Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-28

DoINas IN CONGRESS.
SESArE.-YesterdayF after We left some
further discussion took place on the deficiency
bill, the further confederation Of which was
postponed until to-day.
After the transaction of some other matters,
Mr.. Mason moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration of executive business.
This was opposed, and a spirited debate en-
sued; during which the merits of the Home
stead and other bills were discussed. Event
ually the motion prevailed, and the Senate
went into executive session, when the Gads.
den treaty was brought on the sstapis.
In THE House, yesterday, after We went to
press, on motion of Mr.. Cobb. they made the
Pacific Railroad bill special order for the
Sd Tuesday in May next
The bill making four additional land dis
trlcts in Minnesota was next taken up, read
the Sd time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bocock, the six naval
steamers bill was made special order for to-
day.
Mr.. Farley moved to suspend the rules for
the introduction of a resolution directing the
Post Office Committee to enquire whether
greater economy, despatch and efficiency in
the transportation of the mails between New
York and Washington over an air line rail-
road than as at present carried; rules not
suspended.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. Hamil-
ton in the Chair. wherein the civil and diplo
matte appropriation bill being taken up.
The Nebraska question was debated, in per-
sonal explanations principally, between Messrs.
Cutting and Breckin1idge; in which Messrs
Walsh and Richardson, however participated
to some extent.
PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY.
sENArE.-Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Milburn,
the journal was then read, after which
Mr.. Broadhead presented the report of the
select committee, of which Mr. Soule was
Chairman, appointed during last Congress to
examine into the claims on Mexico, contain
ing among others the papers and documents
Oh the Gardiner claim, and asked that it might
be laid on the table and printed.
Mr.. Bayard entered into a circumstantial
account of the labors of the committee and
said that it had been thought advisable not to
publish the report until the trial of Gardiner
had taken place, in order not to cast any
prejudice upon the defendant. He was at q
loss to decide how any lawyer could have come
to the conclusion Of allowing the claim
After some further observations by Mr.
Brodhead upon the claim of Aaron Leggett, in
which, he said, there was no fraud intended
but only misconception, the request was &C
ceded to.
Mr.. Hunter moved that the prior order Of
yesterday, for half past IL to-day, should be
postponed, and that the Deficiency bill should
be taken up, which motion on being put to the
vote was carried in the Affirmative
Mr.. Gwin said that with regard to the SEN
ate amendment for the purchase of q custom
house site at San Francisco, he had been in
structed by the committee to withdraw il, as it
might endanger the passage Of the bill in the
House.
Mr.. Brodhead enquired whether any appro-
priation had been made for the Washington
Aqueduct; unless the appropriation was made
now, the work, he was Informed, would not
progress during the summer.
Mr.. Hunter said that the proper time ia
bring forward the subject would be after the
amendments of the Committee on Finance had
been gone through.
The next amendment was then read, regu.
lating the payment of the pensions of invalid
pensioners.
the pensioners unnecessarily.
Mr.. Bayard moved a verbal amendment OF
no particular moment.
Mr. Hunter defended the amendments. and
said that they were made at the earnest reuues
OF the Secretary of the Interior. Great frauds
had been practised in procuring pensions, and
it was to reach these evils that biennial ex.
amiuations of the pensioners would hereafte,
be required. Many impositions had beer
practiced after the Mexican war.
The subject was under discussion when W,
left.
HoUsE.-Thc Speaker laid before the Hous
an Executive message in relation to the extin
guishment of Indian titles to lands west O
Missouri and Iowa; laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. Stanton, of Tenn, introduced bill T.
recover the assets of bankrupt, which bay
been concealed or not specified in the schedule
rendered by him; referred to the Judiciar,
Committee.
The joint resolution, appropriatine fiv
thousand dollars to defray the expenses O
codifying and revising the revenue laws, wa
then tskenup and passed
The House then went into Committee of tn
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. Hamil
ton in the chair, and taking up the civil ant
diplomatic appropriation bill
Mr.. Yates, who was entitled to the floor, ad
dressed the committee against the Nebrask
bill.