Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-17
DOTNes rN CONGRESS-.

In The SENATE on Saturday after we went to
press, they passed the joint resolutions from
the House, presenting the thanks Of Congress
to Commander Duncan n 1ngraham, Z. S.
Navy, for his conduct in the koszta affair, with
an amendmene submitted and urged by Mr.
Badger. AS amended and passed, the said
joint resolution is as follows:
Joint resolution, dire ting the presentation o. medal
to Commander Duncan n. lngrGhdm.
Resolved, SC, I hat the President of the United
states be ami he hereby requested to cause 10 be
made medal with suitable devices, ana presented
10 Ctmnanier Duncan N. ingraian, OF the Navy of
the United States as testimonial of the high sense
entertained By Congress OF his gallant and udicious
conduct on the second day Of July. 1885, in exten-
ing protection to Marin Koszta, by rescuing him
from llega! seizure and imprisonment, on board the
Austrian mig of-war Hussar.
After referring several appropriation bills,
they had short Executive session;
And then the Senate passed the bill to in
corporate the Georgetown, u. e., Gas Com
pany.
Resolutions were next presented and laid
over; they went again into Executive session
for a few minutes. ,->.
After which they adjourned without con-
sumating further business, quorum not being
present after their doors were thrown open.
In THE HOUSE on Saturday after we went to
press, the balance of the days session was do
voted to the consideration of private bills in
Committee on the Private Calendar; when the
committee rose twelve such bills were reported
back.
The House adjourned without finally dis
posing of either Of them.
PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY.
SENATE-Mr Rusk offered resolution
making the compensation of the Messengers
of the body 81 ,OSO for the short session, and
81, 200 for the long session, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Bright offered resolution to make the
Secretary and Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate
elective yearly.
MIR. Mason addressed the Senate against it
and it was not agreed to-yeas 81, nays Is.
The Homestead bill was then taken UP, and
the amendment of Mr.. Clayton,to strike out
the 9th section thereof was voted On; and il
was not agreed to-yeas 10, nays 20.
Mr. Stuart then offered as an amendment to
the Homestead bill, the proposition las sub.
stitute therefor) the bill of Mr. Hunter, which
was being considered when we went to press
HoUsE.-The first business in order was
Mr.. Henn's pending motion to suspend the
Tulco " cuaUlo uiuA ~ lopoIt ilom eUo uUilt
Lands Committee the Iowa railroad land do
mating bill; rules not suspended-yeas 20
nays 20. D.
Mr.. Faulkner moved to suspend the rules t
enable him to report back from the Military
Affairs Committed the bill to increase the eff
ficiency Of the army; rules not suspended
yeas 80, nays 54-nos two-thirds
Mr.. Fenton (the rules being suspended fo
that purpose) reported from the Commerc'
Committee bill constituting Dunkirk, OF
Lake Erie, N. Y, port of delivery; read ;
third time and passed
Mr.. Dlckerson moved to suspend the rules t.
enable him to introduce resolution authori
zing the select committee ON the superfnten
denotes of U. S. armories to proceed to Spring
field, Mas, to make their Investigations Their
in person; rules not suspended.
The House then went into Committee on th,
Army Appropriation bill, Mr.. Wright, Of Pa.
in the chair, wherein MIR. Vansant addressed
the Committee against Military Superinten
denotes of U. s. A-mories.