Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-25

time the bill Was passed, an opportunity to
compete in the Legislature for portion Of this
grant 81
Mr.. Cobb moved to suspend the rules to take
mp the bill granting lands to Alabama for
railroad purposes; rules not suspended-ysas
%, nays 65, (two-thirds being necessary =
They next went into committee on the In
dian appropriation bill, which being disposed
OF therein, the committee rose, and having
passed the Fertilization bill-yeas u, nays g.
they adjourned. -
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-c6P.
: sENArE.-To-d day, Mr.. Hunters Water Works
appropriation amendment to the Civil and Di.
plomatic Appropriation blu was farther con-
sidered and discussed by many members and
on motion of Mr.. Slidell, it was amended 20
as to mako It provide that the corporations Of
Washington and Georgetown should agree to
pay, (before any portion of the money should
be expended) q sum equal to one. fourth Of all
future appropriations from the National Trea-
sury for the Water Works aforesaid, as we'll
as a sum equal to one-fourth to be appropri-
ated at this time as the said amendment of Mr..
Hunter provided; on this amendment to the
amendment the vote was-yeas 20, nays 49,
And then, as thus amended, the amendment
of MIR. Hunter was agreed to-yeas 81, nays
Is.
Another amendment to pay to Messrs Rid
die, Of Boston, Mass, and Peabody, Of London,
$26, 900 alleged to have been advanced BY
them to fit up the American portion of the
late Worlds Fair exhibition in London, which
was being discussed our report went to press.
HovsE.-To-day, the following gentlemen
were announced as the Select Committee on
alterations Of the record, viz: Messrs. Wash
burne of Illinois, Breckenridge, Campbell,
Barry, and Davis Of Indiana.
Mr.. Pratt, by leave, presented resolutions of
the Connecticut Legislature, for a repeal of
the fugitive slave law; laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed
Mr.. Cobb moved the printing Of the Home.
stead bill rs returned from the Senate; agreed
Mr.. Dawson gave notice of his intention on
the morrow to ask action on that measure. re-,
A motion to lay on the table motion to re-.
| consider the vote by which the House had
passed the fertilization bill was agreed to-
yeas II, nays 20. 81
Mr.. Stanton, of Kentucky, reported re,o-
luton from the Printing Committee for the
printing Of 5000 of Lieut.. Gillis's CHILEAN a..
Economical report, with 1000 copies of his
Observations;' resolution agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. McDougall, the Senate's
amendment to the California, Washington,
and Oregon Territories postal service bill, was
agreed to.
Mr.: Wentworth, of Mass, moved q resolu-
ton directing the Commerce Committee to re-
port what legislators may be necessary to pre-
vent the emigration of blind, insane or disabled
foreigners into the United States: agreed to.
MIR. Singleton asked leave to offer a resolu.
ton, calling on the President for information
concerning the state of the negotiations for the
purchase Of Cube, and whether he desires
greater powers in connection with that cub
ject, DC.
Mr.. Farley objeeting, leave was not granted.
Various reports were made from COMMITTEES
and committed.
The rules we're then suspended, and the
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union