Washington sentinel., 1854-05-31

SCHOOL LANDS.
On motion by Mr.. CLAY the Senate proceeded
10 the consideration Of the bill from the House to
authorize the selection Of school districts in lieu
| of the sixteenth section within the twelve miles
square reservations, in the State of Alabama; and
the same was read third time and passed.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the committee of confer
ence on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Senate amendments to The Deficiency bill,
made report thereon, by which the Senate re-
ceded from its amendments making appropriations
for the water works, for the custom-houses, for
the marine hospitals, and the bridge over the Po-
tomac, at the little falls
The report was concurred in, and
The Senate adjourned
House Of Representatives.
NEBRASKA.
Mr.. HEM introduced bill for the construc-
ion Of certain military roads in the Territory oi
Nebraska. Referred 10 the Committee on Militia.
ry Affairs
Also, TO provide for the sale Of public lands in
the Territory of Nebraska, and to establish a land
Office therein. Referred 10 the Committee on
Public Lands.
MEDALS AND DIES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com
munication from the Secretary of the Treasury,
in compliance with a resolution enclosing copies
OF report received from the director Of The mint,
touching the condition of dies and medals, com
memorative Of patriotic events and services, with
remarks as 10 the propriety of making impress
sons thereof in bronze for distribution among the
States &c.
LAID on the table and ordered to be printed
MINISTER TO TURKEY. &
Mr.. MAY offered resolution requesting the
President OF he United States 10 communicate 10
Congress- if in his Judgment compatible with the
public interests, copies of of-correspondence from
Carroll Spence, United States minister 10 Con
stantinople, and which has been transmitted by
him to the Department of State.
He said he believed that our minister to Con-
stanlinople has been most unjustly assailed abou.
a speech which he delivered. He thought, when
an authentic copy of it shall have been received,
it would be found that he had only declared the
well.settled principles of this government. He de-
sired that Justice should be done 10 him and he
wished 10 add, whenthe correspondence touching
the expulsion of the Greeks from Constantinople
shall be sent in, il will with the appreciation of The
entire country. e
The resolution was adopted.
FOREIGN AND coAsTING TRADE.
On motion of Mr.. WELLS, il was
esoped That the Committee on Commerce be instructed
j s % 81 g Of
late the foreign and coastng trade the northern
EASTERN and northwestern frontiers and for other pu
poses ms prohibits the receipts of commissions by the off,
of the customs said frontiers goods entered
their offices and paid thereat.
The House resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. BO-
COCK in the chair, and resumed the considera-
ton Of the
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. GERR1T SMITH said that, however the
bill might appear TO the contrary, il was for the
building of a railroad to the Pacific blythe govern
ment; il was also a bill providing that the road
shall be owned by the government; ard moreover,
that the government shall continue to be the owner
~r:
Of our national territory.
Such, in his view, was to be the essential and
controlling connexion of government with this
road; and because this was to be its connexion
need not say that he deeply desired to see rail-
road TO the Pacific. What American does not de
sire 10 see it
Commerce, travel, the love Of country, the love
of each part for every other part the hope in
every true American breast that our country will
always be one, that we shall always make up one
country--all these, and numberless other consid-
eraons, unite in calling for the building of this
road. We must have and shall have this essen
tial connexion, this iron band between the east
and the west, betweenthe Atlantic and the Pacific
But much as we have to hope for from this road
much good as would come OF il, the evils which
would flow from il, were 1t built by the govern
ment, would largely overbaance all the good. He
hestated not to say il would be better not to have
the road than TO have il built by the government
He contended that the protection of persons and
properly is the sole and legitimate province of
civil government, and continued his remarks in
opposition 10 the bill until the hour to which he
was limited to debate expired.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. PERKINS, Of Louisiana, obtained the floor,
but Welded il 10
Mr.. PHELPS, ON his motion the committee
rose
The last named gentleman, from the Joint Com
mittee on Conference, made report on The disa-
creeing amendments Of the two Houses TO the
Deficiency bill.
Mr.. PHELPS explained the report saying,
other among things, that the Senate had receded
from nearly all ofis amendments, including those
for the Washington water-works, the Little Falls
bridge, and for the custom-houses and marine
hospitals; and that the committee had agreed TO
recommend the following, Originally proposed by
The Senrte and which the House had heretofore
rejected9
"SEc. Z, And be IL Jurthey c,acted, That the por-
tion OF the seventh section Of the act Of August
26, 1852, entitled An act TO provide for executing
the public printing and establishing the prices
thereof and for other purposes, which provides
that when any document shall be ordered to be
printed by both Houses of Congress, the entire
printing Of such documents shall be done by the
printer of that House which first ordered the
same, is hereby repealed; and when there are
different printers for the respective houses, each
shall do the printing which may hereafter be or
dered by the House electing him
After further proceedings, the report Of the
Committee Of Conference was concurred in
yeas a, nays4l.
The House, at halfpasi two O'Clock, adjourned.