The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-13
TELEGRAPHIC!
CONGRESSIONAL.


ARLINGTON, July 10.
The House went into committee on the
private calendar.
The Senate is not In session to-day.
WASHINGTON, July 10.
SEsATE.-Messrs. Chase and Sumner pre-.
sentcd memorials from Connecticut, Ohio,
and Massachusetts, for the repeal of the .ugi-
tive slave law. Referred
Mr.. Hunter introduced a bill TO reduce
aud graduate the price of public lands. Laid
on the table.
The bill authorizing telegraph line to
the Pacific was again taken up and Mr.. Ham,
lin offered an amendment imposing penalties
on operators and others for divulging any
message transmitted by the government,
which amendment was adopted.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Curtis, the
House suspended the rules to enable him to
report the joint resolution of the employees
in the legislative department, and prohibit an
q lowance of the extra compensation by such
as receive the benefit thereof.
Mr.. Chase moved IN amendment that the
government shall have power to regulate the
tolls to be charged on its mileage, which was
agreed to.
Senators Everett and Bayard opposed the
bill.
Senators Hamilton and Gwinn supported
il.
The Homestead bill came up az special or.
der, and Mr.. Clayton moved to strike out the
sixth section, providing that any individual
now a resident ofany one of these States or
Territories, not citizen of the United States
at the time of making such application for
the benefit of this act, he shall have fled a
declaration of his intention as regarded by
the naturalization laws OF the u. S., and shall
become a citizen of the same, before the is
sue of the patent as made and prov ided for
in this act, and shall be placed on the same
footing with native born citizens, and then
moved to insert in lieu thereof the following.
That any merchant or other citizen of the
United States, OF full age, engaged in and ac-
customed to any business, trade or calling
other than the cultivation of land, shall, in
consideration of his inability TO comply with
the conditions of the act by reason of his
want Of knowledge, skill or experience in
such cultivation OF land, be entitled TO receive
in lieu thereof $3.50, to be paid out of the
treasury. Mr.. Broadhead hoped that the bill
would be ostponed-rejected. -
, WASHINGTON, July s, P. NJ.
SENATE.-The bill providing for the con-
struction of military roads in Washington
and Nebraska territories, was reported and
passed.
Twenty Senate and six private House bills
were passed, and all others on the calendar
passed were postponed. Adjourned.
HoUsE.LThe first motion IN order was one
TO reconsider the action of the House yester-
day rejecting the general appropriation bill.
DIR. Orr said he was surprised at the rejec-
ton of the bill; he had no doubt it was pro.
duced by Incorporating in the bill six or sew.
en- thousand dollars for certain custom
houses. He was opposed to that amendment,
but voted for the bill owing to the present
public necessities. After consultation, he
proposed the House should reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill, and that some one
who voted for the custom house appropria
ton, should move TO reconsider the vote or
that, in order thatit may be stricken out.
The vote adopting custom house appropri
ations was then reconsidered-yeas 81, nay!
6S, when the question required on agreein.
TO amendments making an appropriation o
$4,000 for the completion of custom
houses at st. Louis, Mobile, Cincinnati, Lou
isville, Bangor, Bath and Wilmington, an,
for site in Rhode Island.
Mr.. Preston justified the amendment 70
the Western and other custom houses, an
alluded to the factthat they were thrown on
by the committee of ways and means, Will
New Orleans and Charleston, because the,
were on the Atlantic. we're inserted by tina
committee. He moved the previous question
under the operation Of which the custom
house amendment was again agreed to by s
majority, and the'bill passec-yeas 90, nay
Is.
Faifere I'm Boston.
BosToS, July s.
The recent developments in New Yorl
are exciting an uniavorable influence in mon
-ey affairs, and stock shere have consderabl
declined. Willis a. Co., extensive and we
known brothers, and stock dealers failed tc
day. Their liabilities are not known.
Riot I'm Lawrence, Mass.
LAWRENCE, MASS, July 10.
There was a serious disturbance Saturda
might between the Americans and Irish, tn
latter having raised the American flag wit
a cross over it. Guns and pistols were d
charged, and the Irish put To fight, and Sc,
seral of their horses Quilted.
The military were ordered out, and the r
oters were dispersed
Another Failure.
New YORK, July 10.
Richard Schell, large negotiator, loan
and eiscounter for the Schuylers, has su
pended. His name appears on acceptanc,
OF the Schuylers for $4,000.
Failure.