Washington sentinel., 1854-01-07
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THIRTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate-Friday, January @, 1854.
The Senate was not in session to-day, having
adjourned over TO Monday.
House Of Representatives.
The SPEAKER laid before the House several
communications from The War Department, and
they were laid on the table and ordered 10 be
printed
RIVER AMAZON.
Mr.. MURRAY, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported resolution, which was adopted
providing that there be printed for the of the
| members ofthe House, ten thousand copies of the
letter OF the Secretary of the Navy, communicate
ing the reports Of the exploration of the river
Amazon and It's tributaries, by Lieuienants Hern-
don and Gibbon, withthe accompanying maps and
plates.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The House resumed the consideration of the
resolution heretofore reported from the Committee
| OF Ways and Means, dscharging that committee
| from the consideration of the memorandum Of the
Secretary OF War explanatory of certain appropr-
atoms for rivers aud harbors, and referring the
same TO the Committee on Commerce.
! Mr. FULLER said il would be recollected by
Inc House that the subject of the improvement Of
rivers and harbors had been referred 10 the Com
mttee on Commerce. They were now engaged
IN It's consideration; and therefore, the commune
cation OF the Secretary of War should take that
Mr.. DUNBAR briefly replied TO the remarks of
Mr. EWING, heretofore delivered; and said he
was decidedly in favor Of river and harbor i'm
proyements, and so he believed were majority
OF that committee, who would report bill
| Mr. HOUSTON said the communication from
ihe Secretary OF War was in relation to contnu-
ing the appropriations for works commenced un-
der the law of The last Congress
Mr. II M expressed his qualification that his
colleague had made The declaration that he was
strong friend OF internal improvements.
] Mr.. DUNBAR explained He had spoken for
himself, and of what he believed to be the views
4 OF the majority Of the committee but he did not
wish TO be understood as supporting general
system of Internal improvements. He was in
favor OF great national improvements and had no
doubt OF the duty of the government to make
them. He referred TO such rivers as the Missis-
| sippi and Ohio.
Mr.. HUNT said that he was not satisfied with
the explanation of his colleague. He ddnot care
Tor friendship to the system, with such limitation
lie would stand by his friends who were in favor
OF referring the communication TO the Committee
on Roads and Canals.
Mr. CAMPBELL apprehended that the Com
rnittee on Commerce would not report such bill
as the friends OF internal improvements desire.
lie concurred in the views expressed by the gen.
tleman from Louisiana, (Mr. Hurry and was op-
posed TO partial system
Mr.. WENTWORTH, Of Illinois, would saw.
frankly TO the friends Of the system that they could
safely trust the Committee on Commerce, to full
Ter and greater extent than any other committee
Six of the nine members Of the Committee on
Commerce are friends Of river and harhor bill.
Mr.. HUNT expressed himself satisfied, and
would vote 10 refer the estimates to the Committee
on Commerce.
Mr.. EWING withdrew his motion 10 refer them
TO the Committee on Roads and Canals
Mr.. WENTWORTH said the COMMITTEES on
Commerce will draw up bill al the earliest mo-
ment; but they must have the estimates. II
would not do to send them 10 another CON-
mitee.
He moved the previous question which was
seconded; and, under its operation, the Commit
tee OF Ways and Means was discharged from the
further consideration of the estimates which, after
an unsuccessful motion of Mr.. JONES' of Tennes-
see, TO lay them upon the table, were referred TO
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. LANE introduced two bills relating to the
interests ofthe Territory of Oregon; which were
appropriately referred.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the private calendar; and, after some time
spent therein, the committee rose, when three bills
were passed. s.s
On motion of Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky il
was resolved, that when the House adjourn it
adjourn to meet on Tuesday next-yeas 90, nays
81. The reason assigned for the motion was
that Monday is set apart for the celebration Of the
anniversary of the battle of New Oreans
REFERENCE OF BILLS.
The House referred sundry Senate bills TO the
appropriate committees, including the bill 10 sup
press the circulation of small notes a currency
in the District of Columbia; which was referred to
the Committee for the District of Columbia.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The bill from the Senate prescribing the manner
of appointing the Assistant Secretary of the Trea-
sury was taken up.
Mr. ORR proposed substitute for it as fol-
lows:
"That hereafter the office of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury shall be vacated the appointment of
shall be made by the President of the United States
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate"
Mr. ORR made few remarks in support of the
substitute and moved the previous question; pend.
ing which motion,
The House adjourned.