Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-14

After conversation between Mr.. Breckin-
ridge against the consideration of the resolu-
ton, and Mr.. Bayly, of Virginia, for it, the
rules were not suspended.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union, and
taking up the deficiency bill, speeches were
delivered by Messrs Wentworth, of Illinois,
Bayly of Virginia, and Chamberlain.
The Committee then rose, and the House ad-
journed.
PROCEEDINGS OF TO Day.
SESArE.-After prayer and the reading of
the journal
Mr.. Everett presented memorial, signed by
1850 clergymen of all denomin ations, against
the Nebraska bill, and moved that it be laid on
the table.
Messrs. Pearce and Pratt severally presented
a memorial from Baltimore, for an appropria
ton to remove distractions in the Patapsco
The former Sen ator moved that the memorial
should be presented to The Committee on Com
mcrce, which thelatter OBJ jected to. and thought
that the memorial being Of great internal i'm
portance, ought to be referred to a selec. COM
mittee, which was agreed to !; said committee
to be appointed by the President of the Senate.
Mr. Douglas then moved that the petition
presented by the Senator from Massachusetts
Snouiu UC ISdu, WulCu WIS cHTTlcu.
The memorial or petition was read
Mr.. Douglas then commented in strong terms
upon the language Of the memorial, which
was a protest against the action of that body
in which two-thirds or at least three-fourths
concurred. He designated it as intended for
capital for party politics. He deemed it their
duty to expose the conduct of men, who either
from ignorance or wilful neglect, use their
sacred calling to arraign the conduct of Sena-
tors, in the discharge of their duty:
The Senate was as capable of jud ging whether
their conduct involved "moral turpitude," or
was subject ''to the judgment of the Almighty
as those men who knew not what they were
talking of. He was not willing to allow scan
dal after scandal to be piled upon the desk.
Mr.. Houston asked for second reading Of
the memorial, which having been done, he OBJ
served that he did not see anything very in
formal in the petition-the bill passed on the
night Of the third, or rather morning of the
fourth, and the petition was dated on the first,
he could not consider it an indignity to the
Senate, and it was right that the members OF
the community had to memorialize the Senate
of the United States.
The Senator then commenced 4 TRADE
against the bill. which he characterized as
being a breach of faith with the Indians, as
we'll as with yhe Missouri Compromise. He
concluded by apostrophizing the blessings Of
peace, and denounced the agitation that this
measure had brooked contrasting the present
formerly prevailed.
Mr.. Mason drew a distinction between citi-
zens and ministers of the Gospel, the latter
were unknown to the Government and he
hoped always would be. History shows us
| that they, of all others, are the most arrogant
| and encrOaching class.
He commented upon the term 'vice- gercn t.
80 ~ A.
Texas had applied to them, and thought thai
he must have intended "vice-regents Il
was due to the Government, that the Senate
should carry out its principles. and refuse tt
recognize, as q class. ministers of the gospel
Mr.. Butler said that they deserved the grave
censure of that body.
Mr.. Adams commented upon what the Sena
tor from Texas had said about agitation. Hs
was speaking when we left.
HOUsE.-Mr. Appleton asked leave to pre-
sent the petition of 1850 clergymen of New
England against the repeal of the Missouri
compromise.
Mr., Boyce objected; and leave was no
granted.
Mr. Hester. by leave, introduced a bill t
prevent and expose the frauds upon the Pen
sion Office and upon individuals, by adver
| lent persons; referred to the Committee on In
valid Pensions
Mr.. Phillips asked leave to present joint res
| Olutions of the Legislature of Alabama, in
| structing the representatives Of that State t
| support the repeal or suspen sion of the dutie
on foreign rails; objected to, and leave no
granted.
The joint resolutions explanatory of tn
laws regulating the number of cadets in tn
military academy mt West Point was read
third time and passed.
The first business in order being the NiscOn
sin railroad land donating bill, the previou
question was demanded by Mr.. Dean, on
motion to commit the bill to Committee
the Whole on the state of the Union, and bein
seconded by the House, the question On order
ing the main question to be put, was decided i
the affirmative; yeas, 107, nays, 20.
i MIR. Disney then rose to address the Hous
in favor of the bill
i But Mr.. Jones of Tennessee, rose to poir
Of order, contending that he was not entitlet
as having reported the bill, to speak upon
until after the question of its commitment sha
have been decided. t1a
The Speaker sustaining this point of order
Mr.. Cutting asked whether the friends of IL
) bill would permit an amendment to be pr,
posed to the bill, providing that no patel
shall be issued to any lands to be granted und
, it, until twenty miles of the proposed ros
shall have been constructed.
Mr.. Disney replied that they would agree
his proposition.
But several members objected
Al The question was then put on the motion
commit, by yeas and nays, aud was not decid,
, when the Star went to press.