Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-27
DOINGs OF CONGREss.

DOINGS OF CONGRE00.
SESArE.-Yesterday, Mr.. Jones, of Tenn,
after our departure, withdrew his amendment,
and the bill for the relief Of the San Francisco
sufferers, as reported back, with amendments,
| f. ON the Committee on Military Aaair, was
! then passed q 81 s.
Mr.. Dawson introduced q bill to Incorporate
| the Washington City Railroad company. Re-
ferred to the Committee On the District Of Co.
lumbia.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the resolution reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee, declaring the Hon. Mr.. Phelps Is en-
titled to retain his seat as Senator from Yer
mont. Z '-tsA q
Mr.. Petit addressed the Senate for some
time in support Of the resolution.
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, the resolution was
laid on the table for the present
The Senate then proceeded to the conside..
alton of executive business, and afterwards ad-
jOurned.
IN THE HOUSE, yesterday, after we went
to press, Mr.. Etheridge concluded his speech
in favor of the Lieutenant Aeneral PROPOSE
ton, in the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
The committee then rose, and the resolutions
distributing the Presidents message were duly
disposed Of
On motion of Mr.. Clingman, the Patents
Committee were instructed to inquire into and
report on the propriety of 80 amending the
Patent laws as hereafter to limit the total du-
ration of patent under any circumstances,
to fourteen years.
The House then again went into Commit
J tee of the Whole on the State of the Union,
Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee in the chair.) where
in the deficiency bill being again taken up
Mr.. Sni;h of Virginia. addressed the COM
mittee on the New York Democratic controver-
, sy, holding that the position which Democratic
gentlemen from the North might take upon
the Nebraska bill, would test their democratic
orthodoxy ~fF
The committee then rose; and after receiv-
ing and referring of reports from standing
committees on private cases
Mr. Campbell called up the pending rcsolu-
tons Of inquiry of the President, for informa.
ton concerning the Erie riots.
Mr. Orr moved to lay it on the table; pend
ing which motion
The House adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.
+ SESArE.-After prayer and the reading of
the Journal
Mr.. Cass complained of statement in the
New York Express that he had cast aspersins
I on the city Of New York, with reference to a
report that mob of persons had gone down to
the Baltic at the hour of sailing, supposing M
Bedini to be on board. Mr.. Cass denied the
truth Of the statement; he had only given the
report as generally published, that such an
circumstance had taken place
K A resolution was then read, that every Fri
t day be reserved by the Senate for the consid.
GRAFTON of private bills This led to a slight
i debate, there being some opposition mani
s tested to the resolution 1t was eventually
4 settled that the resolution should stand good
: to see how it would operate. In accordance
i private bills were then taken up, the following
a being read three times and passed:
For the relief of Thomas Marston Tayler
n For the relief of Purser F. B. Stockton, Jr
In the sourse of the morning, while the Sc
: nate was engaged on the above
o A message was brought up from thu House
e intimating the passage through the House Of
the bill for extending the time for the ayment
: of Bounty lands.
# The Senate was still occupied with private
S bills when We left.
e HousE.-To-day, after the reading of the
: journal, the Speaker laid befo ore the House q
It communication from the Secretary of the
. Treasury, giving a history of the management
of the Chickasaw fund referred to the Com
y mittee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to BIZ
printed.
Also, communication, covering estimate:
e from the Interior Department Referred
,. Also, a communication from the Commi sion
ers of Public Buildings, giving an account of
all his contracts and refused bids for the same
Is referred to the Committee on Public Building,
e and Grounds.
n Three private bills from the Senate, which
were on the Speakers table, were next taker
= up and referred.
= On motion Of Mr.. Edgerton, the House went
into Committee of the Whole House on the Pri
vate Calendar, (Mr. Hibbard in the chair
: wherein. this being private bill day. VI rious
private bills were taken up, and Mr. Letcher
objected to the bills for the relief Of the widows
and heirs of Elijah Bebee of Samuel Colt; and
3 of Henry Lewis of Clinton County, Indiana.
7 Mr.. Mace objected to tho bill for settling
the claims of the legal representatives of Rich
? AID W. Meade. - -....
Mr.. Walsh objected to the bill for the relief
I of Charles Lee Jones
; Mr.. Jones, Of N. Y, objected to the bills for
the relief of Capt George Simpson, of Calves
3 ton; and for the relief Of Robert Grignon.
D Mr.. Davis of Indiana, office ed to the bills
4 for the relief of Ferdinand Clark of Adolph
Mier Co., of st. Louis; and of Wilson &
Bros, of ST. Louis.
The bills for the relief of Madison barton