Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-01-18
G0ngressional.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate--Tuesday, january II, 1854.


The CHAIR laid before the Senate letter from
the Postmaster General, in response TO resolu-
ton OF the Senate calling for Information respect
ing the detention Of the mails between New York
and Washington. Referred TO the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads.
Also communication from the War Depart
ment, transmitting statement Of the persons EN-
ployed, and their compensation, in the War De-
partment, and like report from the Stale Depart
ment.
Also, report from the Department Of the Inte-
rior communicating the names of persons recon-
mended 10 be placed on the pension rolls All OF
which were ordered TO be printed, and appropri-
atey referred.
NEW YORK MINT.
Mr.. COOPER presented the remonstrance OF
citizens of Philadelphia against the establishment
OF mint at New York.
MILITARY LANDS.
Mr.. DOUGLAS introduced a bill authorizing the
sale of certain lands reserved for military pur-
poses.
NEBRASKA.
Mr.. DOUGLAS gave notice that on Monday
next he would move to take up the bill TO establish
territorial government for Nebraska.
SLAVERY AND SLAVE TRADE.
Mr.. SUMNER presented the memorial Of cti-
zens of New York, praying Congress to adopt
measures to effect a separation forever between
trade He said that he would suffer the petition
10 lie on the table for the present.
He also presented the memorial OF citizens of
New York, demonstrating against paying the own
ers of the slaves OF the Amistad.
SLAVERY IN NEBRASKA.
Mr.. SUMNER laid on the table, that it might
be printed, the following amendment, which he
gave notice that he would move to the Nebraska
Territorial bill:
nh
March 1920 entitled AN authorize the people Of
ernmen and for the admission Of such State into the
Union equal footing with the original States, and to
prohibit slavery in certain Territories wherein i Is ex
TO the United States under the of louisiana which
lies north Of hirtysx degrees and thirty minutes north
latitude not included within the limits of the State
emplaed by the act slavery and involuntary servitude
otherwise than in the punishment Of crime whereof the
hereby forever prohibited.
BILLS PASSED.
Bills of the following titles were then severally
taken up, considered and passed
A bill for the relief Of Ezra Williams.
"A bill TO relinquish to the State Of Wisconsin the
lands reserved for salt springs therein.
A bill for the relief of John Pagan. sI
A bill to provide for the extension Of the pre-
emption privilege to California.
bill for the relief Of the heirs Of Judith Wor-
then. deceased.
A Dill Tor the relief OF Moses Omstad.
A bill for the relief of Lewis Warrenton, and E.
ST. ]. Chubb executors of Commodore Warren,on
and others.
Joint resolution to increase the clerical force
in the Office Of the superintendent of printing.
bill for the relief of Joseph Gideon.
bill confirming certain land claims in Louis-
ana, in the Bastrop Grant
bill 10 incorporate the Pioneer Manufacturing
Company of Georgetown, ID. c., was taken up.
Mr.. PETIT moved 10 add to the bill section
providing for the individual liability of the stock
holders for the debts the company, and the same
was agreed 10, yeas At, nays IA, as follows
YEAs.-Messrs. Adams, Allen Bright Brodhead,
Cass, Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa,
Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hamlin.
Houston, Johnson, Jones Of Iowa, Mallory, Norris.
Petit, Sebastian. Slidell, Stuart Thomson of New
Jersey, Wade, Walker, Williams, and Wright
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Massachusetts. Badger, Bell Benjamin, Cooper,
Dawson, Everett Fish, Foot, Jones of Tennessee,
Mason, Pearce, Smith, Sumner, and Thompson
of kentucky-l4
FRENCH sPoLIATIoNs.
Mr. HAMLIN, from the select committee to
which had been referred the bill to provide for the
entertainment and satisfaction Of the claims of
American citizens for spoliations committed by
the French prior TO 1901, gave notice that at
an early day he would ask for vote upon it.
THE CENSUS.
Mr.. BUTLER moved TO reconsider the vote by
which fifty thousand copies of the abstract Of the
census were ordered TO be printed for the use of
the Senate. Motion laid over.
After an executive session,
The Senate adjourned.