New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01
uousE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. ORR moved suspension of the rules Win the wow
70 take Speakers table the senate bill providing
for the payment Of such creditors OF tue !ae hepuDc
Of Texas as compfchended IN the act Of September
Mr.. CAMPBELL asked Mr.. Orr whether, If the rules
be suspended be intended TO the previous question
Mr. ORR replied he did not but wanted 10 oHer an
amendment reducing the amount 20 SIX ana Il nun
millions OF dollars both sides Of the House may nave
an opportunity Of voting az they nav desire ... not
Mr. CAMPBELL wished to amend 70 me ect may no'
take eff ct until Texas shall release the United oatc o
all claims. vas =.
The House refused to suspend the ru,es: Yeas ~
Nays g. 1wo-thirds being necessary TO DO H. 5
Mr. WHEEL FER presenitd a memorial from merchants
in New-York tradug with san Juan, asking remuneraon
for property recently destroyed by Cnte1 SINS aeny
a. that town He desired 10 be read Dut oyecion WIS
made Referred to the Committee on Foreign AuaIs' 60.
Mr. RIDDLE from Select Committee reported OH
regulating the trade in part between 'e Eny y GI.s .i
perm Referred 10 the Committee Of the Nhoie on the
State Of the Union n.,.
enter into negotiations with Peru for moro liberal trade
IN ouano Failing in this then the bill they have m1urod
70 90 into effect II provides that guano be admitted FREQ
A. forty dollars un; four per cent when the pnce Is
below iortyseven dollars; ten per cent when below nifty
dollars Ghd sixty per ceh'' WHEN aoo'o my u"""i"
On motion Of Mr. FARLEY the Senate bill! authorizing
spberranean line of telegraph from the Mississippi to
.bo Pacific was referred the Committee Territories
Mr. HOUSTON moved the House 90 into Committee on
The General Appropriation bill.
M DAWSON appealed 70 Mr. Houston to withdraw
he notion in order give him opportunity to ask the
consent OF the House 10 take up the Homestead 6i as
amended by the Senate. lie anxious to have the bi
further amended TO more fully the nights OF ectual
settlers and press il final passage. Objection made
The House then went into Committee on the General
Appropriation bill returned from the Senate with nu-
merous amendments -
The clause for the erection Of public buildings in Kansas
and Nebraska being under consideration,
Mr. GIDDINGS Ohio moved to strike out certain
words leaving the remainder 10 read that The act Tor the
orcsnization Of those Territories be repealed.
Mr.. PHILLIPS (Alal raised the question 'hat me
amendment was not order the words proposed to be
stricken out would III effect repeal the Nebraska Kansas
The Chairman. Mr.. ORR, said, if that should prove
sucb he could not be responsible To- IT. 80
An npuenl was taken from the decision Of the Char,
which was sustained. Ayes 81; Nays, 80 Therefore
the amendment ruled IN order.
Mr.. GIDDINGs-I have sympathy for the Admlnisra-
ion President nnd Cabinet, and sure If gentlemen
consult their feelings they will vote with me ior 'ne
Mr. GOODE (Va.) rose to question of order
The CHAIRMAN-The gentleman has hardly pFo@ce1en
far enough TO enable determine the relevancy oil MS
remarks but he will not be in order he does ho' ger
little nearer to his amendment. Laughter
Mr. GIDDINGS-In my opinion the law ought to be re-
peaed that is in order. and comes near TO the point
think nearly every member concars with me III opihioh
believe there but very few members VINO DO l1l IRON
The remote ccesses of their hearts desire the repeal OF the
law. Ii has left your President IN meager minority III
this hall and created excitement here and throughout me
nud North and South Have not enough 10 strKo
Il from the statute book This proposition is 80 Just ana
conclusive that trust every man bore will vote with me
for repeal Of the law Ii right that we should REPEAT
II in abort order and do il at once, and IKE neot oy
piecemeal but at single blow. II we do not 40 nov
The people will when another Congress assemblies III wiz
prove the political grave of more men than any cnoior'
MT Mr.. McMULLEN Vo.)-I am very hGppy to have an
opportunity define my position on the NepraShe 1uos
ION / understood the gentleman 10 say he doubted
whether there is any member tins floor Dut VINO 10 d
heart for the repeal OF this bill Does the member believe
what he said . , 80, ~. ,oh.i,9
Mr. McMULLEN-NO one knows better than the gen.
tleman this is not though heretofore couiH no.
contend in discussion with the member alter inc nus
offered 10 one of my colleagues the other day bu since
his declaration is so bold reckless and direct and so AT war
with nv feelings that must reply was mol mere "heh
the measure was passed had paired OIL with member
from Ohio who was opposed TO it, Ii had been here no
act of nv life would have afforded me more pleasure man
TO have oted for that bill Let the gentleman 80 nome
and sing the syren song against the generous SCUM
Mr. WASHBURNE (Me) in his seat, addressing MI
Gddnqsl-Are you going to sing scns'
MIR. GIDDINGS-Not now. Ha ha j
Mr. McMUIIEN continuing, net hearing the c0hoqay
between MIR Giddnrs and Mr. Washburne, sald: never
would have voted fer the Missouri compromise AZ
member on this floor but Abolltonlst or ooe
youd vote for the repeal of the BILL III there IS Deuo
crst Who believes the people are capable OF se!goVerh
mept and is opposed this bill should like nm 10 rise
and show himself should look on him ar sort Oh sign
Mr. MORGAN a. " rose HASTILY and said something
but the words lost in excessive laughter and s'eho
i'p Mr. CIDDINGSS amendment rejected-Ayes So
Afcr acting on other amendments the Committee rose
The SPEAKER laid before the mouse message Won
be president in reply TO Mr. Chambers resolution GAZING
for information relative TO the recent destruction OF Grey
town Among the documents is letter rom secretary
Marcy dated June Q, 1854, addressed to Mr. taOenS
limited States Commercial Agent at San Juan de Nor'e
in which the following passages occur:
"You were instructed in my former letter TO nouy 'u
nAonle of San Juan repair the injury they nave canse'
10 the Accessory Transit Company by withhodhg iou
he properv which had been stolen ana taken 20 oa
Juan and by protecting the persons VINO were s 9?
the felopy tis hoped that the town WIN nave ayus'o
that matter 10 the entire satisfaction OF the company an
in tba; way that Commander Hoius VIII DC ~
the disagreeable necessity OF taxing any ao'S ~
to tina, Subject You WILL the arrival OF Comnahue
Hons explain 10 him what has been done IN thai matter
MIR. Borland our Minister to Central America, IA
represented to this Government that whhe recently a. ga
Juan he was insuted by the authorities OF Pe"Pe a. '
place-an ndenity offered to the nation, as wen aS
him individually, which cannot be permitted 20 pass W
noticed If done by order of the authorities OF me pace
they must answer for II in their assumed poca chara'
Ter Nothing short of an apology will save the place iron
the infection that such an act Justly merits. Ii Is eA
neced that this apology will be promptly made and salts
factory given to Commander Hons OF fUiur
GOOD Conduct toward the United States and public fame
onares no may in future be at that place Ii the ont
80 vras committed by awess individuals without tn
,hority or counv of the town. then it il clearly IN
~tv of those who exercise the civil power at San Juan
;na;ct upon them exemplary punishment. The neglect
ing them TO Justice assuming on the part of the
aOstrates there the responsibility Tor the act OF thes
indyiduaIs In such case not to punish - an impe
sanction of the acts of the ransgressors IL hoped III
boyi,;es will be prepared TO satisfy Commander Ho1ir
That they have done what incumbent on them in II
xay OF bringing the offenders to punishment
The following is Secretary Dobbinss letter to Con
rngnder Hollns: ,, -. "A "a,
SIR: The Government has recently received inehsencs I' =
pterss Of our s rom sn' o in hsr
% ana confident prudence and energy and IA
Ses Of die PrdeB the Department has concluded % ore
- ,roeeed with the Cysne 20 that she can t