Demoine courier., 1854-07-27

! On Saturday, lhe sth, the Senate was
, not in session.
! In The House, the bill authorizing the
! CommIssIOrer Of Patents TO gram ap
extension patentto Samuel Coli, for i'm.
provemenl in firearms, of seven wears.
came up, and debate ensued. Charoes
OF all attempt 10 bribe, and of an extra.
ordinary amount of corruption in con-
nec,ion with the progress of the bill.
were made by Mr.. CIingman. Other
members demanded the names of the
persons concerned, and of the particulars
necessary 10 render the making of such
charges proper in the House. Mr.. Cling.
man asked that committee of investi.
CATION should be appointed, and stated
mat he would, 1T the committee were
appointed, appear before il and give all
the information within his KNOWLEDGE
The committee was appointed as he de.
sired, and the facts may or may not be
made public. That Mr.. Col, had M.
merous friends at Washington for long
time who were believed TO have been i,
a position to influence the trial is beyona
doubt. How well they have succeeded
IN ibe object OF their visit NAV be ascer-
tanned when vote is taken on the hill.
quite as satisfactorily as through com.
mittee of investigation. Sometimes.
however, such committees have their
uses.
July lO.-HoUsE-On motion of ur.
Curtis, the House suspended tbe rules
10 enable him to report joint resolutions
20 hx The compensation of EMPLOYEES in
the Legislative Department, and pr,hibi,
the allowance ct extra compensation TO
such as received the benefi, thereof
SENATE-Messrs. Chase and Sumner
presented memorials from Connecticut,
Ohio and Massachusetts for a repeai of
the Fugitive Slave act. Referred.
Mr.. Hunter introduced bill 10 reduce
and graduate The price of public lands,
which was laid on lhe table.
The bill authorizing telegraph line
to the Pacific was again taken up.
Mr.. Hamlln offered an amendment,
imposing penalties on operators for di.
vulginc any message transmitted by the
Gov eminent. Adopted.
MI. Chase moved that the Govern.
men! shall have no power to regulate the
tolls to be charged on lis messages
Agreed to.
Messrs. Evans and Bayard opposed
the olll, and Messrs. Hamlln and Gwinn
supported it.
IL was postponed and The Homestead
bill came up as The special order.
MIR. Clayton moved to strike out the
9Th section providing, ,hu, any individual
now resident Of any one Of The States
or Territories not a citizen of !he United
States, but at the time Of making such
application for the benefit of this act
shall have filed declaration of intention
as provid ed by The naturalization laws Of
the United States, and shall become a
citizen OF the same, before the issuance
OF The patent, as made and provided for
IN This act; shall be placed on equal foot
ing with native bora citizens; and then
moved 10 insert in lieu thereof the fol.
loving: That any mechanic, or citizen
OF the United States of full age, engaged
IN and accustom ed to any trade or call
ing, other than The cultivation of land.
shall, IN consideration of his inability to
comply with the conditions of the act by
reason OF his want of Knowledge; skill
or experience in such cultivation of land
to be entitled to receive in lieu OF l6O
acres of land, Sl6o to be paid out of the
treasury.
Mr. Brodhead hoped the bill would
oe postponed, and moved its postpone
men. until December. .....
Messrs. Cass. Gwin and Dodge op.
posed any pOs,ponement.
The motion TO postpone was rejected.
IL TO 80. -.~