The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-29
TIxIRTY.THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1854.
THE RnoRr nE CLAIMS UNDER TILE MEXICAN TREATY.
Mr. BnopuEAp, (dem.) of Pa, from the select com
utee appointed at the last session to investigate the
claims presented the Board of Commissioners Claims
under the Mexican treaty asked leave to make report
He said that after the basis Of the report agreed
a on the Chairman (Mr soule) left foreign mission
without making the report Tho remaining members of
the committee dc the report then agreed upon
and he moved that it and the accompanying papers be
printed.
Mr.. BAYARp, (dom.) of Del, made remarks upon the
general character of the decisions by the Board.
The motion TO print was agreed to.
THE DEFICIENCY Bill.
Mr. Huy1ER (dem.) Of Va, moved 10 take mp the
Deficiency bill.
Mr. PETIT, (dem) Of Ind, opposed the ground that
no time had been afforded for petitions reports &c.
Mr. Hunters motion agreed to- Ayes 25; nays, TO-
Mr.. GwE, (dem) Of Cal by direction Of the Finance
Committee withdrew the amendment for the purchase Of
E. site for the Custom House at San Francisco
The next amendment was requiring all invaS PEN
soners every years the evidence Of the
tnuance their disability and prohibiting the payment
of invalid pensions to any person holding civil salared
Messrs. ADAMS SHIELDS, JONES of Iowa, and WELLER,
opposed the amendment, and Messrs. HUNTER PEARcE,
and HAMIIN. supported IT,
Nc question taken and at two O'Clock the bi was
postponed till to morrow.
The Senate then went into Executive Session, and ut
quarter to O'Clock adjourned
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 2S, 1854
INDIAN LANDS
The SpBAkRR laid before the House message from the
President, transmitting information respecting the
cotations for the exngushment Of the Indian titles
to lands west Of Missouri and Iowa.
MAuDuLESr BANKRUPTCY.
Mr. STANTON (dem.) Of KY, introduced bill author
,xpr the recovery of the assets Of bankrupt which
have been concealed not specified in the schedule
rendered by him Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
THK REVENUE LAWS
The House passed resolution approprating Ave thou
sand dollars to defray the expenses Of codyng and re-
vising the revenue laws.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole on
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. YA1Es, (whig) Of H., said the most prominent
champion of the Nebraska bill in the Senate, and the
leader Of the column Of it's friends in the House, being
from Illinois, IL might not be improper for him, coming
from the State to raise his voice against the mea-
sure One of the glorious traits the Northwest
the enjoyment, to almost inappreciable extent Of
the blessings proposed to be repealed by this bill He
referred to the ordinance Of 1857 lie should be the last
man to deprive sister commonwealth hereafter to
into the Union of her freedom In the to glory.
Whatever OF glory infamy was TO result from this
must be shared in part by Illinois The Missouri
compromise queted the slavery agitation which existed
at the time of its PASSAGE and by the compromise of 1850
il said that dstra citing theme finally settled
Furthermore they had told that this to be the
business Of Congress- but II was reserved for aNorhern