Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-03-01
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HoUsE--Feb. l4-Mr. Hunter read a
bill appropriating 1928 900 for the pur.
chase of site for The erection Of mill
tary defense at the termina ton of the
Gulf Railway, in Louisiana. which was
passed,
pr. Murray, from the committee on
Printing. reported resolution. which
was passed. ordering the printing OF
$4,000 copies of the Report of the Com
missioner Of Patents. for the use of the
members. and 10000 copies for the use
Of the Commissioner. also for the print.
ing of 1000 copies of the mechanical
part. A resolution was also passed, for
printing 900 copies OF the report OF
Commodore Ptry's Expedition TO Japan;
also for printing 10 900 copies of the
Surveys on the Pacific coast.
SEYATE--WAsHlNGToY Feb, l5.-Mr.
Toucey introduced hill TO increase the
salaries of the Judges of the Supreme
Court. which was passed--yeas 80 nays
Is.
A bill was reported from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs. sppropriating
SO, 900 TO Commodore Perry, for nego
tiatng the treaty with Japan,
The Pacific railway bill was then taken
up.
Mr.. Gwin moved for the adoption OF
Mr. Douglas substitute, proposing three
routes. as an amendment to the original
bill. which was agreed TO-
HouSr The Soeaker annon,coJ +bo
first business In order to be Benefits
bill granting lands equally TO all the States
for railway and school purposes.
Mr.. Hamilton being entitled to the
floor. Mr.. Haven appealed to him to yield
in ORDER that the House might 90 into
committee of the whole on the State
of the Union on the appropriation bills.
He said there were now but fourteen
days of the session remaining, and those
bills may be lost unless they are at once
acted nLon.
Mr.. Houston said he had not doubt OF
it.
Mr.. Hamilton then moved that Ben.
netts DILL be referred to the committee OF
the whole on the State Of the Union. and
demanded the previous question pending
which the House went into committee ON
the Mail Steamer appropriation.
Mr.. Odds proposed TO amend the bill,
BY appropriating 1888, 900 to the Collins
line of steamers. fer the transpor,a-
ton of the mails from New York to
Liverpool, under certain restrictions, and
requiring that the company construc. an
other steamer Of like capacity with the
Baltic. within two years. Mr. Olds urg-
ed the anne ndment. and spoke in high
terms of the Collins line. He stated he
lad previously opposed this appropria.
ton. but he now believed it was necessa
~ 10 the service to maintain The line.
Mr.. Smith, of va, offered an nd
ment, which led TO personal controver-
sy of some length. between Mrssrs Hine
and ODDS. the former charging the latter
with Inconsistency.
Nh. Walbridge followed in an elsbor-
ate defense of the Collins line. and
against reducing the amount paid by the
Government, but without taking final
action, the House adjourned
SENATE-Feb. l6.-ThIs being private
bill day, Mr.. Mason. from he committee
on Foreign Relations. reported back the
House bill remodeling the Consular sys
tenn Of the United States
A veto message has been prepared BY
the President against the French Spolia
ton bill. 1t will probably be sent tt
the Senate to- morrow.
A large number of private bills were
passed when the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.--The House went into com
mittee on the Mail Steamer Appropris
tion bill. The question pending wa,
Mr.. Old's amendment.
Mr.. Kerr advocated the amendment
in speech of some length. urging its ne
cessity and eulogiziug the Collins line o
steamers, and said il was a credit TO tn,
country.
Mr.. Breckenridge opposed the amend
ment.
The debate was further continued
Messrs. Ly Yates. Washburne o
Maine. and Cutting. spoke in favor Of VI,
amendment. and Mr.. Smith. OF Va. ant
/ OthOiS Az oPPOSi'iOh W Ass
| The amendment was then agreed to
and the committee arose. and withou
taking any further action on the bill. tn,
House adjourned.
SENATE-Feb. 17.--Nr. Jones of Ten
nessee, submitted preamble. setting
forth that the Constitution confers upol
Congress The power to establish a uni
form rule for the naturalization of for
eigners. but is silent upon the subject o
immigration. and offered a resolution de
claring that the power to regulate immi
grafton never having been delegated b.
the people TO Congress. to government
Of the States affected by the influx @
foreigners possessed the sole power I
make law regulating their admission @
exclusion.
Mr. Csss gave notice that on Momda
next he would take notice of words al
tributed TO Lord Clarendon by the put
lie press Of this country, but which wa
subsequently modified or denied, rela.iv
to the trans Atlantic policy'to be pul
sued with reference to affairs upon tn
continent.
The invalid Pension Bill was taken u,
and. on motion, was postponed till MOI
day. The Pacific Railroad Bill was ais
postponed till Monday.
The bill to extend the credit on II
I t. tab