Washington sentinel., 1854-07-18
C0ngrfssiomaI. O.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate-Monday, July II. 1854.


senate-Monday, July II, 1864.
Mr.. SUMNER presented several memoriaIs
from towns in Massachusetts. praying the repeal
of the fugitive slave act and of the interstate
slave trade in the United States.
Other petitions were presented.
THE snIPWRECKED VESSELS
On motion by Mr.. HAMLIN the Senate pro-
ceeded 10 the consideration of the bill for the bet.
ter preservation Of the lives and properly on yes
| sells shipwrecked on the coasts Of the United
States; and the same was read third time and
passed.
SENATE EMPLOYEES.
On motion by yMr.MASON, the Senate proceeded
TO the consideration ofthe resolutions reported by
the select committee under the resolution of the
Senate, TO take into consideration the several
resolutions and orders Of the Senate providing for
the appointment and prescribing the duties Of its
ohcers, TO report rules and regulations fixing the
number OF such officers and other subord mates,
Classifying them, liking their compensation &c.
The resolutions give the EMPLOYEES of the
Senate annual salaries instead of per diem allow
ance, except the clerks of committees who are
allowed five dollars per day.
The salaries fixed by the resolutions are pre-
dcated upon the addition Of 20 per cent as con.
tempa;ed by joint resolution Of House of Repre-
sentatives. p&F
On motion by RUSK the salary of the fifteen
messengers was fixed at $1,000 per annum each.
Mr.. BRIGHT moved to amend the resolution,
ny striking out that part Of the resolution which
required the secretary and sergeant -at-arms to
communicate TO the president OF the Senate the
reasons for all removals made by them respective
y the said removals TO be subject to the approval
or disapproval of the president of the Senate and
the same was rejected.
Mr. BRIGHT moved TO add 10 The resolp,;ons
that the Secretary, Sergeant at Arms, and Door
Keeper OF the Senate, be elected at the first session
OF each Congress; and the same was rejected
yeas 81, nays 25. "a
The resolutions We're then agreed to-
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the Joint resolution from the House adding
twenty per cent. TO the compensation of the EN-.
pioyees OF the Legislative department of the gov
ernment, and prohibiting the allowance OF the
usual extra compensation TO such as receive the
dement's hereof; and the same was read three
times and passed.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL. y
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported back the House bill making an
preparations ior the civil and diplomatic expenses
Oh Inc government for the fiscal year ending The
5oth OF June, 1855, with sundry amendments;
which were ordered to be printed
CREDITORS OF TEXAS. n st.
Mr.. BRIGHT gave notice that Tomorrow he
would move TO take up, for one hour, the bill in
relation TO The payment of the creditors of the late
republic of Texas.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a commu.
hica,ion from the War Department in relation
10 the expenditure under the appropriation IF
1852. -
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The Senate then resumed the special order he.
ing tue House bill TO grant homestead of one
hundred and sixty acres of the public lands 10
actual settlers.
The question pending was on the motion spb.
mHted oy Mr.. CLAYTON 10 amend the bill by sirik-
ing out The sixth section which is in the following
words: ---."e
now resident of any of the or Territores and
not citizen of the United States but at the me M aL
soeh for the benefit of this act shall have
eecaretion OF intention required by the natural
ation laws OF the United States and shall become citi,
Deore the issuance Of the patent made and
ng with the native born citizen of the United states
Mr.. FOOT said he had paired off on this vote
With the senator from Arkansas, IMr SEnAsrI.xI
MT FISH said that his colleague Mr. SEwARp1 |
lao pared on on this vote and this bill with The
senator from Pennsylvania (Mr CoorER.)
The question was then taken and the Senate
eiused 10 strike out the secton-yeas 10 navs
gas follows:
lead, Butler Clay, Clay top Dawson Evans Fil.nstrI
eyer hsmlin Hunter Mason, Norris Pearce Thompson
Kentucky, and Willams-l9
NAfs-Messrs Allen, Atchison, Bright Brown css. /
hase DIXON Dodge OF Wisconsin Dodge Of Iowa Douoss
essenaen hsh Gillette, Gwin, james, Johnson Jones Of
own, Jones Of Tenn essee Petit Rock WELL Shields sd.
y Seller-29 '~' '~'i, anu
Mr. STUART moved, as a substitute e., ,b. |
MI one extending the privileges of homestead 10
ctuai settlers at twenty five cents an acre after
culivaton OF the same for five years. All per-
ons allowed TO avail themselves Of the PRIVILEGES
y the bill, who by State laws can hold lands
herein. II also graduates the price of the public
ands from one dollar 10 twenty-five cents an acre
ccording to the Time il has been in market, and
now lne several states TO take land at the grad
lated prices for railroads, &C.
Mr.. GW1N moved TO amend The original hill Ia, |
KING the price OF the homestead at twenty five
ents an acre. % 'N
Mr.. BRoDHEAD moved to amend the amend.
nent oy inserting "ffty" in lieu of ''twenty.ives
ents. 'a. ~
debate ensued in which Messrs pr,,ov
ASS ADAMS, BRowN, GwiN, BELL, and SHIELDS
ook part W. l'9 ~'N '"DD' hAD'
Mr. WADE called attention 10 the report oeMr
,LAYToNs remarks on this bill as published in the
'sS0e, IN which he charged that several senators |
ad spoken dlsparagiDgly or American citizens.
nd that he, Mr.. O., did not believe The senator
'on New York and Ohio would so soon eat their
lords He wished 10 understand whether The
enator from Delaware meant TO insinuate that he
nr. va had said anything in disparagement Of
isinuaie anything Of the kind, whoever said thai
e had said anything in disparagement Of Amer.
an citizens, asserted a sentiment as siIIv az h,
'es false and malicious
lie had said that as the public lands were the
roperty oftbe government, neither native or for
lgner, could OF right demand any portion OF them.
hat, therefore, as legal question, the right OF
be foreigner was as good as the citizen. In this
meant not, and did not utter any dis paragement
the American citizen.
Mr.. CLAYTON replied, and commented strong.
upon the assertion of the senator, that native
tizen had no more right than foreigner In tbe ,
ls,rlpuilon OF the properly OF this government.
Mr.. WADE defended himself and in oonclu !
on asked if the Senator had uttered In The Senate
le words ihas "t the senators from New York and ,
mo would not so soon eat their words,n &c.
Mr. CLAYTON said he had spoken those words | ,
ibstantlaly, and he then explained in what con. !
exon they We're used. !
Mr.. WADE continued his remarks. in the course
which he said the es PLANTATION given by the Sen. {
or was not very satisfactory one. III
Mr.. CLAYTON said il was a matter of pcrfect | ,
difference 70 bim whether the Senator was salts. a
ed or not IL the Senator was not satisfied he / q
as willing and ready TO give him any satisfaction
wanted outside of the Senate chamber b n
lie then referred TO the debate of last week in /
hich II was stated, among other things, that for
gners had constructed our railroads, canals. and h
her great works of neutrality-suspicious. This \
said, was dssparagement Of the American n
'opie, and, moreover, was not true Another 4
fnarE w a. that IL.