The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-15
SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, Ere.

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SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS,
Mr. BENJAMIN presented the petition of Albert @ Ram
sey Edward H. Carmick praying that appropriation
may be enable them to fulfil their contract Tor car
rying the mails between New Orleans and San Francisco
which referred to the Committee on the Post Once and
Mr. SEWARD presented a resolution passed by the Ma
onal Industrial Congress- at its recent session held at
Trenton New jersey June 1884 in favor OF the passage
of the homestead bill; which ordered to lie on the
table
Island praying the repeal of the fuguyeavs law Of 1850
which referred TO the Committee the Judiciary
Mr. FISH presented the petition of William G. Donahoe
late private in the sixth regiment of infantry praying to
be allowed of pension and his travelling ex-
penses the military asylum at Washington after his dis
charge from the army which referred TO the Commit
lee on Pensions.
REPORTS COMMITTEES
Mr. JOHNSON from the Committee Printing to
whom was referred motion to print hundred addi-
tona copies Of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury
respecting revision OF the revenue laws for the use OF the
Treasury Department reported in favor OF printing the
same and the report was agreed to-
Mr. MASON, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
to whom WAS referred the petition of John r. Brown sub
mitted report accompanied by bill for his relief which
read and passed to second reading and the report
was ordered to be printed.
RESOLUTION
Mr. MALLORY submitted the following resolution
which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed
Rssolrsd That the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads be directed inquire into the expectancy of providing
the transmission of the mails between Charleston Havana
End Key West during the months of August and September
they transmitted during the other months OF the
year
The following bills were considered in committee of
the whole reported to the Senate read the third time and
passed:
A bin for the relief of Charles Staples
A bill for the relief of A. G. Penn
A bill for the relief of CASTOR I. Raou.
bill to authorize the extension and completion of the
Treasury Building and also the construction OF building
for the War, Navy, and Interior Departments.
A bill to constitute Cairo, in the State of Illinois, port
Of delivery.
A bill making provision for the postal service in the
State Of California and in the Territories of Oregon and
Washington.
bill granting land in alternate sections to the States
of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, to aid in the con-
strlction of railroad from New Orleans to Mobile
A bill 70 aid in the construction of certain railroads in
the State of Missouri by grant of portion of the public
lands
JEFFERSON.
Mr. PEARCE asked and obtained the unanimous con-
sent of the Senate to introduce joint resolution providing
fo the distribution of the works of Thomas Jefferson
which was read the first and second times by unanimous
consent Mr. p said that the joint resolution had been
matnred by the Committee the Library he supposed it
would be unnecessary refer it to that committee and he
therefore would ask the Senate to upon il at
No objection being made, the joint resolution con-
sered in committee of the whole reported to the SEN
without amendment read the third time and passed
HOUR
On motion by Mr. RUSK,
Ordered That after Monday the daily hour of
meeting Of the Senate shall be II o'clock until otherwise
ordered
SLAVERY THE TERRITORIES.
Mr. CHASE, in pursuance of notice. asked and obtained
introduce bill to prohibit slavery in the Terri
Of the United States which was read and passed to
a second reading.
Mr. said that in the precise language used by
Jefferson in 1884 it also the precise language of the
ordinance of 1884, and the language of the Missouri pro-
hibon of 1920 AS the subject had been very fully dis
cussed not his purpose seek renewal of that dis
cusson the present time he merely presented the bill
because he knew that there disposition in the
try to relstate that prohibition He further remarked
that he should not ask that the bill be referred or that any
action be taken upon at the present session but he
that at the next session he intended to call and
should ask n vote of the Senate upon ii.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee desired to to lay the bill
the table.
Several SENATORS 1t is on the table now.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr WELLER in the chair)
said that vote had been taken laying it on the table
Mr. CHASE remarked that when bill was received, it
was of course laid the table unless it referred or
some action was taken upon He had stated that he did
not ask reference of the bill or other action upon it at
this time
lay it the table in order to bring the subject to test
vote now ls.
Mr. CHASE replied that if that was the object which the
desired it could easily be obtained The bill would
up for its second reading and could then
be rejected il such the pleasure Of the Senate While
he did propose ask action upon the bill at present
if other senators desired it he should make objection
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee stated that for one he did de-
sire action The presentation of proposition of that
sort and permitting it to lie until the next session.
was evidently intended for effect He desired to know how
many senators favor of the proposition Of the
from Ohio; but if the bill would up Tomorrow
morning, that would be sufficient
Mr.. SEWARD said that he should be absent tomorrow
morning but he desired to that if he here when
the taken upon that BILL he should vote for it,
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee lin his seat) You need not
have announced that; all knew it before Laughter
The Senate resumed the consideration of the special
derbeng the bill from the House Of Representatives to
grant homestead of hundred and sixty of the
public lands actual settlers The question pending was
the motion of Mr. CHASE to amend the sixth section of
the bill by striking out the words snow resident of any
of the States Territories andthe effect Of which
would be extend its benefits to aliens who may hereaf
ter to this country.
After few remarks by Messrs. STUART and CHASE,
the question being taken, the amendment rejected
yeas l3, nays 36-as follows;
YEAS--Mcssrs Bayard Brodhead, Chase, Douglas, Fes
sender, Foot Gillette Norris Seward Shields sumner
Wade, and Weller-l3.
NAYS--Messrs. Adams Allen, Atchison, Badger, Bell !
BENJAMIN, Bright Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay Dawson, Dix
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Evans Fish, Fitz
patrick Geyer, Hamin Hunter, johnson, Jones of Iowa.
Jones of Tennessee Mallory, Mason Pearce Petit Pratt
ROCKWELL Sebastian, Sdel Stuart, Toucey, Walker, and
Willams-36.
Mr. DIXON moved amend the bill by striking out the
word individual in the sixth section of the BILL and in
rttc Ito