Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-18
TuIRTy-r,:I,:n cD~GREss-Isr SESSION


SENATE.
Mr.. Seward presented n memorial OF the Industrial
Convention held III New Jersey in favor Of tile home
stead bill.
Two "'.- confirming private lsn,i claims in Lott
| slanp were passed.
| Alr. Pcarcr reported joint resolution proyilng
Tor Tho distribution "i tlir work. Of Thomas Jefferson
:" States and Territories colleges public offices. &c.
| Taken up ana passed.
The bill making appropriation Tor the completion
| OF the treasury building 81 rs Ia cover the whole
square cast of the Presidents house, and accomrno-
dating the Treasury State and Interior Departments,
aud for like building on the square west oi ;he Pre-
,.cu;'s house Tor tie War and Navy Departments.
w;s taken up aud passed. II appr"prictes SIX hun
! lrrd thousand dollars 10 commence the work.
The bill making Cairo, ILL.,, Il port o. delivery was
passed.
the resolution that tho Senate and after Mon
| duv next meet daily AZ ii O'Clock, wGS adopted
The bill granting land in alternate sections 10 tho
States ol Louisiana and Mississippi, for constructing
Il raj rond from New Orleans 10 Mobile, WIS taken
up and passed.
The House b:ll making provision for the postal
service i'll California, Washington and Oregon, WAS
| taken up aud PASSED.
The bill granting public lands 10 aid i'll the con-
structon ot certain rail roads i'll Missouri WIS taken
| up and passed.
Mr.. Chase pursuant 10 notice, introduced bill 10
prohibit slavery the territories ct the United States
lie said tho operative words ot the bill We're precise
lv those OF Mr. Jefferson in 1884, of the celebrated
ordinance uf l1S7, and the Missouri restriction. The
whole subject had already been fully discussed here
tpi"rc, and he intended no dIscussi" lIimsct lhrr"
WIS desire III the counrry 10 have the Missouri re-
,rctiun restored. lie asked reference Ut the b;
nor any action on II till the next srss!on The b!
was rcu,! first time.
The homestead hill VIVA then taken up.
| lie question pending was on NJ. Cllnscs motion
10 anrnl the Gi! section by extending the benefits
of the bill to aliens hereafter arriving in the United
States.
Inns amendment wns r,icc;cd-vcas -, nays -.
Il,x.,,. al mn
striking out the words "anv iniividuHi, ana ins"rt,
III ru thereof, the words ANY irc" whit" person.
Mrssrs. Bayard and Clayton both supported the
amendment, which was agreed to-yCas s., nGyr j..
| Mr. Dixon moved further Ia GIucnd the sAih Scc-
ton, hy adding tlc following:
"rrnviIci, Tint the benefit Of this act shall not
extend n the children, heirs or dcvIsccs OF aliens
buri. out of the L. Satus. who ar" II ycGr- u! a-".
until they -all hav" filed their dcc!"raost To become
citizens rl the L. States
This wns debated at considerable length and adopt
cd--ycas II, nays ~.
Mr. Brown moved to add To the sixth section the
following
"Proviled further that any foreign born person VII"
shall tul 10 become citizen OF the United States
within six Years after entering upon the land, shall
trl; all rights under this act, and II was adopted.
Yeas 81. navs9.
Mr. Bc.ljanin moved to add To the 9Th section.
That any native born person Of the agc oi !" years
and upwards entering upon and cnltivatlns tt" same
shall he entitled Ia the oaine DEMENT'S ~ ohcr persons
under the said act
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, opposed this amendment
ns one intended to kill the bill. He earnestly be
sought its friends Ia vote down all amendments i"y
desired to effect it, passage. He utterly opposed
10 taking amendments offered by aruwcd enemies "i
the bill who could not be induced I" vote for Ii under
any circumstances. lie asked where wns the Senator
| from Illinois in this contest That Senator had rot
said one word vc, in defence ot the bill, but !c him
20 contend with the host at IT, enemies.
Mr.. Douglas sal ic had not been uMininfui oi tho
nctics displayed hv the enemies ot ill" bill! hui M wa-
4 Il. Ig.,.s ri,.I lao, ,rl.
The way to pass IL was Tor lis friends 10 kcr? silent
and vote.
The anienlmcn. was agreed to, yeas ~, nays ~.
Mr. Ciry moved an Amendment, whciI ai"f stN"-
ral notifications, narrowed down 10 the effect
'.tla no foreigner bu naturalzCd citizen could en-
Joy the benefits Of this act unless he should file a III"
land office within 10 days the evidence oi his having
| dcclurc,! his Intention {" become n cZcl
Mcssrs Stuart nnd Wade opposed the amendment.
;fcssrs Slidcll, Clay and Pratt supported II.
Pending this question, a; O'clock The Senate, byn
vote of yeas 81 nays IL, adjourned.
| HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Cumming, on leave, introduced II bill awth"ri
zing the Postmaster General TO enter into contract
with Christian Hansen, "f liro"kyn. New York, for
;hc transportation of the United States mas from
;rnuklvm i'll steamers "t not less than two thousand
uns tn tie continent "t Europe via Plymouth, Eng
land. Antwerp Rotterdam. Brcmcnhaven. G!ucksn,it
or River Ebr. hear Hamburg III l!ostc!n and IN
>ralnr H. al not les, than four hundred tons from
iuck-iuI'. VA tDtI-nhur.. III N"crn 10 CirlSiiana,
IN Norway. on the Ncr'h sea; and 10 the tattc@hi.
aud from Kiel on The Baltic Via Cnlmar III Sweden,
and !r -. irrr-bury, Eiasia. deferred To the COM
mttce OF post offices and post-roads.
Mr. t.r' ~. :. washing {" consume III" :inl" ut
the llot-~, a,,.. l.i obtained leave 10 print his re-
| marks az "s.... 'dDIuci
Various pr.,atc n...s were reported Hill r'icrT'd
Mr.. lac, from t:Ic select committee on mail steam
crs made an elaborate report, treating generally "t
huI service from lis commencement. Gv!ng the num-
Der of trips performed, >uIlS advanced by govern
men, tu build etcalnrg- amount "l advance Refunded,
,uns paid Ia each line OF stcnIncrs showing
large expenditures nf money, but Ii" frauds ii
government disbursements. Committee rc;,r;U mos;
il NOT all the law reports and fncta connected with
the mail service, without any recommendation I" IN"
House. Laid OIL the table and ordered la be prlnt,d
Mr. Thurston offered Il resolution Ia end dcbhte on
the Colt patent extension bill M 81 minutes after the
House shall 20 into committee OH iln sui !cc. On
motion ot Mr.. Letcher, il laid the iabic-?2
| yeas against Gi nays.
The House went into committee and took up the
above naIcd bill \ conversation cpsucd, touching
the proprcty OF considering it, Pending the Invc.ii-
su:iJn of the select committee Oh the subject.
| Mr.. Saith oI Virginia, moved i; b" land aside.
| The chairman decided the motion to be out OF "r.
| der.
Mr. Smith appealed. and the chairman was over
ruled and the bill laid aside.
About twenty other private bills were passed when
tie House adjourned.