Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-18
THURSDAY, JAN. IL, 1854.

Mr. Bright presented petition from the citizens OF
| Washington and Georgetown for custom house IN
! the District of Columbia.
| Mr. Sumner presented petition for the exclusion
of slavery from the territories and moved that IL DC
referred to a select committee. Referred.
A Joint resolution for making the town OF Bruins
wick, Ga a port of entry was brought up from the
House and passed.
Mr. Bell moved for copies Of the correspondence
between the President of the United States and the
CHILEAN government, respecting the forcibie abduc-
ton of four American sailors at the port oil fapar-
also as well respecting other outrages.
Mr.. Gwin reported, from the committee, bill Tor
the relief of the widows and orphans of the officers
and crew of the ship Grampus, lost in 1913.
Joint resolution for vote Of thanks to Capt In
graham was referred to the committee on naval at
fairs.
Mr. Badger moved that when the Senate adjourn
it adjourn to meet on Monday.
Some further business of no particular interest,
was transacted, after which Mr.. Clayton arose and
entered into defence of the treaty which goes by
his name, between Great Britain and the United
States respecting Central America He pretaced his
speech by the reading of scertain portions of the
speech of Senator Cass, the preceding day, which
was done by MIR. Benjamin, and at the conclusion
commenting thereupon, having spoken one hour and
q half
will ask my friend from Delaware, who seems to be
good deal exhausted, to give way i'll the discussion
of this subject and will submit motion that the
Senate do adjourn.
ton was agreed to- and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker laid before the House two documents
Yesterday received from the President covering the
information some time since called for by the House
concerning the condition of the fisheries dispute ;or-
dcrcd to be printed without being read, for the III
formation of the House.
The House then proceeded to the consideration OF
the resolution reported yesterday from tbs Comit-
tee on Printing by Mr.. Stanton of KY directing the
printing of fifty thousand extra copies OF the abstract
of the census last taken.
MIR. Meacham proposed to amend this resolution
by striking out Fifty thousand" and inserting in
lieu therefor lone hundred thousand"
Upon this amendnlant there arose debate, in
which Mcssrs. Meacham, Shelton, Stanton of Ky,
and Florence advocated the amendment and Messrs.
Straub and Eastman opposed it.
The question then put on agreeing to the
amendment by yeas and nays, and decided In the
104, nays 81.
The resolution then passed as amended.
The speaker then proceeded to call upon committees
for reports, beginning with the committee on foreign
relations, at which the call stopped the last day
Mr.. Houston, from the committee ways and
means, to which referred bill from the Senate,
regulating the mode of payment of members of that
body, reported the same back to the Honsc, with |
sundry amendments. Hc proposed to postpone the |
further consideration of the bill until Tuesday next, |
in order that the amendments might be printed. |
Some discussion arose upon the motion to postpone,
t being objected that it would materially inconvcn
ence many Senators.
Mr.. Bayly of Virginia, opposed to any amend
nents of the bill by the House. especially because
he thought that the Senate ought to be entrusted
With tho management of its contingent fund,
md with the section of the depository of that fund.-
without any Intervention the part of the House.
y ere he member of the S.nate he should consider
himself nsrted by the amendments proposed
Messrs. Houston, Jones, Meade Taylor of Ohio
nd Clingnan participated in the debate.
Mr.. Clingman moved the previous question, which
Fas seconded and the main question ordered.
The question recurring on the amendments of the
ommittee, they were sevcrally agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to a third reading, and
as subsequently read third time and passed, by
cas- 49, nays52. Adjourned.