Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-23

Both Houses yesterday adopted thereport Of the
Committee of Conference on the Texas Creditors
bill, fixing the amount 10 be paid at $T,750, 00O
SO this bin has passed
In the Senate resolutions of the Legislature of
Rhode Island were presented by Mr.. ALLEN, in
structing its Senator's TO favor an extension of the
time for admitting foreigners to citizenship, and
laws TO prevent the immigration of foreign paupers
and criminals.
The time of the Senate was principally occupied
in discussion Of the bill to extend credit of three
years to railroad companies for duties ON imported
iron. The measure was advocated by Messrs
CLAY, JONES, and WILSON, and opposed by
Messrs. BRODHEAD and COOPER.
The House OF Representatives passed a bill reg
uating the carrying of passengers in steamships
otherwise, and made considerable progress with
the General Appropriation bill.
THURSDAY, February, %, 1855.
In the Senate, after the presentation Of the me-
MORALS, &C., Mr.. EVANS reminded the body of
an appropriate work for Washington's birthday
and thereupon moved the consideration of the bill
to provide for the final settlement of the claims of
the officers Of the Revolutionary Army. Mr..
SEWARD, Mr.. SHIELDS and Mr.. BELL sustained the
motion, which was opposed by Mr.. BRowN, Mr..
JOHNSON, and others upon the ground, principally,
of want Of time for the House of Representa-
The motion to take up the bill prevailed, and it
was passed by vote of 20 to Is.
The Invalid Pension bill was considered upon an
amendment Of the House striking out the provision
inserted by the Senate to carry the pensions of GER
tain widows Of Revolutionary officers and soldiers
to l848 in 0rderto put them on footing with those
previously pensioned. The amendment ofthe House
prevailed by the close vote of 20 to 10. So the
inequality remains. The widow married on the last
day of December, 1899, gets five years more pen
sion than the one who was married the day after.
The bill to allow credit Of three years to rail
road companies, without interest," for the payment
of duties on iron was discussed at great length and
then passed by vote Of 26 to 10.
A bill was also passed for the building or pur-
chase Of four additional revenue cutters.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The report Of the joint committee of conference
on the swamp land bill was adopted.
Mr.. MIDDLESWARTH made an Intellectual mo-
ton to have considered the bill granting bounty
land to soldiers of the war Of 1872 and other wars
and gave notice that he should again move its con-
sideration on Tuesday next
The House laid on the table the bill granting
lands to the State of Alabama to aid certain rail
roads.
The general appropriation bill occupied the re-
mainder of the sitting. Amongst the amendments
rejected, was proposing to appropriate 5000 900
for continuing the Washington aqueduct and one
was adopted to appropriate 100000 for a cast
iron dome for the Capitol, instead Of the wooden
one now on the centre building; also an amend.
ment to appropriate $34 532 for the completion Of
the Insane Asylum in the District of Columbia.
The committee rose without disposing Of the bill.