Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-29
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After our report had closed Yesterday, Mr..
Franklin, of Maryland, gave at length the
reasons which induced him to vote for the COM
mitment Of the Nebraska Kansas bill Of the
Senate. Although he was in favor of the prin-
ciple of non-intorvention by Congress in the
Territories of the United States on tho subject
Of Slavery, yet the provisions Of tho bill were
so odious, that he voted to consign it TO tho
docp bosom Of the Committee of the Whole,
from whence it might possibly never arise. tie
did this, he said, because, although the bill
profesHed to carry out the doctrine of non-in-
tervention, it did, by the Badger proviso, inter-
vene upon tho subject Of Slavery in the Terri
tories This point he argued Mt length and
also TO show that under the bill the proposed
Territories must be forever free
The Committee then rose, and the bill Of tho
Senate, making grant of public lands to the
several States Of the Union, for the benefit of
INDECENT insane persons was read twice; and
pending motion to commit it to the Commit
tee Of the Whole, tho House adjourned
Ssnate, Wednesday, March 80, 1854.
Mr.. Everett presented the resolutions adopt
ed by the towns of Adams, Beverly, Bridge
water, and others, in Massachusetts, remon-
strating against the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise and the passage Of the Nebraska
bill.
Mr.. Summer presented the resolutions, Of
like character, of two towns in Massachu-
setts.
Mr. Thomson, Of New Jersey, presented the
resolution Of town meeting held in that
State, demonstrating against tho Nebraska bill.
Mr.. Fish presensed the memorial OF the So
oicty OF Universal Republicanism of New York,
protesting against that part of the Nebraska
bill which denies the right Of voting and hold
ing Office to persons who are not actually citi-
zen6
Mr.. Foot presented circumstances from cit
liens of New Hampshire, against the Nebraska
bill
Mr. Everett and Mr. Toucey presented me-
MORALS asking that Congress shall make n
grant Of land TO each of the colleges in the
United States
Mr.. Slidell presented the resolutions Of the
Legislature of Louisiana, praying grant Of
land for the support of the deaf, dumb, and
blind.
Mr.. Thomson, of New Jersey, presented tho
resolutions Of the Legislature Of New Jersey, in
favor of grants Of land in limited quantities to
actual settlers.
Tho Chair laid before the Senate report
from the War Department communicating
statement Of the expenditures made for the i'm
provements Of Western rivers and harbors,
under the last act for the improvement of riv-
crs and harbors Referred and ordered to be
printed
Mr.. Hamlin from tho Committee on Print
ing, reported in favor of-printng $4,000 addi-
tional copies of the agricultural part of the
Patent Office Report.
On motion by Mr.. Hunter, the report was
.oI IN
Mr.. Shields reported back the House joint
resolution explanatory of the act regulating the
appointment of cadets to West Point, declaring
that new Congressional districts shall be emit
tied to the appointment Of q cadet
Mr. Rusk opposed the resolution; and after
some rcmarks by Mr.. Shields, in reply, it was
postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Gwin, tho Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of the Deficiency
bill.
The question pending was on the amend
ment requiring all invalid pensioners to renew
the evidence of their disabilities every two
years, and providing that no person holding
civil salaricd Office shall be paid any pension
ms an invalid.
This amendment was debated at length, and
supported by Messrs. Hunter, Stuart, and
Pearce, and opposed by Messrs. Shields, Bad
ger, and Petit.
That part excluding from the receipt of
pension all persons holding civil salaried Office
under the United States, was stricken out.
At two o'clock, Mr.. Mason moved to post
pone the b1l, with view of going into the
consideration of Executive business and the
motion was rejected-yeas IL, nays "a
The amendment was further amended by
providing for one general examination of inva-
I'D neusioners and dispensing with the bien-
NAL examination.
After much further debate the question was
taken an agreeing to the amendment M
amended, and il was decided in the aflirma-
tivc--yeas %, nays 90
(ltbor apnnndment Ia wcre offered