The daily union., 1854-12-14
IN CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1a, 1854.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Hon. JOHN NJ CLAYTON, from the State of Delaware,
appeared in his seat this morning.
MEMORIALS PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. SEWARD presented a petition of citizens of the
State of New York who served in the war Of 1872 pray
ing to be allowed additional bounty land which was
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. 8 also presented letter from Thomas Machin, an
appropriation be made to pay the expenses of
on of soldiers Of that to be held in the city of Wash
ingon the 9Th of January 1855 and that the
ton be allowed the of of the halls of Congress
which referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Mr. ADAMS presented the memorial of Reuben II. Grant
praying the payment of claim against the Choctaw In
dans which was referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
Mr. JONES, of Iowa, presented the petition of the regis
of the land office and receiver of public moneys Mt Fort
Des Mones Iowa. praying to be allowed the per
tm the sales Of the public lands as was allowed pre-
vous the act of August d. 1854 which referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
NOTICE OF BILL
Mr. SHIELDS gave notice that he should tomorrow,
early day thereafter ask leave to introduce bill
providing for the establishment of marine hospital at
Galena, Illinois
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. STUART, from the Committee on Commerce, to
whom was referred the bill making appropriations for deep
ening the channel the St Clair fats and for deepening
the channel the flats of St Marys river in the State
of Michigan, reported the same with an amendment.
Mr.. SEWARD from the Committee Commerce, to
whom referred the bill from the House of Representa-
tves for the relief of the legal representatives Of John Put
man, reported it without amendment and recommended its
passage.
SAMUEL pRIOLEAU.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn laid before the Senate mes
sage the President of the United States in relation
the for the relief of the legal of Samuel
Proleau deceased approved July ~, 1854, and
mending that the same be repealed; which was read
Mr.. EVANS made statement of the circumstances Of
the after which the message was referred to the Com
mittee on Revolutionary Claims and ordered to be
printed
MESSAGE FROM REPRESENTATIVES,
message received from the House of Representa-
ves by Mr. Forncy their Clerk announcing to the Senate
that the House have passed bill making appropriations
for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the Uni
ted States for the year ending the 0th of june 1885, in
which the of the Senate requested and that
the House have also passed the Senate bill for the better
preservation of life and property from vessels shipwrecked
on the coasts Of the United States.
The appropriation bill just received from the House of
referred to the Committee on Finance
BILLS INTRODUCED
Mr. JONES' of Iowa. asked and obtained the unanimous
of the Senate introduce bill for the relief of
Julia Frances PEBBLES and George Washington PEBBLES of
referred together with the memorial and papers relating
thereto the files of the Senate to the Committee
Public Lands
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee in pursuance of notice asked
and obtained leave to introduce bill granting to rail-
road companies three years in which pay the duties
iron imported for railroad purposes which read twice
Finance
COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS CONGRESS- JUDGES
SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. BADGER in pursuance of notice, asked and OBJ
tanned leave to introduce bill to increase the compensa-
ton of the judges of the Supreme Court Of the United
States and of the members Of both houses of Congress
which read first and second times by unanimous
consent and Mr. b. proceeded to give explanation of
the provisions of the bill and of the necessity which
listed for its passage He said that while it generally
admitted that the compensation received by members
of Congress entirely inadequate, there existed diff
ference of opinion the mode by which might be in
creased. He opposed to changing the compensation
from per diem yearly salary because that had
been adopted and met with decided marks of dsap
probation from the people of all sections of the Union
bill making change of that kind passed in the year
1916 and produced universal dissatisfaction almost every
member of that Congress which passed it hurled from
the seat he occupied and at the next Congress that law
was repealed In the year 1918 the law which regu-
latcs the compensation of members of Congress was
passed. taking effect from the 4th of March preceding the
passage of that bill But if the allowance thus fixed in
1918 was fair reasonable and just the altered condition
of things in the country would require that there
should be an increase and the bill proposed grant
addition of fifty per cent to the compensation al
lowed by law take effect from the commencement of
the present session of Congress- He thought the
creased advance in the price of ving-the additional
outlay which is required of gentlemen who attend
sions of Congress here, owing to the higher price of