Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-20

was decided in the negative, as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs Badger Bnyard, Benjamin,
Brodhesd, Butler, Clay, Clayton, Dawson
Dixon, Evans, Fessenden, Fish, Fitzpatrick
Foot Houston, Hunter, Mallory, Mason, Nor
ris, Pearce, Pratt, Thompson Of Kentucky
Toombs, and Toucey--24.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Allen, AtchisoD Bell
Bright, Browa, Cas-, Chase, Dodge Of Wis
consin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Geyer, CID
Jones of Tennessee, Petit, Rockwell, Sebas-
tan, Shields, Slidsll, Stuart, Sumner Walker
and Weller--27.
Senate, Thursday, July 20, 1854.
Mr.. Stuart introduced o JOINT resolution con-
frming certain entries and locations Of nai-
tary land warrants in Michigan.
The resolution was explained and passed
: The Chair laid before the Senate commu-
nication from the Treasury Department in re-
sponse to resolution of the Senate calling for
information respecting the marine hospitals in
the United States. Referred and ordered TO
be printed.
Mr.. Badgers resolution resembling the rule
that requires Friday of each week to DO devo-
ted to the consideration Of private bills, was
taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Hunter moved that tho Senate proceed
to the consideration Of the civil and diplomatic
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Gwin urged that the Homestead be
taken up and that it be disposed Of in one
way or another.
After some further debate Mr.. Hunter with
drew bis motion.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
bill for the satisfaction Of the claims Of the
creditors of the late Republic Of Texas.
!. After come debate, tho bill was postponed
The Senate, on motion by Mr. Walker, pro-
ceeded to consider the bill granting home
stead of one hundred and sixty acres to actual
settlers
The question pending was on the amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Mason, excepting from
the operations Of the act the land northwest of
tho river Ohio, and ceded to tho United States
by the Commonwealth of Virginia, for the pur-
poses of the general welfare of the United
States.
Mr.. Mason supported it, and Mr. Badger
opposed ii.
Mr.. Toucey opposed the bill
Mr.. Bayard then moved that the bill be
postponed to, and made the special order for,
the second Monday in December next.
The motion to postpone was debated at
length; Messrs Bsyard, Butler, Badger, Gwin,
Clayton, and Dixon, in support Of it, and
Messrs. Stuart, Walker, and Brown, in opposi-
ton to it,
House of Representatives, July 90, 1854.
The Speaker stated that the first question
in order was motion to lay on the table
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill to change the newspaper postage regula-
tons had been laid on the table--upon which
motion the yeas and nays had been ordered.
Mr.. Wheeler withdrew these motions.
Mr. Ionao IF Naxu Xo-k hv onnrant
ported back from the Post Office Committee
the Senate bill for the relief Of Thomas c.
Nye, mail contractor, with a recommsnda-
ton that it pass; and it was read twice. and
committed to the Committee of tho Whole.
MIR. Jones, of New York, from the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads, asked that
that committee be discharged from the further
consideration Of several memorials asking do
nations Of public lands to aid in the construc-
ton of certain railroad to be used as mail
routes upon certain prescribed terms; aud
that they DO referred to the Committee on tho
Public Lands.
Mr.. Odds defended the propricty Of the for
mer reference.
Mr.. Letcher and other gentlemen sustained
the application Of Mr.. Jones; and protracted
debate followed, in which the facts were dcyel-
oped that the memorials were Of as recent date
~ buc iftu VI jury hEu tHht VIC opportunity
for the COMMITTEES on Public Lands to make
report had passed by II appeared to be hence
inferred, by the opponents Of the former refer
enee, that that reference was an adroit expedI-
emit to get the memorial and the bill desired by
the memorialists before the House.
MIR Hunt addressed the House on the sub
ject, and, though bis constituents were inter
ested in the success Of some of the me lsures
urged by the memorialists, he thought tho ref
erence TO the Post Office Committee was irregu-
lar; that conf citing action would ensue there
upon, and that the direct was the only wise
policy
A message was received from the President,
transmitting, in response TO a resolution of tho
House, the correspondence CT the commission
or Of this Government with the Government
OF China.
The morning hour having expired, the above
subject was passed over, and
Mr.. Ode, from the Post Office Committee,
reported the usual bill establishing post routcs,
and attempted to make statement in regard
to IT, when
Mr.. Jones. Of Tennessee, objected.
Mr.. Odds thercupon wished to withdraw the
report to which
Mr.. Jones, OF Tennessee, objected.
number of conflicting motions were mado
by several gentlemen; and, finally one by Mr..
Wentworth, Of Illinois, to recommit tho bill,
was pending, when
The House resolved itself into Committee Of
tho Whole on the state Of the Union, and re-
sumed tho consideration Of the Army Appro-
priation bill, tMr. Wright Of Pennsylvania, in
tho chair
The debate in Committee related to the pro-
posed sale TO tho city OF st. Louis, for the pur-
poses Of park, Of the United States property
upon which tho arsenal near that city is To-
Gated.
Mr.. McMullcn opposed the proposition, on
the ground that tho property was worth more
than the sum proposed.
Mr.. Bishop Perkins said be did not care to
demand the utmost farthing for tho value Of
The land. The city Of st. Louis contained one
hundred thousand inhabitants. 10 half a con-