Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-01

A message was received from the Prssident Of
the units4 ln1oa trsnsmitting fiom the Navy De-
parment ~ the correspondence, Instructions and
Japan expedition; Which, on motion Of M. MAJ IA
SON, ives referred 70 the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and the Senate, at late hour adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A bill authorizing the Secretary Of War to pur-
chase site in Texas and contract for the erection
Of arsenas in Texas and New Mexico, and In the
Territory of Oregon.
A bill making an appropriation for completing
the public buildings in Oregon and Minnesota Ter
ritores.
A joint resolution authorizing the Legislative
Assembly Of Utah to continue their sessions for
term not exceeding sixty days instead Of forty
days, as heretofore provided.
A bill making appropriations for improving Ger
tain military roads in the Territory Of Minnesota
bill TO provide for the erection OF public build
ings In the Territory of Nebraska.
GA bill TO provide for the erection Of public
buildings in the Territory Of Kansas.
A bill TO amend the act approved 26th Of Au-
gust 1852, entitled An act to reduce and define
the boundaries Of the military reserve at St. Peters
river, IN the Territory Of Minnesota" and for other
purposes
A bill regulating the location Of bounty land
warrants In Oregon Territory.
bill to establish an additional land district in
the Territory of Oregon.
n A bill for the construction Of certain military
roads in the Territory Of Kansas
A bill making an appropriation for Territorial
road in the Territory Of Nebraska. ste
Senate bill making appropriations for the con-
struction of certain military roads In the Territories
Of Nebraska and Washington.
The committee then took up the bill to establish
a IN. ~ufC O.. ~ ruv.
lands to actnal settlers thereon.
On motion of Mr.. Jones Of Tennessee, the en-
acting clause Of the bin was stricken out, for tho
purpose of facilitating business
The committee then rose and reported its action
to the House. '-
All OF the bills reported from the committee
were severaly read the third time and passed,
with the exception Of Senate bill authorizing the
construction of subterranean line Of telegraph to
the Pacific ocean the joint resolution authorizing
the Legislative Assembly Of Utah to continue their
sessions for term not exceeding sixty days, in
stead OF forty days the bill TO amend the act to
reduce and define the boundaries of the military
reserve at st. Peters river, Minnesota, and for
other purposes and the bill to establish the Office
Of Surveyor General Of Utah to grant lands to &C
tual settlers therein
The bills not disposed Of were then placed in
such position as would keep them before the
House.
And at halfpast o'clock the House adjourned.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Feb /, 1855.
A resolution was received from the Legislature
Of Indiana, asking that an expedition be sent in
search of Dr. Kane laid on the table.
Messrs STUART, ALLEN, SEWARD, FOOT,
JAMES, ADAMS, WADE, JOHNSON, DODGE,
ofIowa, and SHIELDS, submitted private bills and
relations.
Mr.. SEWARD submitted a-plan from Hon. H.
BALDWIN, of New York, to abolish slavery in the
United States without diminishing the value of
the property of the STAKEHOLDER.
Mr.. DAWSON introduced a bill to incorporate
the Wood Gas Company which was read twice.
MIR. SEWARD, from the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, reported substitute for
the bill to establish an overland mail from St. Lou
is to San Francisco, and also a number Of private
bills.
Mr.. DODGE, of Wisconsin, called up bill to
put in commission custom-house, &c., in Milwau-
kie, and appropriate the sum necessary for that
purpose, (sss, 00O.l Passed.
Mr.. BADGER oflled up joint resolution to al
low the Secretary q War to sell part Of the site Of
an arsenal not nee L and appropriating the re-
quired sum to buy { S.te that Is needed
Mr.. MALLORY intc iuced resolution asking
that the Secretary Of no Navy be requested to
communicate the result Of certain experiments
and Mr. HUNTER for the Army bill, who were sup
ported by Messrs. BRODHEAD, MASON, BAY
ARD and RUSK, and the vote was taken as to
whether the Spolation bill should come up, and il
was lost the vote standing 20 to 20.
Several reports Of private bills we're made.
Mr.. SHIELDS called up the Army Appropria-
ton bill, and his amendment was being discussed,
Mr.. CASS speaking in favor of 1t and the bill when
We left.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
.SrEAKrR In the chair.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the an
nual report OF the Secretary of the Treasury, con-
corning funds in trust of the Chickasaw Indians
which was laid on the table.
A communication was also received from the
Postmaster General, which, without reading, was
referred to the Committee on Post Roads and OH
ces and ordered to be printed
Mr.. HAVEN wished the journal of the 10th Of
June last altered 40 as to make the chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means report BILL
which II now erroneously states was reported by
him. An order which was offered for the purpose
by Mr.. HAVEN was adopted
Mr.. RICHARDSON desired the House to act on
the bills which were reported by the Committee Of
the Whole yesterday, and the bill for the subter-
ranean telegraph from St. Louis to San Francisco
taken up.
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved the previous ques-
tion upon his amendment TO strike out the enact
ing clause, which was sustained, and the amend
ment was rejected.
Mr.. X then moved the previous question upon
bis substitute for the bin, which prevented Mr.
BENTON from addressing the House. The latter
gentleman said che could look, if he could not
speak,
Mr.. r. then moved the previous question upon
the passage Of the bill, which was sustained, and
the question was taken by yeas and nays, at the
demand Of Mr.. BENTON.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, then assumed the
chair, and the bill was passed--llo yeas, 10 nays
Mr. RICHARDSON then moved to reconsider
the vote, and to lay that motion on the table, which
was agreed to.
The joint resolution authorizing the Legislature
OF Utah to hold session Of seventy days, instead
of forty, as heretofore then adopted, sfer the
previous question moved by Mr.. RICHARDSON
The bin defining the boundaries Of the military
reserve at 81. Peters river, In Minnesota, was then
passed, and motion TO reconsider the vote was
laid on the table.
The hill estahliah tho ofIico nfg srvavor Cona-