Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-29
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

SENATE.-Yesterday, after we had left some
further debate ensued respecting the Senate
amendment to the deficiency bill, which re-
quires all invalid pensioners to renew every
two years the evidence Of the continuance of
their disability, and prohibiting the payment
OF an Invalid pension to any person holding a
civil salaried Office
No question was taken, and at two o'clock
the bill was postponed until to-day. The
Senate then went into an executive session,
and, at q quarter to clock, adjourned.
In THE HOUSE, yesterday, after we went to
press, at the conclusion of the speech of Mr.
Yates against the Nebraska bill-D
The Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union proceeded to the consideration of
the special order-the bill to provide for the
construction of six additional war steamers,
when Messrs. Bocock and Lyon addressed the
committee at length in favor of the measure
Mr.. Franklin then addressed the committee
against tho Nebraska bill
Mr.. Barksdale next obtaining the floor
The committee rose, and the House ad-
journed.
- PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY.
SENArE.-After prayer AID the reading of
the journal
presented, among viii Oh Messrs Foot, Everett
Fish, and Sumner, presented petitions and
circumstances against the passage of the Ne
oraska bill, and the repeal of the Missouri
prohibition of slavery.
Messrs Petit and Allen, from the Committee
ON Private Land Claims, each brought up
1iii with accompany ing report of a private
description.
Mr.. Hamilton, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported adversely on the reprintlng of
owen Geological survey Of the Mineral Lands
of Wisconsin and Iowa.
Also, against the joint resolution allowing
the use OF a part of the census returns for a
work on the manufactures of the United States.
he likewise brought up favorable report
Tor printing $4,000 copies of the Agricultural
portion Of the Patent Office Report, $500 of
which were to be for the use of the Patent
Office.
Mr.. Shields reported back from the Commit
tee joint resolution explanatory of the act
regulating the number of cadets at the West
Point Military Academy.
Mr.. Cass spoke against the Encouragement of
the congressional districts.
Mr.. Gwin moved that it be laid on the table.
and that the Deficiency bill be taken up.
Mr.. Pearce spoke upon the subject of the
amendment with regard to invalid pensioners.
and defended the amendment; it was intended
to protect the pensioner who was laboring un-
der disabilities, and to stop the pension when
the disability no longer existed. He related
an instance of q man applying the other day
for place at the Post-offce, who was receiy-
ing pension for blindness.
Mr.. Shields spoke against the amendment.
Mr.. Hunter explained the meaning of the
amendment.
Mr.. Shields resumed, and was speaking
when We left.
HousE.-To-day, Mr.. Hem, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reported back the
Senate bill allowing the people of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, to enter the lands on which the
town is located, at 81 Is per acre; read third
time and passed. -
Mr.. Disney from the Same committee report.
ed Dack, adversely, the Senate bill, making
grant Of the public land to the several States