New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-02

Mr.. TOOMBS moved TO suike out that part OF the BIZ
| making the Louisville and Portland Canal free
Mr. THOMPSON opposed IT, .
On this question quorum voted. ana a egh' mInut
pat ii the Senate adjourned.
SENATE WASHINGTON, Tuesday, August /, 1854.
The Senate met loI o'clock. The re'ding OF the jour
nal was dis pensed with.
Mr.. Foots resolution to pay for certain services a
draughfsman TO the Committee Public Lands adopted
Mr. NORRIS introduced bill to incorporate the
Friends Aid Society in the District Of Colombia.
Bills for the relief of Sherman PeGrce and Daniel Steen
rod considered and passed.
The bill authorizing the President take charge OF the
Louisville and Portland Canal taken up and passed.
Mr. HOUSTON then addressed the Senate in defense q
his military and political conduct during the Texan
luton and the days Of the republic from certain charges
impuiatons and infamous ISLANDERS contained in a book
called the History Of Texas Mexico and the Ualted
States by General Thomas jefferson Green, "A book
which had found its way into The Congressional Library.
lie reviewed the conduct OF Green III IeXas and pro-
nounood him bastard most iy-hyered-a man OF most
puissant COwardce.
Mr. HOUSTON continued until quarter past twelve.
His remarks had general interest
Mr. MASON offered the following resolution, which was
adopted:
k,ossS Ths requested inform the Senate if
whether anything has slen the date q his MesssFeto the
y; use OF Of the lt5 Of March s our
dispense with tie therein contained touching pro
thai may the Of Cooses affecting those relations
The River and HGrbOr bill was then taken up. The
question pending the amendment offered By Mr..
ombs strike out the provision relating TO the Louis
VILE and Portland Canal. Lost: Yeas IS; Maya 80.
Mr. DODGE Iowa offered amendment, increasing
the appropriation for the Des MOines Rapids from
eighteen 10 one hundred thousand dollars. Agreed to-:
Yeas %; Nays. u.
Mr. BAYARD moved to strike the proviso that all
persons Disturbing money under this act should give bond
and security. Agreed to.
Mr.. MALLORY moved an appropriation for canal
across the peninsula of Florida Rejected.
The bill then reported to the Senate, and all the
amendments made in the Committee of the Whole were
concurred in by separate votes on each.
Mr. RUSk moved to insert appropriation of sif 900
for the mpIO, eInen of the Brazo River Texas Agreed
to- Yeas -, Nays Is.
Mr.. BROWN renewed his amendment authorizing the
Secretary of War to purchase to the approval Of
Congress- Grants Pass the mouth of the harbOr OF
Mobile. Agreed to, Yeas "a, Nays 49,
Mr.. BENJAMIN moved 10 strike out the approprla-
ton for the AppomattOx River Virginia Lost Yeas IL,
Nays o.
lie also moved to strike out the appropriation for the
haIbor of Dubuque, Iowa. Lost.
Also for the appropriation for the Taunton Rys, Mas
sacLusctts. Lost.
Mr. SLIDELL moved to strike the appropriation for
Florida. Lost, Yeas IL, Nays 20.
The bill then ordered TO third reading, Yeas 81,
Nays L. as follows:
YEAs-Mears Allen, Bell Benanin. Cas-. Chase, Cooper,
Dodge Wis) Dodg Qowa Fes nden Fish Foot, GeyeI, Chi
Pratt Rockwell Rrsk Sebastian Seward SHae stuart Sumner
Thompson (,yJ Thomson ~. J.J Wade, Walker. -
Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick Houston, Hunter Mallory, Mason
Morton, Norris, Toombs Williams
The bill was then read third time aud passed.
The bill for the relief of Charlotte Wcstco then
passed.
The Committee Conference the dsagreeing votes
on the bill authorizing the extension of the Orange and
Alexandra Railroad into the District Of Columbia.
MIR MASON moved for an Executive session. Agreed 70.
At : O'Clock the doors re0pened.
The Fertilization bill was taken up when the Senate ad