Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-18
PROCEEDINGS OF Toby.

PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.
SENATE.-After prayer and the reading of
the journal. large amount of business was
transacted, but of which the greater part
contained nothing of much public interest.
Mr.. Wade presented claim for compensa-
lion for losses during the revolutionary war.
Referred to Committee.
Mr.. Fish, presented q memorial for estab
lishment of line of steamers between Brook
iyn, n. Y, and certain ports in Europe
Likewise memorial for increase of salary To
Inspectors Of Customs at New York Referred
Mr. Foot moved that the communication re-
eeived yesterday from the Post Office Depart
ment be printed. Ordered.
Mr.. Shields presented petition for an in
crease of pay per diem on certain occasions
to military Ofisers. Referred to Committee
The business of taking up reports from the
litferent committees was then gone through,
during which message was received from
The House of Representatives, informing the
Senate of the concurrence of the former in
certain measures, among which was the reso-
luton passed yesterday in the Senate for q
Joint committee to devise means for reward
ing the delverers of the crew and passengers
on board the steamer San Francisco.
The titles and preambles of several Acts
were then read, and some bills passed stage
through the Senate.
Mr.. Cooper afterwards iutr oduced bill of
which he had given notice, for donating the
State of Pennsylvania with 1920 GIL acres
out Of the public lands for the following pur-
poses One half to be appropriated towards
the formation of the Sunbery and Erie Rail-
road, portion Of the remaining half for en-
downing a school for the gratuitous education
Of teachers, and the remainder, if any, to-
wards internal improvements.
The Hon. Senator having explained the
provisions of the act, and spoke in behalf OF
its passage, and that it be referred to the
Committee on Public Lands. The bill was
then read first time. after which Mr. Wade
arose to oppose O second reading, and COM
mented severely upon the conduct of the peo-
pie Of Erie during the late riots there. He
was speaking when we left.
HorsE.-To-day, after referring and other
wise disposing Of. various routine departi-
mental communications, which were resting
on the Speakers table.
In the course of those proceedings, a COM
nunication from the Superintendent of the
Public Printing was laid before the House
covering a statement of DEFICIENCIES in the
sums appropriated for the public printing,
for the current fiscal year After q few re-
marks from Mr.. Florence upon the necessity
for careful attention to the reports of the
Printing Superintendent; it was referred
The resolution from the Committee on the
Judiciary for the appointment Of joint COM
mittee of nine to take into consideration MIR
Ewings proposition for amending the Con.
stitution of the United States
Dir. MeMullen withdrew his pending motion
to commit the resolution and his demand for
he previous question on it; and then he moved
he previous question on itS adontion which
being recorded
MIR. Dean moved to lay it on the table, not
agreed to.
This resolution was then agreed to-
MIR. Walbridge asked leave to offer an
amendment to this resolution, to be referred
% the same Committee. Mr.. Parker objected
Mr.. Smith, of Va. asked leave to offer a
resolution directing the Judiciary Committee
to enquire into the expediency of holding
semi annual sessions of the u s. Distric t
Court, for Eastern, Va, at the city of Alex
andria.
MIR. Davis, Of Ind, objected so leave was
not granted.
A bill for the relief of the executors Of the
late John 3. Bissell, and bill in addition to
An act to establish additional posts of the T.
3, were reported by Mr., Seymour from the
Committee on the Judiciary and committed
Mr.. Bissel, from the Military Committee
reported bill to make retired army list;
committed
MI. H. also reported back from the same
committee, !his bill for the temporaryirelief of
the U. S. army officers and men, and of the
widows and orphans of such of them as were
lost on the San Francisco
Mr.. B. addressed the Hsuse in a few re-
marks in favor of at once passing the bill
which was then duly passed.