The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-03
TIHRTY-7IIIRD CONCRE J.
FIRST SESSION.

TIIIRTY-IHIRD CONGRE J.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. =, 1854.
MORTALITY BoAsD EMGEAsr vEsskLs.
Mr. SEwAxD (frse soil of N Y presented the r.solu
tions Of the LegisA!ure OF New York. calling the ateR
tion Of Congreas the .lsrnng mortality board OF
emgrant vessels, and asias FOR appropriate legislation
The DRAWINGS OF AUDUBON
M. EvDu1I, (whis) of Mass, pressnted the memoirs.
OF the widow Of Audubon praying Congress would
purchase the original arariogs by husband Of the
birds Of America.
PATENT REPORT
Mr.. HAMis (dem) Of Me-, reported In favor or print.
ing 1900 copies OF the mechanical part OF tho PAsn:
Once report.
opPosrnoS 10 GOVERNMENT ruSTsG oFfrn.
Mr.. HAErIs, from the Printing Committee reported
hack the bill to estabHah government printing oaice
with IN uEanimous that II do not PASS
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
Mr.. JOHNSON, (dem) of Ark, rspo.ted back from the
houie bin granting I've Jeas additional time for the
location Of bounty land Issued for service 10 the
war OF iSl2, which was taken up and passed.
fHH SANDWICH ISLANDS.
MI CIArroNs resolution calling for correspordsnce
Sc and all information in the possession Of govern
en Affairs in The Sandwich Islands, taken
mp and adopted.
IIE koszrA ArrAR- Jrsuor DRAGoxAs BROWN rrc
MI bRiGr (oem) OF 10, offered . resolution calling
for information ana touching the seizure
ef Martin koszta, ct Smyrna.
Ar Csss (esm OF aich, aaid tha. rs considered the
greatest ustoe had besa done to Mr. Brown, who had
been 30 long tbs 6rsgomsn Of the American mission o.
sSsDey in shs .. WAS 1aa su ss M f. TO MS
whom h> highly eItoled that th- corresp ndsncs should
2. published i lis ssid that the ns.spspsrs had pub
Brown had brought this country poster and had
Ialmed him of on this sovsrnmen as rsprssent.tivs
from the sultan. He (Mr. CAss) had now before him
letter from Rsschid PAohs the Grand vzsr Ia which hs
expressed sss ss.; s.,s.ctSn felt y The Sultan in
the American government sad people.
Mr.. pouerAs, ldem) Of H., said he awars, from
hAd been done, not only Mr. Brown bat to Mr. MArsh
He desirsd that the correspondence should be made
public, that justice iight be done these gentlemen
The resolution Was Acopte,.
COURTS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
The bill providing accommods zion. for holding United
states courts In hassachu eta taken pn sed
THs vEsaosT sESAroRsHY
Mr.. Pheps case was thea taken up.
Mr.. BUTLER, (dem.) OF u, spoke denying that the
executive appointments continued after the meeting OF
the legislature The latter being the con
could not be supplied BY executive authority
Mr. BADczR, (Whis) Of sc foilossd, taking similar
Mr.. CLAYTON (whig) Of Del commended TIA. the Senate
ought to hear Mr. PHELPS before any further expression Of
Mr. PHKLrs. (whis) Of Vt, then Addressed tbs Senate
nnt thres oclock in support Of his claim He had not
got through whom h: yielded the floor
this subject the Nebraska bll would come up to.mor.
senate iu time TO copsids. the subject and snsSs NJ
Phelps TO prepare his further argument moved that the
mate on the Nebrsska bill
The CHAn ruled that this motion was out Of order.
Mr. PRATT moved to postpone for fortnight when after
some debate - to proper Gay, 1t was postponed TIL
After An executive ,ee,ion the Senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON Feb. 2 1851
rgs MAIL DISTRACTIONS TIE rRE RIOTS, ETC.
The sPxAKn announced the first business to be the
melon to ecousr the vots BY which the bill to prevent
pbsruetious to United STATES mails referred to the
Committee Of the Whole the s'ats Of the linton.
Mr. Josss, (dsm Of Tenn, inquired the bill had been
printed.
The SrRAKn reped that the original had been sent to
ehe printers, but there copy Of 4. in the House
Mr. JOINS said the House should have printed copies of
it. In order that the Dasceney Appropriation bill may
fn.hsd this week. h. moved that the House 20 into
committee upon II. Agreed to.
TIE DEFICIENCY AUTHORIZATION BILL
Mr.. PH1sros (vhig) Of Ky, said he had offered
amendment ap propristiDg forty thousand dollars for
completing the Custom House 1t Louisville
Nj. IIIIr, (dsm) OF j., moved to strike out Custom
Housei ard inssrt Post 0cs. He said only person
employed In the iormer, bat sixty persons In the
Ater Therefore TO obtain money fo tRe Custom House
suilers was mainly fcr the Post oos be wished to say
Mr.. BHEorsnDcr, (dem 0: Ky, remarked that n.
object hundred and seventy eight thouad seven
hunoIed and forty Ave doisrs Sixteen thousand had
been taken TO purohase sss The 10 rest bid for
ting the building alone, hundred and seventy
ehousand dollars Without the amount asked is
be made nreproof.
Mr.. CrHemAS, (dem.) OF n. c., vas oppoeed to 4 COS
com Houss In TIE interior Of the country His friends
wanted beautiful building there II IL wss NO erected
ne would rather give the money for Improvement OF for
charitable purposes
Mr. PFrros saic-L Louisville rsys twice A. muoh rcvs
cue Norfolk namely, more thsn forty eight thousand
collars.
MT KnIsos (dem) cr Va, defended Norfolk.
Mr. DsSsY, (dem O. Ohio spoke in favor OF appropri.
ations for Western Custom house.
Mr. IsrcHKR (dem sf Va, said only one hundred and
Ten thou and dollars appropriated for the Norfolk
Custom Houe and vhy was II that the Casom House In
Louisville could not be balt for huadred aud 6fty
i've thousand In old times Custom II suss could bs.
built for forty-fve thousand but Ia these democratic
BE could not understsnd this.
MI STANTON, (dem Of KY, In reply 10 Mr. Lstsher,
said that the Iouisvi Post 0cs is the largt ds,ribu
ting ons IN the Western country, with thirytyo clerks
and other employees, wLie only four clerks we're the
Norfolk Post Onice,
Mr.. Prestons anne snsmsnt was agreed to-syes 75
nays 50.
propratiDs one hundred housand dollars for petng
recommended BY Secretary Of the ressnry
ID not . naked mmsndation, but reasons
given for IT, 0ne Ia that the Custom Houss
in prcGreas, and another the amount OF the sppro.
.priation has been restricted The Secretary Of the
Treasury says that true economy requires the
buding 10 be faced with stone ald With mastc ON
the bricks and the object Of the appropriation TO make