The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-15
THIRTY. THIRD CONGRESS.

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Saturday. Feb. 1.
In the Senate, after the morning bu-
siness, the Nebraska bill came up as
the special order. and Mr.. Dixon Of
KY, spoke in reply to Mr.. Chase, and
in favor Of the bill.
The Senate then proceeded 20 the
consideration Of executive business,
and afterwards adjourned.
/ The House did not sit to-day.
Monday. Feb. 6.
a large amount of business was pre-
scented 10 the Senate, in the form Of
bills. petitions, SC.
The Nebraska bill Was further dis
csssed. the principal speakers being
Mr. Wade Of Ohio. and Mr.. jones Of
Tennessee. The amendment offered
by Mr.. Chase. proposing to strike out
so much OF the bill as declares the Mis-
souri, compromise 10 have been SUPER
seeded by the act of 1850, was reject
ed by a Yote of 10 20 so.
Mr.. Douglas then moved TO modify
this part OF the bill by affirming the
Missouri compromise TO be "ineonsis-
tent with" INSTEAD of superseded
by'1 the principles Of the legislation Of
1850, and therefore declaring il 10 be
imperative.
The House was engaged principally
in the consideration OF resolutions and
the reception Of reports from commit
tees.
Tuesday. Feb. 2.
In the Senate, the Nebraska bill was
taken up, and after being amended in
some important particulars, was laid
over until Tomorrow.
The House went into committee oI
/ the whole al an early hour and consi-
dered the Deficiency bill. Many a.
mendments were adopted, adding TO the
items reported by the committee Of
ways and means among which was
one for enlalgiig the amount of agri
cultural seeds.
"Wednesday. Feb. 8.
The Senate passed two bills grant.
lands IN ard Of the construction of rail.
roads in the states, the one being for
the benefit Of the state of Michigan,
and the other for the state of Louisi.
j ana.
/ The bill to satisfy the claims oil
American citizens for spoliatioms com.
mitted BY The French prior to 1901
was taken up and amended, and then
postponed until Tomorrow.
i The discussion on The Nebraska bill
was then resumed, and Mr. Everett
addressed the Senate for nearly two
hours. IN opposition TO the bill.
The House was occupied, 10 commit.
tee Of the whole, in the consideration
OF the Deficiency bill until nearly four
o'clock. But few of the numerous
amendments proposed were adopted.
The bill was then reported to the
House, and the previous question on
the amendments ordered bur before
the vote was taken the House adjourn
! ed.
:, Thursday, Feb. 0.
/ In the Senate, the bill making com
/ pensation for French spoliations prior
to 1901 was considered aud amended.
l The Nebraska bill WAS then taken IN.
and MIR. Smith Of Connecticut, address.
ed the Senate for more than an hour in
opposition to the bill but without con.
Guiding be gave way for a motion t.
postpone the subject until tomorrow.
The Senate then held an executive
session.
i In The House, the business Of the
past few days was brought to an unex,
pected result. After considering in
detail and agreeing to the various a.
mendments reported from the commits
tee OF the whule, the bill was rejected
by the decisive vote of 95 to 81. A
motlen to reconsider was laid ON the
table by the casting vote Of the Spea.
ker. SO that the subject can only
come up again through the committed
OF ways and means. The total amount
OF appropriations contained in the bill
was over three millions DC dollars.
Friday. Feb. 10.
In the Senate, the private business
was passed over, BY general consent, To
enable MIR. Smith to conclude his ar.
gnment against the Nebraska bill, in