Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-31
PROCEEDINGS OF TO, 7st6

PROCEEDINGS OF To-DAY. 81
SEKArE.-After prayer and the reading 81
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Mr. Gwin from the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs reported bill for the relief of Robert
Joiner of the Pensacola Navy Yard. p
Mr. Hunter moved that the deficiency bill
should be taken up, which after some remarks
from Messrs Pratt, Foot and Gwin, was agreed
The question was upon the amendment OF
MIR. Hamlin, proposed yesterday, to the amend
ment of Mr.. Thompson, Of Kentucky, Messrs.
Adams, Fitzpatrick, and Bayar1. speaking
upon the subject. --u -s +. ss- -. .,-..
In the course of the debate, Mr.. Gwin ex-
planned the intentions Of the Government, with
| respect to a site for Custom House at San
Francisco: The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Dodge, of Iowa, spoke condemnatory Of
| the appropriation for the city of Washington,
for an aqueduct, and proposed an amendment,
for the construction of Marine Hospital al
Burlington. Iowa. ID 70 7lr sls-o z -l-alj -.
Mr. Hunter defended the appropriation
which was for the benefit Of the Government,
and not of the city. Appropriations for pub
lie buildings bad however become so large that
some digested plan should be made for meet
ing the exigencies of the Government. - -.-
Mr.. Rusk spoke upon the subject of the ap-
vote. Washington was the capital of the ma
| ton, and ought to be provided with necessary
Improvements. He was not a member Of the
Committee on the District of Columbia, but il
he had been, he would not have attached the
appropriation to the deficiency bill, he would
have introduced it on its own merits. With
regard to the amendment Of the Senator from
Iowa, he was opposed to it, not because he was
unfriendly to the measure, but from the man
attn 70 def hill
Mr. Hamlin spoke upon the subject of ma
rine hospitals.
Mr.. Dodge of Iowa, replied, and condemned
the appropriations for the district while hi
section of the country was overlooked, and re
commended, satirically, that reservoir should
be built at convenient distance, for putting
out the Ere when the Congress library or any
other public building should be in condition
to require it,
At our departure, the vote on Mr.. Dodge,
amendment had not been taken, and we lef
Mr.. Fitzpatrick speaking
HoUsE.-To-day, after the reading of thu
journal
Mr.. Phillips, after a brief statement, show
ing the necessity for the immediate enactmen
of the Senate bill to authorize the Postmaste
General to modify the present mail arrange
| ment between Montgomery and Mobile, Ala
bama, asked leave to take it from the Speaker
table. But Mr.. Edgarton objected so leav
| was granted.
MIR: Dunbar, by leave, presented resolution
of the legislature of Louisiana, asking provis
ion in lands for the deaf, dumb, blind and in
sane. Referred to the Committee on Publ
/ Lands.
This being private bill day, various privat
bills laying on the Speakers table were mex
taken up, read twice and referred.
The Senate bill authorizing the Postmaste
! General to change the mail service betwee
Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama, was mex
reached on the Speakers table; read twice
when Mr.. Phillips, moving to put it on it
passage, addressed the House in favor of tina
! motion. ..
After further conversational discussion OF
the provisions of this me asure. in which Messrs
Jones, of Tenn, Houston, Odds, Grey, and All
ercrombie participated, our report went t
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