The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.

IL NJ. The prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
Millburn, Chaplain. Upon calling the roll,
1877 members answered to their names.
Charles S. Lewis, of Virginia, Goodman, of
New-Y Ork, and BristOw, of Kentucky, were
sworn in as new members.
On motion of Jones, of Tennessee, mes
sage was sent to the Senate that quorum of
the House was ready for business. A commit
tee was appointed to act in conjunction with
that of the Senate, to announce to the PreSi-
dent that both Houses were ready to receive
any communications from him. The resOlu-
ton was adopted and the members proceeded
to draw lots for seats.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to order at
IL 10 o'clock. 81 members were present. -
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Sicer -
The Secretary read letter from Senator At
chison dated Platte City, Mo-, Nov. 18th, stat
ing that, as he could not be in Washington
before the third week in December, he resigned
his post as President of the Senate. Mr.Hun-
ter moved the acc ptance of the resignation,
and that Hon. Lewis Cass be President pro
tenn. Agreed to. Hon. Lewis Cass took the
chair.
Senator Foote presented credentials of Law
renee Waine, Senator from Vermont, to fill
the vacancy occaSoned by the death of Sena-
! tor Upham.
A committee was appointed to wait upon
the President, and inform him of the organic
alton of the Senate. Messrs. Dodge and Tou-
cey were appointed such committee.
! MIR. Broadhead gave notice of bill to a.
mend the bounty land law so as to give all SOL
diers l6O acres. MIR. i. also offered a rcsolu-
ton directing the committee on commerce to
inquire into the expedency of providing by
law for the better preservation of lives and
property on sea-going vessels. Laid over.
On motion of Mr.. Hamlin, II o'clock was
agreed upon as the hour of meeting. At
O'Clock 50 minutes, Mr.. Dodge, from the COM
mittee to wait on the President, reported that
he would communicate through his secretary
his message and accompanying documents.
Ordered printed 10000 additional copies.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Speaker called attention to
the fact that on the last day of the former ses-
sion the President sent in veto message of
the River and HarbOr bill, but there being no
quorum, the message was not read. Mr. Camp
bell inquired whether it would be in order to
move pOstpOncment of the further consider
alton thereof until the third Monday in De-
ccmber. The Speaker replied that the mes
sage must be called up, and it would then be
for the House to take action thereon. The
message was then read, and ordered printed,
and on motion of Mr.. Clingman, further con-
sidcration of it was postponed till Wednesday.
Ayes 100.
Mr.. Dawson introduced a homestead bill in
lieu of the one returned from the Senate last
session. Lane, of Oregon, and Bcrnheisel, of
Utah, introduced bills relative to their reslcc-
tive territories.
Ingersoll offered resolution, which lies over,
requesting the President to communicate to
the House, if not inconsistent with the public
interest, any correspondence which has taken
place between this and the French government
relative to the refusal of the latter to allow
our Minister to Spain to pass Though the ter
ritOry of France.
Wentworth, of ILL.,, made an Intellectual mo-
ton to have the bill allowing, pensioners en-
gagged in all wars since 1890, set apart for a
special order on the Sd Monday of January.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.
The Speaker announced the standing COM
mittees to day the same as last year, except
where vacancies have been supplied
The Report of the Secretary of the Treasury
was ordered to be printed.
Resolutions were introduced instructing the
committee of Ways and Means to bring in
bill regarding the duties on Railroad iron. Mr..
jones' of Teo1essec, moved to lay it on the ia
Die. Caar!cd 81 to II.
Mr.. Saller's resolution, offered yesterday in
relation to the Ostend conference, was taken
up. Mr.. S, said he did not wish to strike q
d, ath blow to the administration, but the gen
eral curiosity should be satisfied. lie hoped
the ministers did not meet for fillibustering
purposes; if for patriotic let them be brought
to light Mr.. Bayey thought the resolution
premature, and said, if there was nothing took
place, there was nothing alarming in it. A
spirited debate ensued.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
SENATE.-The Chair laid before the Senate
reports of the Treasury department.
Mr.. Adams, of Mississippi, introduced bill
establishing rate of naturalization, and re-
pealing existing laws in relation thereto.
Mr.. SlidelI, of Louisiana, offered a rcsolu-
ton calling for all correspondence, &C., rela-
tive to the Japan expedition. Agreed to.
Mr.. Cass, of Michigan, introduced bill for
the improvement of the st. Clair Flats and
the St. MaryS River,
Mr.. Hunter, of Virginia, called the Senate
to the consideration of bill making an ap-
preparation for Ocean mail service. The two
Houses at the last session, disagreed upon the
report of a conference on that bill. The ques-
ton pending was, on motion, put to the House
to recede from its amendments on that question.
Mr.. Stewart, of Michigan, thought the bill
was lost by the acton Of the last session, and
tcould not come up as unfinished business.
MIR. Broadhead, Pa, considered it entirely
immateriai whether the bill had been lost or
not. 1t come up now as unfinished. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Seward it was laid over until Mon
day.
The bill Of last session to relinguish to Wis
consin certain lands therein was taken up. The
House amendment was agreed to and the bill
passed.