The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-25

thousand dollars for negotiations with the Adians in
Washington Territory, debated and adopted
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April "a, 1854.
MAIL CONTRACTS ETC.
Mr. GREY, (whig) of KY, asked leave to offer
luton calling the Postmaster General for certain in
formation relative mail contracts for carrying the
mails the Ohio river and for copies of the rules and
regulations which deny to members of Congress the priy
lege OF going to the rooms in the department and
amnng the public records under the charge of the clerk
The House refused suspension OF the rules to enable
him to offer the resolution, by "a against ST.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND pRIvArEERING.
Mr.. FAUIKNER (dem of Va, under a suspension of
the rules, offered resolution, which adopted re
questing the President of the United States in his
judgment not incompatible with the public interest,
communicate to the House the instructions referred
in President Monroes annual message december 1928
and transmitted to diplomatic agents abroad the
subject of issuing commissions to private armel vessels
together with the responses if any received from said
governments Also, anyntber nructiens given cor.
respondence held with foreign governments on the same
since the date of said message and heretofore
communicated to Congress.
THE DEFICIENCY mrL-THE NEBRASKA QUESTION.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on the
Senate's amendments to the Deficiency bill.
Mr. PHELPS dem) of Mo-, said the bill passed the
House ap ropriaed one and half million of dollars
The Senate mad added amendments to the extent of
millions; half million OF these the Committee or ays
and Means had agreed to recommend the House. eay
ing million and half involved in the disapreeing
votes of the two houses The Senate appropriated
$500 600 for continuing the works for bringing water
into Georgetown and Washington As the aqueduct will
accomplishing this object for 81 600 600 and was before
the committee, they left 1t for the House to decide
whether they viii carry out the original design. The
committee likewise decline recommending concurrence
in the Eenates amendment for various Custom Houses
rot considering the appropriations to be deficiencies He
said much OF the money is needed at this moment for
defrayng the ordinary expenses of the government aud
therefore, appealed to the House to dispose of the subject
practicable.
Mr. pIftrI /1arn \ IF Ala Of {ba ~,
of passing the Nebraska bill. 1t had been assaed by
many who While admitting the correctness of the princi
pies which it is founded object to it, because it repeals
the Missouri act Of 1920 but if this has no further
claim to consideration than its inherent merits it
would be surely illogical to say the wrong of prede-
cessors is bar to righteous action part 1t had
beenaid this something than legislative act
that i was compromise, and Of binding force. If this
true, whatever might be the merits of the Nebrask
bill it could receive the of honorable
He had looked at the journal of both Houses 1920 and
1871 the faithful chronicles OF the past and the unerrng
guides OF the future. There nothing uncertain in
them and so far from the journals showing there any
such contract and agreement between the
OF the oldng States there not page of the
journals but dsproved the assertion This he proceeded
to show and in conclusion argued why the bill is entitled
to the favor Of Southern representatives.
Mr. BENTON, dem. of Mo-, obtained the floor but gave
way with the understanding he will speak tomorrow on
the Nebraska bill.
Mr.. HARRIs (dem) of Miss. said he was among
those who refused TO recognise the compromise
measures of 1850 measures Of justice be-
tween the North and the South. He had been
the enemy OF all compromises. He was however, FREQ
to acknowledge that he had yielded TO them act of
submission, because he told they to be the
end OF all further agtation but now they made the
pretext of fresh quarrel He spoke from recollection
when he said the Missouri act of 1920 regarded as
compromise for many long years If he at fault he
the blindest man that lived Under eight Pre-
sdential terms II remained untouched q compromise.
He had infinitely respect for that IL he should 20
into the motives which induced its passage than he had
for the compromise measure of 1850; but from the
sTeechcs Of gentlemen he began to doubt whether was
compromise and he almost doubted whether it was
ever NV nj all \ nt,t 4 "a
idle 10 expend time with the investigation of facts
connected with those who have passed away We have
taken up The cross Of progress and must Let the
talented gentlemen 10 take the facts of history and
make hem Ike the glass kaleidoscope reflect 10 any
shape Which caprice whlm may suggest. He had
ght tie floor To state his objections 10 the Ne
brGska bill although he at irst did not wish to
meet himself with the subject. lie Ind not been
disposed to interfere and emtarras the author AMI the
friends of the measure but hoped they might yet
io and amend the bill His wish that they might
dispose Of il way the other speedily. It's aathor
pushod forward the bill in the Senate where IT had
good time Whether the author should win lose the
BILL he would never lose his (larrisD respect lie did
not If Mr.. Douglas candidate for the Presi-
like pckrocket because he aspred to the highest place
in the country. (aughter) II ambition is worth any
thing let it be directed to the highest point The bill
passed that enlightened and worthy body and he well
recollccted the day received in the House The
bill brought here by the messenger and the
ger came in company with the bill. (aughter.) The
ooorkeeper announced the communicable. from the
Senate and the gentleman who brought 1t bowed, and
after stating the Senate had passed the bill made another
polite bow and retired. The bill then gently laid on
the table, but after while IL taken up and like
shot dropped into the water down into the deep
OF the Committee of the Whole the State OF the
unon leaving gentlemen wondering at the descent but
he was at moment ready to bring the matter up or
repair. 1t should not be left TO harden in chrysal.
state. That would be worse than leaving girl hall
courted or half married (Laughter)
without concluding, he gave way to a motion for The
committee to rise, which prevailed and the House ad