The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-18
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TBRTY-TH1RD CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
wAaWoroS, July II. 1854
MEMORIALS FOR CHEAP oCKAs POSTAGE
TAs Senate not ut eleven O'Clock today.
Mr. Pu, (whig) Of N. Y, presented several memorials
for cheap ocean postage.
TUE yrGmvS SLAVE Law.
Mr.. 6UxOm, Qree soiD Of Mass, presented several
msnerials from Massachusetts, against the Fugitive Slave
law.
REGULATIONS YoR PRESERVATION PROM sHrPwEHcK gro.
On motion Of Mr.. HAxIIs (dem.) Of Me-, the Senate
took up the blu for the better preservation Of life and
property in vessels shipwrecked the coasts Of the
United States and the read three times ani
passed
sAIARIks nn sRsArs
Mr.. MASON, (dem) of Va, called up the resolutions
port likes the annual salaries with the view Of adding
thereto twenty ave per cent under the resolution of
House for that purpose 1t aboiishes the per diem
ponsatiou, except TO the committee clerks.
Mr. Prrr (dem OF Ind, moved to increase the pas OF
the committee clerks to i've dollars per day which, with
Mr.. RUs6 (dsm Of TEXAS, moved for an increase Of
tie salaries OF fifteen messengers from nine hundred per
annum 70 one Thousand making with the per centayc
Mr.. BasoHr (dsm) Of Ind, opposed the amendment
He regarded tine prices as most extra'agant
The amendment was then adopted.
The pay Of the mail boys then raised from six hun
dred ana atty TO seven hundred and fifty ler
The last resolution gives the DO TO tho secretary
and the Sergeant at Arms mako appointments and
moys IN their offices but requiring those officers, ia
maxing removals to give reasons for the to the
President Of the Senate Such removal 70 be subject TO
that officers approval
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. IturlH In hat tha Gcr
geant ct Arms and Doorkeeper be elected at the rs
sion OF each Congress.
After some debate this rejected, BY yeas, 81 !;
The resolutions then passed.
The House joint resolution giving the poyes OF the
legislative department increase OF twenty per cent in
compensation and hereafter the usual extra
advance. was taken up and passed.
10 take up the Texas Debt bill.
TELEGRAPH pACIro.
BADGERS motion 10 reconsider the vote passing the
bin to establish telegraph line to the Pacific was taken
PRINTING THE NEBRASKA KANSAS anJ
Mr. PEu moved to take up his resolution for printing
the EebraskA and Kansas act.
Mr.. (aA& said If taken up, he would Offer amend
meat TO print the votes and proceedings on said bin
The motion was then rejected
THE HOMESTEAD MIL.
striking out the sixth section decided in the negative
Yeas, 10, nays, 20, as follows,-
s:ss. ssss
clEx"S;Es.ns Allen, ,A,esl.en, s,isA. s.ev.. cs..
i:vS i..ss u 4ssn fs.sis Rssis. ssisia. sss f.
paired % M 6ops aaa Foot
p.fsd s % Nth a as ss1 :; Seh o,.s
to al persons Who BY State laws were entitled to hold
% N s ss sss sl ss
vation for Ave years. twenty I'VE cents scc, and for
aAos certain time IN market, twelve and half cents
land as1nlln
down TO twenty I've cents an acre, depending the
time has been in market 1t allows several States in
which lands lie TO take at the graduated price for rail-
roads. SC.
Mr Gwr (dsm) of CAL, moved to amend the original
TO Be paid BY avaing themselves Of the
o ths act He said he did this to satisfy the conscience
so's os gss away the public 'snd.
twenty ave and insert 6fty cents
Mr.. PsAacE (whigl, of Nd, opposed the bill and all
s@endme0ts fixing sham prices. He was also opposed
TO foreigners to have the benefits Of the act
Mr.. ADAMS supported Mr. StuArt's substitute and Mr.
Mr.. BILL spoke in general on the subject for some
Mr. sanups supported the bill
Mr. WApK called the attention Of the senate a report
in the Globe Of Mr. Caytons speech Of hast week this
did not think had been spoken Tho Senator repre-
sented - In reply 10 certain Senators who
not named having uttered remarks disparagng Of
American citisens, aud discriminating ia favor OF
foreigners. The Senator from Iowa had asked the soma
tor 70 name the Senator Who had spoken
from Delaware reported saying, The Senator's
from New York and Ohio win not eat their words
10 5000, I think" He wished now to understand
marks - published to insinuate that he (wadel had
spo&es dsparagingly Of American born citizens II the
= 70 hns ne r nsa sac
any BODY said that he had said 80, he asserted that
which wss silly as II was false and malicious. He
would like the Senator to say II he TO be understood
~ making such assertion. He paused for reply.
Mr. OLArrox--I viii answer when you get through.
Mr. WADn said that he had said nothing which could
be tortured into dspsrsgement of American born ct
sens He believed that nobody but the Senator supposed
TIA, es had done 20 ne had said that the public n
American citizen could demand, as right, any por-
tion Of Il sratuitousy more than foreigner could
demand portion Of it well the nativethat neither
bad sny issl right TO It, He had further contended
dscrniaats against Foreigners when BY laws heretofore
discrimination was made against them Heretofore
iossscnsrs By paying down the money could take the
policy 70 gift Of the land, he justice in discrim
natSsa against foreigners
this matter ever since last week and had been getting
himself under good hesdway-had laid In his stock OF
CHAIR. Tb. senator had said in his speech Of last
week that native horn Americans hsd more right in
Distribution q public property than the alien That
mont The Senator sore under the rebuke. He mad
replied TO other sentiments equally calculated 70 dis
parASe Aneucsn citizens Among these sentiments
that foreigners had achieved national indie
n WApa asked, what Senator had said that
Mr. CArros sad he had not said that any Senator had
said 20, but II sentiment constantly repeated in
every section Of the country While he gave full credit
denied untrue the statement that
could not have been achieved but BY the aid Of foreign
M WAps-I ask the Senator did he in the Senate use
these wsrdst-.The Senators from Ohio and New York
yin nos eat their words so soon think"
Mr.. 0Ayros-I did 80 Substantially. He again said
that he had not used them Extensively He replying