The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-03
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
THE SESSION DRAWING TO A CLOSE
THE TARIFF KILLED OFF.
Operations of the Lobby.
ALL SORTS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Extra Allowances and Increase Of Salaries,
&c., &C., &c.
VsuRTYITaIRD CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1855.
THE VIRGINIA LAND SCRIP BILL, ETC.
On motion of Mr.. HUNTER, (dcm.) OF Va, the Virginia
Land Scrip bill taken up and discussed by Messrs.
Walker and Cooper, when Mr. Stuart (dem of Mich,
threatened to make elaborate speech upon 1t, but
finally consented to make motion to the table,
which motion was agreed to.
sundry bills from the House, all unmportant, except
ing the Bounty Land BILL which came in with three
amendments concurred in and passed.
Mr. CLAYTON (whig) OF DEL proposed the reference of
A. G. BeDson's claim to the Secretary of State.
Mr. MASON, dem of Va briefly argued against Mr..
Benson having any claim against the government ar
sing from the Lobos Islands affair.
proposition was then made for a division OF the
House upon the subject when it was laid on the table
and the District of Columbia Judiciary bill taken up
The bill to incorporate the National Washington Monu-
ment Society was read twice. and referred to the Com
joint resolution introduced directing the presi
dent to advance Clark Mills So 900 out Of the 200
fund for the erection of equestrian statute to Gen.
Washington.
THE CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL
was then taken up.
The Committee of Conference Of the two houses
ported on the Indian Appropriation BILL Concurred in
The bill to carry into effect the convention on the
subject of claims between the United States and Eng
land, read third time and passed
gents the Smithsonian Institution, and twenty thou
sand copies OF the presentation Of the sword OF Gen
Jackson to Congress, were ordered to be printed
The debate on the
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
was then resumed The reconsideration of the vote,
feated being moved
Mr. CoorER, (whg) of Pa, said-I sorry to find tao
she has long occupied She used to be represented
by men who, from the top Of Bunker Hill Monument,
are at its base Their vision is limited and they do no.
the requirements o. other sections of the country
Sa Of =. Msa tie NM Mr.
Mr. CoopsR-As long as think it necessary TO &C
ccmpith my object
CAss then said to the Chairman Of the Com nittee
Finance that better to abandon the project of
thus modifying tho tariff and though the of the
ton in duties he thought the proposal to reduce upon
the Appropriation bill bad one, and hoped the motion
to exclude the tariff portion OF that bill wo aid be carried
Mr.. WELLER, (dem.) OF Cal mainly concurrsi with
Mr. Cars and thought If the Senator from Pennsylvania
would allow vote TO be taken, the Objectionable
Mr.. STUART, (deun.) of Mich, said he meant to have
spoken There was some as to the rights
by which they bound. These they disregarded in
their junction Of these measures and therefore the sub
Msssrs BELL, JAxRs, and other Senator'S desired to
speak, whereup0n motion to reconsider the vote
tcting Mr. Ci.ytons amendment Of Yesterday the fol-
lowing result was announced: Yeas IS, nays 10.
Mr. Clay toms amendment then renewed to strike
from the Appropriation bill all that relates to the tariff
The amendment was then passed by vote Of "a yeas
to q nays.
The Senate then proceeded to examine the items OF
the Civil Diplomatic Appropriation BILL and consider
the amendments suggested in Committee OF the Whole
by Mr. Hunter the chairman OF the Committee OF II
nance, and othersAuntil half past =. M when the
Senate took recess till six o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. SEWARD called up the bill reported by the Com
mitee Foreign Relations in reference to the payment
Of W. H. De Forest of New York, So 600 for WIDER
destroyed at Panta Arenas, BY the bombardment Of
Greytown, ami offered substitute directing the mat
ter to be examined By the proper department. and such
sum paid as may DO due Passed
Notice received from the House. OF its refusal to
accede 10 the senates amendments to the Army BILL
and three names were sent in with rom the House for
u Committee OF Conf, renee thereon
The SerAe then agieed to recede from its amendment
to the bill fer the military academy.
The question upon giving extra compensation to Mr..
Marsh, late Minister to ontantnople, Mr. Pendleton,
late Minister to Peru and Mr. sohenck late Minister to
Brazil, was taken up, when an amusing colloluy toos
lee on Foreign Relations and Dir. Toombs on which
the latter complimented the former highly for
that the Com mittee on Foreign Relations wers
mistaken in come unimportant particulars, and
observed that such frankness would entitie Mr..
Mason TO greater glory hereafter THAI he
Brodh ad, Seward Morton, Badger Mason Rusk Wei err
Foo and others, when SIS, 600 up pratei for
penoleon the same amount as for schenck and 5000
the pase.iSs Exploring Of f1 isis 'f
Mr.. BRopHEAD, ldem y Of Pa, objected.
Mr. Johnson, (dem.) Of Ark.-rhe public printing of
this Congress has already gone up to nearly and
half million OF dollars / know that everything asked
for TO night win be granted. This expedition out
four years They have been twelve years publishing the
results. know there pretty pictures the DO ok,
but they are enormously expen sive.
bill was introduced here making appropriations for
Notifications, and $2 900 for defences Staten Island
was voted for when the General Appropriation bill
resumed.
Mr.. JOHNSON complained of the enormous amount al.
ready expended for printing by this Congress.
Mr.. PE4RcE Chairman OF the Library Committee made
scndIy explanat ons, and Mr.. Douglas ridculed the
Mr.. Brown thought stop should be put at once to
book making by Con yress. When book comes here to
be published you may be il is not worth publish.
heavy volumes.
Mr. PEARcK-May not the mail carey these as any thing
elsel
Mr.. BRowN-No; It might carry books and papers
from honest people TO honest people which paid
70, by those who received them and who would pay
postage also. Amendment adopted.
Mr.. Hunters proposed nendment was also adopted
which provides CLERKS to carry out the provisions of the
Bounty Land BILL
An amendment was adopted making an appropriation
OF Claims.
An amendment approprating the sum Of $3.50 900 for
water for the city OF Washington was adopted
An appropriation adopted providing for the saa-
ries of the Judges OF the Supreme Court-the Associate
Justices 70 have $1,000 per annum and the Chief JUS
tice $500.
It is now eleven O'Clock, and long desultory and
million TO twelve hundred thousand dollars for Florida
claims and arrears Of interest, with no immediate pros
pect Of adjournment
At 20 minutes past twelve O'Clock,
MT. DAWSON moved an adjournment, which with
drawn at the request Of Mr. Brown, for sction few
bills, after which Mr. Brown, according to agreement
renewed the motion TO adjourn. Loot by vote Of %
II was voted when the Senate adjourned Il should be
Mr.. Coorsn took the floor on the Florida claims.
Mr.. SEWARD moved an adjournment, which was
carried.
House OF Representatives.
wAsnISCrcS, March ., 1866.
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