Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-18

sENATE.
MONDAY, December Is, 1854.

MONDAY, December l6, 1854.
number Of memorials and petitions were
brought forward by various Senators, and referred
10 appropriate committees. 84
Mr. FITZPATRICK offered bin to pay DANA
ges Of the Seminoles, in 1886, which was made the
special order for January 10. ,,,,
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported bill 20 increase inc ecsney
Of the army, and should call il up at the earliest
day.
Several private bills were referred and others
passed.
The bin for the relief of the heirs of Baron De
Kslb was taken up and debated by Messrs. BAD
GER, CLAYTON, BRODHEAD, and Others, and
referred to Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
Mr. ADAMS moved TO take up the " bill TO es-
tablsh a department OF law, TO prescribe certain
duties of the auditors and comptroers Of the treas
ury, and for other purposes which, after amend
ment was postponed till tomorrow at o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, December Is, 1854.
Mr.. RUFFIN was excused from service on the
Committee Of Claims.
Mr.. RICHARDSON introduced bill providing,
for the construction Of military roads in the terri
tories Of the United States
Mr.. SMITH, Of Tennessee, introduced bill, for
the relief Of the officers and soldiers Of the army
and navy in the war of 1912;
Also, a bill to amend the Post Office laws.
On motion Of Mr. ROBINS, the Committee on
expediency of granting to the sailors and marines
who served in the Mexican war the same bounty
in lands received by the soldiers.
Mr. WELLS offered resolution requesting the
Secretary Of the Treasury to state whether the
customhouse, authorized ut the last session to be
built at Milwaukee, was large enough for the pur-
poses contemplated; adopted.
INCREASE OF THE NAVY.
Mr. PHELPS introduced bill to construct six
sloops-oEwar 4tf
All the foregoing bills were referred to appro-
pirate committees.
Mr.. CLINGMAN asked leave to introduce re-
solution offering the mediation of the United States
in the Eastern war; Objected to by Mr.. WALSH of
New York. GH
Mr.. BENNETT moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Betsy Nash hill including the Batch
elder amendment, was referred to the Committee
of the Whole House,
the table, Ruled by the SrEAKER to be out Of or
der.
Mr.. BENNETT explained the object Of his mo-
ton. He wanted the Batchelder amendmentstrick-
en- from Mrs. Nash's bill, which was meritorious
one and ought not to be encountered with any thing
which would defeat the claim.
Mr.. HENDRICKS concurred in this view.
Mr.. FAULKNER had no doubt that mrs. Nash
was a meritorious claim. He considered Mrs.
Batchelder's equally 80. He was opposed there
fore to Mr.. BENNErr's motion, as he wanted both
claims to 20 berore the committee, and be prompt
ly acted on. He therefore renewed his motion to
lay the motion to reconsider on the table,
After great deal of conversation, Mr.. FAULK-
NER agreed to withdraw his motion.
The motion to reconsider was then agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, it was
then made the special order for Friday three weeks
of.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. MIDDLEs
WORTH in the Chair and proceeded to consider
the Indian appropriation bill Various amend
ments were offered and discussed but no final ac-
ton had been taken when our report closed.