Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-20
TnlRTY-TnIRD 0ONGREsS-sECOyD SESSION.


come manifest.
THIRTY THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. .
Thursdays Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
SENAIE-Mr. Seward, from the committee on
commerce, asked the consideration Of the Senate
on the bin regulating the carriage of passengers in
steamships and other vessels.
II was read twice and Put or It's passage
Mr.. Berjamne objected, and the bill was laid
over
il Mr. Toucy introduced bill to increase the sala-
ries Of the Judges Of the Supreme Ccult, which
was passed-yeas 30, naysl5
bllwas reported frcm thecommittee on COM
merce appropriating SO 600 to Com. Perry Tor
negotiating the treaty with Japan.
The swamp land bill was referred to the com
mijtee Of conference.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then taken NJ. and
Mr.. Gwinn moved Douglass substitute, PROPOSING
three routes as all amendment to the original bill
which was agreed TO- and the Senate adjourned
IoUsE-TLe Speaker announced the first bust
ness in order to be Mr. BENEFITS bill granting lands
equally to the several States for railroad and school
purposes
Mr.. Hamilton being entitled to the floor, Mr.
Maven appealed to him to yield with the view Of
going into committee Of the whole on the STATE Of
'tlc Oli on oiii> III ere
were only fourteen days Of The session remaining.
and those bills may be lost unless they are at once
acted on.
Nr H9uston-No doubt oft
Mr.. Hamilton moved that hlr Denuets bill be
committed 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 bill.
Mr.. Oas proposed 20 amend bV appropratjng
III Inc.
Of the mails from New ork 10 Liverpool under
certain restrictions, and requiring ottne company
the construction a another steamer Of Ike capacity
with the Baltic, P6clG, and Arctic, within two
years. lie urged tie amendment, and spoke in
Aiga praise q the Collins iiue, and stated that he
had previously opposed this appropriation, but be-
heycd now that ID was necessary to the service and
the mala gaaGce OF the line
Mr. Smith, Of iTginiu, opposed the amendment,
and personal controversy al some length eususd
between him aud M U.ds, whom he charged with
Inconsistency.
Mr.. Waibrijge followed ia en- elaborate defence
of the Collins hae ard against reducing the amount
paid them by lie government.
Without colHi1g to final action the House ad-
J9aruCj
E,2ay's Proceedings
WAsHE5Tov Fen. 1G
SEyATE-Mr. Mason, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported back the House bin re-
modelling the diplomatic and consular systems Of
the United States
HoUsE-'Ihe House went INTO committee on tho
mail steamer aTpr0pI ation bill. Mr.. Ojss amend
meut pending
Aic Herr advocated tie amendment IN a speech
Of some length, Urging i,snecessty and eaioSizing
lie Inc as q credit 10 The country.
Mr. breckenridge opposedit.
The debate wss further continued q some length
by Mgssrs. Lyons, Yates, WasLburn, Of Me, and
Cutting. in favor Of it, aud Dir. Smith, OF va and
others, IN opposition 10 it and the amen lment was
then agreed TO.
The committee then arose aud, without further
action outhe bill, the House adjourned.
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