Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-04

| the transportation of the United States mail
in steamships between San Francisco in Cali
| fornia via the Sandwich Islands and China,
and for other purposes; which was read twice.
referred, and ordered to be printed
The Senate proceeded, as in committee of
! the whole, to the consideration of the special
| order-the bill to suppress the circulation of
small notes as currency in the District Of
Columbia.
Mr.. Adams, at the request of the Mayor of
Georgetown, proposed to amend the last Sec
ton, which reads, provided that this act
| shall take effect and be in force from and af-
ter the passage thereof" by striking out the
words passage thereof and inserting in
their stead the words 81 first day of July
next
Mr.. Dawson moved to strike out the word
July in the amendment, and to insert the
word " November
The amendment to the amendment was
| agreed to.
The amendment, as amended, was then
agreed to.
The bill was reported to the Senate, the
amendment was cOncurred in, and the bill
was ordered to be engrossed for third read
ing, read third time, and passed.
Mr. Fish introduced bill to authorize the
business of banking in the District of Column
bia, and to regulate tho issuing and circula-
ton of notes us money which was read twice.
| and referred to the Committee on the District
of Columbia.
On the motion of Mr.. Brodhead, the Senate
| then went into executive session, and at the
close of the business adjourned.
In THE HOUSE, yester lay, after We went to
press
Mr. Stanton, of Ky, reported from the
Committee on Printing, resolution ordering
tho printing of ten thousand extra copies OF
tho annual Coast Survey Report; one half for
tho Use of the House, and the rest for the
Coast Survey Office for distribution passed.
The question next arising on agreeing to
Mr.. Ingersol's pending resolution asking for
the correspondence between this Government
| and Spain. relating to the seizure aud i'm
prisonment of the officers and c,sr of the
schooner North Carolina, by the Spanish au-
thorities at Porto X co it was agreed to.
The question then arose on Mr. McDonald's
pending resolution, calling for statistics as to
the number and character of United States
steamers built since 1885; which was agreed to.
The question next arose on agreeing to the
motion of Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, to lay on the
table Mr.. Benefits land distribution bill :;
and after debate. in which Messrs. Bennett.
McMullen and Clingman participated, it was
not agreed to-yeas e., nays 80.
And then the bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Cutting offered preamble and rcsclu-
ton rs follows:
Whereas publications have appeared in the public
prints pur porting to be- copies of correspondence
between the Secretary of the Treasury and Greene
C. Bronson. the late collector OF the customs for the
port Of New York. relating to the subject of the
unfortunate division i'm the Democratic party in New
York, the distribution of offices among the differ
ent sections of the party ana in which, after refer
ing "to that portion OF the party to which Mr..
Bronson adhered the Secretary Of the Treasury
expressed an expectation that the collector would
recognize the other portion of the party in TIE
Only way that would carry conviction with it,. which
publications consist Of alleged ltters from the SCI
rotary OF the Treasury to the collector afo. esad
L,arirt late respectively the third. fourth. and
twenty second DAYS of October last. and of letters
from the latter to the former. hearing date the
entaenth and twenty first days OF October Last
And whereas. ih the newspaper called :" the Daily
tni9n,' of Wednesday, the twenty-eishth of Decem
Der last it is stated by authority" that the removal
of Dir. Bronfon wits the act Of the President who
" freely shoulders the entire responsibility" and jus
tifi~s his act, net merely upon the ground of alleged
official insubpr,linat;on, but upon the fu rther dis
tinct ground, that the late collector had prost ted
his Office Tor political ends, and otherwise abused his
official trust for party purposes therefore
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby, quested to communicates to this
House copy of the correspondence above referred
to, if any such there lie and Of any other letters
| that may have passed between himself and Greene
G. Bronson Tho late collector of The customs for the
port of New York; r,iatins t, the subject matter
aforesaid
Mr. Cutting trusted that as this was simply
an inquiry, it would be permitted to pass
without division.
But Mr.. Bridges siguifying hi, disposition
to debate it. 1t went over under the rule. -
Mr.. Perkins offered resolution instructing
tbs Committee of Ways and Means to report a
bill repeating all duty on railroad iron.
Mr.. Hamilton moved to lay it on the table;
agreed to-yeas Is, nays Is.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, proposed a resolu-
ton of inquiry of the President concerning
the Erie riots; laid over-debate arising.
Mr.. Giddings proposed resolution for Sc
lect committee to consider all petitions, &C..
in favor of arbitration between nations; laid
Over-debate arising.
Mr.. Lindsey proposed resolution for the
printing Of five thousand copies Of the agri-
cultural portion of the Patent Office Report in
German, and rs many copies Of the abstract of
the census in the same language; laid over
debate arising
On motion of Mr.. Preston, the President
was called on for copies of the correspondence
in the past year, concerning the fishing
grounds question.
Mr.. Churchwell offered resolution direct
ing the Committee Of Ways and Means to re-
port bill giving four years credit for the
duties on railroad iron
Mr. Hamilton moved to lay it on the table.
Pending which motion, the House adjourned.