New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-30
XXXIIID CONGRESS- -. FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsHINeroy, Monday, May %, ls54

SENATE. WAsHINGToS, Monday, May %, 1854.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate message from the
President communicating a copy of the report by Mr..
Sandford late American Charge at Paris upon the penal
codes of France and other European countries ana aso
On the administrative changes III Europe snoe io1'' VI
dered to be printed. 800
MIR. BADGER presented the petition of forty;seven
members Of the Jewish persuason IN favor OF regous
Mr GWIN offered resolution providing for an adjourn
ment of Congress Monday, Sd OF july at IL cioch
Mr. ADAMS stated that if he had been present at the
fine when the vote the Nebraska bill was taken he
would have voted for it.
The Indian Appropriation bill was taken up when
Mr. RADGER proceeded to make a personal erplana-
Mr. BADGER said that he desired to do an act of JUS
flee TO two friends in the Senate. Some time SINCE when
ibe bill to suspend the collection OF duty on rar3ad iron
was under consideration, urged that the bull should
he posponed because of the absence OF the Senators from
PENNSYLVANIA. He then said to postpone the bl till they
were present would amount to an indefinite posioneneh
of The hill The remark made jocosely and he had
stricken il OF the official report OF the debate IL had
however got into the papers lie regre,'e9 .lu' 1o TO
mark made by him had been quoted IN the pennsylvania
papers as a reflection upon the two Senators from that
State. lie deeply regretted that such remark SHOULD n
neither OF the Pennsylvania Senator'S by negligence or
otherwise had been aithess to their duty to their
State. c,s .h uo,so
was received and signed by the President of the Senate
Several immaeria amendments TO the lhdiah Dill "ero
adopted and the bill was passed.
The Deficiency bill was received from the house anu
having been taken up ..,
Mr. HUNTER moved that the Senate insist on i's acu-
ments and ask a committee of Conference No quorum
MIR. STUART said he hoped the Senate would recede
from It's amendment respecting the public printing ~
Mr. ADAMS hoped the Senate would recede from all It's
amendments not agreed TO by the House
Mr. PETITE said he desired the senate 10 teeeuc ioh
its amendment relating to the Washington water works.
Mr. HUNTER said that the usual course was 10 receue
from all to insist upon all amendments read ,o ho
Mr. PETIT said that he would prefer almost 10 lose e
whole bill rather than vote for the waierworAs appropf
ton, at this particular time ,n.u,SoN .o,,r+ed
Messrs. MASON, CLAYTON and DAWSON supported
the water-works Appropriation. A.,
Mr. HUNTERS motion was then agreed ,o 1snn 1iu .no
Chair directed to appoint Committee oi Son.Sleloe
The notion by Mr. BRODHEAD to reconsider the vote
DIRECTING the printing 900 additional copies OF the ag
rcuural part of the Patent Office Report wa laken up
MIR. BR0DHEAD said his motion to RECONSIDER n" MS ae
signed TO enable him TO amend the resolution by uutes
the work TO be done by the Senate printer Ihe house
had directed its printing to be done by its own printer;
Messrs. STUART, HAMLIN, GWlN and LOINEt OK
nosed the motion 10 reconsider and Messrs. BRODHEAp
PRATT, MASON, RUSK and BADGER snpp1Ir1eu H. &C
The law provides that all documents Prn'oS ~, ~ Urea
both Houses shall be printed by the printer o tSt nop
FIRST ordering the same Part of the
port was first ordered to be printed by the SENATE %
Two was first ordered TO be printed ny tho house' Inv
question at issue was whether both parts were one uocu
ment-and if So the printing OF all shouu 70 rt ' 70
Pnteror whether each part was naSsa first ordering the
same The Superintendent of Printing has ueoueu 'N'
latter way. vos ., Navs
MIR. BRODHEAD moved to amend by inserting 'na'
The printing shall be done Dy tlc
Mr.. HAMLIN said that the resolution alieGv.' p.
would to nothing. The Superintendent. ., m =,
ing would the law give the work TO he ocei "
which the law required him TO give It, Inc SuPeli; W !,
den, would treat the resolution with respect SO ai ;,
WAS law full and beyond that he would treat IL as
Mr. RUSK said that he hoped the Superin'ehu1' %ad
he left TO discharge his duty in his own way ne oPe
no officer would be invited by Senators TO disresalu az D.
der of the body and to set up his own judgment "Po" VIZ
acts of the Senate. ,, A., srob was the
ora;n of the Superintendent, and such woulu oe MS
action on the resolution: ,.os ,bo Su,erntend-
his decision on the action oil the Sehaie III
and has had that decision announeedl IN Tue So
ate to ove1rule our action ,,;or no tahled Lost
Yeas 9, Nays 90. -, voos % Navs H.
The amendment was agreed to-feas -, NaSs ,eS -
Tbe number of copies were increased 10 fVVvo
Tbe resolution was then adopted-feas - Nay ILL
On motion by Mr. GWIN, the Senate TOOK " wy -oo o.
srb~;nc he coinage of ten and five eagle goiu peees
The bill was read, and it provides or h 'e 30 Grains
hundred dollar gold coins, weighing ta0H ooo rsins 10
and fifty dollar gold COIN, weighing eaVn ''
be Of the present standard Of hneDess
Section provides for procuring dies ana MOI,
eoiuar. AZ su.Loles DE President 10 determine '''
toes ard tEures
4 ,Yovdes Director of he Mint, IA
for he A.say Once Yok shall place the re
Inou the footing as dep0sioEs % go"
Mo Philadelphia and the hIaneh e. .,. s.posns
gold shyer bullion OF tOesa Gems - ths Ns"A0iA assay