The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-07-28
Congressional.

proceedings in Congress for the l1th and 18th
occurred between Mcssrs. CLAYTON and " ABE,
in the Senate, On the 18th.
The Senate on the 11th passed the bill ma
King provision for TIE better preservation Of
life and property from slipwrcck Or other dis
as,cls on the coast Of the United States
The Joint resolutions fixing the compensation
Of the employees Of the Senate, and the officers
and messengers OF both Houses of Congress,
and prohibiting extra pay for services render
ell, were also passed.
The consideration Of the Homestead BIZ
occupied the remainder Of the session. Mr..
CLAyToN's amendment striking on: the sixth
section, which gives $;lGO in money in lieu o..
60 acres OF land. to any mechanic CT other
citizen Of the United States, who is unable t.
! comply with the conditions of the bill ley rca-
son Of his want OF knowledge, skill or expert
cnce, to cultivate the land, was rcjcc,cd by &
vote OF 10 yeas to 20 nays. Mr.. START, G.
| Michigan, moved 4 substitute for TIE whole
bill, graduating TIE price OF public lands from
one dollar twenty-five cent; to one dollar | c
acre, aid granting quarter sections to actua:
settlers ut twenty-five cents per acre, except
where the lands have been long in market
when it shall be II ID cents per acre. Al!
| classes Of persons to be admitted to the priv
eGes OF the bill who are allowed to hold real
estate in the United States. The States them
selves to be entitled to take lands by 4 cgsla-
tive enactment for Railroad purposes, at !,
graduated price. Mr. GwIN moved to amend
the original bill, so as to charge - cents per
acre for homestca'ls. During the progress Of
The debate, MIR. WADE, Of Ohio, called the at
tcnton Of the Senate to the printed report OF
Mr.. CIAyroS'5 speech of last week, in viii, h
| The latter gentleman spoke at length of for
ei~ncrs, their influence in the country, and o
the order cf " Know Nothin%s.' Language
vas employed in this report which Mr.. WADE
said had not been used in the delivery Of tn,
'Qcccl-t,at the Senator in his private room
had written words in his speech which he die
not dare to utter in the Senate Mr.. CLAY
roS pronounced the charge "a lie and iii
formed Mr.. WADE that he was "willing anU
ready TO give him p!cnary satisfaction in any
way outside the Senate Chamber" Mir. CLAY,
TON was called to order by the President. ant
Mr.. WADE took 10 further notice of The mat
te", although is not improbable That case
Ior the mterrosition Of mutual friends Wi!
grow out OF it. After some further discussion
Of a personal character the Senate adjourned
In the House Of Representatives the Ann,
Appropriation bill was taken Up. The amend
ment pending was to repeal so much Of t, {
former act as authorizes military supcrintcn
,icncy at National Armorcs and providing fo
the appointment Of civilians at those cstub
lisllmcnts, which was briefly discussed, vhel
the Committee rose without coming to d con
ciuson, aud The House adjourned.
In t.1 Scn1t', Oh the 1otl ms. Mc. Sun
NER presented Z ilo,n"'i,,I from a Soyi-ty il
Philadelphia for tie promotion Of The aboii
ton Of Slavery, and in favor Of ;hc repeal 0
the Fugitive Shave Law. which, after ccns;,lc
rublc discussion, was laid upon the table. Tn
BIZ for the construction Of line OF telegraph
to the Pacific, was again taken up and passed
The remainder Of the day was taken up in Iii,
cussnr TIE Homestead bill; during the proc
rcss Of tie debate, the question was taken O
Mr.. BRoDHEAD's motion to amend the ori9ira
bill in the first section by striking out III
words free Of cost" and insert at fifty cen;
: per acre Decided in the negative. Yea
%. Nays p; as follows:
YEAs-Nlcssrs. Adams, Badger, Bayarl, Benz.
{ min, i'rodhead, Euer, Clay, Clayton, Dawson, +,
ans, Fcsscnden, Fitzpatrick, Foot, l!anlin, Houston
Hunter, Mallory, Mason, Norris, Peace, Pral
Rockwell, Thompson O<y.l, looms, Tonccy-2j.
1t NAYs-AlIcn, Atch>on, Bell, Bright, Brown
II Cas-, Chase, Dixon, rolgc (Wis.), badge Uowa
Jones Cl'cnn). Petit, Sebastian, Shields, >lidcl
+ Stuart, Sumner, Thompson On. J.), Wade, Wakc
Wcllcr-27.
= :, Without coming to vote on the bill, ii
Il Senate adjourned.
'' In the House, Mr. PHILLIPS asked leave
t introduce bill providing that all territory a
: quired from Mexico under the late GadslC
Il treaty be incorporated with New Mexico, SUI
cct to all laws of the last named Territory
He said gentlemen would see at once the n
ccssity and propricty of passing this bill. III
= territory recently acquired is now witho
law and there are 10 Courts there for the G
# lorcement of the law. AS the territory
:, open for settlement, there should be law the
e for the protection Of the people. He hopi
there would be no objection to it. Mr.. Pee
a HAM objected, so the subject went over. Aft
the transaction Of some unimportant busncs
the Army Appropriation bill was taken up
IT the amendment in favor of abolishing Il
s. military and adopting civil superintendent
'. over the national armorics, was adopted by
. vote Of so to 50, and without disposing of Il
" hill tho Cnnnlitt toe nnI La L