Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-14

SENATE.
wrDsxsoAr, December is. 1884
DxrERRED pRocEKDIs0s.
Nothing Of Importance was done IN this body
after our paper went TO press yesterday.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, introduced bill to
give railroad companies three years credit for the
duties on iron imported for railroad purposes
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, December Is, 1854
DEFERRED PROCEEDINGS.
The House having resolved itself into Com.
mittee OF the whole ON the State Of the Union
Mr.. MACE obtained the floor and said that he
gave notice some days since of his intention to in
troduce bill prohibiting slavery in the Territories
Of Nebraska and Kansas. That bill he should In
troduce at some early day. His object was to put
Congress In the position which il occupied previous
to the passage of the Nebraska Kansas bill. II
was his opinion that Kansas could never come into
the Union as slave State. Mr.. N. spoke some
what at length Of the operation of that BILL and Of
the attempts which were being made to carry sla-
very into the Territory Of Kansas.
Mr.. OLIVER, of Missouri, replied to the speech
of Mr.. NJ, by referring TO the attempts which were
being made by the North to exclude slavery from
the Territory of Kansas. They were forming ex-
tensive emigrating associations to facilitate the
emigration of the people Of the North to that Ter
ritory. He spoke Of the newspaper reports sharg-
ing Senator Atchison with organizing secret So
ciety in the State Of Missouri to defeat freedom in
that Territory as being erroneous.
Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, then obtained the
floor, and the House adjourned
SENATE.
THURSDAY, December IA, 1854.
The Senate met at the usual hour
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. Of the Senate laid
before that body communication from the Secre-
tary OF War, enclosing the report Of the board Of
officers appointed to examine the claims contract
ed in California under Lieutenant Colonel Fremont
III l846 and 1847: referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed
Mr.. FISH presented the memorial of the Cham
Der Of Commerce Of New York, asking Congress to
send an expedition to the Polar seas for the pur-
pose Of affording relief to Commander Kane, his
officers and crew. Referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Several other unimportant petitions were pre-
sented and appropriately referred.
Mr.. STUART gave notice Of his intention to in
troduce bill making appropriations for the har
perior and Michigan.
Mr.. SHIELDS introduced bill, Of which he had
given notice, to provide for the erection of ma
rine hospital at Galena, Illinois,
Mr.. STUART, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bill to increase the compensation
Of registers of the land Offices and receivers of
public moneys, under the act entitled AN act to
graduate and reduce the price of public lands to
actual settlers in certain cases." approved August
4, 1854. Read three times, and passed.
Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported the bill from the House Of
Representatives, allowing the further time of two
years to those holding lands by entries in the Vr-
ginia military district in Ohio, which were made
prior to the first Of January, 1852, to have the
same surveyed and patented; considered and
passed
The following bills were also considered, and
passed.
House bill to provide for the extinguishment Of
the title of the Cherokee Indians to the lands
around, and claimed by them in the Territory Of
Minnesota and State Of Wisconsin, and for their
domestic action and civilization.
House resolution for the settlement of the claim
Of Don Juan Jesus Nigil, of New Mexico
Bill for the relief of John Shaw
Mr.. SUMNER submitted the following resolu.
ton, which was agreed to:
Resolued, That the Committee on Commerce be d.
rected to consider the expediency Of abolishing by
law, the exaction Of twenty cents from the monthly
wages Of seamen in the merchant service of the United
States and boatmen the western waters consti--
tuting what is called hospital money 80 that when
sick or disabled, they may enjoy their present prvi
ledge at the marine hospitals without the present tax
Mr.. CHASE submitted the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolped, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to inform the Senate what sites have been
selected and purchased for custom-houses and marine
hospitals in Ohio, under authority vested in him BY
act Of Congress- passed at the last session. and IL no
sites have been purchased, the reasons which have
prevented it.
On motion, the Senate then adjourned to Mon
day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,