Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-26
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Senate, Wednesday, July 26, 1864.
The reading Of tho journal was dispensed
With.
Bills Of the following titles were considered
and passed
For the relief Of David F. Douglas, late
marshal Of the northern district of California !;
House bill for the relief Of George MattiDgly !;
House bill for the relief Of Pine Grove Aoad-
envy, in Louisiana;
House bill for the relief of Jones and Russell
A bill for the relief Of the administrator Of
the estate of John G. Clendennin, deceased
A joint resolution for the relief of Seth nj.
Leavenworth.
Mr. Rusk moved to take up the bill to
merge the officers Of the Texas navy into the
navy of the United States, and the motion was
lost
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was sgain takan up.
The question pending was on the amend
ment proposed yesterday, by Mr.. Hamiin, APP
propriating about million IF dollars for the
erection Of buildings suitable for custom
houses, post Lfhces, and court rooms.
Mr.. Adams moved proviso, that no money
should be expended for . custom house at any
point where revenue collected shall not exceed
the cost Of collection. Lost
MIR, Brodhead moved to add section, au-
thorizing the President to obtain temporary
accommodation for the United States conrts in
Boston, and to procure sites for suitable build
ings for court rooms and post Offices, in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore
After 8 long debate, it was rejected
The custom-h ouse and marine hospital
amendment was adopted-yeas 81, nays l6.
Other amendments were offered and deba-
ted
House of Representatives, July 26, 1854.
Mr.. Lescher, in pursuance Of previous no
tice, asked the consent OF the House to permit
him to introduce bill to repeal the & act to
aid the Territory Of Minnesota ia the constrcc-
ton Of a railroad therein"
Objection being made,
Mr.. Letcher moved to suspend the rulos,
upon which motion the yeas and nays were de-
manded, and tho rules were not Suspended
yeas 100, nays 60-not two-thirds
The House then TAT AZ minutes past IL
o'clocs) resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Fuller in the chair, and resumed
the consideration of the Naval Appropriation
bill, and considered many proposed amend
mentH.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Sellers, that
none but Americans should hereafter be re-
ceiyed as either officers or seamen, was ruled
out Of order.
AT twenty minutes past IL, the Committee
arose and reported the bill to the House, with
the amendments recommended.
Such of these amendments as were not ob-
jscted to were adopted en- masse, without a
division; upon others, separate votes were ia
ken. That proposed by Mr. Gsrrit Smith,
that :" no Intoxicating liquors shall be provided
as q beverage" and amended by Mr.. Stanton
of Tenn. so that @no officer shall DO allowed
to use intoxicating drinks, except as medicine"
was adopted-yeas 81. nays 65.
Mr.. Giddings, Of Ohio, moved to recon
slider this vote, and also to lay that motion on
the table; which latter motion was decided in
the negative-yeas 70, nays 81.
The motion to reconsider the vote adopting
the amendment as amended, was then recon
sidefed-yeas 81, nays rs.
The Question recurring on the adoption of
the amendment, it was decided in the mega
tive-yeas so, nays 80. Tho Chair voted no.