Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-04

ceps OF an &mehamehtt 10 lheiude New Bf runs.
wick and Nova Scotia?
Mr. Campbell. Yes.
The question having been taken, the House
refused 10 suspend the rules-yeas %, nays II9.
The House then adjourned,
PROCEEDINGS OF To- DsY. s.
sENArE.-After prayer and the reading Of
the journal
A bill for the relief of the heirs Of Joseph
Watson, deceased, was reported to the Senate
from the Committee on Indian Affairs; read
three times and passed &
Mr.. Wade presented a petition from Butler
county, Ohio, against the present system OF
managing and giving away the public lands
Laid on the table. =
Mr.. Sumner presented two circumstances
from Southwark, Massachusetts, one from the
men, the other from the women of that place,
against the repeal Of the Missouri prohibition.
Mr.. Weller presented q memorial respecting
their pay from the officers of the T. s. Army,
stationed at a certain fort in California. =
Mr.. Fessenden presented a petition on ocean
postage also. a memorial against the Ne
braska bill.
Mr.. Mason then proposed that the Senate
should pass to the consideration Of executive
business.
1hI GNdus uoNeU THAT Tue Dill IOr inc Settlc-
ment OF Revolutionary claims should be made
, a special order for to- morrow morning
Mr.. Mason suggested that IL would be better
to defer the subject until next week.
Inc motion was however agreed to.
MIR. Brown presented q petition for granting
to ll9 colleges, each township OF land
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of executive business
HoUsE.-To-day, on coming together, the
House agreed, by unanimous consent, to post.
pone the consideration of the special order sci
for this day-the bill of Mr.. Cobb, to reduce
and graduate the price of the public lands
for one week.
| Lands Committee by Mr. Latham-all Of
which were duly committed They were a.
| follows, viz:
bill to establish the Office of Surveyor
General, of New Mexico, and to grant dona
| tons of lands to actual settlers therein
bill to amend an act approved September
| q, 1852, to create the Office Of Surveyor Gen
eral of the public lands in Oregon, and alst
the act amendatory thereof, approved Februar,
| l9, 1853
A bill to establish an office of Surveyor G en-
eral Of Utah. and to grant donations of land.
to actual settlers thereon, &c
Mr.. Cobb also reported back from the sam,
Committee, bill to authorize the selection O
lands within the range of twelve miles square
by the State of Alabama, for certain schoo
! purposes.
| On motion of Mr.. Cobb, the said bill wa
read the third time and passed
Mr.. Bennett also reported back from tn,
Committee on Public Lands substitute for tn,
bill, to equalize grants of public lands anon,
the States for certain public purposes, which
had been referred to the said committee
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, rising to a question O
order, contended that Mr.. B. could not, unde
the rules, report back a substitute for the saic
or any other bill or that, if the gentleman
reported back thu bill adversely. with the re
commendation that it be rejected, and sub
stitute for it, which he also ut the same tim
reported his said reports would not te il
order.
The Speaker was understood to override tn
point of order.
Mr.. B. moving to refer hack the said bill
and amendment to the Committee on Publ
Lands addressed the House at length in fayo
OF equality in grants of the public lands, 70
various purposes, to all the States of the Union
Ere the conclusion of his remarks, Mr.. B
gave way for that motion and the House wen
into Committee Of the Whole on the state o
the Union, wherein the civil and diplomati
appropriation bill being taken up
Mr.. Clingman addressed the committee a
length in favor of the Nebraska K ansas bill