The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-28
CONGRESS- TUESDAY

SEsAfEMr Benjamin presented joint resolutions OF the
legislature Of Louisiana in favor of the establishment Of
mailroute between New Orleans and San Francisco via
the isthmus Of Tehuantepec.
The Chair laid before the Senate message from the
President Of the United States transmitting report Of the
Secretary of the Navy in relation to the orders issued by
that department the officer in command of the home
squadron in pursuance Of which the United States sloop
owar Albany ordered her last cruise Carha-
gena and Aspinwall, &c.
The House bill to amend the act entitled "an act
duce and modify the rates Of postage in the United States
and fol- other purposes approved March B 1851,
taken up, amended and passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration the report
the committee Of conference the disagreeng of
houses ON the bill the relief purchasers and
ocaters of swamp and overowed lands which dis
cussed by Messrs johnson, slie Stuart Brown Bena-
min Dawson, Adams and Others, at some length. The
question being taken the report Of the committee of
ference was agreed To yeas "a nays 20.
The ocean-ma-steaner appropriation bin was then
taken up and long discussion ensued in relation the
appropriation for the Collins line of steamers in which
Messrs Badger Geye Jones of Tennessee Bayard Butler
Rusk, Stuart and others participated
The Senate adjourned at nine O'Clock, without dsposng
of the subject.
HOUSE OF REpnEsESrATrEs.-Th Speaker laid before
the House communication from the Secretary of the In
terror transmitting report of the Commissioner of PEN
sons made the resolution of the House call
ing for information relative to the quantity of land that
win be required carry into effect the bill of the Senate
granting bounty land to officers and soldiers who have been
engaged in the military service of the United States in
which the Commissioner says that it viii require at least
oooooooo of acres and perhaps 2oo,ooooooi which
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The naval appropriation bill and the fertilization appro
priaton bill were severay read third time and passed.
Mr. Middeswarth moved to suspend the rules enable
them to take W .l consider the Senate bill granting
bounty land the officers and soldiers who have been
gagged in the military service Of the United States for
term of fourteen days at any time from the commence
ment of the revolutionary up to the 18th of June
1912, and to who have been engaged since; which
motion agreed to--yeas l26, nays 81. After short
time, its further consideration postponed until to-
morrow.
The House then went into committee and after maturing
the ndianappropration BILL they proceeded to the consid
Grafton of the amendments of the Senate the armyap
preparation BILL After short time the committee took
recess until O'Clock.
During the evening session. which apart for gem
era debate Mr. Wabdge addressed the committee the
subject of neutral rights Mr. Run delivered an able and
eloquent speech against the doctrines of the know moth
ngs and Mr. English spoke at length the subject of the
Smithsonian Institution. After remarks by Mr..
Goodwin favor and Mr. Leeher against the restoration
of the Missouri Compromise the committee rose and the
House adjourned