New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-04
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| sryATE. .WasHINGToS. Tuesday April g. 1854.
/ .'FVTRETT presented tw demonstrates from Bos-
he Introduction Of slavery into any territory
tsHsScb Il is excluded by the Missouri Compromise.
&c. SIMMER presented Ike remonstranceS from 10.
90 CAsS presented another petition that rel gous free
81 scared TO American Cit seni in foreign countries
pg % he stated tha some time since ne had said tina,
he move that the report made by the Committee on
er Relations this subject at the last session be
fom the tics and referred % that Committee again
3. 5sred to make that motion now but would not ask
she considered at this time He would ask the Sen
day three weeks if il inierfered with other ba-
- 10 tske up that motion aud hear what he had TO
- Nvss bis intention 70 reply to some structures made
~ PElIIT offered a res luton, which agreed TO-
.e for certain Information in regard TO treaties made
80 81 Pottow atomic Indians of Indiana
-, RISK reported bill for the relief OF james NJ
a..s;r which considered and passed
VEWORTON offered resolution calling for full par
80 relative TO the contracts with Gilbert a Secor for
a. soustrucon OF the balance OF the dock, basin and
s-sy A. Pensacola The resolution was adopted
ne iort resolution explanatory of the act regulating
a..nper of appointing the Cadets 70 West Point was
80 taken up, when Messrs. RUSK STUART sad AID
US opposed, and Messfs SHIELDS and TOUCEY sup
~ sIUART proposed al amendment, but no quorum
psSs,e was then renewed, and second vote iakon but
sr without quorum
he Senate then wen. into Executive session. aud at u
o'clock sdjOurred
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. CUTTING appeared in his seat for the first tino
,res last Monday.
n OLDs from the Committee on Post o Hoes reported
bin regulating the pay of Deputy Postmasters. lie
rlaped s provisions at length saying the compensation
n those officers has been reduced thirty FIVE per cent
While their soors have than doubled under the las!
law reducing the rates Of postage The bill proposes to
rive sixty per cent on the receipts per quarter of one
Kindred doars, City three hundred dollars forty
Two thousand dollars, fifteen all twenty four hun
dred dollars ard twelve and half letters for disirbu
foa lie sad if the bill should pass, the effect would DO
70 reduce the compensation average Of dollar
and twenty cents less TO each than it was under the
Get Of March 80, 1851.
nr JONES Tenn moved TO recommit the bill to the
Courttee Post Offices with Instructions t. report tbs
bin; in connection with il 10 increase tho postage
rss TO meet the expenses OF the department lie
should vote against this bl If he stood alone lie ws'
oppoetd to giving more than half the receipts for its col
tction There good reason why the Treasury
scu be burdened with the present Post once dehct OF
nors than two millions They who are particl iary bene
frsd by the mail arrangements should pay tho expenses
M UPHAM ~ ass advocated the bill the ground
ofre Justice said that exclusive OF ranked letters
and dceumep,s the correspondence by and by land
,upports the Post Office Department
w HOUSTON ala wished 10 offer IN Amendment
proposing to increase the single rate OF postage to i've
Mr.. oLDs of Ohio said lie knew enough about par
Hamsptary practice be that be might get the
votes Of the enemies Of the bill 10 adopt an amendment
for the express purpose Of killing the bill lie wanted
hi, and tbo bin now pending in the Committee of the
Whole The State of the Union relative to postage TO
stsnd on their separate merits.
Mr.. JONES'S motion disagreed to-
Mr.. EOUSrON'S mendmcnt cut of By previous ques-
ton.
Mr. WENTWORTH an asked leave to offer rose
luton instIuctng the Committee on Roads and Canals to
inquire into the expedenCy OF making appropriations OF
land or money for constructing Canal round the Fails of
S sss ii.a.e refused to suspend the rules.
4 Il f-A ~ N
toretesl 70 much of certain law ~ required fee OF
twenty FIVE cents for the Authorization OF any document
Of the State Department.
sd secretary OF the rcs'py be requested 10 CON.
the House any INFO eaoo ~ his pos5ya t'PSHns
vsbss already Incurred ip roeeaes the person, eh;s sn
liver January aud irish the means for prosecuting
aid parties 70 the cor Teton Of tAe eGs 81 n sc her
a nor said crimes alleged 70 hste been committed by the"
u o. :; Motion nSs SoID Of Sir II BAYLY It was
R That che icdGh, be teseS3 S S oa. n sop,
sihe cOrslsDdenee not 20" eomnH3eies o. Ias s AZ
snyna CsItsu srahs,n and With ,he OF aus
e, ard with this ,Ss o. S'm lj he us snd
rs,e Of MTs The and conditions on which he
w liberated ans TO this country.
Mr. CLINGMAN N. c. offered a rosoluti1 IN, which
vss sdop,ed calling on the President for copies Of the
relative to the refusal of the authorities OF
Cuba IN 1852 to permit the United States Mail steamer
Cre,cen, City to land the mail aud the passengers
MI TAYLOR Ohio made an Intellectual effort TO dis
charge the Committee of the Whole on the state OF tho
Union from further consideration of the resolution 81
thanks TO the recuers of the San Francisco steamer with
he view of putting II on IFS passage.
Mr.. CHANDLER lof Pa introduced a bill, referred
b the Judiciary Committee allowing parties IL equity
w than the whole number Of claimant, to sue for their
Ase of the common fund.
Nj WELLS (of Wis made an Intellectual eiTortto in
tocuce bill 10 reduce ocean letter postage.
Mr. CAMPBELL Ohio asked leave to introduce the
E.ns Tbs. the Prssden Ne reql,se! nogotsi0n' to
h thv mt g
% SP%1 TO ~ D
The reading Of the resolution caused much laughter
Objection was made TO its reception.
Mr. CAMPBELL moved for suspe nSion OF the rNies,
NJ DEAN IN Yl-WilI the gentleman make IN OK
oftOn including Cu9a within the terms OF MS resoa'loh
NJ. CAMPBELL--NO, cannot!
Mr. DEAN want them both annexed 70 SeeP up tH9
equilibrium and Il the gentleman wiz not incndo Cabs
ennot vote for his resoutlon "A voice ih"' Is "o'
NDLER-Does the gentleman modify his resolution.
Mr. FARLEY MEL inquire Of the gentleman If the
House shall suspend the rules whether ne viii add New
Mpsvick aud Nova Scotia.
str CAMfBELl~-Hes.
fhe House refused to suspend the ruos-less rs Nays
he. nv
The Affirmative votes are-Messrs. Belcher Bliss
CsupbeU CARPENTER Cook, Corwin, FGsiey. tlasier
Grow, Hsrrson Knox, Lane, Mcdonald, Mace, Mateson
khkols. Parker, Pratt, PnDelc Russell! oaR, oPnaul
Wade Wslbrisge, Washburn' I'H"j "eAs' wentworth
Gr WALDRIDGE my sent up the resolutions. Of
ANew York Mechanics Institute, which iAe Oies~ DC
gr TO read -.
ssS That Due to me seal enterprise and neehan
t1s 1T, Nolk sA IS uO edVAats
pes The oonstruc ion Of the proposed ahp' ia
AI~. sEo1 be selected !os tbs bulldog OF the sane OF Ae
relogtop Of q
Mr. LETCHER Va having listened a'tentyely SAID;
ha. will do; l Object Laughter
Nh. WALBRIDGE said they were passed by the We,
dsnies institute and the second spoke in high terms Oh
sslcgvm in this connection with Mr. Georso Steers ne
rarely w,hed to know whether he could pTcs'A' 'Hsh
shSef the rule
The SPEAKER ssid he could. Is voco-that was
fsd way General TO ret them before the AJJse-hH!