Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-05
rHrRrY-rHIRD ;cosaR Iss-yIRsr SESSION
Senate, Wednesday, July 5, 1854.

rHrRTY-THIRD coNGREss--TIRsr SESSION.
Senate, Wednesday, July 5, 1854.
The Secretary read letter from Mr.. Atchi.
son, requesting the Hon. Mr. Badger to preside
to-day which was read, and tho request was
unanimously acceded TO.
Mr. Summer presented the memorial of the
legal voters of Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
and of Andover, Mass achusetts praying the
repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Mr.. Hamlin reported back the House bill to
correct a clerical error in the act granting
new register to the steamer Ell Paraguay, by
q new name and the Same was considered and
passed.
Mr.. Norris reported bill making appropri-
ations for the repair Of the Long Bridge over
the Potomac river.
Mr. Mason submitted resolution, which
was agreed to, directing an inquiry as to the
expediency of erecting a building at Wheeling,
Virginia, to be used AS post Office, custom
house, and court room.
Also, q resolution calling for the correspond
ence with Brazil in relation to the seizure of
An American vessel and an American citizen
in that country; which was adopted.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
bill to establish line Of steamers between San
Francisco, in California, and Shanghai, in China,
by the way of the Sandwich Islands and Japan
and the Same was passed--ycas %, nays 10.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill authorizing the Washington and Alexan-
.dria Railroad Company to extend their road,
by way of the long bridge and the streets Of
Washington city, to the depot of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad
moved that it be laid on the table and the
10
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill to establish line of telegraph between
the Mississippi and San Francisco, Califor-
MIA
Mr.. Hamlin explained the bill-that it
granted two millions Of acres of land for the
construction Of the line; it required the trans
mission free Of cost Of eight thousand words Q
month for the grant; that it was TO be given
out by contract to the lowest bidder, and was
to be completed in two years The rates pre-
scribed were to be double those charged on
lines in the States; this line to be constructed
under ground, costing three times as much as
the ordinary lines Of telegraph.
The bill was then postponed till tomorrow.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill for the more effectual suppression OF
the African slave trade by restricting the right
Of transfer OF American vessels in foreign ports.
The pending amendment was the one appro-
priating $250,O0O annually, to aid the Ameri-
can Colonization Society 10 keeping up a line
of armed steamers, TO ply between the United
States and the coast Of Africa.
MIR. Petit withdrew his amendment, and the
bill was passed
The Senate resumed tho consideration Of the
bill vetoed by the President, granting lands to
the several States for the relief of the INDECENT
Insane
Mr.. Brodhead addressed the Senate in sup
port Of the veto, and in strong opposition TO
the Homestead bill.
II was then postponed till tomorrow, when
the vote will be taken.
The resolution that the Senate hereafter
meet at nine o'clock, daily, was taken up and
debated.
House of Representatives., July s, 1854.
The Speaker laid before the House com
munication from the Hon. Gilbert Dean, re-
signing his position as member OF this body
laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
The Speaker also laid before the House
communication from the Treasury Department,
relating to the leases made with the Bank OF
Commerce and the Bank OF the State OF New
York, for their respective buildings for theuse
Of the Assay Office in that city, and asking an
appropriation therefor
The Speaker announced the business first in
order TO be the consideration OF the bill grant
ing lands equally to the several States b. aid in
the construction of railroads and for the support
Of schools lMr. Benefits land billB) post
poned to this day.
Mr.. Bennett arose and addressed the House
at length in support Of this bill, and particu-
Iarly in opposition to the arguments advanced
by Mr. Disney in his speech on this subject.
The House then resolved itself into Commit
teo of the Whole on the state of the Union,
(Mr. Orr in the chair,) and resumed the con-
sderation Of the Civil and Diplomatic Appro-
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