House of Represen
tayes for the relief of James Butler and for the relief OF
Mary Rutherford; and they severally read third
time and passed.
INVALID PENSIONS, ETC.
This BILL which had been passed yesterday, and
ton to reconsider offered by Mr. FEssENDEN agreed to,
came up on motion Of Mr.. HUNTER, when Mr.. FES-
SENDEN offered the following amendment:
That the widows of the officers, commissioned off,
Marines and mariners who served in the navy of the
United States during the Revolutionary and who
married since the st day of January $780, shall be entitled
pensions in the and the extent
widows of officers and soldiers Of the of the Revolution
under the second section of the act Of Sd February 1855 and
the pensions granted by this and those under the said
second section of the act Of February 1885, shall commence
on the 4th day Of March, 1s4s.'
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unwilling SO to legislate in appropriation BILL
Mr. FESSENDEN justified it because, as many Of these
widows were passing away, the urgent.
Mr. STUART stated that another why this pre-
cedent should not be set was that bill already on
the calendar Of which such provision would appropriately
make part, and that bill could be taken up ut any mo-
ment.
Mr. HUNTER pledged himself to aid the Senator from
Maine in calling up that bill.
Mr. CHASE maintained that the rule to which the
chairman Of the Committee Finance wished to confne
the Senate violated at every session. and if in any
case 1t could not be in mertorious than this
Mr. BROWN would not vote against the amendment on
technical grounds because if provision should be made
at all, it should be made in the most prompt manner
Mr.. ADAMS raised question Of order to the adj
instability of the amendment, which was overruled by
the CHAIR and the point raised by Mr.. HUNTER was
argued by several Senators.
Mr.. WELLER, in his argument, explained that this
amendment simply proposed to place the widows of the
naval officers and men on an equality with the widows Of
II
require elaborate report enable the Senate to deter
mine question so simple.
Mr.. TOOMBS maintained that legislation by appro-
praon bills vicious mode Of proceeding and that
the whole pension system required revision.
The CHAIR having pronounced the amendment to be
in order
Mr.. CHASE advocated its adoption.
Mr.. DAWSON, without deciding on the merits Of the
proposition said he should against because he de-
sired time for consideration.
The question was then taken on the adoption Of the
amendment by yeas and nays and decided in the air
NATIVE as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Badger Braincrd Brown, Chase Clayton,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Fsssendsn Fish, Foot Gillette, James,
Thompson of Kentucky, Wade, Walker and Weller--19.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Allen Brodhead, Clay, Dawson,
Dodge cfIowa Evans Geyer Hunter johnson, Norris Rus
Sebastian Side Stuart, Toombs Toucey, and Wright1S.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
The bill to establish Department of Law to prescribe
certain duties of the Auditors and Comptroers of the
Treasury, and for other purposes, came up.
When this bill was before the Senate on Monday, it
was amended, the motion Of Mr.. ADAMS, in several
particulars In the first place. the provision stricken
out which proposed the appointment of assistant at
torney general The provisions also stricken out
which proposed the classification of the clerks in the State
and Law Departments, they having been considered to
be embraced in existing enactments, and by which it
intended to increase the salary of the Commissioner
of Public Buildings and to allow additional clerks for his
Office section was added providing that the commits
siops Of all the officers of the United States should be
made out recorded and when necessary countersgned
and sealed in the Department under the supervision of
which they may be required TO act to which they
belong.
An amendment to avoid the construction which might
be given to the section approprang the business to the
several auditors except from the duties of the
second auditor the accounts Of the General Land Office
and leave them to DO audited provided by law
was made this morning, the motion Of Mr.. ADAMS,