Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-30
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no Dii W tstuUiibu iuo VI mali 5bcamcio
between San Francisco, the Sandwich Islands,
Japan, and Shanghai, was then further consid-
cred and discussed and was finally ordered to
be engrossed, and read q third time, by vote
of 90 to 49,
In the House, yesterday,
The bill to regulate the rates OF postage,
fixing three and five cents, prepaid, on inland
letters, and five and ten cents, on the ocean
three thousand miles being the extent OF the
lower rate was passed by q vote OF iOa yeas
to SIS nays.
The House resolution to adjourn ON the l4th
Of August, az returned from the Senate, with
an amendment designating the 18th Of July
was then taken up, and after some discussion,
the Senate's amendment was rejected-yeas
II, nays 105.
Senate, Friday June 80, 1884
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President transmitting certain COR
respondence relative to cmigrants and emgrant
vessels, being the same document laid before
the House yesterday. Referred, and ordered
to be printed.
The vote adopting the resolution submitted
yesterday by Mr. Clayton, calling for copies of
correspondence relative to reciprocal trade with
the British North Americfn Provinces, &c,
was reconsidered, the information having al
ready been made public.
The vote by which was passed bill for the
relief Of David Myerle was reconsdcred, and
tho bill was then debated at length.
The appropriation was reduced from $50, 900
to $l5 0OO and the bill was then passed.
Mr. Adams offered q resolution, that the
Senate hereafter meet daily at 9 A. M. Laid
over
The bill for tho relief Of the legal repre-
ock q H. late In A nd
of Michigan, was taken up and passed.
House of Representatives, June 80, 1854.
Mr. Dickinson asked consent of the House to
introduce resolution, authorizing the select
committee Of inquiry in relation to the super
intendents of the United States arm0riee, to
visit those armories, for the purpose Of making
examination into the subject with which they
are charged.
Mr.. D. explained that the committee had
labored long and diligently; that mass of
evidence, very contradictory in character, had
accumulated before them; and that he had re-
Gently in two half days learned more ut one
of the armories, than he believed it possible
for him to learn in many days, by other means.
Mr.. Clngman denounced the whole affair
as humbng, and objected to the presentation
of the resolution. 1t was accordingly not en-
tertaned.
Several private subjects were, by consent,
entertained, considered, and disposed Of
The committees were then called for reports
on private subjects, and many bills, 30, were
reported
Mr.. May, from the Judiciary Committee.
presented a bill authorizing the President to
purchase site for prison in the city OF New
York. Read twice, and referred to the Com
Inittee of the Whole.
MIR. May also, by consent, presented bill
to reorganze the Judiciary of the District of
Columbia, and to reform its laws; which was
twice read and referred to the Committee of
the District of Columbia.
This bill provides for the establishment of a
Court of Common Pleas a Court of Equity,
Criminal Court and a local Court of Appeals.
It provides, generally, for a simpffcation of
the practice Of the courts, and has in view the
speedy rendition of justice, as well as rcduc-
ton of the expenses now attendant upon the
practice in the several courts. IL modifies and
makes clear the existing laws, and adds others
which are deemed necessary and demanded by
tho public interests.
At 5 minutes past o'clock, on motion OF
Mr. Greenwood, the House went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the private calendar, MIR.
VALLEY in the chair.
The first bill in order was for settling the
claims of the legal representatives OF Richard
W. Meade, deceased.
MIR Chandler, from the committee on the
subject, obtained the floor, and as part of his
speech or in lieu thereof asked that the Clerk
might read the report in the case, approbatory
of the claim, which consists of seventy-one
pages
Mr. Bridges asked that Mr.. Adams's letter
only should be- read making thirteen pages
He thought that would be sufficient TO satisfy
the Houre Of the iniquitous character of tho
bill.
There was here protracted discussion on
varions points of order, in the midst of which,
On motion Of MIR. stephens, of Georgia, the
committee rose.
o. motion of Mr.. Orr, tho House proceeded
TO the consideration Of business on the Speak
er's table, and took up the message from the
Senate, in which that body announces it'd ad
herence 10 the time fixed by il for adjournment
On motion Of Mr. Orr, the House resolved
to adhere to the time named in it's resolutions,
and ordered the appointment Of q committee
OF conference, TO meet similar committee ap-
pointed by the Senate
At two o'clock the House resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole with special reference
TO the Civil and Diplomatic BILL and MIR. Smith,
Of Virginia, arose and addressed tho Commit
tee, in opposition to the proposition to require
Georgetown and Washington to contribute
one. fifth of the expense Of bringing water into
and through those cities
He urged that the Government should have
no participation in the cost Of diausing the
water through the cities excepting to its own
buildings and grounds.
10 Rev H. Slicer will (by leave Of Prov