Demoine courier., 1855-03-22
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Thirty-Third Congress-.

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The following are some Of the prin.
cipal laws adopted by thirty Third
Congress:
/. The Kansas Nebraska bill.
D.. The Land Graduation bill.
3. The Military Bouniy-Land bill,
which distributes about two hundred
million acres Of land to men who have
been engaged In the U. S. Military serv.
ice.
4. The Navy Retired List Bill.
B. The bill increasing The salaries. Of
,he Jue'ices of the U. $. Supreme
Court.
O. Ditto tina, Of the u. S. Dislric,
Judges.
Z. Ditto tina, Of Land Office Receiv-
ers and Registers.
8. The bill adding four regiments to
the Army.
0. The Texas Creditors Paymen,
bill.
10. The bill allowing members OF
Congress TO receive pay from the open.
ing OF eac Session, whether presen. o,
not.
IL. The Emigrannt Passenger bill
i2. The Diplomatic and Consular
bill.
A Washington correspondent. of tie
New York Tribune under date OF the
9TH inst. gives the following as The final
action on several subjects.
Congress closed Il day in excellent
temper. All The Appropriation bills
were carried.
The Bounty land or Old Soldiers
bill. received the Executive sanction.
Probably two hundred millions of acres,
under that act. will 60 TO the people.
nine-ten,hs of whom reside in the ole
States.
The President has retained and peck.
e,ed several Internal Improvement; and
Harbor bile among them those rekaf
ing to 81. Clair Flats. and st. Mary's
Rirer Michigan; and ills believed also
the Savannah River, not~ outstanding his
approval, Lac, year, OF the Cape Fear
River Improvement.
Collins has been victorious il spite of
The veto. The whole measure was eng.
RATED on the Navy Appropriation bill.
with the single omission of the clause
repeating the power to give nolics TO
rescind the contract.
The Pacific Railroad bill was los, in
the House.
Senator Toucey's bill for The better
enforcement Of the Fugitive Slave Act.
which came in direct confic, with State
Sovereignty sleeps the sleep of DEATH
Mr.. May. of Maryland, Chairman Of The
House Judiciary Committee, was closely
watched by some dozen Northern mem
bers. and so he very pruden.ly declined
presenting the obnoxious measure.
The N. Y. Assay bill, or Mint meas
ure, WAS ,ri~cmphanily carried through.
Messrs. Cutting, Wheeler. Waibridge.
and Walker, were active and y~igilant in
presenting it.
Messrs. Gilchrist, o fNew Hampshire.
Lumpkin. Of Georgia. and BIackford. OF
Indiana. have been appointed Judges OF
the Court Of claims. These are said 10
be good appointments. Judge Monteo-
merry Blair, of Missouri. a son OF Francis
p. Blair, is appointed Solicitor. His
nomination was s~,renuously resisted
because Of his free soil stfinilies.
The nomination for field officers for
the four new regiments were codfirmed
according to the lis, furnished. Some
surprise :s expressed lha. no nomination
was made for Brigadier General. All
the Senators united in recommending
Gen. Shields.
The Compromise Passenger bill was
carried through both houses, bu, the Pre-
sidenl's decision ,hereupon is not ye,
known.
The Tariff remains 10 statu quo
All the Pennsylvania Wings. and Gen.
Dawson. Democrat, distinguished them
selves in opposition to any disturbance
of the Tariff.