The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-10
Fifty Persons Burned to Death


NAL STEAMERS BROOKLYN.
Nj SEWARD (free soi), presented certain postal and
commercial istasiscal tables having some osang upon
tbs application for the establishment Of line OF mai
steamers between Brooklyn aEi various ports in con.-
mental Europe Referred.
Numssoss petitions presented
RKLMg or INDECENT INSANE.
. NJ. Foo1 {~hig) fvt, moved to take up the bill
granting aad the States for the rslie. Of aigsa 10
(hSs Dx's bill If any debate arose, he would
to az FOR other dsy, but IL debate arose.
he would b. CAD to hsve y-te on it.
The motion was agreed TO- lnd he bill IVES read.
NJ. PST1r (dem) Ct lad, moved an amendment con-
eerus grsna Of land made by the bill to those States
vheren public lands ros lie.
The bill Was then postponed till Monday week.
FRENCH sPolIAuoy
The Fssn,h spoation bill wss taken up and soma YER
Mr. Dcpoa ftsn) of 10 "a sad he desired to c, the
attention of the country TO tos c that here bill
about 10 p.s' appre pra,ing hvs million dollars would
he had ahsi for is readir to II omission had
besn IN It. II vas nov about to pass without an
dssres opposition. It was bill which. st tbs time
the incrfrnx 81 he debts it pay, could gs.
commit, of piber branch :. Congress- to repors but
when tbe original claimants gons and this rattsr
70 into the hands Of the sto,t ,bosrs and speoulaor
Who swarrsd To the oSbies y sas passed wthou. oppo.
the hard working of hs eouOsry, Bill granting
land aid the States without loss to
cane 9p ss wsTs ~es ~ ~ S, N eSsy .vsy,
,ncs the tn theas CLAIMS we're nrs. presented bin
hao been reported In one Houfsor the other.
Mr. PRArT {whig) OF Md, said The difs' eose betwesn
this hill sno ths Homestead WAS that this to pay
debts due TO essDs. while the other pre-
his state ~sre to his knCw.edge ths most honorable
persons ard rot stock jotbers Whenever 1t possi
ar 6oDox said that, before God and man, he did not
bees ths elaine had Asy foundation In justice what
syer No s had passed ;onsr.:s from 1900 til Is!s.
when II vetoed One plan adopted to get through
this bill ssnd agents STATE egislsture and by
giving sumptuous dinners srd champagne suppers get
Instructions from thoe Leslstures to Senators to
for the bill Ihsre Senators pre,ent vino
under inarucens to vots for the bill when they did
not believe in its justice.
MrPnr explain ed these oans and SAID he considered
It solemn debt Of honor on the part OF government TO
pay them Hs would sooner resign his seat than repudi
Ths bill was postponed, and the Senate took up
TIE NEBRASKA mIL--sPEEca OF TRUMAN SMITH,
NJ sMna t.hisl Of conneotlcai said he seldom took
Ss Sssa from from this % soass ia only aS
result to the country from the passage OF this bill.
He had beso In Congress fifteen years, and during
that tins bo man had taken less part than he ia
The agitation Of sectional questions, which we're In
ocuced Hio Congress- to disturb the national councils
and the ps,os and ns,psny q the republic BE had
day befos the death of General In 1850 He had
always oontentsi himself with silent voting yea or nay
the prspondsi ati5g sentiment Of the North. He he'd
ssver been Northern with Southern principles,
UnfortuDatsy there had been thrust into this bin .
slavery provision, and he thousht It ought to be sx.
sludeo By .as unarimous vote Of the Senate Bat
were objs,tiora to this bill Independent Of the
question 2, African ssrvi.uae, which ought to
show us senate that thE bl ou~h. To- BE-
put dcyn and then the slavery question would BE- set
tories vh.a ,hss ave already handi Nsvsr BE-.
FORE In the history OF this country zero thers many
Territories gsnifed 1T OF tme. Why ths bill for the
Ter i.ay Of Warrington had plissd through Is,t C,n
grsss With Ut ans ocje,tion wss % him nooni preheu
BE aa, I .S,sor sy slem ssa ss.uay S
more, n as.ng he number seven Where Ia the neces
dty for tieS there could be other TO make
negro Si7tnes question. There were lands now
belonging to the government than could be occaped for
xsrs ye. ruslc lalds and large portion Of what ia
cold In tbs hands OF the spsculators these were
gaDses h.d but few n, bi,an., she had an
extent Of territory large enough for several ssssso
with wssh.rgoo and o esoa As for Usaa and Nov Mex
man srn sens be, respsstsSs roI wo Iii 40 TO
either 10 settle there IAughts.) Ut,h was one OF
che com prose Of 1880 I. was fsAed ana it resulted
In the establishment OF Tho complete dernin.ton there
There w.1 su. ttis esrspcs between that sad asver
Bet, ssn poyssmy and African slavery he but little
any ,Sssas1 ,hi; .s'sS we're only part
sboioniss and free soiers to its bosom try their
fAi.h ne d5 not know bat he would be nclned TO for
slider He sssired TO say thai this sttemp. to smh up
ths hlssouii compromfe, bstore u succseaed would
have to smash up good many other thingf.
It was said that these territorial governments
oesssry in order 10 secure transit for and things
osros. 70 .hs Psch, Military posts wonh accomplish All
this but ths only means Of securing tanai. the
construction OF the Pacids Railroad FOR VIII h be hh
struggled ~ the last sessiou The ony true way to sst
raI sit rssa railroad he did not care whsths- II
North o. south-even down in Tsysa-eo ne got the
road Although 80 many compromises broken, he
would rit almo,t copsent to maks ano.hsr-sive the
Pacific read and take the Teniory. Duriug the last four
Years resry million OF dollars had besn .ppropr,.td
FOR the Terrries ssd that too when only ons I'd bseu
In exensg onr Jesr two ior thyes yeara ona for I'VE
yssrs Tor six moaths Every Territory rot an
outh OF so ooo besides sppfcp iatons for baidlnys
Ths apnas sSp.uss OF each Territory $50 900 Lat the
sYpenss OF tia are Territories no. sufficient the
eraos from Illinois nov proposed TO create two add
tosa In addition to tness would bs the expense OF
ding postal facilities, and the elti Of ,he
Indian s These expsasss wonid be very heavy Ysster
6y appropriations 10 the bill had been stricken ont
~ tnss 70 for this. II looked however, vsry
m d uks preparation for rushing this bill the Other
5ouss II looked Ike prepsrauon for the applioatioa
q h. 0fhe hcw.a Hca -.