Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-23
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.


sENArE.-After prayer and the reading of
the journal -
Mr. Allen offered resolution, enabling the
employment Of clerk by the Committee on
Agriculture allowed
Mr. Sumner presented two petitions against
the repeal of the Missouri prohibition of
slavery, one from Bridgewater, Mass, the
other from Calling, Northampton Mass.
A message was brought from the House, re-
porting back several bills which had been
passed-among which were the following
Joint resolution for the relief of U. S. troops
on board of the San Francisco.
An act to amend an act for dividing the
State of Arkansas into two judicial districts
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to furnish funds for construct
ing light house on Cohasset Rock.
Joint resolution for settling the accounts of
A. Boyd Hamilton for printing
Mr.. Hunter moved that the report of the
Deficiency Bill, which was reported back with
amendments from the Committee, should be
printed allowed
Mr. Evans introduced bill to provide for the
settlement of outstanding claims of officers in
the revolutionary army, and of the widows
and orphans of the same. The Hon. Sepator
spoke in favor of its passage, and went into q
heightened detail Of the merits and provisions
of the bill. 1t would require four million and
odd dollars to settle the claims, while the
amount expended for the soldiers Of the war
of 1872 was four times this sum, in the shape
| of annuities, pensions, DC.
The Hon. Senator was still speaking VIII en-
we left.
HoUsE.-To-day, in the House, Mr.. Chand
Ter asked leave to move to take up and put on
| its passage, the Senate bill to provide proper
accommodations in Philadelphia, Pa, for the
| U. S. Courts and Post Office bill taken up
Mr.. Stanton, of Tenn, remarked that he had
been instructed by the Committee on the Ju-
| dietary to move amendment to that bill,
| provisions for the purchase of buildings for
similar purposes in New York and Boston
Mr.. Chandler declined to give way that Mr.
5. might move such amendments least, by so
doing, be might endanger the passage of the
| bill
Mr.. Florence urged the importance of prompt
| ly passing this bill in few earnest remarks.
Mr.. Stanton, of Tenn, remarked that he had
no disposition to impede the passage of the
| bill, and explained the necessity for promptly
making the proper provisions for the United
States judicial service in New York md Boston
Mr. Chandler demanded the previous ques-
| ton on the third reading of the bill. which
being seconded,
Mr. Preston moved to commit the bill, as ii
seemed to involve the commencement of sys-
tenn of providing for the construction of Post
Offices for various cities. which required mature
consideration.
Mr.. Chandler then moved to refer the bill
to the Judiciary Committee; agreed to.
Mr.. Fuller called up his pending resolution
to reconsider the vote by which the bill to ex-
tend the warehousing system, by establishing
| private bonded warehouses, DC.
Mr. Z. then addressed the House on the
merits of the bill, pending the question on the
| motion to reconsider
On motion of Mr.. Orr, the general debate on
the Indian appropriation bill was directed to
be closed at 2, p. NJ, to- morrow.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union. (Mr
Phelps in the chair,) wherein the Indian Ap-
preparation bill being taken up
Mr. Millson addressed the House at length