Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-01-24
C0ngrfssional.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

| FIRST SESSION.
| Senate-Monday,J January %, 1854.
/ Hon. ROBERT M. TooMBs, OF Georgia, appeare,
| to-day. .#
On motion by Mr.. PETIT. the Committee OF
Private Land Claims were allowed to employ ,
| clerk.
NEBRAsKA.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, from the Committee on Terri
tories, reported bill to establish the territorial
| governments of Nebraska and Kanzas. He sale
that the bilformerly reported by the committee &c
| establish territorial government of Nebraska
fixed its southern boundary at the line of $50 30,
The attention OF the committee had been called to
the fact that that line would divide the territory
set apart for the Cherokee nation. The committee
| therefore proposed 10 substitute the line OF 37e
north latitude. The people of that territory had
two delegates here, who urged that the territory
should be divided into two territories, and so far
as he had consulted with the delegation of Mis-.
souri, and Iowa, the committee had come 10 the
CONCLUSION that the interests of the people there
would be better served by having two territories
and had so reported. He moved that il be printed
which motion was agreed 10.
SENATE CONTINGENT FUND.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance,
to which had been referred the bill regulating the
manner of disbursing the contingent fund Of the
Senate and the amendments made thereto by the
House of Representatives, reported the same
back, with Recommendation that the House
amendments be rejected, except the last, which
they recommended should be adopted with an
amendment providing that the Secretary Of the
Senate shall deposit all money drawn from the
treasury by him in such public depository in this
city as might be designated by the Secretary OF
the Treasury, and that all payments by him shall
be made by warrants drawn on such depository
These recommendations were concurred in by
the Senate.
WIDOW CAPTAIN GUNNIsoN.
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa, reported a bill granting a
pension Of five years half-pay TO the widow OF
Captain Gunnison, who was lately killed BY the
Indians in Utah; which was read, and passed.
MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance,
reported back the bill making appropriations for
the support of the military academy, with amend
ments, appropriating $4,000 for the repairs of the
professors quarters; and $40, 900 for cavalry ex-
ercise hall; which amendments were agreed TO-
Mr.. SHIELDS moved further to amend the bill
by increasing the compensation Of the professors
Of French, drawing, and sword exercise; which
was also agreed to- and the bill was passed.
5 THE CERAMIC coEFEDERAcY.
On motion by Mr.. MASON:
Resolved That the President be requested to communi
cate to the Senate far may BIO compatible with the
public interest," copies Of all the written by A.
Dudley Mann, whilst he was employed In the diplomatic
service of the United States at the States of tho
Germanic Confederation, Hungary, and Switzerland,
geher with copies Of all the instructions under which he
acted and other communications made to him by the
NoNsIGNoR BEDINI.
Mr.. CASS submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That the President Of the United States be re-
auested communicate the Senate far he may
deem 1t compatible with the public interest copy Of any
correspondence which may taken psce with the gov
he
ted States
Mr.. CASS said that il was known that for some
time past a gentleman had been in the United
States, charged with some kind of special mission
to this government. He had seen in the public
journals accounts Of violence and hostile outrages
against this person. which he felt sure no Ameri-
can could hear Of without regret. As private
individual, this foreigner was entitled to that pro-
lection, under the lazy, which all good citizens
would endeavor to secure him and u he be charged
with any diplomatic character, then in greater
degree should this nation protect him. He desired
TO know if il were true that he had been charged
with any mission TO this government, because, if
he were, il would be becoming in this government
TO see if any further Legislation be needed for the
protection Of such funcfionares. He had made
inquiries as TO the character of this gentleman,
and had received assurances of the high regard
and esteem entertained for him at home. Before
he was sent here, the Papal government inquired
Of the American representative at Rome as TO
whether this mission would De favorable received
by the people and government Of the United
States; and that representative had replied that il
would
Mr.. C. alluded 10 the accusations made against
the papal representative Of having been the inst-
gator Of the execution, as IL was called, but more
properly murder, Of Bassi, at Bologna and said
that his information was such as TO induce him TO
beve that the gentleman he alluded TO had no
more TO do with that affair than he, (Mr. CD had.
That proceeding was the work OF the Austrian
military authority These violent and hostile de-
monstratons against this person were calculated
10 prevent the spread of republican institutions
they would be hcralded from England 10 Siberia
as evidence Of the nefiiciency of popular govern
ments to restrain tumultuous proceedings and
preserve law and order He then referred par
ticularly to tho violence manifested at New York,
Baltimore, and in Cincinnati; and condemned II IN
strong terms.
Mr.. MASON said he had listened with great sat
sfaction 10 the sentiments expressed by the vene-
rabe senator from Michigan. II there was one
thing in opr form Of government which the Amer-
can people should be proud OF more than any
other, il was that IL was government OF law ana
order and as such distinguished from all others
Il was the duty Of every citizen TO see that tins
great principle of his government should not be
violated He regretted deeply that this gentleman,
be he whom he may had met with outrage and
violence. II he were here as the representative OF
his nation he was entitled 20 the protection ofhis
nation everywhere. II here as private citizen,
though the protection Of the national government
might not reach him, yet the expression ofopinion
here OF the representatives Of the States might