The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The journal of Friday read and approved
The SPEAKER said the first business in order was the
of the bill for the relief of James Jees and
jeremiah NJ Smith, the motion pending which was 10
commit the bill to the Committee of the Whole There
was also motion to commit it to the Committee the
Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr. EDGERT0N, on leave presented the resolutions of
the legislature of Ohio in relation dividing the State
into judicial districts referred to the Committee the
Judiciary
On motion of Mr.. BERNIIISEL the Committee on Ter
rtores requested inquire into the expedency Of
placing the legislative assembly of Utah. ii regards
clerks, &c the footing those OF Minnesota and
New Mexico, and TO report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. BANKS, on leave introduced bill to refund the
due to the State of Massachusetts for disbursements
during the late with Great Britain referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
POST DEPARTMENT
Mr.. GREY moved to suspend The rules enable him
offer resolutions requesting the Postmaster General fur
nish information relative to certain mail contracts and for
copies of all rules and regulations adopted by him prohb
ng members Of Congress from entering the Post Office
Department and obtaining to the documents in pos
session Of the clerks
The question takcn-yeas Ca nays 81 the rules
were not suspended.
INSTRUCTIONS TO pRrvATEERs
Mr.. FAULKNER, under suspension of the rules offered
resolution which adopted requesting the President
not in his Judgment incompatible with the public in
terest furnish the House with copy Of the instructions
referred to Ivy President Monroe in his message of
December I'd, 1898, and transmitted to diplomatic
abroad the subject Of issuing commissions to
private armed vessels together with responses any,
oeved from foreign governments also any other nstruc
tons given correspondence held with said governments
the subject since the of said message and
heretofore communicated to Congress.
The Senate bill for the relief Of James Jees and Jer
emiah NJ Smith then debated referred Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads
DEFICIENCY BILL.
/ The House went into Committee Of the Whole (Mr
CHAspLR in the char and proceeded TO the consdera-
ton Of the Senate amendments to the deficiency bill
Mr.. PHELPS addressed the committee at length,
planning the position Of the Committee Of Ways and Means
in relation 10 the Senate amendments The BILL he said
when passed the House contained provisions for appro
pratons fer nearly million and half The Senate had
added amendments containing appropriations besides in
demnity appropriations, amounting TO upwards Of two
millions OF dollars The Committee Of Ways and Means
had agreed the House 10 adopt certain of
those amendments the appropriations OF which amounted
TO little less than half million OF dollos that the APP
pratons in the amendments in which the committee and
the Senate disagreed amounted TO something mil
lion and half Of dollars Considering that the appro-
prations for custom-houscs and Washington aqueduct
were not strictly for de6oen they had agreed report
adversely on the amendments containing appropriations for
those purposes.
THE NEBRASKA KANSAS
Mr. Philips said he should address the committee on
another subject than the before them They were
called upon TO provide constitution and for
extensive territory by the demands Of people driven
seek home in the West by the force Of circumstances
overruled by Providence II was, therefore, Of
vast Importance.
He proceeded TO argue that the act Of 1920 vas not
compromise compact had been said but simply
amned the records OF Congress carefully, and he
could 70 other conclusion The objection adj
mittnR Missouri under the act Of 1920 because II
admitted slavery, but because il admitted free negroes
Two-hirds Of the northern representatives had In 1921
voted for resolutions refusing admit Missouri long
her constitution admitted slavery showing that IL not
then considered that the Of 1920 regarded in the
light Of unaerable compact agreement even by the
North.
lie read resolutions from northern State legislatures,
passed in 1921 expressing opposition to the admission Of
additional States into the Union with constitution
permitting slavery exist there showing that the North
did then recognise anything like compact in the act
Of 1920 Mr. r. addressed the committee nj length urging
the claims Of the Nebraska bin upon the favorable consd
Grafton and support Of the committee.
Mr. BENTON obtained the floor, but gave way on con-
diton that he should have the floor tomorrow TO
Mr. HARRIS, Of Mississippi who opposed the bill in It's
present form but in favor OF its being brought forward
for amendment He had voted against its committal TO
the Committee OF the Whole and did not wish TO obstruct
its progress lie for having II brought forward and
disposed Of speedily lie addressed the committee with
much humor, and excited considerable merriment
The committee then rosc and
Ar PHELPS moved restrict the debate the Senate
amendments the deficiency bill hours after the
House shall next 20 into committee lCrics Of No nopl
Pending this notion the House adjourned al quarter
past three o'clock
PETITIONS ETC
by Mr. FLORENCE The memorial Of Knox & shain, OF
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