Washington sentinel., 1854-04-01
@ G9narsssioaaI.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Senate Friday, March an. 1884.
FIRST SESSION,


Senate Friday, March 81, 1854.
MIR. HUNTER asked the unanimous consent
OF tho Senate 10 move that the deficiency bill be
taken up. fE3es aa arTtE 6GEUfilf
Mr.. PRATT said he would not object TO the
motion, II il could be generally assented that,
during the day, when the Senate would be full,
the Din would be temporarily laid aside, and the
private bill for the relief Of Hodges and Lansdae,
which had been debated on the Fridays Of the last
two weeks, be taken up and voted upon
Mr.HUNTER said he would have no objection
10 that course. as $3.50 .tfsts.f srt.t
The Senate, them by unanimous consent, re-
sumed the consideration of the deficiency bill
The question pending was the following
amendment, proposed by Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Ken
lucky: To amend the bill by adding appropriations
for custom-housss at the following places the
S65,000; Cincinnati, $4,000; Louisville, $4,000;
Bangor, $4,000; Bath, $4,000; Wilmington,
S24,000. hAf
To which Mr.. HAMLIN moved to add an APP
preparation for tho purchase of a new site for a
custom-house at San Francisco, S25000O; and
for rebuilding tho custom-house at Portland,
Maine 100000.
Msssrs. ADAMS and FITZPATRICK opposed
the amendment, and Mr.. BAYARD supported it,.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. HAMLIN was
then agreed to without division.
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa, moved 10 amend the
amendment by adding thereto appropriations for
the completion of The marine hospitals at the fol-
lowing places 44&'
At AttIeyeland Ohio, $4,000; at Saint Louis,
$4,000; At Chicago, $4,000; at Louisville,
$1,000; at Paducah, $1,000 !; at Evansville,
$1,000 al San Francisco, $44, 900 /; and for the
erection OF a marine hospital at Burlington, Iowa,
$4,000.
Messrs. DODGE, HAMLIN, and FESSENDEN
supported It, and Messrs. HUNTER, FITZPAT-
RICK, RUSk, and CASS opposed it..
The amendment of Mr. DODGE was then
agreed to--yeas a. nays IL.
And then the whole amendment as amended
was adopted-yeas 23 nays 16, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Atchison Bayard Bell Chase
Clayton Dodge Of wisconsin Dodge Of lows, Douglas
q ef1 1a Foot Gsysr Gwn Hsnn James Jones
Of Kentucky, Wade, ami Weller-23. VI Ill
os. ADAMS Brodhesd Brown cas
dell, Stuart Williams, and Wright-16.
HODGES AND LASsDALE.
The bill was then temporarily laid aside, and
the bill for the relief of Hodges and Lansdalofwas
taken up, and passed--yeas 81, naysl7.
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of
the gi, ts.e
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Several amendments were proposed and acted
Mr., BELL submitted an amendment appropri-
ting $4,000 10 pay r.. HI. Weightman for mileage
on the occasion of his coming to Washington in
1850, claiming to have been senator elect from
New Mexico.
This was debated for a considerable time, and
then adopted--yeas 90, nays II.
After the adoption of several amendments, the
bill was reported to the Senate, and all the amend
ments made in Committee Of the Whols were
concurrcd in, except that one which struck out
the appropriation for the payment Of invalid priva-
teer pensioners, which was not concurred in.
On motion by Mr.. r.'GWlN, the appropriation for
the completion Of the surveys of the route for a
Pacific railroad, was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000.
And then the bill was passed.
THE GARDINER REPORT.
On motion by Mr.. BROWN it was ordered, that
5000 additional copies of the report of the select
committee OF the Senate upon the Gardiner and
other claims beforcsth board of commissioners
under the treaty with Mexico, was ordered to be
printed for the use of the Senate.
On motion by Mr.. GWIN, the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration of executive business, and
shortly after adjourned to Monday.
House of Representatives.
Numerous Senate bills, of private character,
were severally referred to the appropriate COM
mittces.
Mr.. DUNBAR presented resolutions Of the
for the benefit Of the blind and the deaf and dumb
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The House took up the Senate resolution 10
extend the contract for carrying the mail between
Montgomery and Mobile, in the State of Alabama.
A debate ensucd, continuing for nearly an hour,
when the resolution was referred to the Comnlit-
tee on the Post Office and Post Roads
AEssRs. BREoKINRIDGEAKDC CUTTING--PERsoNAL
EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. PRESTON rose for the purpose of making
an explanation in relation TO a personal matter
which transpired this floor. II was yet he said,
in the memory of the House, that the debate which
recently occurred between Mr.. CuTTING, of New
York, and Mr.. BREcKrNRIDGE, of Kentucky, was
marked by personalities. The character of that
debate led to discussion of its features out
side Of the walls of this House So far as Mr..
CUTTING was concerned, he referred the matter in
controversy TO his friends, Colonel Monroe, OF
New York, and General SHIELDS, the senator from
Illinois. So far as Mr.. BREcKINRIpGE was con-
cerned, he referred the matter in controversy to
his friends, Colonel HAWKINS, of Kentucky, and
himself (Mr. PREsroN.) e
He was authorized by those gentlemen 10 state
manner mutually satisfactory, and which they
conceived mutually honorable to both the gentle
men who were engaged in the debate. He had
also 70 discharge another duty on behalf Of those
gentlemen; and that is, as they have violated, in
debate, the rules of order established for the gov.
crnmcnt ofthe House, they express mutual regret
that any such Occurrences has taken place, and
ask its tsindulgence, as body, for the occurrence
II was source OF gratifcation that, asthesc gen.
teinen make strong promises Of future useful
ness, and who are already admired by large cir.
cle Of friends, this matter has been adjusted in
manner, he was entirely convinced, satisfactory
TO all their friends. He thanked the House for
their attention. li7A3
TIE sTEAM-fRIGATE BILL. rieG8
The House resolved itself into Committee ol
the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr.. HAVEN
in the chair, and resumed the consideration of the
bill authorizing the construction of six steam
frigates of the first class. esaH 9ti
Mr.PECKHAM offered an amendment 10 build
nine such steamers. He said he proposed il in
consequence of having seen, by the last intelli-
gence from England, that some excitement has
been created in commercial circles by Lord Clar-
endon's announcement to the Riga merchants
belong, even in neutral vessels, shall be law
full prizes in the event of war" Mr.. Gibson, in
The House oi Commnna IA rerorted 10 have said