The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIONS
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met AT 10 O'clock a. IN.
Prayer hy ihechapain of the Senate
The Journal of yesterday WAS read and approved
roRr eRAgior RESERVATION.
On motion OF Mr. ABERCROMBlE, the House passed
the Senate bin granting right of way through Fort Gratio
military reseryaion,o the Fort Huron and Lake Erie Rail-
road Company,
couRr-uouses BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND PHILADELPHIA.
On motion OF Mr. VALLEY the House concurrod in the
amendment OF ,ht Senate to the bill providing for the
erection of courthouses and post offices in Boston, New
York and philadelphia
[The amendment provides that the sites selected by the
President be subjected 10 the approval Of Congress-
The House referred suudy private Senate bills to the
Committee Of the Whole,
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
Mr. BARKSDALE withdrew his motion to lay the
amendments TO the civil and diplomatic bill on the table
Mr.. WHEELER renewed the motion which was re-
iec,ed.
The amendments were read through by their numbers
and the report of the Committee Of the Whole agreed
to, except in some unimportant particulars
MARINE HOSPITALS
The following amendments for additional marine hos
pitfalls among the amendments concurred in by separate
vote
For prosecuting operations the marine hospital at Port
land, in the State Of Maine, fifty thousand dollars
/ To provide suitable building marine hospital at ST.
Marks, Florida, five thousand dollars.
To provide accommodations Tor sick and disabled
Cincinnati, Ohio, fifty thousand dollars and the Secre
tay Treasury hereby authorized such part of
said for the purchase Of for marine hospital
said place as he may deem expeaient.
At New Orleans, Louisiana, marine hospital,
than hundred and forty eight thousand dollars
and when said hospital shall have been completed the
OF the Treasury shall the old hospital at New Or
leans to be Sold and the proceeds thereof to be placed in the
treasury Of the United States.
At Detroit, Michigan, marine hospital to cost
! than seventy five thousand dollars
AT Pensacola, Florida, marine hospital TO cost not
] than twenty thousand dollars.
At Burlington, the of Iowa marine hospital to
cost not more than fifteen thousand dollars.
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION N LONDON.
The following amendment not eoacurred in--yeas
| 81, nays 90:
To enable Secretary State to reimburse to Edward
Riddle such shall be satisfactorily shown have
been expended by him. OF which said Riddle have obi
gated himself TO pay, OF his official position at the
Industrial Exhibition at London England much thereof
as shall be necessary twenty.siN thousand dollars Pro
rded That no portion of the payments made roia by
contributors at said exhibition shall be regarded within
! this appropriation.
TINE WASHINGTON wArEawoRks.
! The Senate amendment making appropriation for the
continuation of the Washington water-works was reject
ed--yeas II, nays no.
I THE rirr. rALr&
The House also rejected the amendment appropriaing
$4,000 for the completion of Little Falls bridge the
/ Potomac--ayes AZ, noes not counted. #ir
cusron-HousEs.
The following amendment which was reported on ad-
yersey By the Committee of WAYS and Means but hvora
bly, by the Committee Of the Whole House tho Of
the Union, was ooncurrcd In
ury be, and he is hereby authorized aud directed to
cause be constructed the following buildings Al Ems
and post Office building of brick, with re-prooi oors c
strueed of iron beams aud brick work. iron roof huto
sis &c. twenty-five feet by thirty ad twenty i've feet an
height from the foundation, cost than thou
sand dollars. At Belfast Maine Cor the accommodation OF
the custom house and post Office buiding Of Ike msteriaa
forty five feet by thirtytwo and hiftso feet high and 70
cost not than twenty thousand dolaf. AZ Glouccse
Sandusky. Ohio for the accommodation OF the ho0se
posi- Office bailding Of Ike Materials sixty feet by
than forty thousand dollars o each building
At Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tor the accommodation Of
OF Ike material sixty cet b. forty Ave feet iOrg-egh feet
in height from The foundation to cost no, than hy
New Jersey; Buffalo, New York, oswego, New ofk
Wheeling. Virginia. Chicago Illinois. aud Detroit, Mchi-
Office, United States courts and seawhoat inspectors,
building of stone, OF like door beams roofs shutters Ac.
foundation, cost more than egt eight thousand dol
lars for each buildings the building Detroit b. erected
upon wator lot belonging 10 The United Sises AZ Gal
WESTON Texas, for he accommodation Of the house,
post Office, and United states courts, badng Of brick, Of
like hoors beams, root shutters &c forty 1--WE feet By
eny feet forty eight feet high from the foundation, With
portieo on two sides and TO cost not than hundred
mediation of The custom house aud pos, oce, buidng o
stone OF like floors beams, roof shutters, &c sixty t By
forty five feet hirtytwo feet high from she ounfaion 20
cost not moce than sixty-tNo thouland dollars
One hundred and lightweight amendments having been
acted on by The House
Mr. LET'CHER moved to lay chem on the table
The SPEAKER said the effect OF ihs motion agreed ga
would be rejection of the bill
The question takenycas 20 nays M he liousr
refused TO lay the amendments the table aud DO h
amended WAS returned 10 the Senate.
GUANo.
Mr. STANTON of Kentucky reported, from the Commit
tee Printing, resolution ordering he printed 10000
extra copies OF the report Of the committee ho gnno
trade agreed to.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Also resolution ordering 20 be printed 10000 copies uf
the or Board OF pupn7 OF the Nmitfuulu lUif
tom 600 for distribution by the House Of Representative,
and 5000 by the Institution agreed 70.
RIVER AND HARBoR uILL
Mr.. HAVEN moved that the river aud hsrhur hin A.
returned from the Senate with amendments bc referred
the Committee Of the Whole the state ofths Union