New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-03
xxxIIID CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION.

XXXIIID CONGRESS-. .........FRsT SESSION
SENATE. wasHrscroS, Saturday July /, 1854.
Mr.. SUMNER presented a memorial from 6oi men oil
Massachusetts praying for repeal OF the Fugitive Slave
law He gave notice that he would Monday ask leave
10 introduce bill TO repeal that act
Mr.. ROCKWELL presented petition from Lowell,
Mass praying that military officers be not employed as
Superiniendents of National Armories.
Mr.. BRIGHT presented the memorial of twenty-sevon
Inspectors of Customs at Baltimore for increased
The bill allowing exchanges of school lands in certain
was taken up and passed.
Mr. ADAMS introduced a bill to establish Depart
ment Of Law to prescribe certain duties OF the Auditors
and Controllers Of the Treasury and for other purposes
The bill establishes u Law Department, Of which the
Attorney General shall be superior officer He shall per-
form all duties Attorney Generals shall prepare record
and attest all judicial appointments shall have the di-
recon Of District Attorneys in the discharge of their
duties and also of the Solicitor of the Treasury who
shall hereafter be styled Solicitor of the United States,
whose Office hereby transferred to the Department OF
Law.
Section p Gives all supervisory power accounts of
narshals clerks and other judiciary officers, to the At
torney General who shall sign all acquisitions for moneys,
&c, for the same.
Section g. Provides for Assistant Attorney General
10 be appointed by the President and Senate at salary Of
90 900 year. who shall have clerk, at salary of
$500.
Assistants be required attend to tie interests OF the
United States in any Court outside of the District of
Columbia he shall be allowed therefor at the discreson
Of the President.
Section g. Gives the President power to appoint tenn
porary Attorney in case OF the ABSENCE DEATH or
inability of the Attorney General.
Section 6, Provides for the appointment of Chief
Clerk of the Department at the salary as the chief
clerks of other departments Clerk of the fourth class
two of the third class of the second class and one OF
the first class, and two messengers.
Section Divides the several auditors and con-
troers the settlements of the accounts OF the several de-
Section g. Classics the clerks in the State Department
Section Makes the annual salary of the Commissioner
Of Public buildings $4,000 and he shall be allowed two
clerks at a salary of 81, 500 each. 49,
Mr. BRIGHT reported back the Texas Creditors bill
with substitute therefor. This substitute divides pro-
rata 100000 among those creditors declared 10 be emit
lied the by the opinion of the Attorney-Genera
Of September 1853.
graph from the Mississippi River to the Pacific
made the special order for "Wednesday next
Mr.. CLAYTON moved to take up the bill reported by
him days since prevent the transfer OF American
owned vessels TO be employed in the African slave trade
Mr.. SUMNER asked if the Senator designed to push
h s1 BIZ GtAT + PosSssasf S siiq e can
Mr. SUMNER have not been able to give ii that
animation would like to. As it stood it would
quire amendment which he would feel compelled to move
TO his knowledge Senator intended to debate the bill
at considerable length He made these remarks by way
of suggestion that the bill be laid the table for the
MIR. CLAYTON said if the bill was to be defeated by
such means he wanted Americans to know IT, Ii was
bill to suppress the African slave trade.
The bill was taken up.
Mr.. CLAYTON moved several verbal amendments
which were agreed to- He then said that thsre large
foreign the coast of Africa to arrest and capture
savers This would have the effect of making the force
effective for would take away the nationality of all
sells of that coast sailing the American flag with
other papers but letters AT present those saVers
could not be arrested by foreign vessels.
Mr. HAMLIN Me- said he would vote for the bill as
now stood but he thought could be made more ehectua
There commerce between the Atlantic coast OF
South America and Africa which not connected with
the slave trade This bill ought to be amended to
prohibit absolutely all trade between those points in Amer
lean owned vessels The requirement that oil vessels Sold
&C. shall return to the United States for new register,
ought not apply to sales made in the ports OF South
America The distance was too great The abolition OF
all trade between South America and Africa in American
vessels would DO efecua than TO require them 10
Mr. CLAYTON said he was unwilling to take such
sep which might tend TO the injury of the great principle
Of the encouragement of American shbuildng and navi
Mr.. PETIT. und.) moved to amend by appropriating
annually $3.50 900 to be placed at the disposal of the
American Colonization Society to enable them to establish
line of armed steamers between the principal ports the
limited States and the coast of Africa.
Mr.. CLAYTON said the amendment out of place in
this bill.
Mr.. PETIT said properly belonged to this bill He
would consent to the withdrawal of squadron on
that coast until some provision was made for steamers
Mr. HUNTER, VA opposed the amendment, and Mr..
BRIGHT, Ind supported it.
The bill was then postponed till Wednesday,
Mr.. GWIN, Gal. reported from the Conference Com
mee on Adjournment in favor Of adourning the 9Th
Of August and the report was adopted
Mr. DODGE reported back the House bill TO establish
the Offices of Suryeyor-eneral Of NewMexico Kansas
and Nebraska to grant donations Of land 10 actual set
tiers therein and for other purposes and the same YVES
passed. , &c.. - !
Territories the title in fee of the lands which have been
or may be, certified to them.
Ii was taken up and passed.
Mr. HOUSTON Texas then for three hours addressed
the Senate in personal explanation of matters IN conro
yery between himself and Commodore W. Moore late Of
the Texas Navy defending himself against the aceusa,
Sons made by Moore, and giving statement OF oncia
and private transactions of Moore calculated to dsPaae
and destroy the character of the latter
He had not concluded when the Senate went into Ex-
ecutve Session. and after short time spent therein al
iournsd till Wednesday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. ORR from the Committee of Conference ON the
adjournment Resolution reported that they had sgreedo
recommend Friday 4h August at as the day OF adj
journmenf He said the Committee had 10 this re-