New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-26
xxxIIId CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION.

WAsHINGTON, Tuesday, July 2j, 1854.
| Mr. HAMLIN reported back to the House the bill ere
strg collection district in NevYork making Dunkirk
s of entry and other places IN the district ports of de-
Every Passed
With ndments, and gave noce that he would move to
nie it mp the Civil and Diplomatic ApproPria
nep iill DISPOSED of.
Il Mr.. MALLORY offered preamble and resolutions
sng the facts of the appointment of Mr. Williams by the
Governor of New. hampshire to fill the vacancy, the
petng Of the Legislature and its adjournment without
Sing the vacancy, and referring the matter To the judi
ary Committee to inquire whether Mr.. Williams had any
| xbt eny longer to retain his seat. Referred
Mr. EVANS moved Ia take up his bill for the fin set
st OF the claims OF revolutionary officers After de-
| he no quorum voted. Yeas and Nays called and the
POTION agreed to-ieas 90, Nays 81
The InOiaD appropriation bill returned by the House
nth tie Senate amendment disagreed to. Referred.
Mr.. SLiDElL moved To- postpone Mr. Evanss ball TIL
ptceniber next. Agreed to. Yeas % Nays q.
Mr BUTLER said at the beginning of the next session
Ne hoG The senate woGld take up and pass the bill re-
agauizing the judiciary Of the United States
Tho civil aud diplomatic bill was then taken up.
The appropriation for the water works was yesterday
smeuded by requiring the Corporations OF Washington
and GEORGETOWN to contribute an amount equal TO one
kurih Of the Appropriation
Mir SI,IDEIL moved to amend the amendment by re-
~ig Them contribute the same proportion to all iu-
te appropriations 10y Congress Agreed to-feas' 27
Nays, 10. Inc appropriation as amehded was hon ao'eo'
h-Yens, 80; Nays, IS.
Mr.. DODGE Iowa moved an amendment requiring the
york 10 be done by contract aud within three years ana
tor tie Of the estimate &C. but after some deoa'e
The amendment TO reimburse Mr.. Peabody and Others
,bo maid $50 900 for fitting the American division OF
he London CRYSTAL Palace for American inventors ana
uhibilOrs debated and agreed 10. ~,
The Senate insisted on its amendments 10 the ihIah
Appropriation bil and asked the cohioio"'oo' '0 N
hiiee. III, In o
men resumed aud the following additional sections were
moved by MT. Badger: -
s,e1oN II That the President the United States be and he
hereby hozed splopt OF employ in his o,. nGSeH@
shall charge Of such oeia papers as 'a' DC Of
& one ,h ~ fave hsrse Of and be responsible
% @ fl 1 Of he PrsdTs mansion
nsh CiL Le Pesdent may Ss',sn .; II al
p $3o aud for the ly aen OF the G 40 or 90 much
fe Gug present fiscal yer the rum oil +o'y OF 80 %
thereof A. NAV b. Necessary hereby appropriated out oil any
money the treasury not oherwse 5 c the pub,s
stationery bndns public documents aud Stin Sc y
President a. d ior tnaa pa % ~
sIy mo-" in he treasury not Otherwise APPROPRIATED
Mr. JONES objected to the amendment, not from any
Of hberality but because the Oohs'i'uS9n Co
any increase OF the salary or emoiumens oil IosentS
Will in o1Iice He thought to hun all these addl
tOra officers whose services required, "ouiu oe Pu
for by the President himself was to increase his ouoi"
mems. ,,,..
Mr. BADGER followed and urged that the amendment
did not ID any way increase The salary or :"
the President He took price IN beng he aHnT " m
amendnont. The otcers IL luin'Snou q" NV
ha0 long been needed. ~, -. IL
Mr. TEARCE followed supporting the amendment lie
urged the pr at oessy OF having sone Oher ehaSeu
with the care of the public properly IN thHt mousse Inc
Presio,Ht Mansion VAS not pr vate house. 1t was
public budiBg and was visited ~ al people o. al h.u
character. On some of these occasions ete "eto
yors who better thar theN shjuli De- an Ae
knew of bis knowledge thai many articles had oeeh
carried away amongst the lace curtains were cu
md portion them large enough for dress was cur on
and earned away. He had donb the celebrated gold
spoons wee really gold they would long snco nave e'@0
hated The TACT vi these beng not sOd, au o'i"s We"
understood, had alone preserved them h,.
. Nj CLAYTON also supported the anelunen' a. pu'
proper aud just and SAID ts should long since nave ooo
dOue. - ~
Mr. SIJDELL mo, ed to amend by striking ont al the
Proposed seoteus and inserting enc that ie Tesden DC
allowed 10 employ private seere'H! a' s~'OO P 1""1
Mr. MASON said that he desired that some person shond
be appointed TO take charge OF pubhc properly III .na.
BUILDING. He mentioned several instances "h'ie, uIs
he few DAYS receding the incoming OF a ne" rroSucn
the house had been left without any person having au'u
hy, and had been actually plaged by persons VISITING ~
When Gen Harrison il on the iu OF NJ lchh was
disco, erea that al bedeotning had been stolen away
Mr. SLID ELLIS ndInent rejected ieAs 20
Mr.. MASON said he could not vote for the amendment
as sooO. lie believed 1t dd indirectly increase 'ne
enolDmen Of the President. % ",
20 As follows: ,, ,Aa
s%vI Beil Cas- Clay Clayton SooPfI' Paw'sn' DSis'
James JJhn,on Mallory Peace shields stuart, Thompson Of
a.! Tosssy Walker, Weller, wllism'-sl y...,.. r,o,
ohfs-MsssIs Adsm Bayard Bnsa Chase sseHasS
yTsrs Jones Team Mason Pratt R1'k' SnaeH' Sumner
TIE amendment approprating three hundred thousand
CELLAR 10 pay the expenses Of the Government oil oai
~,hla while waiting 10 be admitted, was deos'cu anu
a. M. HAMLIN moved an amendment appropriatng zen
oeand dollars for le-boats and for rendering assistance
Pwrecked persons the coast OF the United states,
K ce expended by the Massachusetts, Humane Society
the direction Of the Secretary of the Treasury
Ar. WELLER moved to strike out the Massachusetts
Humane society.
Mr. CLAYTON supported the amendment, which was
Nrs-leas, ls; NAYS 20.
Nnr. WELLER moved to increase the sum to twenty
a.s1sand dollars
ar HANLIN explained that the bill contained another
'Ypoprston for Ike sum, and the Lighthouse bill con-