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WAsHIseros March 2l. 1854
This has been an eventful day in the House.
Mr.. Richardson, of Ill, :, moved to refer the Sen
ate Nebraska bill to the Committee on Terri.
tories.
Mr. CuttiDg, Of N. Y, moved it's reference to
the Committee Of the Whole
Slr. Richardson declared that this latter ref
erence was equivalent to defeat of the measure,
and he hoped shat if it was to be killed it would
not be done by any such indiscretion, but in a
fair and manly manner.
Mr.. Cutting replied He urged that such a
measure ought not to pass without the fullest
discussion while be was in favor Of non:inter-
vention by Congress, and in favor of this bill,
with perhaps one amendment, he still desired
such discussion as would justify him, and those
who like him would have to bear the brnnt of
the battle. to his constituents Southern men
might care little about the matter, but to
Northern men it was politically vital He
moved the previous question, and called for the
yeas and nays.
After much questioning and confusion the vote
was taken ans the reference to the Committee
of the Whole WAS carried-ayes ITO; noes, 95
Thereupon the one hundred aforesaid in great
glee, and the ninety odd rather chop-fallen,
went to dinner
This vote does not settle the question, Il wish
it did,) but it is decided anti administrative
triumph; the peculiar friends of the bill de,
signed to pass it after brief discussion, and
| might have done SO, had it not been referred to
the Territorial Committee, for then Mr. Richard
son could at any time have reported it back and
put 1t upon its passage. Now the bill will III,
dergo rigid scrutiny, and perhaps go back to
the Senate for amendment.
The Senate passed joint resolution author
izing the Post master General to extend for
four years the existing contract for CARRYING
the mail from Montgomery to Mobile
Mr.. Gwin, of California, endeavored to get
| passed the joint resolution which the House
passed yesterday, to dispense with the contract
system for navy supplies Of provisions, clothing
and small stores. 1t was objected that the bill
had neither been printed nor referred, and was
too important to be acted upon thus hastily. II
was ordered to be referred s
Mr.. Shields, Of Illinois, called up bill to pro-
mote the efficiency of the army by allowing in
creased pay, etc. This bill proposes to increase
the pay of all grades in the army from the pri
vate soldier upward, and it was stated that the
army was fast disbanding for want of more pay
One section of the bill proposes to increase the
| lumber of cadets at West Point by giving each
Senator an appointment in addition to that nov
belonging to each Congressional District 1t
was said that if the bill retiring the super
| animated from the army was passed, there
would be occasion for an additional number Of
cadets. This point led to some discussion, bu,
| the bill was laid aside for the present, and the
| Senate went into executive session
The Gadsden Treaty is now in full blast and
the probabilities are for its passage but thii
result is by no means certain. The Harguns d,
not think their claim sufficiently protected b.
it. Ii it were put before the people they woplc
! blow it sky high.
WARRINGTON. March 22 1854
When good thing is going, every body oughi
to take hand in it, at least SO it seems to be
thought with regard to the public lands. Ii
is wonderful to think how many schemes for
getting rid Of the public domain are now before
Congress, and the cry is still they come. Mr.
brodhead, OF Pennsylvania, presented petition
this morning from Lafayette College for a grant
IT a township to each chartered college in the
| United States
| On motion of Mr.. Fish, of New York, the
second Friday in April was set apart for the
consideration of adverse reports.
The Joint Resolution for annulling the con.
tract system in the Navy Department with re.
| gard to clothing, provisions and small stores
was again taken up and briefly discussed il
| was contended in behalf of this measure that
| the Department ought to have the power O.
| dealing directly with the manufacturers of arti
| cles 1t buys, and also that under the present
law they cannot get the best articles, as for in.
| stance, flour of particular brand which il
known to keep fresh for a long voyage. The bill
was passed. There was no reason given why the
| best article could not be procured if properly
advertised for, and it is quite apparent that tn.
patronage Of the Government is materially en-
| larged by this backward step in legislation O
course, II the present party 90 out of power, il
Will be thought expedient by them to return tt
| the contract law .
The bill to increase the pay of the Army wa.
next taken up, and considerable discussion fol
lowed on the motion to strike out the ninth sec
| ton, which provides for an increased numbe,
| Of cadets at West Point, by giving an appoint.
| ment to each Senator. Some of the Senator.
we're, or said they were, quite indisposed t,
| assume this patronage Messrs. Badger, But
Ter and Shields were firmly persuaded that i
was an excellent thing for the country to havs
West Point graduates scattered all over thu
land. While Mr. Butler was speaking, Mr.
Mason, of Va, desired him to yield the hoo1
that he might move an Executive session. 81
can't do it, was the reply, besides I've prom.
| ised Shields, and think this bill quite as i'm
portant as the Gndsden Treaty." We of the
galleries were shocked at this exposure of the
! purpose of the secret session, of which knowl-
edge we were thus made the unwilling recipi-
ents by the frank, out-sroken old man, but i,
was too late to stop our ears. After two calls
of the yeas and nays, the bill was passed Il
this bill becomes an act, h1essrs. Benjamin and
Slidell can each name cadet for the Academy
SO let all aspirants, whether anxious parents OF
ambitious boys, look to the Senators, in default
of getting in through the members of the House
During the discussion, Mr.. Pearce, of Md ex.
pressed his disapprobation of the appointments
at large, ten in number, made by the President
which were chiefly the sons of officers in the
Army. Mr.. Pearee thought this was keeping
up an hereditary distinction.
The House has been engaged in discussing
the Indian Appropriation bill
We have hada snow storm to-day and as ]
close this, there is still sleet and rain falling
as a poetical friend of mine says: Winter has
come back and Sc crushed to earth the palpta-
ting hopes Of the relenting and the meek eyed
months"
The Gadsden Treaty hangs fire; it is very
doubtful ifit can get the requisite two-thirds OF
the Senate. @ CHRoNICLER.
= FOREIGN EMIGRATION. According to Con-
gressional report recently made, the number Of
| passengers that arrived at the ports of the Uni
| ted States in 1868 was 400,777, which we're di-
yided as follows: New York, 294, ,818; Louisiana
| A