The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-05

Mr.. CAMPBELL moved to amend the resolution of the
Senate by striking out IL o'clock, M and inserting
"Monday August Ith at o'clock mR provided that
question other than that to adjourn be taken after the hour
OF 4 o'clock, p m to-day.
The amendment was adopted.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION
Mr. OLDS from the committee of conference the dis
agreeing votes of the two houses the amendments
post Office appropriation BILL reported that the committee
had agreed all amendments but one and that was the
increasing the pay OF the clerks employed in
the Washngton city post office, by allowing them $3.50
year more to be allowed by government 1t would he
sald induce so many applications from clerks employed in
other city post Offices and would open the door for similar
legislation for all other post Office city clerks He moved
hat he House insist its this amend
ment
Mr. CHANDLER moved to instruct the committee of con-
ference TO concur in the amendment of the Senate with
addition Of clause providing that the increased pay
the city post Office clerks from the passage of
this act and continue for one year only.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee advocated the increase of pay
to the clerks in the city post Office oontendng that they
worked much harder than the clerks in the departments
who received more than double the compensation now
paid the clerks in the city post Office.
The motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr..
CHAsDLER was adopted.
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. PHELPS made report from the committee of con-
ference the dsageeng votes of the two houses the
navy appropriation bill which adopted.
PUBLIC LANDS.
On motion of Mr. COBB the Secretary Of the Interior
instructed to prepare of the public lands
in the market and which would become subject the
graduating prices proposed in the graduation bill.
Numerous bills from the Senate taken up and re-
ferred
The bill for establishing certain additional posroutes
was read three times and passed
On motion of Mr. TAYLOR of Ohio, the bill providing
for the survey of certain lands in Ohio taken up and
passed
BOUNTY LANDS INDIANS.
Mr. FLAGLER introduced Joint resolution providing
that the bounyand laws shall be construed as not to
exclude from the benefits thereof the Seneca tribe of
dans who served in the of 1872 read three times and
passed.
MAL-sTEAMER
Mr. HOUSTON said the committee of conference had
failed to agree to the amendments to the mal-seamer BILL
morrow, it destroyed the mail-seamer bill
The SPEAKER signed numerous enrolled bills during
intervals of the session.
Mr. MILI.SON moved that when the House adjourn to-
morrow, it dourn to meet at q o'clock Monday next
The SPEAKER said he had been informed that mes
sage would shortly be received from the President
Motions made to call the House. adjourn, and ad
journ over but rejected.
Mr. CAMPBELL asked leave to offer resolution and if
there single objection when it had been read for in
formation he would not wish to have pressed upon the
House.
Several gentlemen objected to its being read
Mr.. CAMPBELL. Then move that this House do now
adjourn.
On this motion the yeas and nays ordered with
view to proong the time until the message should arrive
The House refused to adjourn-yeas Is, nays 81; no
quorum.
message from the President having been received
raj gentlemen called for its reading believing it be
veto message ,11 on the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. HAVENS said that when that message is read he
wished to make some remarks upon it. He did not want
hear it read at time when he could not take some
House act he desired to have read when they could
act upon it afterwards. He objected to its being read
The SPEAKER decided that could not be- when there
is quorum, except by unanimous consent.
md IN Orda n
of the roll
The vote on ordering call of the roll was take-yeas
49, nays IA; no quorum so at quarter past o'clock,
The House adjourned
MEMORIAL.
BY Mr.. CHANDLER The memorial of J Linnard,
Thomas Watson and other citizens of Philadelphia
asking Congress to recognise the independence and national
existence of Liberia
REPEAL THE FUGITIVE LAw.-The threat Of the
abolition-whg party, that they will
get revenge for the passage of the Nebraska bill by effect
ing repeal of the fugtvc-save law, consider of
the most mpoent and silly of all threats 1t just shows
the annus of the conspirators and that is ALL They
would repeal the fugitvesave law they could but they
cannot The intelligent of them know that they
But the attempt creates rallying point for fanatics
of several stripes and therefore, certain sections of the
country it is convenient hobby to ride Where it will
land its riders in the end requires to predctvz
in the ditch The miserable failure of the attempts in Con-
gress open the door for the repeal of said law is but
the beginning of the end. Mr. Elliot from Cape Cod
Friday last in the House of Representatives moved
suspension of the rules enable him to introduce bill
to repeal the fugtveslave law Doubtless several
bers voted to let him bring in bill who would have voted
against the repeal But in House comprising than
$50 members only As voted to allow the bill be intro
duced against allowing it to be introduced 100. Nearly
all Of the As yeas abolitioniss wings The demo-
Gratis voted against the motion. at.
REPEAL OF THE NEBRASKA LAw--Equally unsuccessful
though not by overwhelming majority, effort
of Mr. Gddngs to ngra upon the general appropriation
bill an amendment repeating the Nebraska Kansas law
For this amendment there 90 votes against it, 49,
The fact u.s. TINT the rabd gentry who first msrepresent
both the pupor and effect of b in order prevent its
passage and then raise the cry of Repeal calling in the
aid of the clergy and of the churches far they
win have to wait while before they be accommodate
ted If the world should to end in consequence
Of giving the people of Kansas and Nebraska well as of
New York and Connecticut control over their municipal
affairs, of the nation will, doubt in that
case repeal the law But If the result should prove
will prove that these politicians, cergymen religious
newspapers &c. have been telling stories and prophesyng
deceit the law will stand until superseded by another
or Others admitting said Territories into the Union as
Of Com.
SAN JuANOur usually bellgerent press has all at
turned about and became members of the Peace Society
The very editors who have been camorous for the hon
of our flag and have been ready to die for themselves
who almost explode under the excitement produced by
such affairs happen at Qualla Battoo Mt Smyrna and
the Falkland Islands, and have very happening
ut Havana are in a dreadful state of mind at the
destruction of pratcal town in the Mosquetor territory