The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-05
XXXIIId CCNGRESS--First Session,
THURSDAY. July :

preparation bill was taken up.
An amendment authorizing negotiations
tor the purchase of the rights of the Hudson,
Bay Fur Co., in Washington Territory was
agreed to.
The votes rejcc,in. the increase Of salary
OF the Ministers to France and England were
reconsiirrc,l
Mr. Mason modified his amendment. s,rik-
mo out of it. thereafter debated"
Mr. Brodhcad moved to increase the sala
RES OF the Ministers to Spain and Russia to
$1,000 each. Lost.
Air MaSon's amendment was adopted in the
following form: crowded that the salaries
OF Ministers TO Great Britain and France
shall bc hereafter at the rate of ST.. 900 Der
annum each. and that hereafter outfits to the
Ministers to Great Britain and France shall
not he allowed"
Numerous amendments increasing the sal
aries OF officials. were acted upon, some agreed
to. others rejected
Mr. Douglas moved amendments appropri
aiIny 20 900 for public buildings and $1,000
tor a Library IN Nebraska. and The like sums
tor the same pnr,o>. in Kansas, and repeal
ing so much the Nebraska and Kansas Act
as fo put The seat Of government ct tie ia.trr
at Fort Lcavcnworth
Mr.. Shields moved an amendment annro.
pria'inG Slo.o"o for constructing AS an cx-
pertinent an Atmospheric TcIcrra,b. accord
inc to Mr. Richardson's plan, between the
PRESIDENTS House and the Capitol. Lost
Yeas Is, Nays 90
n large number of amendments wcrc w.
ted down, and finally at seven o'clock tb,
bill was passed, and the Senate adjourned
SE.-Mr BarksdaIe asked mani.
nous consent to offer resolution placing
SO. 900 900 at the disposal of the Prc,i,lcnt.
durIn" the recess, it nccc>>arv 10 carry out
any meas Ires which the state of our relations
with Spain may render cxpcdicnt. Several
objections We're made. and the rc,olut;o, was
not admitted
MIR. Chandler made an Intellectual effort r.
call for information as to the Grevtown af
far
Friday. July, %.
SE\AIE.-Thc River and IIarbor bin
being taken up, all the amendments of the
Committee were adopted but one. Those A.
'lopted are nnimportant. and do not increase
the appropriations
An amendment giving the Secretary of War
certain discretionary power in CARVING ont
the object Of the bill was debated 1T lrn,,l
but without definite action upon il
nOt SE.-Mr. Chandler asked leave to
submit a resolution requesting the President
OF the nItcd States to furnish any official in
formation, that NAV have been received n
the departments. relative to the burnnc of
Grcvtown, by Capt. IIollins. of the T. s voc
sci Cvanc. And also that the President ~.
requested t" furnish copies OF the instructions
gwen to Captain llollin>, relative TO the de-
mand Tor satisfaction which was made in tbc
name OF the nitcd States. before tbc bo,,-
bar'!ment and destruction of ,ha. p|,cc
me rule was suspended, l22 against 30.
VIZ E.I"t asked leave to Introduce i bill
to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law Of Isjo-
lie wished to make statement. Cries Of
Order" Order"
Mr. Sellers. We understand the snb;cct
very we'll. Objections were made
W. Eliot then moved for a suspension of
the rules. Disagreed to, - to l20.
Mr. Faulkner introduced a bill increas;no
the pay OF the rank and file of the army 10 a.
le'en dollars per month for infantry. and
twelve dollars for Dragons, and TO cncour,oo
Passed
The House in Committee, considered -
private bills and passed them
Inc General Appropriation bill was 70.
ceived from the Senate with amendments
W. Houston said the amendments apnro.
Priated >3,o00,OOO additional.
IL was ordered to be printed and let all see
what they are. ~ OIL '''
cr~,,,,, -, Saturday, July 20.
oENAlE-The House bill author;z;no
me treasurer TO pay John Charles Fremont
ne hundred and cighty-threc thousand dol.
aFS, with interest at ten per cent from 1850. (
or beet purchased by HIM and furnished to
be California Indians, was read and nasscd.
lhe River and Harbor bill was then taken
~ The pending amendment was that piy-
ne power to the Secretary of War to sus-
'en,' such appropriations as he might deem
dvl>able. which after amendment was roect.
d.
In the House the Ocean Mail service an
'ropr'atIon bill was passed, after being A.
nended by assigning the 3lst of December
S the time for the termination of the contract
'!th the Collins Line for the TRANSPORTATION
the the mail. between New Yu:s s5,r.v. .