Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-30
POSTSCRIPT,
riimTY-TIIRD CoNGRnss-Kfr., se.-iou.
wAsHrxoros, March 20, 1854.

the last session TO claims to the board
o. commissioners on claims under tho Mexican treaty, OF
which committee he was chairman asked leave make
report lie said that after the basis report was agreed
upon the chairman. NJ Soule lcfl foreign missop
without making report.
The remaining members Of tho committee now made
the report then agreed upon aud moved that and tho
accompanying papers DO printed.
Mr. Bsyard made some remarks upon the general cha
racter OF the decisions OF the board.
motion 70 print the report agreed To.
Nj. Hunter moved TO take up the deficiency bill.
Mr. Petit opposed Il on the ground that no id
been afforded for petitions, reports, &c.
Mr.. Hunters motion agreed to-ayes %, NAYS TO-
Mr. Gwin by direction OF the finance committee With.
drew bis amendment for the cite Tor the
custom house ut San Francisco.
The next amendment was one requiring all invalid pen
soners % every years the evidence Of the con-
tnuance Of their disability, aud prohibiting The payment
Of an invalid pension TO any person holding civil ssared
Office.
Mcssrs. Adams, Shields Jones, Of Iowa, aid Weller
opposed tho amendment Messrs. Hunter, Pearce, and
Hamlin supportcdt
No question taken. and two o'clock the bill was
postponed I'LL Tomorrow. The Senate then went into CT
ecutvc session, and at quarter to o'clock adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Speaker laid before the House message from the
President transmitting information respecting negota
lions Tor the e1nguishment Of Indian lands Of Mis-
souri, and Iowa.
Mr.. Stanton, Of KY, introduced bill authorizing tho
recovery OF the assets OF bankrupt which have been
eeaed not specified In the schedule rendered by him.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
LUG mouse passed. resolution appropriang Eve thou
sand dollars to deirny the expenses codyng and
sing the revenue laws.
The House then went into committee of the whole on
the State oil the unon OH the general appropriation BILL
MI ates proceeded at length to deliver his views in
opposition to tue Nebraska BILL and the repeal Of the
Missouri compromise In reply to r Ewing he said If
Clay were here In all his magnificent proportions Of manly
otm anu clothed III the panopy o patchless coquencr
he would rebuke this attempt repeal the sacred Missou
RI compromise. He further opposed the bill
The general appropriation bill was laid aside and the
an p,iptt IN tha
order, the bill authorizing the construction of sig
class steam frgates with screw propeers properly arm
ed and equipped aud for altering, completing aud launch
ing the frgate Santee aud SABINE appropratipg three
millions Of dollars Tor those purposes.
MIR. Bocock assigned many why the bill ought
to be passed promptly. 1t provided that the vessels
should be constructed at the ship yards or by
private contract Our vessels ar. equal To any
in the world for beauty service but whether we coud
&c; SO good for the government he was sure.
lie had understood f this bill shall be passed the Sec.
rotary Of the Navy will send competent engineers 10 En-
rope to Examine models and will consult competent en-
neers and mechanics here and have estimates made out
our navy yards; in word he will gather all the
~ iacs In order to determine whether il will be better
TO have vessels built by other way The
failures heretofore in our steamers have grown OF
defects Of machinery aud not In the eli,
Of the vessels He then alluded to deficiency Of ves
sells Tor service in emergent cases. The number of
sells OF all kinds is only seventy Thirty five wears
long as vessels OF war are supposed to last II the
whole navy be replaced in that time two would have
to be built per year to supply those which go of
vice by decay.
In 1899 We had thirty vessels. Our population was
then live millions. Now have five times the number
We have added two thouan miles to our sea coast be-
Sides our tonnage aud commerce have almost intellectually
increased and yet there has been far from correspond.
Ing augmentation OF our naval force.
The Pacific, home, and other sauadrons should he
strengthened. The uar.like movements in the East
should warn us to strengthen navy. Who eau tell
wheu and where the conflict will end Poland Hungary
aud Italy may be involved in the strife nation a, anst
nation, province against province. The sky darkenug
ours may be the only neutral flag.
Will not Spain be involved in these European move
ments Italy may strive rid herself of French bsyon.
ets hungary, Poland all striking for independence may
not the latent spark blaze in Cuba and its inhabitants
struggle Tor freedom successfully The blood of Critten.
den aud his murdered companions will in vain cry for
vengeance. And Cuba may become ours without VIC
aton Of treaty stipulations Tho Black Warrior has
been given up but yet be considered necessary to
take redress into our hands, The sentiment of the
country indicates what that redress shall be- Mr.
SPOKE also IN favor OF naval reform, such has been
proposed by the Secretary of the Navy.
Mr. Lyon, representing agricultural district decplv
concerned III this measure notice that he should
move an amendment increase the navy TO twelve fin,
class steam frigates. We live in strange and stirring
times.
During the four months Congress has been in session
Vim te Pss'dents message and the report OF Secre
ary OF the Navy before us what have heard
Citizens oil the United States have been imprisoned in al
most every country OF the world. Look ut Captain Glib
son in Holland and Richmond Hungary Look at IN.
outrages in Cuba Not ship sent in relief Cuba should
manded afterwards. Applause the floor
lie spoke Of model republic lie wanted to see its
acts correspond with its sayings lie wanted to see dplo
macy carried with vessels OF war-to see foreign norris
filled with them. All! sir you don't know how polito il
makes nations towards diplomatic representatives.
Laughter The navy is the greatest promulgator of
christianity in the world
We have the following declaration Of the Chief Magis
trate He wanted this country to live up to it. He as
representative of the great State of New York il
acted out in spirit and truth. ale must realize Thai nm
ylniIa
the nvunerabc panoply for the security Of American
rights This is what the President says Let us not re-
gard this rs theory but make it reality Cres-agreed
agreed.
The gentleman from Virginia. Mr.. Bocock had alluded
to France and England but he that two years
ago they assumed the protectoate Of Cuba aud the
lection OF Spain. You might well suppose child could
forget the mother who Graded in her son. az TO
pose that England will forget the enmty and hostility she
owes 10 this country. You can it, No matter how
soft her voicehcr voice is the voice of Jacob hut her
hand is the hand of Esau. Excessive laughter
He then referred TO the trade of England and France
with Russia amounting to twenty eight millions OF dollars
annually. This may come into the Ian of The limited
States.
He would direct attention to the East Indies We SEQ
Christianity progressing with magnificent results The
empire OF Conucus Is overthrow, and sovereign,
yceped the Prince, carrying the the celestial CITY
portion OF the Japan squadron has gonc TO afford pro
lection IN China, and every consul who writes TO the Dc
partment oil State says give ship here in the ports Of
the Mediterranean. Men come with every tongue and he
could only exclsm in the words Of Greek poet
nation grasps the trident OF Neptune and holds 1t firmly
she will rule the empires OF the world"
Mr. Franklin said he was one Of those who voted to
refer the Senate Nebraska bill to the committee or tho
whole OH the state Of the Union. Although he was in
favor OF nonnervention, yet the provisions of tina. bill
were so odous to him that he preferred IL should be
signed to the deep bosom Of the committee rather than il
should by possibility pass the House.
lie entered into argument to maintain his position,
saying the bill proposed congressional intervention and
that there intentional equivocaton In IT, the praseo
ogy being framed with full knowledge that the gene
men OF the North would place Interpretation on il
and the South another.
The Committee then rose aud the House adjourned
FROM the Lnndnn Mer camilla q. ra.,s Inn