The daily union., 1854-12-14

H. Finnall
A bill for the relief of Israel Ketcham
After the consideration of executive business the Senate
! adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at II o'clock m.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
from the President of the United States in relation to the
claim of the legal representatives of Samuel Prioeau for
pension; which was laid on the table
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED
Mr. FAULKNER submitted a resolution authorizing the
Committee Military Affairs to employ clerk at the rate
of $4 per day for the actual time in which he is en-
Mr. STANTON of Tennessee, moved to amend the
luton by extending the authority to the Committee
on the Judiciary agreed to-
The resolution, as amended, was then adopted.
Mr. BOYCE submitted resolution instructng the Com
miee on the Judiciary to inquire into the exPedency OF
reporting bill to repeal the usury laws; agreed to-
| Mr.. DISNEY submitted resolution authorizing the
Committee on Public Lands to employ clerk which lies
| over one day under the rule.
Mr. PERKINS submitted a resolution of inquiry, re-
quesng the Postmaster General to communicate inorma
ton Congress in relation to the transportation of the
mails from Cairo to New Orleans and from Dubuque to
Mr. McDOtGALL submitted resolution to print 5000
extra copies of the PaccalToad survey with the accom-
panying map for the OF the House, which was refer
red TO the Committee on Printing.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. LATHAM from the Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported bill to continue in force the board of commission
ers raised for the purpose of adjusting private land claims
in the State of California; which was ordered to be
printed.
bill to change the name of the American-bult brig
Como to that Of "Jehossee and to grant new register
in her name; which read three times and passed.
Mr.. DISNEY, from the Committee Public Lands,
submitted number of adverse reports on claims and pc
ons for grants Of public lands which laid on the
table.
Mr. d. from the same committee reported bill supple
mentary to act entitled act granting bounty lands
certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in
the military service of the United States approved Sep
tember 2O 1850; also to the act approved March 22
1852 to make land warrants assgnable and for other
purposes which read twice. referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. d. from the committee reported back the SEN
ate bill authorizing the issue of patents to lands in any
State or Territory with certain amendments
The amendments agreed to- and the bill was passed
SAMUEL
Mr. COBB moved to reconsider the vote by which the
communication of the President of the United States in
aton to the pension which has been paid and ordered
to again paid the legal of Samuel Po
eau deceased laid the table, in order that it might
be referred the Committee Revolutionary Claims and
enable that committee TO report bill to repeal the act
under which the pension was granted
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee suggested that if the gem
teman would introduce bill to repeal that act would
be Immediately passed by the House
After some further debate,
Mr. ORR introduced bill TO repeal act for the relief
of the legal representatives of Samuel Proeau deceased
which read three times and passed.
BY unanimous consent the motion to reconsider was
then laid on the table
CENSUS REPORT.
Mr. MURRAY from the Committee on Printing report
ed resolution to print for the of the House $4,000
copies of the abstract of the returns comprising vital
statistics and other information recently rearranged by
the Superintendent of the Census
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee said that the House had been
informed by the Secretary of the Interior that the Su
perintendent of the Census had performed his duty and
resigned his Office and therefore there would be per-
to execute the provisions Of the resolution should it be
passed.
Mr.. CLINGMAN was opposed to the resolution. The
returns inaccurate and its publication would
be the of difusng throughout the country
Mr. JONES, of New York, and Mr.. HUNT, of Louisiana,
favored the resolution Of great Importance to the
medical world.
table and on that question asked for the yeas and nays
which were ordered
The question being then taken the motion to lay on
the table, ii not agreed to-yeas "A, nays l07
Mr. HAVEN moved the previous question, and it was or
dered.
The question then recured on the adoption of the
luton; which agreed to-
INDIAN APPROPRIATION
On notion the House then resolved itself into Com
mitee of the Whole on the state of the Union Mr. CHASD
LER in the chair and proceeded to the consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill for 1896
Mr. MACE obtained the floor, and said that he gave
tce days since of his intention to introduce bill pro-
hbing slavery in the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas
That bill he should introduce at some early day His OBJ
ect put Congress in the position which it occupied
previous to the passage of the Nebraska Kansas bill 1t
was his opinion that Kansas could into the
Union as slave State Mr. NJ spoke somewhat at ength
Of the operation of that BILL and Of the attempts which
were being made carry slavery into the Territory of
Kansas.
Mr. OLIVER of Missouri replied to the speech of Mr. NJ
by referring the attempts which being made by the
North exclude slavery from the Territory Of Kansas
They forming extensive emigrang associations to
facilitate the emigration of the people of the North to that
Territory He spoke Of the newspaper reports charging
Senator Achson with organizing society in the State
roneous.
After some further debate by Mcssrs WASHBURNE of
Maine OLIVER of Missouri and MACE the committee
the Chairman (Mr CuASDLER) reported the action Vt the
Committee of the Whole House; and
On motion, the House adjourned