Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-06-15
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THiRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


in opposing that part of the Nebraska bin which
allowed aliens TO vote in the Territories, and with
having supported the compromise bill of ls4s,
which contained similar PROVISION Mr. G. ex
planned his action in the bill of fSfs and held that
his course on this question had been entirely uni
form.
AMENDMENT OF THE RULES.
Mr., DOUGLAS submitted the following reso-
luton, which was laid over:
Rssored the House of Representatives concurrins,
two snail be added to the joint rules of the
Unless otherwse ordered by either House. the nrst
session Of every new Congress shall DO terminated
the commencement Of such session. and that
ine Of the Senate and Speaker Of the House Of
shall accordingly adjourn their respecty
houses AZ the hour Of IL o'clock meridian Of that day
1T. M.F. MAURY.
Mr.. GWIN, from the Committee ON Nava,
Affairs, reported joint resolution giving the con.
sent OF Congress 10 the acceptance by II. MF
Maury, United States Navy, of gold medal
Ienaerea MN by ms majesty the King OF Sweden
an acknowledgements ofthe kind disposition shown
by II. Maury, TO make the merchant navy of
Sweden, in common with that of other nations. 70
ENJOY the benefit Of his discoveries in the science
ofnavigation. ~O'
u JUDICIAL sYsTEM.
Mr.. GWIN gave notice Of bill 10 amend The
judicial system OF the United States by providing
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
Mr.. PEARCE from the Committee on Finance
ments, and 10 distribute The setliemen, =, c1pn.
and an accounts among the accounting officers Of the
The bill provides that from and after The aO,b
OF June 1884 that all accounts, disbursements,
a IN GAINS q whatsoever nature or description
that may arise or be unsettled in The Department
OF the Interior, shall be audited by the second
auditor All similar accounts, &C.. under The War
Department, BY the third auditor; all similar ac
counts counts, &c, ofthe Navy Department, by The fourth
by the nth auditor; all other claims and accounts
q the United States, except those Of the Post
ONCE Department., shall be audited by the frst
auditor. - $50
All accounts of collectors and other officers Of
Inc customs and all claims connected Herewith
shall be revised and controlled by the commits
sioner 81 customs; the accounts audited by the
first and fifth auditors to be revised and controlled
by the first comptroller; the accounts, &c. audited
py tne second, third, and fourth auditors shall be
revised and controlled by the second comptroller.
All accounts, DC. unsettled on the Both OF June
1904 ID any OF the Offices shall be transferred 10
those officers whose duty it may be under this act
TO audit or control the same. Books and clerks
engaged IN the several Offices 10 be transferred
SEC. 2 Provides that hereafter all claims. DC.
upon the United States coming under the SUPER
vision OF either the State, Treasury, War, NAVY.
or inferior departments, shall, before payment be
and re-cxamined and passed upon by the proner
comptroller. ~ ffS'
SEC. Sand 4. Provide that all persons having
public monies in their hands who shall fail to &C.
count LOT the same quarterly or monthly as re-
CURED by the department, and upon 4 failure N
DO so within ten days after the prescribed time.
INC secretary may impose fine not exceeding
SoOo for such failure, the same to be CHARGED
against the party making the failure.
THE HOMESTEAD.
Mr.. WALKER said that he had been author
lied BY number ofthe friends of the homestead
phi % say that after this week they would insist
on having that bill taken up and made the snecial
order OF the day until finally disposed Of; and thai
they hoped that the vetoed land bill would be dis
posed Of this week. -g,
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-.
On motion by Mr. GWIN, the Senate proceeded
10 consider the resolution from the House provid-
ing Tor adjournment on Monlay the i4th Of
August. =
Mr.. GWIN moved 10 amend the resolution hv
striking the words athe 18th of August . and
inserting from IL O'Clock, M. on Monday the
inh o. July till Monday the 10th Of October next"
in lieu thereof
Mr., HUNTER said he preferred the resolution
rs came from the House 10 the recess He
thought it was better however. to Inv The snb;ect
on the table for the present.
Mr.. GWIN thought that since this resolution
mad passed the House change had taken place
y inc OPINION OF members there, and he had no
doubt but they would now agree 10 the recess.
MT. IOOMBS said if the House were disposed
70 agree 10 the recess they could take up the Sem
ate resolution for that purpose now before that
body. .l''
Mr.. BADGER said that if maioritv Of The
Senate was in favor Of the recess they should at.
tach fnis amendment TO the House resolution. and
then, II the House disagreed TO it, the Senate
could Il It thought proper, recede from its amend.
Messrs DAWSON, CLAYTON RISK cw1N
WALKER, PRATT, and HOUSTON, continued
The debate, and the amendment was then adonted.
Yeas 81, nays 16.
Mr.. WALKER moved that the resolution be
postponed TILL Monday week lost.-Yeas g, nays
Mr.. STUART moved that the resolution be laid
on the table lost.--Yeas Is, NAYS &C.
Inc resolution as amended, was then agreed
to.--Yeas Is, nays 49,
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved to take ND the resolu.
ton offered by him yesterday providing that here
amer the daily hour Of meeting Of the Senate shall
Yeas IS, nays 10. mn
After some debate, the resolution was rejected.
Yeas 90, nays %.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF executive business and shortly after adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a com.
munication from the Clerk of the House. trans
uniting additional estimates Of expenditures. Re.
ferred to the Committee Of Ways and Means.
PACIFIC RAILROAD
Mr.. ORR moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee ofthe Whole on the state ofthe
Union, as the general debate has been limited to
tomorrow, at two o'clock, on the bill making ap
preparations for the civil and diplomatic expenses
Of the government for the year ending June 80,
1862, and as several gentlemen, who have pre-.
pared speeches, wish TO deliver them.
Mr.. HEM suggested that the gentleman waive
the motion, in order that reports may be made
from standing committees. There were other bills
on which members could express their views.
Mr. ORR replied the House ought to go into
committee, rs the civil and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill would not probably be disposed Of for ten
days.
The question was taken and agreed to; so the
House went into committee, Mr.. Orr in the chair,
and took up that bill
Mr.. BROOKS briefly expressed his views in on.
position TO the Pacific railroad bill, arguing that
Congress has no power TO grant lands 10 any par.