The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-08

Congress on Monday, July 3, at II O'Clock NJ.
Mr.. Dawson moved to amend the resolution
by providing for an adjournment of the two
Houses on the first Monday in July, til tho
| third Monday in October next.
MIR. Gwin accepted the amendment as 4
mooIhcation Of the resolution.
Ressrs. Petit, Douglas. Toombs. and Brown
opposed the recess and Mossrs. CLAYTON, Daw-
son, Brodhead, Pratt, johnson, and Bayard, nd-
vocnted the resolution.
After further debate, the motion of MIR Bay
ard was lost, and the resolution was adopted
yeas %, nays II.
The vetoed Insane Land bill was taken up,
and postponed till to morrow
MIR. Hunter, from the Committee of Confer
ence, made a report on the disagreeing votes
on the Deficiency BILL by which the appropri-
alton for the water works, and all others for
the District, are abandoned.
II was cOnCurred in, and the Senate ad-
journed.
House Of Representatives, May 30 1854.
MIR. May, by consent presented resolution
calling for any correspondence between the
State Department and Mr. Carroll Spence, our
Minister ct COnstGntinople; and tocE occasion
70 rcraaik that, when : - yioTs Of shat gentle
man shall bs correctly unCers tcC3 a.ad vsIy-
eiany when We shall be in possession Of an Az
thent;c report of bis speech on being presented
TO the Sulvan, it will be found that be has ut
tcre! nothing Incompatible with the true prin-
ciples Of our Government.
The resolution was adopted.
Or motion of MIR. Houston, the House re
solved itself into Committee of the Whole CT
the state of the Union, and took up the Pacific
Railroad bill
MIR. Gerrit Smith arose, and addressed the
committee in an elaborate argument on the
subject. He promised that this was substan-
TALLY bill to construct a road TO the Pacific by
our Governmental road to be owned by the
Government--a road the Government would
| continue to own as long as it would continue
| to own the territory on which it would be-
made. Such would be the connection of the
Government with this road-such It's control
ling influence with regard to it, and because
of this, he would oppose the bill
He was not opposed to the road: 70 Amer
lean could be. lt would prove a bond Of union,
and blessing to the country. But he was or
posed to its construction by The General Gov
eminent. He regarded the performance oF
this duty by the Government as beyond It's
Legitimate sphere. 1t were better that we
should not enjoy the advantages Of such road,
than that the Government should construct *.
Mr.. Smith proceeded to discuss the nature
of Government as it il, and as it should be ad-
in tho enterprises Of the People was subversiYc
of the public welfare and safety.
We had boaSted of the success Of our expert
ment in self-government but we had not at
tanned to the perfection of selfgOvernment.
Far from it, We had chosen our form Of gov
eminent, and we choose our rulers; but we do
not govern ourselves. We have yet to learn
the truthful lesson, that peoples own govern
nent is that from which they have most to
fear
The legitimate duty of Government is sim
ply that Of protection and the apprehension cf
this truth by the people would be productive Of
great good.
Mr. Smith argued that economy and every
other consideration indicated the same policy
and incidentally alluded to the evil of war as
an off-shoot from this usurpation of the govern
ing power.
Mr.. Perkins obtained the floor, but yielded
TO
MIR PholEs who moved thas he Committee
rise which was agreed to.
Mr. Phelps from the Committee Of Confer
ence on tho disagreeing votes Of the two Houses
on the Deficiency bill, submitted report
which was read and an irregular debate sue
oeeded.
All the appropriations for the District Of
Columbia inserted by the Senate and stricken
out by the House, are omitted in the bill -
now reported
Pending the consideration of this subject. q
motion made to adjourn. and, to ascertain
whether there was n quorum present, the yeas
and nays were demanded when it appeared
that there were-yeas Is, nays 93-seyen less
than quorum.
The House subsequently agreed to the re-
port Of the Committee of Conference, and ad-
journed.