Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-14
Congressional.

Congressional.
sFslrs-Mr. 1 dams, Of Miss, intro
.esd bill to establish a rule OF naturali.
.aa throughout the United States the
,s.m % be q years, and only to foreigners
WA should arrive after the passage Of the
I'M Tle argued that in 100 years every
;a,b If the American continent would be
.seded BY the American people. He dis
rl.ismed all connection with the Know
yothjpgt and disclaimcd hostility to for
.i,oers; bu, contended that emigration was
I.sperou.. because they Unidentified them
,.ves ith sboliiionism. He agreed with
he Know Nothingi in their desire to extend
n. term OF naturalization.
Housg. MIR. Clingmnn, Of N. c., asked
leave to offer resolution, rendering the
nsdi.ton of the United States in such man
per as the President may deem proper, to
bad to psciGcaton between the Allied az.
mics and Russia.
Mr.. Hamilton, OF Nd, objected.
Mr., Suffers, of Nd, asked whether 1t
would Be in order to move to lay il on the
n5s.
The Speaker said il was rot.
Mr. Clingmsn moved suspension OF the
4.es Agreed to.
WssHINsTos, Dec. Il.
sfsArE.--Mr. Jones of Iowa, gave notice
Of ill extending the time Cor the coilsc-
ga Of duties on Railroad iron imported by
Illeosd companies, 10 three years.
". Shields of Ill. introduced bills for the
Improvement OF the Illinois river, and the
Wsakegan harbar Referred.
| Mr. Butler of s. G. moved the considera-
ton Of the bill recognizing the Judicial
,yssm Of the United States. The bill was
,sde the special order for the ID OF JAM
uw.
Nt. Stewards joint resolution providing
6ride election Of chlplains Of different de-
Nominations was taken up.
Mr.. Dodge of Iowa m loved to strike out the
different denomination" He considered
ia blow al the present chaplain.
VI Maspn Of VI. said il he had any such
object he should dissent
Mr. Seward disclaimed any such intent
After some debate Dir. Seward moved an
amsnlaier'pro,i dine simply for the election
Q! cAsPlaR FOR the present session.
sEceSp msPtfGH
SGyATa.,- The Sgnat Proceeded t. ballot
81 chaplain with III following result Mr..
Speer q. Stanton ., Pyne !, Hodges /,
BeekefS. Mr.. Spicer was therefore declar-
cd elected and The Senate went into private
session and adjourned.
The bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to establish additional stations
along the Long Island and New Jersey
Coast, and provide for the appointment
Of Refers aud a General superintendent,
passed. -.
The House went into Committee on PEN
SONS Mr. Waibr dye, of n Y, spoke on
the subject of Coal dutios.
Mr. Richie, of Pa, denied that the c pal
operators of his State had combined to keep
up the price of coal, The supply brought to
MoFkct by The Reading Railroad was IS
per cent higher than last year but the in
creased rates Of mining and transp ortation
had enhanced the price.
Mr., Suanch, of Pa. said that Mr. Wal
bridge had told the truth about the price Of
COAL but had 'orgotteH TO say that the price
Of everything used had risen corresponding
y.
Dr. Walbridge said every thing except
members OF Congress.
hr. Hester OF Pa, moved the committee
rse. THE committee rose, and the pension
dill passed.
PHLaDELPHIA, Dec. IL.
me extensive chandelier factory ofCor-
aci' Russ & CO., and four dwellings, were
'e'iroyed BY fire this morning. The facto-
was I'VE stories hifh, l30x60, and was
s a with finished work and stock worth
TS, ~, The building cost $4,000
"noie insurance in this city $4,000. The
Nsns Tell crushing several small buildings
"heh were vacant. A large number Of
destroyed.
~ New YORK, Dec Q.
me Empire City Bank failed to make
ZOO us exchange at the clearing honse this
ms is considered equivalent to a fail
WV ahu The Institution must wind up.
~, New ORLEANS, Dec. IL.
ihe steamship Orizaba has arrived here
WIN dates from Mexico to the 9Th inst.
az an engagement on the 2lst of No.
Is, ,yt,noer, the rebels were routed, and many
A'i'ed' Santa Anna has ia ed "a degree max
49, y 'liegal Tor Government employees to
'0,e' under penalty of dismissal from Office.
sad the Government of Honduras
T TaS threatened to sci! Tiger Island to the
United States for $4,000
=. BRooKLYN, Dec 10.
r, II inc case of John NJ. Durter for the
.,s a,asr o. his child Judge Stemy's charge
tna S ~ against the plea Of insanity set up BY
~, he uclen'e' He attributed the murder t.
, ,hc influence Of brandy voluntarily taken BY
Con BosroS, Dec. Ia.
h .'uh,eFieit fives on the Casco Bank o.
r'rliahd are in extensive circulation