Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-17
TUESDAY, JUNE Is, 1854.
IN SENATE.


Mr. WELLER presented resolutions of the Legislature
of California in favor of the bill to organize the Territory
of Nebraska nstrucng their Senators and requesting
their Representatives to vote for the same. ~.
The resolutions firth " that all suits involving in
vesigatons Of personal freedom and title slaves shall
be decided by the local tribunals of the States Terri
tories with the right of appeal to the Supreme Court of
the United States that the provisions OF the Constitution
in relation fugitives from service shall be faithfully
executed in organized Territories well in the States
and that they ought to be rigidy enforced in both'
Mr. WELLER expressed the qualification he felt in pre-
sentiDg the above resolutions the Senate under the cir
cumstnnces Of the case. The resolutions adopted
by among the decisive votes record that of
the House being only ten dissenting voices and that of
the Senate He moved that they lie the table
and be printed which ordered accordingly.
Mr. GWIN presented resolutions from the in favor
of cheap ocean postage setting forth that is the true
policy Of every National Government to procure for its
citizens the advantages Of regular and cheap correspond
with foreign countries and that the establishment by
all maritime nations uniform of postage
duced to the lowest practicable tends to promote
and extend the blessings of and civilization,
and to secure the peace. Of the world.
Numerous memorials and petitions were presented and
appropriately referred
CHEAP OCEAN POSTAGE.
Numerous petitions were presented by Mesrs BADGER
COOPER, GILLETTE, EVANS, and MASON in favor of
cheap ocean postage.
Mr. MASON took occasion to say that he found these
petitions were coming from the interior of the country
indeed the gentleman who had enclosed them to him had
said they had been forwarded to him with view OBJ
tain signatures Mr. NJ. protested against being
sdered in favor of the system from the fact of his having
presented the petitions.
Mr. BADGER observed that of the letters sent to
him was of the import that alluded by the
Senator from Virginia.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Committee on Pensions,
submitted report accompanied by bill for the relief
Of Betsey Whippe.
Also, from tie committee submitted adverse
report the petition of Abigail Saunders.
Mr.. SUMNER, from the Committee Pensions, sub
mtted report, accompanied by bill for the relief Of
Peter Amey. 81. :.
Also, from the committee, submitted adverse
ports the petitions of VIM B. May and Others of John
r. Presher and that of Jane NJ. Rudolph, widow of
a captain in the revenue service.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN, from the Committee on Indian AT
fairs to which referred House bill for the relief Of
the widow and heirs of Elijah Beebe reported without
amendment, and asked its immediate consideration. No
objection having been made, the bill read third
time and passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. DOUGLAS introduced bill fixing the annual
meeting Of Congress This bill provides that from and
after the present Congress the annual meeting thereof
shall be the first Monday in October instead Of the first
Monday in and that the Congress shall assemble
in every year on the first Monday in October.
Mr. D. thought it unnecessary to refer it to any COM
mttee but simply to allow it to take its place the
lendar; which ordered.
Mr.. SLIDELL introduced a bill for the relief of the
assgnees and legal representatives of Jacques Mouon
Mr.. BRODHEAD desired to suggest such amendment
to the Both rule of the Senate will embrace the Sc
lect as well ms standing committees Of the body. de
could not see why select committees should not as well
be embraced as the standing Of the body and such
change in his opinion was 80 obviously proper not to
admit Of doubt If his proposition adopted the 30h
rule would then read: