Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-01
TUESDAY, JUNE 81, 1854.
IN SENATE.

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Mr.. HAMLIN from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill creating collection district in Texas and
New Mexico, and asked its immediate consideration.
Mr. II. having explained the bill, it read third
Nir.ALLEN, from the Committee on Pensions submit
ted report accompanied by bill for the relief Of Sher-
man Pierce.
Mr.. STUART, from the Committee on the Public
Lands, to which referred the bill from the House
of Representatives aid the Territory of Minnesota in
the construction of railroad therein reported back the
same without amendment and recommended its passage.
Mr.. PETTiT, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims to which referred House bill for the relief Of
Henry Lewis, Of Clinton county, Indiana reported back
the with amendments, accompanied by report.
On motion by Mr.. JOHNSON,
Resoced That the Committee the Post Office and Post
inquire into the expedency Of establishing
from Hamburg in Arkansas, to De Glaze in Louisiana
via Woodvlle
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
Several bills from the House were.read by their titles
and referred to appropriate committees.
On motion by Mr. GWIN the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the bill creating collection district in the State
California; and Mr. g. having explained and advocated
the bill, it was read third time and passed.
The Senate then took up the bill to direct re-exami-
nation of the account between the United States and the
State Of Maryland.
Mr.. PEARCE explained the merits Of the bill.
Messrs. CASS and BAYARD opposed it.
Mr.. PRATT sustained it.
And the question taken the passage Of the BILL
and decided in the affirmative as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Aleo, Badger, Bell, Benjamin,
Brodhead, Brown Butler Clay, Clayton Dixon, Dodge
Wisconsin Evans Fessenden Fitzpatrick Foot Gillette ey
cr Gwin alin Houston Jones Iowa. Jones Of Tonnes
see, Mallory, Mason Norris Pearce, Petit, Pratt Rockwell
Rusk Sebastian, Seward Thompson of Kentucky Toucey
NAYsMesrs Bayard Bright, cass Chase Dodge Iowa,
Sumner, and Walker.
Mr.. ADAMS, advocated taking up the bill from the
House fixing the meeting of Congress for the first Mon
day in November.
Mr.. WALKER spoke of the veto message as general
order and far his voice would CO. he should insist
on its being taken up. @
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee said the motion to refer the
Boston petition to the Committee on the Judiciary was
the unfinished business of yesterday and had precedence
over all others.
Mr.. SUMNER expressed the opinion that the motion
to refer the petition had better be concurred in as
raj Senators desired to offer remarks and inated that
he had something further to offer on the subject.
Mr.. GWIN said there probably disposition to
take up the subject Mt that hour all there was
nothing practical in it, if the gentleman entitled to
the floor (AIr DIxoN) would forego his remarks until
another day. he would endeavor to take up something
that practical.
Mr. DIXON assented, and the Senate then postponed
all prior orders and took up the House bin to change
the annual meeting Of Congress to the FIRST Monday in
November.
The bill having read, Mr. WALKER moved to amend
the same by striking out November and inserting &C.
tober"
A long discussion ensued, Messrs. FITZPATRICK,
RUSK, BENJAMIN, BROWN, BAYARD, and STUART
opposing the bill.
Mr. PRATT also opposed the BILL but favored the pro-
ect OF each Congress providing by resolution for recess
Mr.. WALKER withdrew his amendment.
Messrs. BADGER, DOUGLAS, and JOHNSON sup
ported the bill.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. BAYARp that oil
elections for members should take place in 0ctober but
the amendment was lost.
Mr. BENJAMIN then moved an amendment, the effect
of which would have been to confne the law to the
cond session Of each Congress- but that was likewise
voted down.
The question was then taken on ordering the bill to be
read third te and decided in the negative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Atchison, Badger, Bell Brodhead,
Foot Geyer Gwn Hamln Johnson Jones of Iowa. Jones Of
Tennessee, Seward, Sumner and Thompson of kenucky
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Bayard, Benjamin Bright Brown,
Butler Cas Chase Clay Dixon Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge
Of Iowa. Evans Fesscndcn, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Gillette Hous
ton, Hunter, Mallory Mason, Norris Petit Pratt, Rockwell,
Rnsk Sebastian, Shdel Stuart Touecy, Wade Walker and
Wilams-33.
And the Senate adjourned