Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-30
C0ngr&ssionaI.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


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cation from the Secretary of War, transmitting
report OF surveys Of The river Brazos, in Texas
and ofthe harbor Of Georgetown, South Carolina
Ordered TO be printed.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
On motion by Mr.. TOUCEY, the Senate pro
ceeded 10 the consideration of the bill providing
for temporary accommodations for the United
States courts in Massachusetts. The bill was re-
turned from the House with an amendment autho
rizing the President 10 contract for suitable sites
and the construction of proper buildings for the
United States courts and post Offices in Boston
New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. The
committee recommended concurrence in the
amendment with proviso, that all such contracts
shall be conditional upon their approval by Con
gress. The amendment TO the amendment was
adopted, and then the House amendment was
concurred in.
Ia WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
On motion BY Mr.. RUSK, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of the bill authorizing the
Washington and Alexandra railroad company Il
extend their road into the District of Columbia a,
or near the aqueduct at Georgetown, and thence
TO the Baltimore, and Ohio railroad depot. This
bill had been returned from the House with an
amendment, authorizing the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company TO construct branch Of their
road through the eastern part of the city, and over
the Eastern branch, IN a point on the Potomac op.
posite Alexandria. 95It
The question pending was ON concurring in this
amendment the House.
Messrs. PRATT, DAWSON, and PEARcE sup.
ported il.
MI. BROWN moved that the bill be laid on the
table, lost--yeas Ia, nays %.
The Senate then, by yeas 7,nays Al, refused to
concur in the amendment by the House.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The following bills of the Senate were returned
from the House with amendments, which were
concurred in.
A bill 10 provide compensation pr the services
of George MorelI, in adjusting TILES TO land in
Michigan.
A billlor the benefit of PhineasN . Nightingale,
administrator of the estate of Ge1eral Nathaniel
Greene, deceased. y4a
HOUSE BILLS PAssEb.
The following bills from the Hoqse were sever
ally considered and passed
A bill authorizing the Secretary VI the Treasury
TO pay John Charles Fremont, for beef furnished
the California Indians. E&
A bill TO revive the act approved March 5, 1923,
and the act approved May &c, 1924 supplemental
thereto, in reference to the Rio II ndo claims TO
land in Louisiana.
A bill for the settlement of the daims of W. p.
Buckner and Pierce Crosby, passd mdshipmen
in the United States navy. M
n. 4 \
A bill for the relief William G. Shiih.
A bill for the relief of Frances M. Gwin, Of In
diana.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
The Senate, then, on motion by MI STEWART
proceeded TO The consideration Of tie bill making
appropriations for the repair, pre$rvation, and
completion of certain public work& hereinbefore
commenced under the authority Of INV.
As the bill comes from the House, the second
section contained the following provision
That the Secretary Of War, befoSe expanding
any part Of the money herein appropriated, shall
in such cases as he may think the Hublic interest
requires, cause a re-examnaton sbd re-survey
Of the public works hereby appropriated for and
he is hereby authorized TO modify thdpresent plan,
If in his opinion the public intere3 will be ma
terially benefited thereby.
To which the committee propose@io add
Sand it, on such determination Ind re-survey,
the said Secretary shall be Of opinion that a ces-
sion of the jurisdiction over the Place occupied
or 10 be occupied by any Of said wo}ks s required
from the State in which any works. situated, to
the United States; if there shall be- in his opin-
ion any other sufficient reason for doing so, he is
hereby authorized and empowered 10 suspend the
application of any appropriation cdhtained in this
act; and in such case he shall repot TO Congress,
its next session, the facts and reasons on which
his action may be founded, in ordet that Congress
may take such further action as TIE subject may,
in the discretion Of Congress, seem TO require.
Mr.. CHASE moved TO amend be amendment
of the committee by inserting afef the word $50"
the words "arising from the condition and cir
comstances of any particular wortor works herein
provided for, as shown by such resurvsy or re-
examination.
Mr.. CHASE explained the objSct of the amend
ment, and Mr.. STUART opposed il. Ag
The question being taken, tho amendment was
rejected-yeas 10, nays 80.
Mr.. TOOMBS moved TO ameHd the amendment
OF the committee, by inserting d length the word
Z" So" the words, except want OF constitutional
power to appropriate money for the particular OBJ
ject suspended which was a9reed to-yeas rs,
nays 10.
Mr.. STUART moved TO and the amendment,
by striking out the words Secretary Of War;"
and inserting" President Of the United States !;
which was agreed to-yeas ~ nays %
The amendment as amended was then debated
for a considerable, time, by Mkssrs BENJAMIN,
and STUART in It's support, bnd by Messrs. Sc
WARD, CLAYTON, BUTLER, FESSENDEN,
TOOMBS, and MALLORY b opposition.
II was then rejected-yeasl4, nays IS.
Mr.. RUSK moved an ame1dment appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement Of the Brazos river
in Texas.
This was debated till O'Clock, when
Mr.. BROWN, with vieF OF testing whether
the Senate intended that The debate should go on
or not, moved that the bill be laid on the table.
Lost-yeas 10, nays 80.
Mr.. BAYARD said that be believed the bill, il
passed now, would be vetodh, and as there would
be no time at this time TO discuss il, he moved
that il be postponed I'LL the bext session.
On this motion, debate lensued, during which
repeated motions TO adjourn were defeated.
The motion TO postpone was rejected-yeas 10
nays 80.
The question was then taken on Mr.. RUsK',
amendment, and il was rfected-yess "a, nays
"a. .
Mr.. GwIN moved an amendment appropriatine
$4,000 for the survey Of harbors and rivers in