The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-03-27
SENATE.

| SENATE.
| Saturday, March 8.
| Mr.. Rusk called up the House bill esta blish.
| ing certain Pnst Roads. Passed.
A. appropriation to Hiram Powers twenty
Ave thousand dollars, for statusry to be cxecu.
tod. was agreed to.
Tho appropriation for the Florida claims was
| then negatved. by 81 Nays To 10 Yeas
Il was now half-past ono O'Clock. and the
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was
passed as ahovo amended, and with q great
| numbcr If the other amendments also.
The Naval Appropriation Bill was then 'aken
up. An amendment appropriaing $4,000 for
the drawings and repnris of the habits Of in
sects Injurious 10 vegetation was passed.
For Tho marine barracks of Brooklin an ap.
propriation of Sl 600 was then agreed to.
An appropriation was asked for the retroces.
sion Of the icmphis (rennesee) Navy Yard to
the United States.
Mr.. Stuart, Of Michigan. demanded that n
| recommendation from the NAVY Department
| should precele such an appropriation.
The proposition was then rejected.
Ar. Seward proposed an amendment, that
tho Ocean Mail Steamer bill just vetoed. be-
altered by striking GU, the clause repeating
the power to give notice 20 the Collius c, m.
panv Of disc rniinnance If the extra allowance.
and compelling him to build a now steamer
Unanimously passed.
The Forifcation bill came back from tho
House. Tho Senate receaed from its amend
ments, aud the bill was passed.
Quite number of unimportant private bills
were thon passed.
The House then passed bill disafiirming
the right of the Legislature of Minnesota to
incorporate railroad company In that to RI
tory. and the Senate Committee on Territories.
opposed to the action fthe House, have re-
ported 10 favsr of sustaining the Minnesota
Legislature. A movement is being made to
tack the bill. affirming the action Of the Leg
islature of Minnesota. to some private bill undor
consideration in the Senate.
Mr.. Stuart-I am opposed to this process Of
passing a bill.
Quiie an animated and unparliamentarv dis
cussion now took place between different Sen
ators upon parliamentary rules. with good
deal of audible conversation upon the floor of
the Senate
The debate. which is terribly dry. promises
TO be ntcrmnable. The large auditory are
dissa isfed-the lobby members and Senators
are drowsy and listless.
At haf-past 8 the Senate went into Executive
Session, during which nothing important tran.
spired. AT It's close n recess W taken until 7.
1t il now 10 o'clock, and the Senate has
been engaged n hearing the titles OF engrossed
bills.
Mr.. Clayton. with unn nimon. consent. pro
sented resolution. thanking Mr.. Bright for
the able aud impartial manner in which he had
presided over the Senate. Unanimously pas
sed.
NJ. Rusk, from the Committee of Conf rance
on the Post Office Appropriation bill, reported
the agreement of the two Houses on tho BILL
Agreed to.
The Senate then went into Executive Scs-
sion again.
The Executive Session has closed and the
Senate is in opcn session again.
II has refused to concr with the House ns
To their interference with the Minnesota Leg
islature.
Mr.. Dawson. from the Committee of The Dis.
trict ofColumbia r"ported bill for organizing
an institution for ,hr insane of The army and
navy in tie District, and for other pnrposcs.-
Consd red and passed
Mr. J"n,s u Inwa from the Committee on
Territories rcp"rted back the bills for the erec-
tooofpulIic buildings in Kansas and n brbska
Pc ed.
The Civil and Diplom tic hill WIS ordered TO
b. engro ssed.
Mr.. oralas. from The Committee on Terri
tories. reported "A bill authorizing the people Of
Orcr on Territory tn form State Constitution
"
M. Badger obi cted for wan, oi time
Mr.. Douglas urged The passage. Tho delay
had occurred al the request of MIR. Bell. r.
D,nelas SAID good faith and public interest de-
manded their admission.
Mr. Jones--I 90 for admitting Oregon -
They have u right To como without slaves
You are however, dcsiroving the balance of
power When you reject a State which comes
with slaves that will be revolution. Then I'll
fight for them.
Mr. Bell. from the Committee on Territories
explained the bill.
Brown shall oppose this bill. We had a
promise OF no moro general Legislation. He
moved to lay upon the table. Lost-Nays, 20;
Yeas t8.
Brown-we don't know whe, her one has the
requisite population.
Donglas--Sho has rs 900, and soon will have
100000.
Brown renewed his opposition. and general
opposition was made bv Southern Sena'ors.-
The bill making further provision for the sat
isfacion of Virginia land warrants, was taken
up.
Mr. Stuart. a few minutes after IL O'Clock.
made n point of order against tho bin Hr
believed 1t was tho fourth Of March Tho
question was decided by Mcssrs Stuart and
Mason.
chairman. interposing)--Wc can sit here
until IL o'clock. noon Of the. After snme
further discussion IL was asc" rtaincd hat no
question was before the Sena,e. wher"upon
Mr.. Mason moved to take up the Virginia
LandW rrant bill Refused--nays 20. yeas 10
the Extra Compensation resolution for Senate
pages and laborers on public grounds. Tho
resolution passed.
2 30.-No quorum in tho Senate. A motion
for adjournment lost no quorum voting. A
recess proposed. Laughed at. Senate em-
barrassed by unfinished business in the House.
There will probably be nothing in the Senate
till in the morning
3:l5.- Senatejnst gone into executive ses-
sion with nothing but nh unimportant report |
before them.
Mr.. Wison-It is Sunday. am rcady TO
transact any business necessery 10 carrv on
the Government don't think thi is such. -
think IL would be better left open for mother |
year. shall vote 20 lay the bill on tho table !
Mr.. Scward--will the honorable Senator
from Massachusetts permit me 10 sugees: A |