The daily union., 1854-07-30
CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES
Thirty Third Congress session.
SENATE.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.

munication nom the Secretary Of War transmitting re-
ports relation the improvement of the Brazos river
Texas the surveys of Georgetown harbor South Caro-
lima and of the Savannah river from Savannah up to Au
gasta in the State of Georgia. which read, and
dered to be printed for the use OF the Senate
UNITED
The Senate proceeded consider the bill provide for
the accommodation of the courts of the United States In
the district of Massachusetts with the amendment OF the
House thereto which had been reported
by the Committee the Judiciary with amendment
Mr.. TOUCEY explained that the effect Of the amend
merely to make the contracts which the Pres
dent of the United States was authorized to make for the
purchase of sites courhouses and post Offices IN Bos
tom New York Philadelphia, and Baltimore conditional
and subject to the approval of Congress.
The question being taken the amendment was agreed 10
and the House amendment AS amended was cohcurred H.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC
NJ Risk submitted an additional document in relation
o the ella Betsev W. Eve; which was referred to the
Committee OF Foreign Relations
NJ also presented the petition OF Samuel ID. Hay,
United States district attorney for the district OF Texas
ravnp compensatiOn for services in prosecutions Tor o-
ations Of the neutrality laws on the Ko Grandei when
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr GEYER asked leave to Withdraw from the files of
the Senate the memorial and papers OF r. H. Miller Cos
which was agreed TO-
REPORT COMMITTEE
Mr. RITTIER from the Committee the Judiciary, to
whom was referred bill from the House OF Representa-
tves for the relief of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones' surety for
former postmaster at Norfolk Virginia. reported back
the without amendment
message was received from the House of Representa-
tiyes by Mr. McKean chief clerk, announcing That the
House had passed sundry Senate bills without amendment
others with amendments and sundry blls IN wmch Tue
concurrence of the Senate is requested
The House bills just received were read twice anu appro
priatey referred.
The following Senate bills were taken up and the House
amend ments concurred IN: ~
bin to provide compensation for the services of George
Morell in adjusting titles to lands in Michigan
bill for the relief of Phineas d. Nightingale aumins-
traitor of the of General Nathaniel Greene deceased
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills and joint resolutions from the House
of Representatives taken considered and passed.
Joint resolution for the relief of John A. Bryan.
A bill for the relief of William G. Smith.
Joint resolution giving hundred and sixty acres OF
land to Francis NJ Gwin, of Indiana.
bill revive the act approved March 1928 ana the
act approved May &C. 1924 supplemental thereto in refer
ence to the Rio Hondo claims to land in Louisiana
bill authorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
John Charles Fremont for beef furnished the California
bin for the settlement of claims of w P. Buckner
and Pierce Crosby passed mdshpmen III the United states
navy
Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill
horzing the extension of the Alexandria and Washington
railroad the District Of Columba which had been
ceved from the House of Representatives with amendments
The House had added to the bill additional section
1horizing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to
construct from the Washington branch of their road
such point may be most convenient to some point
the Potomac river opposite near to Alexandria, and
Washington and the President of the United States may
respectively to- also TO construct such bridge
the eastern branch of the Potomac as may be neces
sary provided the shall not obstruct the navigation
thereof this line to form connexon with the lines of
railroad running south of Alexandria.
lIr. BRIGHT moved that the Senate disagree to the
amendments of the House. and briefly urged the propriety
Mr. COOPER concurred in the views which had been ex-
pressed by the senator from Indiana.
Mr.. PRATT spoke in favor OF the amendment After
some further debate,
order that its consideration might be postponed until the
next session of Congress which not agreed toyeas
IA nays 2S-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen Atchson, Badger, Bayard, Bell,
Benjamin, Brown Cass, Chase, Pearce Pratt, Rockwell,
NAYS-Messrs Bright, Butler, Cooper, Dawson, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Evans, Fessenden, Fish,
Fitzpatrick, Geyer Gillette, Hunter Johnson, Jones Of
sumner Thompson Of Kentucky, Toombs Toucey, Wade,
Walker, and Weer-2s.
Messrs ToUCEY, DAWSON BAYARD, and PEARCE
also smoke o the subject after which, the amendments of
the House OF Representatives not concurred nyeas
!, nays alas toioWs:
YEAs-Messrs. Benjamin, Dawson Geyer, Jones of Ten
NAls-Messrs Adams Allen, Atchison, Badger, Bayard,
Bell Bright, Brown Butler, Gass Chase, Cooper Dodge 6
patrick Foot Gillette Gwn, Houston, Hunter, James NAL
ory Mason, Norris Petit Rockwell Rusk seossHtian,
Seward Shields, Sde Stuart Sumner, Thompssn of Ken
tucly, Toucey, Wade, Walker, and Weler-4l.
HARBoR BILL
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill from
the House of Representatives making appropriations for
the repair preservation and completion of certain public
works heretofore commenced under the authority of law.
AS it came from the House. the second section of the bill
reads as follows:
ssSEc. 2. And be further enacted That the Secretary
of War before expendng any part OF the money herein
proprated shall in such he may think the public
interest examination and of the
public works hereby appropriated for and he is hereby
horized modify the present plan If in his opinion the
public will be materially benefited thereby, &c.
The Committee Commerce reported amendment,
adding TO that portion of the section quoted above the
following:
And it, on such reexamnaon and resurvey, the said
Secretary shall be opinion that cession of the urisd
+ion the occupied be occupied by of said
works required from the State in which work is sua
ted United States there shall be- in his opinion
any other sufficient for doing he hereby author
lied and empowered suspend the application of any
preparation contained in this act and in such he shall
report Congress- its the facts and
NAV take such further the subject may, the dis
cretion of Congress- seem to require
Mr. CHASE had moved to amend the amendment of
the committee by inserting after the word "so the words
arsng from the condition and circumstances of any par
ticuar work or works herein provided for shown by
such rcsuryey reexamnaon . and this pending
question.
Mr. FESSENDEN thought the amendment of the senator
from Ohio did the objection TO the comforting
of such power the Secretary of War.
Mr.. CHASE explained the intention Of it.
The question being taken, the amendment rejected
yeas 10, nays 32-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Benjamin, Chase, Foot Geyer Gillette,
Rockwell Sumner, Toombs, Wade and Weler-l0.
Brown Cass Clayton Dawson, Dodge of Wisconsin Dodge
of Iowa. Douglas Evans, Fesscnden, Fish,