Washington sentinel., 1854-07-16
COngrfssional. O
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
senate.--saturday. July Is, 1854.

FIRST SESSION.
Senate.--Saturday, July Is, 1854.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate, a report OF
theacecretary of War; communicating, in com
pilance with resolution ofihe Senate Of the 9th
INST, information in relation 10 the improvement
OF Inc bar at the mouth of the ST. Johns river,
Florida. Referred to the Committee on Com
merce
Also letter from the Department of the In.
terror, transmitting communication from tho
Commissioners OF Indian Affairs, and showing the
amount necessarily 10 carry into effect treaties
with the various Indian tribes, which was read,
ana referred TO the Committee on Finance.
EXTRA COMPENSATION.
Mr.. JOHNSON presented the memorial Of The
compositor-, proof-readers, and makers-np EN-.
pioyed in the Office of the Congress ;ouol Glo6s,
asking TO be allowed the same extra compensa.
tion, as IS allowed TO the repore of the proceed.
ings OF the House of Representatives for that pa
per. a lss
CORRECTION OF THE JOURNAL.
Mr.. SLlDELL said that he misapprehended the
amendment proposed yesterday by his colleague
10 the Homestead bill, 10 extend the benefits of the
act 10 American boys of the age Of sixteen and
upwards, and had voted against il. He would
have voted for it. had he understood as it stood
AS the change of his vote would not affect the re
suit, he asked 10 have his name recorded ia the
affirmative on that vote, instead Of the negative
Agreed TO.
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA ACT.
Mr.. PETIT said that he was daily in The re-
ceipt OF letters asking him for authentic COPIES Of
The recent Kansas and Nebraska act II was said
that the correctness Of the act as published even
IN The Official papers, was denied in many parts Of
the country. He therefore desired to submit the
following resolution: tgs .4Ise ssE
Resolved That thousand copies Of the Nebraska and
Kansas act certified by the Secretary State be printed
in pamphlet FORM for the use Of the Senate.
Mr.. CHASE objecting the resolution was laid
over
PRIVATE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. RUSK reported a bill for the relief OF
Thomas 4. Glenn; which was considered and
passed.
PRINTING ORDERED.
On motion by Mr.. BADGER
Ordered that the report OF the Secretary of the
Navy, in compliance with the resolution OF the
Senate of the Goth of March, 1854 in relation to
the establishment of naval depot at Beaufort,
IN North Carolina, with the accompanying docu.
ments, map, and chart be printed; and that 5000
additional copies be furnished, FIVE hundred or
which shall be for the use Of the Navy Depart.
ment; and that the map chart be engraved and
printed under the direction of the Superintendent
of the Coast Survey
COMMANDER INGRAHAM.
On motion by Mr.. WIN. the Senate proceed.
ed to consider House joint resolution of thanks of
Congress- and the presentation of M medal, TO Can.
tain Duncan N. Ingraham. 5
Mr. BADGER said that he entertained the
highest sense of the meritorious and gallant con-
duct OF Commander Ingraham on the memorable
occasion which this resolution intended TO reward.
Yet the resolution was altogether departure from
all precedent The highest compliment which
Congress could bestow vote of thanks.
This had never been done in of naval achieve
ments except in three cases, aud then only in the
cases of commanders Of sqnadrons. These cases
were those of Commodores McDonough and
Perry, for their victories on the lakes, and Com
modore Preble for his services in The Meditera-
mean. The thanks of Congress were never voted
either TO Hull Decatur, Bainbridge. Jacob Jones,
or any other commander of a single vessel even
for The most brilliant This resolution Of the
House went further. II provided that this pro-
ceeding be sent 10 the officer complimented. This
had never been done before. In the cases where
officers had fallen resolutions of coincidence were
sent 10 the nearest relatives, but on no occasion
were resolutions of thanks sent 10 the officer him.
self He therefore submitted several amer erdments,
TO make this resolution conform to those in the
cases Of Decatur, Hull &c.
These amendments adopted, and the reso.
luton was adopted in the following form
Joint resolution directing the presentation of medal to
Commander Duncan N. Ingrnham.
Resolved &C. President of the United states be
and he Is hereby requested 10 TO be made
with suitable devices and presented 20 Commander Dun
NJ In yraham, Of the navy of the United tates
testimonial of the high entertained by Congress of
his gallant and udcious conduct the second day oJuy
ing him Illegal seizure and imprisonment. on board
the Austrian brigofwnr Hussar.
BILLS REFERRED.
The following House bills were severaIly con-
sidered and referred:
A bill making appropriations for the service of
the Post Office Department during the fiscal wear
ending the Both Of June, 1865.
A bill making appropriations for lighthouses,
hight boats, buoys &c, and providing for the cree
ton and establishment OF the same, and for other
purposes. s
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion by Mr. MASON the Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive business
and al hall past one The doors were opened.
GEORGETOWN GAsLIcHT COMPANY.
The Senate then proceeded 10 consider the
amendment made by the House TO the hill 10 In.
corporate the S'as-Light Company OF Georgetown;
and IL was concured in.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr. BADGER submitted a resolution. that tbe
order ofthe Senate setting apart Friday Of each
week for the consideration of private bills be re-
PRINTING.
Mr. BROWN submitted the following resolu.
ton
Resoed That the Committee on Printing be insruct.d
70 inquire into the espcdiency Of having printed for the
Of the Senate thousand copies Of The obseryatOns Of
the United states astronomical expedition to Chilli
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
On motion by Mr. HUNTER, the Senate pro.
ceeded 10 the consideration Of executive business
and at half past o'clock the doors were re.
opened
Mr.. CHASE moved TO take up a bill for the
relief Of Isaac Swain, and on that motion no
quorum voted.
Mr.. STUART said he wished 10 have somo
arrangement by which time would be fixed when
the Homestead bill would be disposed Of He
thought there would be no difficulty in coming TO
an adjustment of the conflicting opinions on
the subject of the Homestead IN q manner per.
iecty satisfactory 10 very large majority Of the
Senate He hoped therefore, that there would
bc no objection TO taking il up al half past I2 on
Monday, and finally disposing ofit. as-
Mr.. PRATT asked what were the features OF
the new bill.
Mr., STUART said that he thought the bill could
be amended so as TO include the substantial pro.
visions of the Homestead bill; the posscssory
right, with price attached TO the land upon the
scale proposed N the bill of the senator from vir-
gna.
After some further remarks,
The Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com.
muncation from the Secretary Of the Interior,
transmitting the copy of a letter from the Com.
ma r.wlI I...I.