The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-03-03
From lle National Inlelliqencer 81 6thull.


&04A4 AN8 AN AAlA84MA M AM4tAs4A
CONG REss.
"a ne Senate yesterday the French po
Iliation Bill wss taken up o. motion q hg
IIAn6LlN. Ml. pET1ir made some remarkI
ia its support. contending that our release
Of the French Government from any obliga
ton to pay these claims constituted RICH
Iin the claimants 10 look % the Amcrical
Government iOrinJemnity. Mr. Weller de-
sired 70 say that having examined The whole
subject since he had been member Of tht
other branch Of Congress. be felt con
strained to vote now on the opposite side q
the question, and give his support to the
payment Of the claims The bill was then
ordered to be engrossed for third read.
| ing.
The discussion Of the Nebraska Bill was
continued by Mr.. HoUsToN, in opposition to
the passage Of any Territorial bill Is now
proposed. He addueed from The history 81
Indian treaties aud from bis own memory
facts tending TO show that the good faith Of
this government was pledged on more than
one occasion TO Indian tribes that the lands
incIndad in the contemplated Territories
should be perretually reserved for their sole
use and enjoyment, and that ea The eva
sion by traders and other white men ofthis
domain was an infraction Of treaties By the
civilized upon the savage. by the power
full upon the defenceless On the conclusion
of this branch of his agument he Senator
flf - ,,y,,-,ll tl.ok ~ e =, hsoot ,yaa nyoiffod
to this day, and the Senate vent into Execu-
tive session.
We are glad to see that by the energy Of
Senator Bardger, operating on the just dispo-
sition Of the Senate, bin which he intro
dcced on Monday appropriating 5000, 900
for the further improvement ofCape Fear
river. was taken up, promptly passed, and
sent to the other Honse, where we trust It
win meet with equal favor.
The House Of Representatives, at an ear
" hour, went into Committee upon the bill
proposing to grant to each head 81 fam
ily wao shall settle and work the same for
Eve years homestead OF rne hundred and
sixty acres ofland. This bill opened wide
field Of debate, not altogether on its merits.
Mr.. Dawson, of Pennsylvania mape speech
in favor Of the measure, and was succeeded
leach for an hour)by Mr. Maco, Of Indiana,
anb Mr.. SHELTON, Of N. Jersey; both in oppo-
sition to the position of the Neb raska bill
bat especially against the Missouri Compro-
mise, and ia depreciation Of the Teopehing Of
4 question which both ofthe political parties
had declared settled Of closed.
The homestead bill is the special order
from day to day until disposed Of. The lat-
itude ofdebate allowed in Committee Of the
Whole viii doubtless be used to the greatest
extent in anticipation Of the regular consid-
Grafton Of the Nebraska bill.
WAsHrEGroN Feb, I6.
10 the senate yesterday the Nebraska bill
was further discussed by Mr.. HoUsToN who
concludes the argument commenced on
Tuesday, The question was then taken on
amendment Of Mr.. DoUaIAs, hich was
passed By vote Of 35to 10, This amend
ment substitutes the Compromises Of 1850
imperative and void. Mr.. Chase then sub
mittee an amendment to the effect that the
power OF prohibitation Of Slavery in Terrific
ries Should rest with the people ofsueh Ter
ritoeies. Pending the discussion Of this
amendment and an additional one by Mr..
PRATr, that such inhabitants should also
decide upon the introduction Of slavery in
such Territory, the Senate adjourned. Mr.
BADGER is entitled to the floor to day.
During the morning hour the bi to in
demnify the claims for spoliation prior 10
10 the year 1900 was read the third time and
passed. Or readers are too well a quaint
ed with our opinions Of approval Of bis bill
to need any expression of our qualification
At this renewed decision Of the Senate IN
its favor. The honorable and frank avoWal
of the Senator from California, who had
heretofore opposed the bill in the other
branch of Congress that further investiga.
ton and reflection had convinced him Of his
error and commenced now bis support Of
the bill encouraged US to hope that i will
find an increased number offriends 10 the
House Of Representatives.
The House Of Representatives during the
morning hour, was incidentally engaged
ia debate upon bin reported By the COM
m;ttee on Invalid pensions amending the last
pension act for revolutionary widows SO as
to rake the commencement Of the pensoin
date back to the 4th march Of 1848. The
bill was finally committed 70 committee Of
the Whole.
The house went into Committee upon the
homestead bin and speeches fan hour each
were made By Mr.. MRACHAM, Of Vermont
and Mr.. FENToN, OF New York against the
81 the Nebrasea bin now before the
Senate. Mr.. WHELLER, Of New York made
speech &c quite 4 humorous character
ii regard TO the New York lpud between the
lizards and !" SOfts.'
After the committee rose Nr. BRrcs1N-