Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-21
SENATE.


resentatives, informing the Senate that they had
passed various bills concerning the District.
Mr.. STUART introduced bill for the i'm
provement of harbors on Lakes Huron, Ontario,
and Superior.
Mr.. ALLEN offered resolutions from Rhode Is
land, concerning the Improvement Of Narraganset
Bay.
Mr.. SLIDELL handed in petition concerning
religious worship abroad.
Mr.. FOOT introduced bill to build breakwater
at, and otherwise improve the harbor of Burling-
ton, ON Lake Cbamplain.
Mr.. FOOT advocated the passage of the bill ON
the ground that $4,000 or 100000 had already
been expended, which would be lost unless the
work was finished.
Mr.. BADGER handed In petition Of S. @.
Ridgleyl asking for arrcsrages of pay.
Mr.. SLlDELL offered q resolution concerning
pilotage within the limits Of the United States.
Mr.. DAWSON offered a resolution inquiring into
the expcdiency Of establishing naval depot in
Georgia
The bills in relation to the District of Columbia
were referred to their respective committees.
Mr.. SUMNER offered resolution of inquiry
concerning the eSpediency of offering mediation
between the allied powers of Russia; which was
objected to, and lies over.
Mr.. JONES' Of Iowa, moved to take up Senate
bill, No. 254, for the relief of Catharine b. Ar
mold; which was read three times by ts title, and
passed.
Mr.. CASS moved that 900 copies of Under
woods report concerning rights Of religious wor-
ship abroad be printed for the use Of the Senate.
Passed
Mr. BROBHEAD called up the bill reported by
the select committee on the adjustment Of private
claims; which. was read.
Mr.. CASS spoke in favor Of the measure, show
ing tho difference between it and the one Prcsi
dent Madison stopped; that the one drew money
directly from the Treasury, while the one now
pending could not. He thought solicitor for the
government should be appointed as the operations
OF the mind OF one of our best auditors was not
why should this claim be allowed ~ but "Why
should Il not be allowedfn He wanted man who
would be on the side of the government altogether,
and closed with humorous anecdote of the rcadi.
ness with which Congress rejects claims.
Mr. BR0DHEAD spoke in favor
Mr.. WELLER offered an amendment chinging
the character of the tribunal to try these claims,
from judges to board of commissioners, as the
judges were, by the bill, appointed for life. He
wished thet the commissioners should be held
smensblc to public opinion which would not be
the case If they held a life tenure, and he pro-
posed to amend the bill that they should be ap-
pointed for limited time.
When the report closed Mr.. BROWN was speak
ing against the amendment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, December 81, 1854.
The SPEAKER laid before the House, a com.
munication from the President, enclosing the cor.
respondence between the State Department and
the Hague, in reference to Captain Gibson's case
Referred 70 the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and ordered to be printed.
Communications from the Trcasery and Post
Office Departments were also laid before the House
Mr.. vANSANT introduced bill providing for
the copstruction Of port at Baltimore, and for
suitable accommodations for the United States
Courts in Maryland.
Mr.. SMITH introduced similar bin, in reference
TO Alexandria Va. 1f
Several other unimportant bills were introduced
by gentlemen, and appropriately referred.
The motion TO lay on the table tho hin suthoriz
ing the corporation of Georgetown to impose add
tonal taxes coming up first In order, the ayes and
nays were ordered, and II was decided IN the neg
alive, by a vote Of 40 to 81.
The bin was then passed, the ayes and nays be
ing again ordered.
The bin for this purpose came up, and Mr.. Ma,
was proceeding to express his views NJ length
when we we're compelled to close our report