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xxxIIId CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION
SENATE .w.suisGros. June Il, is5

SENATE WasHISGroS. June IL, 1854
Mr. CLAYTON said The UHoH charged nun VII" IN ~
ors;s,encv in opposing that part OF me Neorsska OH At
; a.! 90 Vote while he voted for the Compromise
bin OF 1885 which allowed the same ming. ne ien eA
planned his action in lsis and Tcn'enaed maj On e uss
hon Of allowing aliens vote his course hal been always
uniform IN ,o,;,o Tho ra;;I
s,en nv establishing an additional circuit.
Mr. PEARCE reported bill distributing the settlement
Of Claims and accounts among the accounting officers Of
the Treasury The bill makes it the duty of the Second
anditor TO settle all accounts &C. of the Interior Depart
ment: the Third Auditor the accounts of the War Depart
nent the Fourth Auditor the accounts of the Navy De-
partmen the Fifth Auditor the accounts OF the State De-
partment All other clsns and accounts except those of
the Post.Oiic Department by the FIRST Auditor All
accounts &C.. of Collectors and other officers of the
Customs TO be revised and controlled by the Commissioner
of Customs. Adults of the First and Fifth Auditors to be
revised 10y the First Controller ADULTS of the other
Auditors TO be revised by the Second Controller. All
settled be transferred 10 the proper accounting
officers provided by this BILL the Let of July. All
claims upon the United States hereafter coming under the
supervision of any of the Departments shall before the
PAYMENT be adjusted and reported upon by the proper
Auditor and rcexamned and passed by the proper Con-
troer. The bill further provides that all discussing 9TH
cers and all Others having public moneys IN their hands,
shall render accounts monthly quarterly required by
the Department and failure to do SO Tor ten days at'er
the prescribed time the Secretary is authorized TO impose
fine not exceeding $500 for each failure the same to be
charged TO the officer failing 10 account. $3.50
Mr.. DOUGLAS offered resolution amending the Joiat
rules of the two Houses providing that the first session oil
Congress shall adourn at IL clock MERIDIAN
on the frsi Monday IN May ldid over 49,.
Mr. GNIN. from the Naval Committee, reported Jo'n'
resolution giving the consent of Congress to the accept
ance by Lieut. VI. +. Maury, OF gold medal presented
him by the King of Sweden ..,
The bill regulating the pay OF Dcputyposimastes was
returned from the House with the Senate amendments
annexed. The action OF the House was concurreu Ill., ana
Mr. WALKER said he authorized by several friends
of the Homestead bill say they would insist upon max.
ing it special order from day TO day TIL disposed OIL
Also that they would endeavor 10 have action on he
,.o,oal In and hill this week.
The House resolution prov ding for the adjournment Oh
Congress the lith August was taken up. ,,.,
MIR. GWIN moved to amend 10y striking out the IAN
August and inserting from July II TO October TO- -
Mr. HUNTER opposed Mr. OWNS amendment ne
preferred the resolution as II came rom he house "
thought however. the subject might be lad over Tor
MIR. GWIN said the opinion of the House had changed
since the resolution passed. He believed 1t would
Mr.. TOOMBS said if the House was disposed to have
recess could take the Senate resolution ana pass H.
Mr. RISK hoped the resolution III It passed. providing
for a recess would declare members not entitled TO pr
en- during the recess. That was the obJectoa 10 II III
the House. 900, E. - 10;
of Congress extended within ten days OF the succeeding
session members not to be allowed mileage. ny
having an adjournment till October the session might
extend to December and then members could receive
mileage - ,,,,,, h
amendment 10 one OF the Appropriation plls, anoNs
the mileage. If the majority OF the Senate were III favor
OF recess this resolution could 10 amended ana the
House would not agree to it the Senate could recede
Mr. CLAYTON said amendment TO this resolution
could change any law respecting either mileage or per-
diem Ii both Houses agreed to have recess tll Octo-
her those matters could be arranged by separate bill
Mr.. WALKER opposed to fixing any day tor an
adjournment until something definite was done respecting
the Homestead bill.
MIR. HOUSTON advocated the resolution it came
from the House.
The question was taken on Mr.. OWNS amendment, and
il was agreed to-Yeas 81 Nays l6-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchson Badger Bayard Bell Bright Brod
head CLAYTON Dawson Dodge of Wis Dodge OF Iowa
F,s. ndu Foot eye Gillette, OWN Hamn James Johnson,
Peace Pratt sebastian Slde Sumner Thomson " j. Weller
Williams. H..
Mason Morris Rus Seward Shields Stuart Thompson OF KY
1oombs Wade Walker -. Am
Mr.. WALKER moved to postpone the resolution I'LL
next Monday week. Lost-l3 10 80
Mr.. s1UART moved that II lie on the table. Lost-ieas
Is, Nays 90.
Tho resolution amended passed. by Yeas rs Nays
Is.
Mr. HOUSTON moved to take up his resolution, that
hereafter the Senate daily at IL clock. The motion
was agreed TO. Yeas %. Nays 10.
Messrs CLAYTON, BADGER and PEARCE opposed
the resolution.
Messrs PRATT and HOUSTON supported il.
The resolution rejected. Yeas -, Nays 20.
After q brief Executive Session the Senate adjourned.