Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-02-15
thirty: third Congress, lst, Session.

II MONDAY, FEB. 6.-Senate -Mr. Johnson re
! p9ted bill for the relief of Elizabeth Smith,
: ft SAID that she enlisted as private in the Mis-
\ SOFT regiment OF volunteers, under the name O
n - Euchre; that she served faithfully in the wa
to- Q months, when her sex was discovered an,
: sie was honorably discharged She had neye
:. re,elved either pay or land. The bill gave he
bth, and was passed.
e Mr.. Shields from the Joint Committee On tn,
J sbJect of the wreck of the San Francisco. an,
measures of acknowledgment to those engaged il
r tie rescue, made report. The committee Civ.
: tie facts ofthe wreck and rescue SO far as known
AID recommended that gold medals be presented
3 Oapt- Creighton, Lowe and Stpuffer, and tina
f, asum not exceeding one hundred thousand dol
Frs be appropriated for distribution among the Of
fcers and crews of the three vessels which res
tued the sufferers
The Nebraska bill was then taken up, and Mr.
Wade, of Ohio, spoke against it. Mr.. Jones, OF
Tennessee, briefly responded. ~
The Chair said the question pending was the
FACTION of Mr.. Chase to strike out the declaration
That The Compromise line was superseded by the
bet of 1850. The amendment was rejected by
keas ] 3 nays 81. The nays were Messrs AL
Hen, Cass. Chase. Everett, Fish, Foote, Hamlin,
[r. '1e anu am
II Mr.. Douglas moved to strike out the words
(which was superseded by" and insert (which is
Inconsistent with" Mr. Cass said he could vote
|Eor this amendment but not for the word declaring
1.-THE supercedure., Mr.. Badger contended the two
things were the same.
The debate as to the distinction between these
two phrases continued till after 8 O'Clock, when
the bill was postponed and the Senate adjourned.
House.-On motion Of Mr. Stephens, Of Geor-
gia Resoiped, That the President be requested to
communicate to tffy House. if he shall deem it not
incompatible with the public interest, all official
correspondence batween Humphrey Marshall late
Commissioners China land the State Department.
A report was read in reference to the rescue of
the sufferers on board the San francisco, similar
to that made to the Senate.
The Committee or Postage reported bill
in favor of abrogatng all the present contracts for
carrying the European and Pacific mails, throw
ing the whole open to equal contract from any Of
the Atlantic cities of the Union.
Several other bills were reported, and number
Of Senate bills referred. @
| TUEsDAY.-.Senate-M Jones, of Iowa, NOV
I ed to take up bill granting alternate sections of
public land for twelve miles wide to Minnesota to
aid that Territory in the construction of railroads
therein. The road is three hundred miles long
and the quantity of land granted one million Of a.
cres. The bill passed.
The bill granting land to Louisiana to aid in
the construction of Railroad from Algers oppo-
site New Orleans, to the Sabine River was taken
up, debated till one o'clock and then postponed
The Nebraska bill was taken up. Mr. Doug
las moved to amend the fourteenth section of the
bill by striking out these words in reference 10
9Th section Of The Missouri Act-"which was su-
perseded by the principles Of the legislation of
1850, commonly called the Compromise measures
and is hereby declared imperative" and to insert
in lieu thereof the following being in
consistent with the principle Of non-inerveniion
by Congress with slavery 10 the States and Ter
ritories as recognized by The Legislation of 1850.
commonly called the Compromise measures, is
hereby declared imperative and void, being the
true intent and meaning of this act, not to legs-
late slavery into any Territory or State to ex-
clude it theretrom, but to leave the people thereof
perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way, subject only to the
Constitution Of the United States"
Mr.. Everett requested that the bill might be
postponed He wished time to examine the a.
mendments and intended to give his reasons for not
supporting the bill. Mr. Houston said he desired
to express his views on the bill, and intmaed
that he was opposed TO it. Several uniInportant
amendments were then proposed and agreed to-
Mr.. Douglas withdrew his amendment temporari-
", and the bill was postponed.
The bill granting land to Michigan to aid in the
construction Of Railroads, was taken up, and de-
bated until after o'clock, when the Senate adj
journed.
House.-T'he House was in committee of the
whole onthe Appropriation bill during the great
er part of the day.
WEDNESDAY. -Sende.-Mr. Brodhead of Pa,
presented several petitions against the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Houston said there were several hundred
ladies at the door, and moved that they be admit
ted into the lobby. Mr.. Weller wished TO stipu-
late tina. they should keep quiet. Nh Petit sol
emily protested against the motion, and it was
not agreed 10.
The Michigan Railroad bill and the Louisiana
railroad bill were passed.
The Nebraska bill was then taken up, and Mr..
Everett delivered speech in opposition to it. He
objected to it as premature, because there were
not more than six hundred white persons in the
whole region; and also because it did not secure
the rights fthe Indians. His principal objection,
however, was on account of the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise. He contended that the COM
promise Of $50 did not abfogate that Of 1920, but
applied only to Utah and New Mexico.
House.--The deficiency bill was further con-
sdered in committee of the whole.
THuRsDAY.--Scnate.- bill granting land
to the States for relief of the INDECENT insane was
taken up and read. Mr.. Petit moved an amend
ment, and the bin was then postponed.
The French spoliation bill was taken up and
ordered to be engrossed. Mr.. Dodge, ofIowa,op
posed the bill, and Messrs Pratt and Petit ad-
vocated it, after which il was postponed.
The Nebraska bill was then taken up, and Mr..
Smith, of Connecticut, delivered speech in op-
position to it.
House.-The deficiency bill was further consid-
cred in committee and then reported to the House.
The vote being taken on its passage, it was reec-
ted-aycs rs, noes 65. Mr.. Clingman moved to
| reconsider the vote by which the deficiency bill
was rejected, and TO lay that motion on the table,
! the design being to kill it beyond redemption
The vote ON this motion stood SO To 81. The
Speaker then gave the casting vote in the affirma,
tive, thus clinching the nail that killed the bill.
The announcement was received with loud clap
ping of hands on The part of many members. A
mid much confusion and excitement the House
then adjourned, having rendered valneless the la
Dor of the preceding four weeks.
FRIDAY.-Senats- someprivate business,
the Nebraska bill was taken up and Mr.. Smith
concluded his speech. Mr.. Weller has the floor
next, and Mr. Houston is TO follow him. The
Senate adjournedtill Monday.
IIouse.--Some effort was made to revive the de-
Efficiency bill, but without SUCCESS. Nethlng OF in.
terest was done, and the House adjourned till
Monday.
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