The daily union., 1854-02-16
HOUSE or nEpREsENrATIyEs.

Prayer by the chaplain OF the House
Ta, 'onrnai % Of Yesterday was read and approved
The SPEAKER laid before lhe House a communiea.
uon from The Treasury Department, transmitting the
statements OF accounts OF The commissioned OF customs
ior the three years rreyous 70 1885, which referred
10 the Committee OF Ways aud Means.
HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mr.. COBB, on leave. introduced an amendment to the
Mr.. ErHERIDGE also introduced an amendment 10
the same bill. uUf
Both amendments, together with the substitute 10 the
bill proposed yesterday by Mr.. GRow. referred TO
The Committee OF the Whole the state OF the Union
and ordered TO be printed.
Mr., WASHBURNE, OF Name. asked leave to intro
duce memorial from 404 citizens OF Maine against tie
repeal OF The missouri Compromise: objected to.
The SPEAKER then proceeded 10 call on the commit.
Mr. BlsSELI, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported several private bliss which were referred to the
Committee OF the Whole.
Also, bin tfi. 1859 for the relief OF the United
States troops who sufferers by the disaster of the
United States steamship San Francisco, with the three
amendments OF the Seaate, recommending the adoption
Of two oil the said amendments and the REJECTION oil the
third
The bill was read Ii provides that each of the off,
GERS and non-commesoned officers be paid the amount If
four months allowance, and tha, the widows or miner
chidnn OF those wso died IN consequence OF said disas-
allowance.
The two amendments made by the Senate. providing
that the widows and minor children receive the same
amount OF pension that they woall have received had
their husbands fathers been killed in battle were
adopted. The third amendment of the Senate was re-
lected BY the House.
EXTENSION CAPITOL.
Mr.. CRAGE, from The Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, reported joint resolution authorizing
supplementary contract for marble for The completion
OF the new wings Of The Capitol; which was passed
Several reports from committees OF private character
were then received and disposed Of
CITIZENSHIP CT Mr.. WALSH
AlI, EWING. on leave, presented mem orial from
NJ. Isaacs and Others. OF New York. staliog that Mr.
WALsH is neither native OF this country naturs
iz I'd citizen.
Mr.. f. wished simply 10 present the memorial. and to
ask It's reference to the Committee Of Elections. OF which
he member without committing himself any fur
her the subject than TO say he should be sorry 10 part
with his fflend over the way.
The memorial was referred.
MIR. WALSH said the gentleman need not be concerned
that subject
Considerable debate ensued on private bills reported
IRON committees, and business OF no public interest
DEFICIENCY BILL.
MIR BRECKENRIDGE said he was instructed by the
Committee OF Ways and Ms1hs that they were
prepared 10 Introduce deficiency bill whenever the
House should be willing to receive il
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole on
the OF the Union, and proceeded (Mr OIDs in The
chair to the consideration OF the homestead bill.
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL.
Ma MEAcHAM having lhe he foN e; .ta,ed hi. insn.
Territories oi Ntbra-ka and Kansas.
Mr.. RICHARDSON 10 point OF order. 1t was
lha the gentleman iron Vernont was not speaking on
was The special order OF debate.
The CHAIRMAN sad he overruIed similar poin,
raised yesterdays bat since then he had been nvesga-
uns The records the House. and he could not 6nd az
instance. when in Committee of the Whole, and on a
special order OF debate such latitude of debate was al.
lowed
Mr. WASABuRNE, OF Maine, wished TO ask the
Chair whether, when homestead bill debated last
year in committee, The latitude not allowedi
The CHAIR MAN sad yes; but not atiet IL made.
the special order OF debate.
| Ms. WasHBURNE. II was on the SPECIAL order that
the latitude allowed
The CHAIRMAN The Chair decides, that inasmuch
as he homestead bill The special order for debate
so to the exclusion OF all oher business.
he committee Then divided the question OF sustain.
ing The decision OF the Chair and The elers reported 81
in The affirmative and IS ia the negative So the
m'liee refused 70 sustain the decision OF the Chair and
Mr., MEACHAM proceeded with his remarks. His
first objection 10 the Nebraska aad Kansas bull was The
oi the present Territories. the proportion oi
hef extent 10 iAe population lie produced statistics TO
show that there safely valve required for the
population OF Inc country in The States and Territories al
ready organized 10 render the organization of these
Territories necessary Ills other reason for opposing the
bill was That there was no population in Nebraska or
Kansas TO require government When the government
commissioner iett he ironler the nth OF October
last he siale that lhere settlement in Nebraska
and that there were only three white in the Terri
tory except lbe employees OF government. To there
70 nuke government al the expense OF $40 900, wbea
hee were but three white there to be governed
an exiTsgagaDce which could not be reasonably susan
ed. HIS neat objeclion was, that great and
gross injustice The Indian tribes He referred to map
dams by treaties; which the government had promised
should continue in force forever and he found that the
present bill proposed go right through that boundary,
and hns violate The sacred promises of the country
those people lie quoted the statements OF Gen Cass to
show that political institutions could be formed in those
Territories, except those established by and with the
OF the Indians Was come to this that the word
The plghed faith OF The country become
hisslng and by-wofd among the hesthen He would
have them to bear mind that OF gross and aocous
injustice towards those deienceess and persecuted tribes
mgh bring themselves the just rebuion OF Heaven
the "ifuce breaker" and "him that moveth his
neighbofs landmark His other objection was that the
bill proposes TO destroy If repeal, the Missouri
Compromse. II The bill passed. it would rouse up a
bitter and determined slavery sentiment than
had been beioetme Everybody knew that il that
bill passed. slavery would 10 over that vast region Of
county; that spawn would be scattered all along ho.e
streams from which would spring up a race oi bond.
men--a race OF slaves. II that bill passed. he believed
would be the las, compact that would be made; il the
Missouri Compromise violated IL would moi be the
further remarks, Mr.. M. Yielded The floor TO
OF te conduct Of Martin Van Buren, which led to
revival oi be question OF the dssensons among the
New York democrats AT the conclusion oi the hour
appropriated 10 Mr. MracHAm, The hammer fell, and
Mf. WHEELER obtained the floor
MIR. FEN ION SAID he had obtained The floor by the
permission Of Mr. MEAcHAM, but when tha, gentleman
had yielded his right TO entirely he thought he might
be permitted 10 continue uat the expiration OF his
heur.
The CHAIRMAN ruled that Mr.. WHEELER had The