Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-20
rnuKrY.THIKD coSGxEs>1s1, SESSION.
SATURDAY, JUNE Il, lS1i.
SENATE.
The Senate WIS not i'm sessiun tn-dny.
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The Senate wa. not in scssinn to-day.
OTIS OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The bill authorizing the Secretary vi the Irei!s'irE
20 issllr registers to the vessels otthe Accessory Iruli-
iii company WIS pusscl.
Tie bill iucrcusiIwt the salaries of the executive ana
judicial officers Of Oregon, New Mexico, Washington,
Utah and Minnesota territories. and the bill upprnrrl'-
tin" S1J,00D towards paving the expenses of the Orc
gon Cayu>c war, were adopted.
The bill to establish the office nf Surveyor General
in New Mexico, and Grantim" lands L" urtnnl settlers
was pissed. with IN amendment Tor appointing Il Sur
vcvor General and Register and Receiver for Nrbr7is-
In and kalsas, III order To open up the lands III those
territories for settlers.
The following hills were likewise passed. 4. hill
amending former acts relative To the appointments ut
Surveyor General and the donation of lands III Ore
con. 4 lil authorizing the surveys nt n tract ui
lr,.I belonging To the Dac"taf lnlians in Minnesota.
\ hill appropriately. $!O,OO0 ior Il military r,nd III Ore
.ull. !. dill authorizing the settlement "f expenses
attending the Rogue river Indian war in Oregon. i
ill Ia refund 10 Utah til. expenses incurred Ill sup.
prcssiu. Indian lIn,iilics, anl compromising the civil
officers who served in New McXic" while that terrific
Tory was under military government.
The House then took UP the bal providing for
weekly mil service between the Atlantic States ana
san Francisco. 1t autlUriscs the mast General
4, contract with the lowest and best bidder, after the
usunl advertisement, Cor the transportation al INC
United Suites mails from New York. imladelliila
mr. Baltimore. nnd from New New Orleans Ia San
Eruuri.ru and back by the most expeditions and prac-
tirullr routes, the same To- be performed stinl-montl:-
iv and M such times, under the direction OF tie ioSs-
muster General, ~ in connection with other man SET
vice will secure, rs nearly rs practicablc' IL weekly
muil each war between the places de.lSl!'tcd, proFl,
led The entire cost of such service shall not exceed
SJ5O mn nor uunum. M contract under THIS act L"
In madc tnr more than four wears. I'm. contrhrt s"
md. muv he discontinued on three months previous
notice, wi,huut cost 10 government. / Is also iia'e
lS duty 10 discontinue any cNlstiiis c''llrhri i"i 'he
service herein required, und L" make Il new c"iI;riir,
,b,r,fr. Iyhnppypr nrritcr cSDttNtIDn t'll ~
secured within the provisions Ill this net expressed,
All laws in tnrcc authorship the Postmaster General
10 assess fines nr penalties for nnn- performance" u! mai
contract shalI be made applicable To any rohsr"ct
made in pursuance vi this act.
A question hnvim. arisen a. Ia whether tins ar-
rancemcnt cnn he entered upon without impnlrlnG
present contracts. Mr.. Mace, chairman Of the select
committed heretofore appointed tn investigate stc"ni-
ship frauds. said they would be- nblc IN Il few day: L"
present il report showing TINT there are astonishing
irnr,is and swiiulimg, from the Inception oil contracts
inr carving the mails 10 and from California la INC
present time, the company having moi coinplir,l with
The contract IN n single iuta. lie asked that 'hissuo-
ircr be postponed until the llnusc shall be IN posses
sion of all the incte. There will then be no difficulty
in aifnrdiu. better mlil facilities IL California.
Mr.. Olds said that the committed on p",t-ufiiccs
Two months ago reported n I'LL Ia abrngn'c the con.
tracts for carrying the mails between New l"rk anu
Liverpool, and 10 san francisco. He believed ili"t
Congress linS the power To abro.atc tho contracts y!
taking the vessels. It would b. cheaper 10 buy them
and sink them in the ocean rlan Ia continue the pre-
sent postal arrangements. We ar, paying more IMAM
three quarters at II million al dollars i"r srimi-inhntlily
service, when for It quarter ot II mllIhil We can ger Il
weekly service.
In order To afford nm opportunity 10 look int" this
subject, the further consideration oi the bill was posi-
punrd until hex; Tuesday week.
The House then adjourned, having III three hours
transacted more business than during amy previous
week uf the session.