Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-13
ncINGs OF CONGRESS-

SENATE. prayer, and before the read
ing of he journal, communication was read
from the, President Of the Senate, intimating
that he eould not personally attend this day
whereupon Mr. Bright was appointed to pre-
side in his place. q g 81
The jousnal was then read. "a IS
Mr.. Fitzpatrick presented petition from
Aiabana, for modification of the act reguia-
ting the shipment Of turpentine.s
Als3 a petition for an increase Ofssdlary to
the clerk of the district court of Alabama: re-
ferred to their approprite committees.
Mr.. Brown reported bill with respect to
public lands, whichwa read twice, ordered to
be printed, and referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. Everett PR sented remonstrance from
the citizens Of Worcester, Massachusetts,
signed by the Governor of the State against
the Nebraska Bill; also, one from the annual
meeting of the members of the Society Of
Friends against slavery.
Mr.. Hamlin presented a memorial from
Bath, Me-, for reducing the rates of Ocean
Postage to two cents; referredrto Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads r. :.
Mr.. Seward presented a petition from the
sail makers and other employees in the u. 5.
Navy Yards, for an increase of wages; re-
fe: red to Committee on Naval Affairs Also
several petitions from New York against the
International Copyright bill; also Others
against the repeal of the Missouri conprohise.
Senators Foot. Brodhead. Chase, Fish and
sumner presented petitions against the repeal
of the Missouri compromise; among those pre-
| scented by the latter, was one from 73 negro
laborers Of North Danbury, Mass.
MIR. Pearce introduced a bill for examina-
ton of the accounts between Maryland and
the United States.
Mr.. Pratt moved that certain resolutions al
ready introduced by him should be referred to
the Committee on Agriculture. Referred
Mr. Norris introduced resolution that the
Secretary Of the Interior acquaint the Senate
with the account Of the appropriation for the
hospital uf the Insane in the District of Co
lumbia, to which MIR. Brodhead offered an
amendment, after which
Mr.. Weller obtained the floor and had COM
mcnced his speech on the Nebraska bill, when
we left. 80 --fs
HOUSEHOLD day, after the reading Of the
joual, the Speaker laid before the House the
Secretary of the Intesier's reply to the reso
luton not long since adopted, calling for in
formation, as near as may be, concerning the
number of acres Of the public domain granted
away by the Government of the United States,
an for what purposes; referred to Committee
on fuOllc Lands.
Mr.. Breckenridge, objection being made
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
motion to reconsider the last vote by which the
House refused to pass the deficiency bill HI
remarked that his purpose was to move to re-
consider the action of the House on this bill
step by step, until he brought it into situa.
ton by which he could properly introduce, a.
a substitute for the failing deficiency bill, an
other embracing that as originally introduced
by the Committee of Ways and Means, with
the amendments alopted on the recommends
ton of standing committees of the House.
After great confusion, and the discussion O
many points of order, in which Messrs Breck
inridge, Stephens of Georgia, Taylor of Ohio
Campbell, Robbins, McMullen, Florence, Peck
ham, Preston and Others, participated.
Mr.. Breckenridge modified his motion int
one for the suspension Of the rules to ALLOW
hinl.to introduce the bill he desired to offer.
Mr.. Wheeler demanded the yeas and nav
OH that motion, which being ordered, it wa
not agreed to-yeas 107, nays r. -
| Mr.. Breckenridge then moved to suspend tn
rule so as to enable him to move to take from
the table the motion to reconsider the vote b,
which the bill was rejected.
0n this motion the yeas and nays were or
dered, and the roll was being called when GU
report went to press. ~. ~