The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-02
EHuRTYJTHIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

RErEAI OF TEE FUGITIVE
Mr.. SUMNER, Qree soil,) Of MASS, presented
strance from GA Of Massachusetts, praying for q
repeal of the Fugitive Slave law. He gave notice that
he would, Monday, ask leave to introduce bill to
peal that act.
Mr.. ROCKWELL, (whg,) of Mass, presented petition
from Lowell Mass praying that military officers be not
employed as superntendents of national arnodes.
MORE SALARY FOR INSPECTORS
Mr.. BRieHr (dem) Of Ind presented the memorial Of
twentyseven Inspectors Of Customs at Baltimore for
increased compensation.
The bill allowing exchanges of school lands in certain
cases. taken up and passed.
Mr.. ADAMS introduced bill to establish Department
Of the Treasury and for other purposes
The bill establishes Law Department, OF which the
Attorney General sha Ss SUPERIOR oser as sna per
record and attest all judicial appointments shall have
the direction Of strict Attorneys in the discharge of
who shall hereafter be styled Solicitor of the United
States whose Office hereby transferred to the Depart
section q Gives supervisory power accounts Of
marsals clerks and other Judiciary officers to the At
torney General, who shall sign all acquisitions for
Section s. Provides for an Assistant Attorney General
to be appointed by the President and Senate at salary
of 600 year. who shall have one clerk, at salary OF
Section A. Provides that Il the Attorney General his
Coumbia be shall be allowed therefor at the discretion
Section S, Gives the President power to appoint tenn
porary Attorney General in of the Absence DEATH
inability OF the Attorney General.
Section 6, Provides for the appointment of Chief
Clerk of the department at the salary the chief
clerks Of other one clerk o the fourth class
the first class and two messengers.
section I, Divides among the several auditors and
comproers the of the accounts OF the Sc
Section g. Classiaes the clerks in the State depart
ment
Section O. Makes the annual salary of the Commission
of Public Buildings $S and he shall be allowed two
clerks at salary Of 81 500 each
TIE CREDITORS OF TEXAS
substitute therefor This substitute divides prordtd
among those creditors declared to be entitled
to the by the opinion of the Attorney General OF
september, 1853.
A TErEoRAPH no THE PACIFIC.
The bill authorizing the construction of line Of tele
graph the Mississippi river to the Pacific
made the special order for Wednesday next
r VESSELS s sSfdSHo no ssa THE SLAVE ~ sss
bill reported by him days since to prevent the
transfer Of American owned vessels to be employed in
Mr. sUaNs asked the Senator designed TO push that
bill to its passage to-day.
Mr.. srMSER-I have not been able to give to 1t that
examination would like to- As it now stood 1t would
IeaDre a. . %nsn ne wSrla ies TO
the bill at considerable length. He made these remarks
by way Of suggestion that the bin be laid the table for
Mr. CLAYTON said the bill was to be defeated by such
means, he wanted Americans to know it. It was bill
to suppress the African slave trade
The bill taken up.
Mr. CLAYTON moved several verbaleamendments which
were agreed to- He then said that there was large
ture saveIs This act would have the effect Of making
that force effective for It would take away the nation
aty Of all of that coast sailing under the Ameri
Gag with other papers but sea letters At pre-
sent these savers could not be arrested BY foreign
vessels.
Nr HAMIS (dem.) of Me-, said he would vote for the
bill as it now stood, but he thought it could be
made more eaeetgal There was no com nerce
and Africa which not connected with the slave
trade This bill ought to be amended to prohibit
owned vessels The requirement that all vessels sold,
&C. eha return to the United States for register
% oo s II
all trade between South America and Africa, in Ameri
vessels would be eectual than to require them
Mr. CLAYTON said he was unwilling take such step,
which might tend to the injury OF the great principle Of
the encouragement Of American shpbuildng and navi-
Mr.. PETIT, (dem:l Of Ind, moved to amend, by ap-
propriatfng annually $3.50 000 to be placed at the dis
possl Of the American Colonization Society. to enable
them to establish line of armed steamers between the
principal ports Of the United States and the coast Of
Mr.. CLAYTON said the amendment out of place in
this bill
would never consept to the withdrawal of
that coast until provision made for steamers
MT HUNTER, (dcm.) of Va, opposed the amendment,
!. and MIR BRIGHT (dem) of Ind, supported it,
The bill was then postponed till Wednesday,.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. GwIy, {dem) of Cal reported from the Conference
COMMITTEES on Adjournment in favor Of adourning on
TIE Attn Of August, and the report was adopted.
TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS
Mr. DODGE reported back the House bill to establish the
Offices Of Surveyor General of New Mexico Kansas aud
Nebraska; to grant donations Of land to actual settlers
therein, and for other purposes, and the same was
passed.
He also reported bill to vest in the several States
Al Territories the title in fee Of the lands which have
b. en-, may be, certified TO them.
N was taken up and passed.
HOUSTON COMMODORE MOORE
Mr. HorsroY, (dem) of Texas, then for three hours
addressed the Senate in personal explanation of matters
In controversy between himself and Commodore w.
Moore late of the Texas navy defending himself against
the accusations made by Moore and giving statement
OF official and private transactions Of Moore calculated
to disparage and destroy the character of the latter
He had not concluded when the Senate went into ex-