Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-01

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Senate, SatHrday, July /, 1884.


Senate, Saturday, July |, 1854.
Mr. Sumner presented memorial from 6S4
men of Massachusetts,, principally Of Boston,
praying the repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Act
n, He gave notice that on Monday he would
ask leave TO introduce bill for the repeal Of
the said Fugitive Slave Act.
Mr.. Rockwell presented the memorial Of
numerous citizens Of Lowell and other places
10 Massachusetts praying the employment Of
civilians, instead Of military officers, as super
intendents of the national armories.
On motion Of Mr.. Johnson, . bill authorizing
the exchange and granting additional school
lands to the several States wherein are stn-
ated public lands, in certain GASES, was taken
up and passed.
Mr.. Clayton moved that the Senate proceed
to the consideration Of the bill reported by him
some weeks since, upon tho suhjcct Of restrict
ing the transfer Of American built vessels in
foreign ports, to DO engaged in the African
slave trade.
Mr. Sumner suggested that the bill would
require Amendments 10 several particulars; aud
as one Senator intended TO diecuss tho subject
at length, no hoped the bill would not now be
pressed.
The bill was taken up
Mr. Clayton briefly explained tho bill, which
on his motion was amended in several small
particulars.
MIR. Hamlin said he would vote for tho bill,
but suggested that it could be made far more
effective by prohibiting, absolutely, all trade
and commerce between the South American
coast and the coast Of Africa, in American
vessels.
Mr.. Clayton said the bill would prove effect.
ual, because it took away from oil American
slavers the character of nationality, which now
protected them from search
Mr.. Petit moved an amendment, appropri-
atiDg $250,O00 annually to enable the Amori-
can Colonization Society to establish line Of
armed steamers on that coast.
This amendment being considered too i'm
portant to be briefly disposed 81 the bill was
postponed
Mr.. Gwin, from the Committee Of Confer
ence ON the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the subject OF AN adjournment reported q
resolution providing Tor an adjournment OF
Congress sine die on the 4th Of August next
Mr.. Houston then addressed the Senate, in
personal explanations Of matters in controversy
between himself and Commodore 4. w. Moore,
of the Texas navy and, in SO doing, gave q
historical account of the trials and vicissitudes
of that Republic
House of Representatives., July /, 1854.
MIR. Orr, from the Committee OF Conference
on the Adjournment made q report in which
Friday, the 4lh day Of August, was designated
az the day. Mr.. Orr called for the previous
question on agreeing 10 this report
Mr. Jones, Of Tennessee, moved to lay the
reported resolution on the table, and hoped it
would be nailed there.
The yeas and nays were ordered on this mo-
tion, and the result was--yeas so, nays LA.
The question on seconding the demand for
the previous question resulted yeas rs, nays
&C.
The vote on the question, 9 Shall the main
question be now put?v was taken by yeas and
nays, and resulted--yeas 102, nays So.
The main question was then decided in the
af6rmative-yeas ia, nays 81
On motion of Mr.. McMullen, the House
went into Committee Of the Whole on the pri-
vate calendar, Mr.. VALLEY in the Chair.
Mr. Chandler commenced an argument in
support Of the claim Of the heirs Of the late
Richard W. Meade.