Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-08
PROCEEDINGS OF TO Day.

SENATE.-Long before the hour of business,
the galleries and approaches to them, were
crowded with expecting auditors on the alb
sorbing question, the Nebraska BILL which did
not come up during the period of our stay.
Prayer and the reading of the Journal hay
ing been completed, some communications
from the War Department were read. After
which
Mr. Brodhead presented a petition from men,
bers Of the Society Of Friends in the States of
New Jersey, Delaware, and part of Pennsyl-
vania against the repeal of the compromise
measure. Laid on the table.
Also. six memorials from citizens of Penn
sylvania, to the same effect. Also, twelve
petitions from Philadelphia, praying the cree
ton of Pos. Office and Court Houses for the
District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania. A
bill for the last named purpose was then in
troduced by the honorable Senator, read twice,
ard referred to the Committee on Post Office
and Post Roads.
Mr.. Pratt presented remonstrance of citi-
zens in the District OF Columbia against the
proposed railroad in Pennsylvania avenue.
Committed
Mr.. Houston moved the suspension of rule
Of the Senate, to allow ladies the admission to
the seats outside the>bar, adding that there
were several hundreds standing at the doors.
Laughter.
His motion having been seconded Mr.. Wei
Ter objected to it. but afterwards drorped his
objection, saying he hoped if they did GENE
in they would be as quiet as possible. Renewed
laughter.
Mr. Petit objected in the most solemn form.
Here the subject dropped.
Mr.. Pratt reported bill to incorporate the
National Hotel Company.
Mr.. Stuart wished the Senate Bill having
reference to a grant of land for railroad in
Michigan to be acted upon.
Mr.. Dawson objected to this course on ac-
count of another subject being the special order
of the day.
Mr. Bayard spoke against bills Of this de-
scription. and proposed an amendment, with
which the bill was then passed.
A bill for aiding in the construction of rail-
road along the Mississippi was then brought in
by Mr.. Slidel!, which was passed
Mr.. Iia,nlin moved the consideration of
Senate bill No. sc, known as the French Spo-
iiation bill, which was under consideration al
the time Of our departure.
Hot sE.-To- day, in the House, the Speaker
laid before them War Department commu-
nication covering an account of the contingent
and other expenditures of the various bureaus
| of that Department, for the fiscal year, ending
June 30 1893.
Also, another from the same Department
covering an abstract of the returns of militil
throughout the United States both laid On
the table and ordered to be printed.
| Mr.. Cutting asked leave to present the re-
monstrance resulting from the recent New
| York City Tabernacle Anti n ebraska Terri
torial Bill Meeting. MIR. c. remarked that he
designed to present this remonstrance thus. as
| being opposed to It's purpose, unless he did SO
it might be said that he had Intentionally
neg elected to attend to business because of his
non-concurrence with those who signed the
paper. But Mr.. DcDonald objected; so leave
to present this paper in open session was not
granted
| The House then went into Committee of the
! " hole on the state of the Union, and taking
up the deficiency BILL Mr.. Seymour, of Conn.
! in the chair
| MIR. Houston offered an amendment appro
| printing 50, 1922 81 TO pay the mixed military
and civil commission investigating into the
management of the Springfield armory, under
the clause OF the last army general appropria
ton bill to that end.
| Mr.. Letcher opposed the portion of thi:
amendment which granted increased compen-
sation to the military officers who were on thi:
said commission
/ Mr.. Ingersoll advocated it.
Mr.. Faulkner proposed to amend it by ad-
| ding 81 900 thereto, to compensate them to be
so engaged In making similar investigation
at the Harper's Ferry armory. Mr. F. ad
dressed the House in favor of his proposition;
which was not agreed to.
| The original amendment was farther debated
| by Messrs. Ward, Banks, Houston and Stanton,
of Ky.