The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-02-14
CONGRESS.


Congress.
In the Senate, on Monday, the bill
from tue House, commonly known rs the
French Spoliation bill, was received. Mr..
Clayton urged immediate action upon it,
as there was but an immaterial difference
between the bill and the one passed by
the Senate at the last session. Objection
was made, and the bill was ordered to be
printed.
The Senate was principally occupied
in the further consideration Of the bill
making appropriations for the support of
The army, the question Immediately pend
ing being the amendment of Mr.. Shields,
proposing to send three commissioners
among the Indians and to raise volun-
teer force of three thousand men to check
Indian aggressions. Mr.. Hunter moved
substitute providing for an addition to
the regular army Of two mounted regi-
mcnis and the acceptance Of FIVE hun
dred volunteers.
Mr.. Shields suggested an amendment
TO the substitute, proposing two addition
al regiments of infantry as well as the
mounted troops. Upon these propositions
Mr. Houston, of Texas, addressed the
Senate at some length, showing that the
policy Of the whites towards the Indians
WAS the true cause Of the aggressions
made by the red men. Mr.. Jones, Of
Tennessee, was in favor ot granting the
President the force required to deep down
Indian aggressions, Sand urged that a
heavy responsibility rested upon Congress
in this matter. No decision was had upon
the pending propositions.
In the House OF Representatives the
joint resolution Of the Senate providing
for an exploring squadron to go into the
Arctic seas in scarc! Of DR.. Kane was
adopted.
The Judiciary Committee reported joint
resolutions disappearing Of certain acts of
the Territorial Legislature of Minnesota
creating railroad companies, and the
House passed them after full explana-
ton 10y Mr.. Cutting. .- .-.
The House spent most Of the day in
Committee Of the whole on Territorial
business, and disposed Of bills to enable
the peop'c Of Oregon TO form Coustitu.
ton and State Government, and for the
admission Of such State into the Union,
and providing libraries, &c, for the new
Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska, DC
Tuesday and Wednesday have also
been set apart by the House for Territorial
business
In the Senate, on Tuesday, after receiv.
ing and disposng of petitions, reports, &c
Mr.. Johnson introduced resolution
asking the President to inform the Senate
why the funds appropriated for paying the
expenses Of tie United States Di .tric,
Courts of the West had not been forwar,
ded to their respective destinations.
| Mr.. j. addressed the Senate at some
length against he manner in which the
Departments had managed the appro'
prIatons in question, and nrging the
adoption Of bis resolution.
Mr.. Gwn coinciJsd in much that had
been said hy Mr.. johnson.
This resolution was laid aside and the
army bi! was taken up, When
Mr.. Fitzpatrick addressed the Senate n,
length in favor Of the proposition in the
bill for the employ meut Of 500 Indian:
in the military service Of the United State.
and in reply to the remarks Of Mr.. IIous,
ton, delivered yesterday.
In the House, after the reading and re,
ference Of All Executive message, recom'
mendirg modification Of certain treatic.
with Kanzas Indians, on motion Of Mr.
Davis, Of Indiana, they took up the bill
TO incorporate the St. Josepb's Male Or
phan Asylum Of the District Of Columbia
which was passed. ..
Sundry private bills were next intro
duced, or reported, and referred.
The House then went into committee
on territorial business, and il being moved
to take mp the construction Of magnetic
telegraph between Missouri and the Pa,
ci6c Ocean, that motion was not finally
disposed II when We went to press.--