Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-17
CONGRESS-.
rHrRTY-rHIRD REss--rIRsr sEssIo
Senate, Monday, April IL, 1854.

THrRTY-THIRD 0RGREss--FIRsT SESSION.
Senate Monday, april IL, 1854.
Mr. Wade presented memorial of one hun
dred and sixty citizens of Ohio, demonstrating
against the Nebraska and Kansas bill
Mr.. Seward presented similar circumstances
from citizens Of Berrien county and Sparta, in
Michigan.
Mr.. Sumner presented similar remon-
STRANGE from the women Of Sandisiield, Mas
sachusetts.
MIR. Sumner and Mr. Mason presented nu-
merous memorials in favor Of q reduction OF
the rates of ocean postage.
Mr.. Brodhoad presented Q memorial from
citizens Of Northumberland county, PennsJiya
MIA, that the Homestead bill be amended 30 as
to pay back to all purchasers Of public land
Of the United States, the amount paid therefor,
with interest.
Mr.. Shields presented a memorial signed by
fifteen thousand persons praying that the
many and striking evidences Of unexplained
manifestations, supposed to be by spiritual
agency, be examined by some scientific board
! He explained the various allegations Of the
mem0rialists and gave q humorous account Of
the spiritual manifestations in the days Of Cor
nelius Agrippa,' Erasmus, Friar Bacon, Pau
LUIS Jarious, and others. 1t was then laid on
the table
MIR. Butler from the Judiciary Committee
TO which was rcfsrred 90 much Of the Pres-
dents message, and the report Of the Attorney
General, relating to the Judiciary System, re-
ported q bill to modify and amend the Judicial
system of the United States; and on his motion,
the bill was made the special order for the first
Monday in May.
On motion of Mr.. Seward, the President Of
the Senate was directed to inform the Governor
Of Connecticut Of the resignation of the Hon.
Truman Smith.
Mr.. Seward submitted resolution calling
for information respecting the operations OF the
three cent postage system. Laid over.
Several private bills were reported.
The bill from the House, to reduce and grad
nate the price of the public lands was taken
up, read twice, and referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
And then, at . quarter before one o'clock,
the Senate proceeded to the consideration OF
E xecutive business.
House Of Representatives, April II, 1854.
Thomas D. Eliot, elected to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. Zeno
Scudder, of Massachusetts, appeared to-day,
was duly qualified and took his seat
MIR. Walbridge submitted series Of resolu-
tions which were read for information, declar-
HGOry Ol OuI uoKlMu1o IlknbJ III tuc pIcooub dS
pect Of European affairs, and that the United
States will submit to no change in the propri-,
etorship Of Cuba except its transfer to our own
Government
Mr.. Cox objected to their presentation.
Mr.. Walbridge moved q suspension Of the
rules which motion was decided in the mega
tive.
Mr.. Robbins, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, asked leave to report hack with
substitute the Senate Civil and Diplomatic Bill,
for the year ending June 80, 1850, the object
of which was to increase the compensation Of
clerks and others in the service Of the Govern
ment
MIR. Gray. Is not this resolution day?
Mr.. Clingman. shall oppose the substi-
tute. j object to its reception.
Mr.. Robbins. | move = suspension of the
rules, to permit the reading OF the bill and
substitute.
Mr.. Clingman spoke at some length upon
point Q. order involved
MNl bbinss motion prevailed, and the bills
were read.
A motion to suspend the rules to r,rmit the
reception OF the report was then made, and
decided in the Acknowledgements 107, nays .29.
MIR. Robbins moved a suspension Of the
rule requiring al bills making appropriations
of money to bc considered in Committee of the
Whole-his object being to put this bill on its
immediate passage. This motion was decided
in the afirmative-yeas LOG, nays 49,.
Mr.. Wheeler moved that the bills be laid
UPON the table; which was decided in the mega
tive-ycas 49, nays 1lS.
The question coming up on the substitute, it
was rejected-yeas 10, nays 49,
The question REQUIRED on the passage Of the
bill, but the yeas and nays were several times
called upon unimportant motions and other
means were used to prevent its passage.
Finally, the House adjourned without dispo-
sing Of the bill
This bill gives TO clerks Of the first class
81 200, Of the second class 81 400, and of the
third class 81 900, and it does not limit this
increase to the present year.