Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-21
DorHes IN CONGRESS.

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DOINas IN CONGRESS.
In TIE SENATE, yesterday, after we went to
press, the consideration of the Homestead bill
was continued, ME-. Mason's amendmensto sx.
enpt the lands ceded by Virginia from the
operation Of the bill, was negativea by vote
Of IL to SO. ~ ~ Z II
Mr.. Browns substitute, allowing home
stead upon the graduation principle, was lost
ayes Is, noes 80
Mr.. Hunter then moved his graduation bill
| as substitute. and this led to q long discus
sion, during which MIR. Clayton again moved
to lay the bill on the table, declaring his in
tention to call II up early IN the next session !;
but = majority seemed to prefer positive action
upon it during the day, and the motion was
negatived-ayes II, noes 80. - q. u = T
Mr.. Brodhead then moved, as an addition to
| Mr.. Hunters substitute, two sections provid-
| ing for additional bounty to the officers and
soldiers Of the several wars since 1890, making
the amount equal to $50 acres. This gave rise
to discussion, and was voted down, as were nu.
merous other amendments.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Hun.
| ter's substitute for the Homestead, and it was
agreed to by vote of "a yeas to Ii nays, after
being amended in important particulars. The
following is the vote by which it was sgreed
to, viz: ~ ..e Org
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, iAtchison, Bright, Benja-
min, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay, Dodge,
Fitz patrick, Geyer, Gwin, Houston HGater, James,
Johnson, Jones. Of Iowa, Mallory, Mason, Petit,
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields Slidel, Stuart, Thompson,
OF Kentucky, Thomson, of New Jersey, Toombs.
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Nays-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bell, Chase, Daw-
son, Fessenden, Fish, Foot Gillette, Jones, Of Ten
nessce, Pratt, Sumner, and Wade-13. .- f..
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading, and the Senate adjourned
at o'clock
In THE House, yesterday, after We went to
press, the consideration Of the army appropri-
alton bill was concluded in committee of tie
whole, and the said bill having been reported
back, the question being put on the amend
ment authorizing the Secretary of War to sell
the st. Louis arsenal grounds to the highest
bidder for the whole, at price not less than
cost with that of the improvements thereupon
to the Government, was rejected-yeas u
nays 81. -; rr-. t.5saal1
The amendment substituting civil for mill :
tary superintendencies for the national armo.
TlSb Nho oAtNON yO0o LIZ nays H.
And then, all the other amendments reported
from the committee Of the whole, havirg been
The said bill was duly passed-yeas 90, nays
50.
After which, the House adjourned -T.
PROCEEDINGS or TO DAY.
SENArE.-To-day the Senate passed the
Homestead bill by a vote of 32yeas to u nays
having deprived it Of its Homestead feature in
its alternating that read: "a bill to graduate
and reduce the price of the public lands and
for other purposes. "i ~, - g = p s"-.-
The bill to pay the creditors Of Texas before
her revolution was then taken up and debated
by Messrs. Bright and Bayard for it, and
Chase and Douglas against it. 80 ..sr.ral.r
HoUsE-The House, on motion Of M.
Phillips, discharged the Committee of the
whole House from the bill to confirm the claim
Of Dusuau de la Croix, to certain lot of
ground, and duly passed it.
On motion of Mr.. May, the bill to extend
the Alexandra and Washington Railroad into
the District of Columbia, was taken up.
MIR. May proposed to amend it by author
izing the Baltimore and Chic Railroad Com.
pany to construct road from the w ashington
branch Of their road, at such point as may be
most convenient to some point on the Potomac
river opposite or near to Alexandria, and to
construct such depots wharves, and piers
as the Corporation of Washington and the
President of the United States may Respective.
ly consent to also to construct such a bridge
over the Eastern Branch of the Potomac as may
be necessary, provided the same shall not OBJ
struct the navigation thereof-this line to form
Il connection with the Potomac river, and also
with the lines of railroad south of Alexandria
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, rising to point of
order, contended that this proposition referred
to an entirely new road, and was thor efore not
germane to the bill.
The Speaker overruled this point of order
Mr.. Haven contended that the amendments
merely authorized the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to construct railroad to the
Potomac river, subject to tho regulations of
the local authorities and the President of the
United States. 81 -7e -'7.'''
The said amendment was agreed to-; and as
thus amended, the bill was then passed.
The House then proceeded to tho consider
alton of private bills. s.r.s--.rs
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