Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-28
DOINas IN CONGRESS

| In THE SENATE, yesterday, after We went to
press, tho civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill being still under consideration, Mr.. Bay
ard moved several amendments from the Com.
mittee on Public Buildings, which were agreed
| to.
| He also moved an amendment appropriating
$780, GOO for the extension of the Post Office
Department bui, ding, 50 as to cover the whole
| square fronting on E, F, 7th and 9Th streets,
and including accommodations for the city
post office. After debate, rejected-yeas Is,
| nays Is.
| They next agreed to the report made by Mr.
Pesrce, by leave, from the committee of con-
| ference on the dissgreeing votes of the two
| Houses on the Indian appropriation bill.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
was again taken ur, and an amendment moved
by Mr.. Petit, incI easing the salaries of the :
5. District Judges, was voted down-yeas 1s,
nays %.
! Mr.. Douglas moved an appropriation Of
$25, 900 for public buildings, and S.: 900 for q
| library for Nebraska Territory, and as much
| for similar objects in Kansas Territory, and
repeating the clause of tho act forming the
| Nebraska Kansas act, which fixes the seat of
| government of the said Territories st Fort
| Leavenworth; adopted.
MIR. Dodge, of Iowa, offered an amendment
providing that the auxiliary guard Of Wash
ington should hereafter be appointed by the
| commissioner Of the public buildings; not
| egreed to-yeas e, nays 81.
Mr.. Chase moved to reconsider the vote
| adopting the appropriation for the Washington
| water works; not agreed to-yeas 10, nays 81
The said bill was finally passed-yarions
other amendments being considered and dis
posed of-yeas Is, nays 10, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard, Bell, Brod.
| head, Cooper, Douglas, Evans, Fish, Fitzpatrick,
Mason, Pearce, Rockwell, Rush. Sebastian, Shields
SidelI, Stuart, and WlIliams-2J.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, htchson, Chase, Dodge,
Sons o Of oe sw1 d
| ner, Thompson, CT Kentucky, Wade, Walker, and
In THE HOUSE, the bill to increase the eff
cheney of the U. s. Army, was considered il
Committee of the Whole on the state of tho
| Union
Mr.. Letcher opposed the bill at len 9Th
On motion of Mr.. L. that portion of the bill
| increasing the pay Of all the commissioned
l officers OF the service, was stricken out
The Committee then rose.
| Mr. Orr submitted the following resolutions,
which were adopted
Resolved, That the Presiden, of the United States
be requested TO communicate to this House, if moi
| Incompatible with the public interest the CORES
poudcnce between the Secretary OF State and our
Minister to the Netherlands, The case of Captain
NJ. Gibson.
ReSotred, That the President of the United States
| be requested 10 communicate to this House, if no,
Incompatible with the public interest the cores
pondence OF our consul general to Egypt the SUD.
Ject OF the expulsion of the Greeks from Egypt.
The House adjourned.
| FROCEEDINGS OF to D-e.
| SENATE To-day, Mr.. Rask moved to take
Il 70 mil -, $boD
porate the officers of the Navy of Texas, ir
the Navy Of the United States; not agreed to
Mr.. Mason moved to 60 into executive ses
| sion; not agreed to.
The Senate, after dispoaing of aome unin
portant business, then took up the River and
| Harbor improvement BILL which was beine
discussed when the Star went to press.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, stating
that the select Committee to investigate alleged
alterations Of the records of the House, o,
which he is member, we're about to investi
gate matter in connection with which hi
could not promptly serve on the said Commit
tee-asked to be discharged from service there
on. Excused.
The bill creating new post.routes was the1
taken up. and after explanation from Mr. Old
L no " iss PAoSAsAoie, duu Suo 1dCt lQut ltS 1ca0
! ing would require two days, that was dispensed
with-ayes 103 noes 20.
Mr.. Faulkner, by leave, laid before tn,
| House letter from the Secretary of War Gov
eriDg communication from Governor Stevens
Of Washington Territory, explaining that sale
| territory has recently suffered much from al
Indian war-the letter of the Secretary ask
ing Congress to make provision to enable the
Department to accord the necessary defence
| Mr.. Orr here proposed to make the bill to
increase the efficiency Of the army specia
order tor this day; not agreed to.
| On motion of Mr. Chandler, the rules wore
suspended for the introduction of his resolu
ZION calling on the President for info matio1
| conceriDg the destruction of Greytown or Sar
Juan del Nor:e by the U. S. sloop of-wa
Cyane, Commander HOllins; resolution passed
Mr.. Witte, under a suspension of the rul es
moved resolution increasing the pay of tn,
superintendent Of the folding room, Mr. Gait
which. being amended on motion Of dir Ed
gerton, by the addition Of clause increasins
the pay of Mr. LambOurn, superintendent O
the document room, was agreed to.
Mr.. Eliot, of Massachusetts, moved to sus
pend the rules for the introduction of q bill
for the repeal of the fugitive slave law rules
not suspended yeas As, nays 12O.
The bill to increase the pay of the rank ant
| file Of the army was then read the third tim,
| and passed.
~ From the publishers we have received
the August number Of Putnams Magazine. L
Is embellished with handsome steel engray
lng and contains number OF excellent arti
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