Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-02
Y-THIRD Congo Ess.
SECOND SESSION. =



Mr.. SHrKLDs's amendment was agreed to--ysAs
81 nays 20.
Mr. BROWN moved to amend the bill by adding
in addition section TO the effect Of authorizing the
President to accept in order to meet any sudden
emergency growing out ofour Indian relations, the
service Of force not exceeding three thousand
volunteers, TO serve for period Of eighteen
months, unless sooner discharged.
Mr. b. sustained his amendment and, after some
discussion, the question was taken and decided In
the negatiye--yeas ID; nays 80. es..ese
The question was taken on ordering the bill to
be engrossed, and decided in the affirmatiye-yeas
80 nays 7.
The bill was then read third time and passed,
at 10 minutes past 8, p. M. aae81iae
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, gave notice that he would
submit substitute for the joint resolution In rea-
ton to carrying a weekly mail to San Francisco,
which he desired to have printed; and il was or
dered accordingly. III s5
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, spoke Of bill he had
introduced more than month ago, in relation to
railroad iron, which he had tried from time to time
to get up He thought it would occupy very little
time. His modesty, which he was afraid would
ruin him at last, had hitherto induced him to yield
on all occasions, and he hoped the Senate would
now 30 far crafty him as to take 1t up tomorrow
Mr.. BRODHEAD intimated that II was a mea.
sure which might not be 80 readily adopted as the
senator 6uppOBeu.
Mr. WELLER said that tomorrow would be pri-
vate bill day, and he should insist on the observ-
ance of the rule. ts, WI VA
Several attempts were made to make reports,
but the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After our report closed yesterday, af9
The recommendation Of the committee to strike
out the enactng clause in the bill establishing the
Office Of Surveyor General in Utah, was concurred
in--yeas 100, nays IA. s3N2'
MI. PHELPS, having voted in the affirmative for
that purpose, moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was rejected. His object in making
the motion to reconsider was to enable him 80 to
amend the bill as to make provision for the survey
of the lands in that Territory.
Mr.. HAMILTON thought that the first, fifth, and
sixth sections of the bill would be acceptable to
the House AT present no land In Utah could be
owned by individuals % the title Of ell Of II was in
the United States. If the survey of the lands
should not now be made, two or three years must
eapse before it could be done.
Mr.. BENSON inquired If the friends of the bill
approved Of the course which the gentleman from
Missouri proposed to take? When the subject
was under discussion yesterday it was announced
that the Delegate from Utah preferred that the
bill should be lost rather than that any Of its pro.
visions should be stricken out.
Mr.. PHELPS replied that he had had no con.
ference with the Delegate from Utah upon this SUBJ
ject He was acting upon his own responsibility,
and If the motion to reconsider should prevail he
would move the amendments he had indicated
Mr.. BERNHISEL hoped the motion of the gen.
tleman from Missouri would not prevail He
would rather that the whole bill should be lost
than that it should pass in the form suggested by
the gentleman. Utah only asked to be put upon an
equality with the other Territories
Mr.. DISNEY said that he announced to the
House yesterday that he had yielded his own pur-
poses out Of courtesy to the Delegate to Utah. If
the motion to reconsider should prevail, he would
move to strike out those sections of the bill which
ralated to donations, and would narrow It down to
the establishment of the Office of surveyor general
and to other matters to which no objection could
be made.
Mr.. HAVEN said that he voted to non-concur
in the recommendation of the Committee Of the
Whole with the view Of having the bill SO amend
ed asto express the sentiments Of the House upon
or two questions which were either directly or
incidentally connected with the subject 1t did
not benefit the American Congress to dodge this
question any longer.
Mr.. McMULLEN said in reply to there marks of
the Delegate from Utah, that the other Territories
had the benefit of law of this kind, that when
ever the people of his Territory should put them
selves upon an equality with the citizens of the
other Territories in regard to morals, then he
would vote to extend TO them the privileges which
bad been conferred upon Oregon, Washington, &c.
Mr.. ORR moved to lay the motion TO reconsider
on the table, which motion was negatved-ayes
10, noes 76.
The motion to reconsider was then agreed TO
and the question recurring the motion to strike
out the enactng clause, 1t was put and decided in
the negatve-ayes Al, noes not counted.
Mr.. DISNEY then moved so to amend the bill
cs to make it simply provide for the establishment
Of the Office of surveyor general of Utah; for the
granting to the said Territory Of sections number
sixteen and thirty-six for school purposes, and Of
two townships forthe establishment of university
and comforting upon the Secretary of the Interior
full authority to issue all needfn rules and regula-
tons for the full carrying into effect Of the bill
He demanded the previous question.
Mr. HAVEN requested the gentleman to with
draw the demand for the previous question, In or
der that he might offer the amendment which he
had minated He thought It would meet with the
appreciation Of the House. ksatrw
Mr. DISNEY replied that he fully appreciated
the zeal Of the gentleman to place upon record his
opinions Of Mormonism; but be did not think this
was the time or place. He desired to exclude all
exraneous questions and therefore insisted on his
motion. a
The previous question was seconded-ayes co.
noes not counted--and, under the operation there
of the amendment Of Mr.. DISNEY was agreed to-
Yeas lat, nays So. jsEH rs
Mr.. McMULLEN moved to lay the bill on the
table, which motion was negatived Yeas e.
nays lie.
The bill was then read the third time and passed
and the title so altered as TO make II accord with
the amendment Of Mr.. DISNEY. 3t
THE TARIYy.
Mr.. HOUSTON rose to move that the House 20
into committee for the purpose of taking up the
bill to modify the existing tariff. 1s7
Mr.. APPLETON appealed to the gentleman not
to press his motion at the present time, inasmuch
as the substitute yesterday submitted by the chair
man Of the Committee of Ways and Means had
just been laid upon the members desks, and no OPP
had been afforded for its examination.
Mr.. HOUSTON replied that so far az he was
concerned, he should have no objection TO the
to a reasonable time, Of the test
vote which he had intended 10 ask the House 10
give to-day the bill to modify the existing tariff
Some conversation ensued, when an understand
ing was effected that on Wednesday next, at one
O'Clock, a motion TO 60 into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, with view to
take up the tariff bill, should be made test vote
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