The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-02-01

millee Ave TO three lie (Mr TArLoR) against any
report and agains, any bill being introduced the
present time on the subject
After short debate The amendment and bill were re.
tered to the Committee of the Whole The OF The
Union. and ordered 10 be printed
The COMMITTEES on Invalid Pensions ordered 10 be
relieved from the consideration OF several petitions and
some reports and bills OF unimporant character were
disposed Of
TRANSMISSION THE MAILS RAILROAD.
MI: OLDS. from the Committee the Post Office and
Post ROADS, reported bill TO the sale transmits
sion OF the mails OF the United States railroads
MIR. o. said that the bill had reference ihs diff.
cuihes at Erie at The present time he hoped the bill
would be passed without delay.
The bill was then read by The Clerk II provides, in
the hrst seclon that any person who shall obstraet The
railroad which the Postmaster General shall transport
the United Sales mail shall advise others place
obstruction such railroad TO hinder or
delay any mail of the United States, unless in obedience
to the decree of within the jurisdiction, or
other legal authority, shall be gully OF mlsdem eanor,
TO be fined IN of not less than 800 or imprisoned
that be hsd to bail for such ', changes
Mr.. RllCHlE would rather that The bill should be
printed
Mr., HESTER moved that the bill be referred 10 the
Committee OF The Whoe the state OF the Union, and
that il be printed.
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee. moved that the bill be laid
the table He considered that The House had no Ju-
IsdicoB in the matter.
After debate on points OF order. the question was
taken the motion TO lay the bill on the table which
was negaved-yeas 81. nays LOG
Mr.. TAYLOR, OF Ohio. said II was well known TO
every gentleman the House that The mails had BEEN
and still, seriously INSTRUCTED, and there act
OF Congress TO punish the obstruction OF the mails on the
railroad If committee of the House had reported bill
for that purpose, was of the highest duties of the
House to act promptly on the subject there was VIC
laton OF right, and an injury TO the public OF higher
grade than another was the stopping OF The mails
which, when conveyed on railroads, conveyed passeh.
gers we'll II was done by mscreants, who ought to
be hung up by the neck, if they could pass law sui-
GENTLY strong that subject He therefore moved the
previous question.
The question of referring the bill TO the Committee of
the Whole was then taken, and airmed-yeas los, nays
10. So the bill referred.
DEFICIENCY
On motion of MIR HOUSTON, the House then resolved
itself into the Committee Of the Whole the State of the
Union, and proceeded (Mr STANTON, OF Tennessee, in
the chair TO consider the deficiency bill The period Tor
debate this bill having expired al the last rising OF
the committee, the hve-tnnues rne was adopted. Con-
siderable debate the subject OF appropriations
for deficiencies in the estimates for the erection of the
custom house at Wilmington, Delaware Several amend
menis to the bill reported from The Committee OF Ways
and Means agreed to; but the bill was not finally
disposed OF when the committee and the House adj
iourned at half-p past three o'clock.