Daily national era., 1854-07-07

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In the Senate, yesterday, the vetoed INDECENT
Insane Land Bill was passed. finally, 2l for
and 26 against-two-th thirds being necessary to
its defeat The vote stood
YEAS Messrs. Badger, Bell Benjamin,
Brown, Chase, Clayton, Cooper, Dixon, Fes-
senden, Geyer, Gillette, Gwin, Hamlin, Jones
of Tennessee, Pearoe, Pratt, Rockwell, Seward,
Stuart, Sumner, and Wade--2l
NAys-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atchison,
Bayard, Bright, Brodhead, Butler, Cass, Clay,
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas
Evans Fitzpatrick, Hunter, Jones of Iowa,
Mallory, Mason, Norris, Petit, Rusk, Sebas-
tian, Slidcll, Toucey Waller, and Williams-26.
The following Territorial bills from tho
House were scvorally considered and passed:
An act to provide for the construction OF o
military road from Great Salt Lake City, in
the Territory of Utah, to the eastern boundary
Of the State Of California.
An act to provide for the continuation Of the
military road from Myrtle Creek to SCOTS
bnrgb, in Oregon.
An act for the payment Of tho civil oificers
employed in the Territory Of New Mexico
while under military government.
An act to authorize the Secretary of War to
settle and adjust the expenses Of the Rogue
River Indian war.
An act to refund to the Territory Of Utah
the expenses incurred by said Territory in
snppressing Indian hostilitics.
On motion by Mr.. Douglas, tho Senate
proceeded to consider the following Territorial
bills from the House, and they were severally
read third time and passed:
An act for the construction Of certain mill
tary roads and wells in the Territory Of New
Mexico.
An act making further appropriations for
continuing the construction Of roads in the
Territory Of Minnesota, in accordance with the
estimates from tho War Department.
An act to authorize the sale Of reserved
lands, and for other purposes
The Senate proceeded to consider tho bill for
the relief Of Robert G, Thompson, only snrvi
wing child and legal representative Of William
Thompson, deceased, formerly brigadier gen
eral in the army Of the revolutionary war.
And after protracted discussion, the Senate
adjourned without taking any question.
In the House, yesterday,
The Civil and Diplomatic bill was read
third time, and rejected--74 to 80.
Mr.. Orr (haying voted with the majority for
that purpose) moved reconsideration but
before a vote was taken, the House adjourned
Senate, Friday, July7 1854.
Mr.. Allen presented the resolutions Of the
Legislature Of the State Of Rhode Island,
against tho recently enacted Nebraska and
Kansas law; against the Fugitive Slave law,
and against the acquisition of any further
slave territory.
A bill to confirm a private land claim in
Louisiana; . bill making appropriations for
tho construction Of military roads in the Fer
ritories of Nebraska and Washington; were
severally considered and passed.
Mr.. Pratt, from the select committee on the
subject, reported a bill for the improvement Of
the navigation Of the patapsco river and to
mako the harbor Of Baltimore accessible by
war ships of tho United States.
Mr. Mallory submitted two resolutions, call
ing for information respecting the imprc se-
ment of St Johns river, in Florida NJ 4 the
construction of a canal across the peninsula Of
Florida. Adopted.
This being objection day, .. number Of pri-
vate bills were passed withe at objection.
When the Senate adjo ,rned.
House Of Repres~ atafipes, jul, I, 1854.
Mr.. Fuller, Gom the Committee on Com
merce, asked the general consent, to enable
him TO mo- % the reference back TO that COM
mitsee, lat it might be printed, of bill ma
KING appropriation for custom house
ir. Letcber. object. One blu has already
zen swamped by those custom-hous appro.
priations.
Mr. Phillips asked consent to enable him to
present a resolution requiring tho House to as
semble at IL A. M. daily.
Mr.. Jones, Of New York ] object A bet
ter arrangement can be made. From | 1 A.
M. TO the hour of adjournment is too long.
would agree to meet Mt nine A. M, and ad-
iourn at noon to meet again in the afternoon
Mr.. Orr, being entitled TO the floor, aroso
and said that he was not surprised at the re-
lection Of the appropriation bill yesterday lt
was caused by the appropriation Of SIX or seven
hundred thousand dollars for the construction
of certain custom-houscs. He was opposed
TO them, and nothing but tho urgent necessity
of the case could have induced him TO vote for
it thus encumbered.
Mr.. Orr stated the course ho hoped tho House
would pursue to-day and was replied TO by
Messrs Preston, McMulIen, and CEngmaa
MIR. Orr demanded the previous question on
his motion to reconsider The demand being
sustained, the question was decided in tho al.
firmative.
Mr. Orr moved reconsideration OF tho yotc
ordering the engrossment of the bill
Mr.. Preston called for the yeas and nsys
which were ordered, and resuited-yeas 30,
nays 50.
Mr. Stanton, Of Kentucky, moved recon
sideration Of tho vote by which the Custom
House amendment was adopted.
This amendment appropriates, for the COM
pleton of the custom honse at st. Louis, Mis-
souri,, 100000; at Mobile, Alabama, S650O0
at Cincinnati, Ohio, $4,000; at Louisville,
Kentucky, $40, 600; at Bangor Maine, 500 900 I;
Ma. et..xsr hal
aware, $l2 600; and $4,000 for the purchase
OF site for custom. house at Providence,
Rhode Island, and was adopted by a vote off,
yeas 70, nays 10
Mr. Stanton said he was in favor of those
appropriations but as seventeen memhers
who had voted for their introduction had failed
to vote for tho bill on its fnal passage, he would
not insist upon them. Ho would rather sacri-
fee them than the whole bill
Mr.. Preston and Mr.. Bridges called for tho
yeas and nays.
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