Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-14
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
rHIaTYTHIRD coHGR Ess--FIRsT SESSION.
In the House, yesterday,
The Army Appropriation bill was set inside,
without action thereon in Committee and tho
bill making appropriations for the service OF
the Post Office Department during the fiscal
year ending the 30th Of June, 1855, was taken
up; which, having been read, was laid aside to
be reported to the House.
The Committee then proceeded to consider
the bill making appropriationsfor lighthouses,
light boats, buoys, &C.. and providing for the
erection and establishmentof the same, and for
other purposes
Several amendments werc made to the bill,
4 whom it was laid aside to be reported to the
House.
The Committee then rose and reported its
action to the House, when the Post Office APP
preparation bill was read the third time, and
! passed.
The amendments made in Committee to the
/ Lighthouse Appropriation bill were then con-
CURED in, and the bill was read the third time
4 and passed.
| Mr.. Chase pursuant to notice, introduced
bill to prohibit slavery in the Territories Of tho
United. States. He said that the operative
words Of the bill we're those Of Mr. Jefferson in
1884 OF the celebrated Ordinance Of 1887, and
1 Of the Missouri restriction lately repealed by
Congress The whole subject had been fully
discussed in Congress; he did not propose to
discuss the measure himself He did not in
tend to move it's reference to any committee,
1 nor did he intend to ask any action on it at
this session. 1t might go over to the next SEES
sion.
/ The hill was read the first time a
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, said that he desired
to have this matter tested at once, that the
country might see how many Senators there
were who were in favor of the measure
Mr.. Chase said the bill would come up to-
morrow on it's second reading, and the Ssna-
tor could make the motion.
Mr.. Seward said that as this question would
be likely to come up TOMORROW, and as he
would be absent Mt that time, he desired to
say that, if present, he would vote for tho BILL
The Senate resumed the consideration Of tho
bill granting homestead to actual settlers.
The question pending was on the amend
benefits of the act to aliens who may arrive
in the United States after the passage Of the
i act.
After debate the amendment was rejected
yeas 13, nays &c.
Mr.. Dixon moved to amend the bill by stri-
king out the words amy individual in the
sixth section, and insert in lieu thereof the
words free white person.
The amendment was debated at great length,
and the question was discussed, whether any
person but white one could be citizen Of
the United States. After which, the amend
ment was agreed to--yeas %, nays IA
Tho bill is still under discussion
Senate, Friday July IA, 1854.
Mr.. Seward presented the memorial Of tho
Industrial Convention, lately sitting in New
Jersey, in favor of the Homestead bill
| The bills of tho following titles were then
severally considered and passed:
A bill for the relief of Charles Staples.
| A bill for the relief of A. G. Penn.
A bill for the relief Of CASTOR r. Raoul.
The bill appropriating $500 0o0 to COM
mence the extension and completion Of the
Treasury building, and also the construction Of
building for the Var, Navy, and Interior De-
| partrnents.
A bill to constitute Cairo in Illinois, port
Of delivery.
A bill making provision for the postal SER
vice in the State Of California and in the Ter
ritories of Oregon and Washington.
| A bill granting lands in alternate sections
to the States of louisiana Mississippi, and Ala
bams, to aid in the construction Of railroad
from New Orleans to Mobile.
! A bill to aid in the construction of certain
railroads in the State Of Missouri, by grant
Of public lands
House of Representatives July IA, 1854.
! The Speaker announced the first business in
order to be the consideration Of Senate bills Of
a private character, upon the Speakers table
MIR. Cumming, by consent, reported from
tho Committee on Post 0lGcos and Post Roads,
a bill authorizing the Postmaster General to
contract for the transportation Of the mails
between Brooklyn, N. ", and various ports of
Whole and ordered TO be printed.
On motion Of Mr. Russoll, Of Pennsylvania
| by consent, it was resolved, that $50 copies Of
the Coast Survey maps DO printed, for the use
of members of the House, provided they do
not exceed in cost fifty cents per volume.
After the bills on the Speakers table had
been severally referred,
The committees were called for reports and
bills Of q private character which were re-
ceived and appropriately disposed Of
Mr.. Mace, from tho select committee on the
ocean steam mail service, presented report
being an elaborate statement Of the affairs Of
that service, and the aid given by the Govern
ment to each line. The report shows large
| expenditures, but does not indicate the perpe-
tration Of any fraud; nor does it offer any rec-
concentrations Laid on the table, and order
ed to be printed
| When the call of the committees had been
concluded, lat ~ O'Clock
Mr.. Thurston moved that the debate ON tho
Colt bill should terminate in thirty minutes al
ter the House should have gone into Commit
| tee.
Mr.. Leschcr asked If it would be in order to
move TO postpone that BILL until the report Of
the committee Of inquiry should be madea
The Speaker decided in the negative.
Mr. Leteher moved TO lay the resolution Of
Mr.. Thurston on the table; which was decided
in the afirmative--yeas "a, nays g.
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole ON tho Private Calendar, (Mr. Edg-