Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-01-26
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, Jan. IL.

a#it# TUESDAY, Jan. IL.
SenGte.-Mr Hamlin, from the Select Com
mitlee on French SpOliations, reported bill
apprOpriating SIS, OOO, 900 to pay those claims.
letter was received from the Postmaster
General, stating the causes of the failures OF
the northern mails, and suggesting remedy
Referred. q
Hause.-The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred the resolution of Mr. Ewing pro-
posing an amendment of the Constitution, as
To the mode of electing the President and Vice
Presiden, of The United States, made a report
stating that there were evils inseparably con-
nec,ed with the present mode of election, and
offered a resolution for the appointment Of a
mint committee to consider the matter and re-
port a remedy.
Mr. Ewing's amendment proposes to abolish
the intervention of electors, and distribute the
general ticket into the sa me number of districts
as each State has Senators and Representa-
tives.
A motion to lay the bill on the table and
print It was discussed until the morning hour
expired, when the House went into Committee
and took up the Deficiency Bill.
as. Hr WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is.
Senate-Mr Petit reported adversely to the
whether il be constitutional to provide for ref
erence to arbitration of causes arising at com
mon law.
A resolution was adopted directing an in
quiry as to the expediency of increasing the
fees and allowances TO the United States Jn-
dicial officers in the several States. Adj
HOuss-The House this morning adopted
the resolution TO consider and report on Mr..
he oil
ing the mode of voting for President and Vice
President.
Mr. BisseII, from the Military Committee,
reported bill for the relief Of the United S.
troops who are suffering by the recent disaster
by the San Francisco. 1t provides that they
shall be paid, under the direction of the Presi-
dent of the United States, TO each officer, nom
commissioned officer, musician or private, who,
on the 2lst Of December, embarked at New
York, under orders, for California, on the
steamer San Francisco, who was on board the
vessel in the recent disaster, sum equal in
amount to pay and allowance for four months.
If any such officer, nOn-commissiOned officer,
musician or private, shall have died before re-
ceiving this payment, his widow, if one survive
him, and if not, then his children, if any, shall
be paid a sum equal in amount to six months
pay and allowance. Passed.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
Sendte.-A resolution inquiry was adopted
as 10 the prOpriety Of extending the law regu-
lating pensions to widows Of revolutionary SOL
diers, and to the widows of soldiers of the war
Of 1872
House.-Tn the House today, the committee
on Military Affairs were instructed to inquire
into the expedency of military road from the
Great Salt Lake to California.
The House went into committee on resoIu-
tons referring the Presidents message.
FRIDAY, Jan. 90.
Hoase.-To-day, The debate on New York
politics was carried on by Messrs Cutting and
Perkins. Mr. Wade obtained the floor when
the committee rose, and house adjourned till
Monday.
MONDAY, Jan. %.
Senate-Mr Cass offered the following reso-
luton:
Rcsolred, That the President Of the United
States be requested TO communicate TO the |
Senate, as far as he may deem compatible with
the public interest, copy of any correspon-
dence which my have taken place with the |
Government Of the PapaI States, touching !
mission to the United States.
After "a executive session the Senate adj
House.-On motion of Mr. Bernhisel, the |
Committee on Territories was requested to in |
qIire into the expediency Of extending the pro-
visions of the Oregon Land Law over Utah
The House then went into Committee of the |
Whole oN the state of the Union on the Presi-
dent's Message.