Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-07


Bill for the relief of James Wormsley.
Bill Tor the relief Of + j. McLane.
Bill authorizing the legal representatives Of
Antoine VMquez, Hyp0lite Vasquez Joseph
Vasquex and John Colligan, to enter certain
lands in Missouri.
Bill for tho relief Of Alexander Lea.
Bill for the relief of Gideon Hotchkiss.
Bill to confirm the claim Of Duswan De La
Croix to o tract of land therein mentioned.
Bill for tho relief Of Robert Jemison and
Benjamin Williamson.
Bill for the relief of Almanzon Huston.
House Of Representatives., April 4, 1854,
The Speaker laid before the House COM
munication from the Post Office Department.
transmitting certain information in relation to
the contract for carrying the mail on the route
between Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama,
in compliance with resolution adopted on
Monday last which was referred to the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
This being private bill day, several bills
from the Senate were taken up from the
Speakers table, and appropriately referred.
The consideration Of the unfnished business
Of yesterday was then resumed, being the bill
to. authorize the Postmaster General to con-
tract for transportation Of the mail twice q
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CO, according to time.
The question was taken on Mr.. McMullen's
motion to commit the bill to the Committee of
Of the Whole, when quorum did not vote A
call of the House was thereupon ordered at
twenty minutes past twelve O'Clock, which was,
ON motion, arrested in its progress.
Mr.. Ofrmoved that the confederation Of the
bill be postponed for three weeks but
Mr. Phelps moved that the bill be laid on
the table; which motion, having precedence,
was decided in the negative-yeas 66, nays 10
Mr. Orr withdrew his motion to postpone,
to enable Mr.. Latham to address the House.
Mr.. Latham said that he was not prepared
to defend tho bill in all it's details. But he
would take occasion to show that the princi-
Pile Of this hill is calculated to remedy defect
in the Post Office Departments arrangements
at present. and to enable that Department to
become q selfsustaining establishment. He af
frmed that the Department at present suffered
from the transportation of mailable matter
in other than the mail conveyances, on account
of the more speedy transit accessible. The
proposed bill would at the same time increase
the speed and reduce the price Of mail transit
Mr.. McMullen argued the necessity Of re-
ferring the bill to the Committee of the Whole.
The consideration OF the subject was here
interrupted, and
Mr.. Parker, by consent, presented report
from the Committee on the Judiciary, for the
defrayment of the expenses Of the trial Of the
oonspirators id the Martha Washington case
in the State of Arkansas, during the present
month.
Mr.. Jones' Of Tennessee, objected; but Mr.
Stanton, of Tennessee, explained, that the
money appropriated would not be expended in
the State courts, unless the Secretary of the
Treasury should regard it as absolutely neces-
sary He also said that the conspirators had
operated in many States, from New York to
Louisiana upon the great national highways
Of commerce.
Mr.. Jones Of Tennessee said he could not see
why the United States Government should be
made party to the trial. The rivers no more
than the railroads were properly under nation
al supervision. The tendencies TO centraliza-
ton were too numerous.
MIR. Stanton said the State Of Arkansas had
no more interest in the trials than the State Of
Massachusetts,. Il could not be expected that
either State would incur the requisite expenses.
Mr.. Jones said the sufferers by the depre-
dations of the criminals should look TO II, and
see TO their punishment He opposed the ap-
preparation, because il was bad precedent.
The report and bill were finally referred to
the Committee Of the Whole House
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Civil and Diplomatic bill and
Mr.. Carothers arose TO address the House in
support Of the Nebraska bill.
He spoke as Wing, and rs a Southern
Wing, and reviewed the late history Of parties
to show that in the late defeat OF the Wing
party, the Anti-Slavory sentiment had been
rebuked. That sentiment had marked the
able Sdignifed and patriotic Fillmore, as its
victim, and had elevated a glorious hero and
pure man as its candidate. But he had fallen,
because sympathy with tho Anti-Slavery senti-
ment had been confidently charged upon him
The Democrats had triumphed over him, but
only, rs it has appeared, to regret their triumph
They have President whom they neither love
nor respect ono who stands in no better posi-
tion, if as good, as did John Tyler. The lat
ter, indeed, 1t was always confessed, had q par
ty Of at least seven to do him service and rev.
erencc but President PIERCE the speaker be-
heved, could command but thrco.
He would not, however, oppose q bill be-
cause Of his opposition to the President, who
urges its passage. He defended il from the
imputation Of heng unjust towards the Indians
and recognised in it the principle Of Congress
sional non Intervention, which he approved.