Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-06-01
TH1RTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


TUESDAY, May %.
Senate.--In The Senate Mr. Toucey Of Con.
necticut, replied TO the remarks made yester-
day by his colleague, Mr.. Smith, on the occa-
sion Of presenting the Connecticut Anii-Ne-
braska resolutions. When he had closed. the
Nebraska bill was received from the House.
Mr. Mason. from Committee on Foreign
Relations, reported the following resolution,
which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the President Of the United
states be requested TO communicate to the
Senate copies Of all correspondence in the State
department relative to the slave trade in the
Island OF Cuba, and of any late DEGREES, or
Qlner acts OF the Spanish Government in the
Island, connected with the same.
House.-The Honse went into Committee
on the Deficiency bill.
a long discussion ensned on the Senate
amendment approPrlating half million dollars
for the construction of Water Wort. ~
Washington and Georgetown, pending which
the committee rose and the House adj
WEDNESDAY, May "a.
Sendte.-ln the Senate, various memorials
and circumstances were presented, among them
ten by Mr.. Seward, against The Nebraska bill.
including one from los Methodist clergvmen
and 434 other clergymen of Michigan. "A
warm debate ensued between Messrs Seward.
Clayton and Benjamin, on the resolution, Of
the Louisiana Legislature concerning the Afri-
canization Of Cuba.
| Mr.. Douglas called up the Nebraska bill,
when Mr.. Pearce of Maryland moved the Clay
ton amendment, and spoke at length in favor
of lis restoration to the bill.
| House-The Pacific Railroad bill was post
pOned until Tomorrow, and the Deficiency bill
was taken up, and considered until the hour Of
adjournment, the Senate amendment appropri-
ating half million Of dollars for the cOnstrnc-
ton OF water works for Georgetown and Wash
ington beW disagreed 10, and the appropria-
ton Of $75,0 for building bridge over the
Potomac, being coucurred in.
THURSDAY, May IS.
Senate.-Mr. Gilleu, the newly elected
Senator from Connecticut, took his seat
The Nebraska Bill was taken Up, when Mr..
Bell resumed his speech and continued his re-
marks at great length, and with considerable
warmth, being frequently called to order.
After long discussion, Mr.. CIayton's
amendment, depriving aliens Of the right 10
vote, was rejected by vote Of Al nays, TO !
yeas.
At IA past II Mr.. Douglas commenced the
closing speech in support of the bill, and re-
pea,ed his denunciatlOn of blasphemOus SER
mons and the memorials Of the Clergy. He
replied at length to the intimatiohs that the bill
would be resisted, and henceforward stern Op-
position TO all laws upon the subject Of slavery
would be universal at the North.
Mr.. Toucey said he had been instructed by
the present Wing Abolition Legislature Of
Conn, to vote against the bill, after mature re-
Election he had come to the conclusion TO DISC
hey the instructions Of his constituents.
The bill then ordered to be engrossed
for third reading, by the follywing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Atchi3on, Badger, Benjamin,
Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay, Daw-
son, Douglas, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Huuter,
johnson, Jones Of Iowa, Jones Of Tenn, Maj
lory, Mason, Morton, Morris. Pearce, Petit,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell,
) Stuart, Thompson of Kentucky, Thompson Of
N. j., Toombs, Toucey, Weller, Williams,
Wright-35.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bell, Chase, Clayton,
Fish, Foole, Gilett, Hamln, James, Seward
Sumner Wade, Walker-l3.
The bill passed and at quarter past one
o'clock the Senate adjourned until Monday.
House.-In the House, in Committee Of the
Whole. Mr. Phelps moved the postponement
of the Pacific Railroad Bill to tomorrow, in
order to take up the Deficiency Bill
Several amendments were acted upon, bnt
: important ones were reserved fo- separate yea
! and nay votes. Adjourned.