The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 3.


Mr.. Seward called up the bill reported by tie
Committee on Foreign Relations, in r lation
to the payment of w. H. Detowst, of New
York, of $4,000 for powder destroyed at the
bombardment Of Greytown, and offered a SUBJ
stitute that the matter be examined by the
proper department, and such sum be paid as
may be due. The bill as amended passed.
Notice was received that the House refused
to accede to the Senate's amendments to the
Army Appropriation bill, and names Q COM
mittee of conference.
The Senate receded from its amer dment to
the bill for military academy.
The question of granting extra compensa-
ton to the ministers to Constantinople, Peru
and Brazil, was discussed, and the sum of $l8,
900 was appropriated to the first, the same to
the second, and So 900 to the third.
An amendment was offered appropriating
$4,000 for the publication of the account of
the exploring expedition of 1912. The amend
ment was opposed by Brodhead and Jones.
An appropriation of $4,000 was made for
the fertilization of Staten Island.
The appropriation bill is under considera-
ton, and the depletion of the treasury to any
amount is going on. Intermitting are the bills
considered, amended, rejected or passed. When
the appropriation bill recurs there is so much
noise on the floor that it is almost impossible
to hear in the gallery the detail of arrange
ments. The prospect is that the Senate will
not adjourn till tomorrow noon, when, if the
Senate are disappointed in carrying appropri-
ations to the amount they propose, they threat
On to have the deficiency bill moved as an
amendment. When it reaches the House any
amount of fun may be expected. 1t is not i'm
probable that general break down will take
place, and an extra session of Congress rem
dered necessary. We shall report any inter
esting details that may be heard at the report
er's desk, or be obtained from any reliable
source.
The amendments passed are TO increase
the salary of the Surveyor General of New
Mexico, $4,000; to equalize the pay OF the
accountants in the land Office; to make the
salary of the Surveyor General of Utah, "a, 900
and the Surveyor of Kansas and Nebraska,
81, 500, and to equalize the salary of dradghts-
men in the two Houses of Congress.
The bill passed establishing certain post
roads, and to fix the salary of the Circuit
Judge of California at $4,000.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Seward,
for the erection of Custom Houses at Cleve-
land, Pensacola, Florida, Va, Barnstable, Ms,
Bristol, R. l., adding five inspectors, and 20
weighers ard guagers to New York city, in
creasing tie salaries of weighers, measurers
and inspectors of New York, directed only re-
fined bars to be transferred from New Y ork to
Philadelphia for coinage at the mint. Mr..
Seward asked as special favor at the close OF
the present term to reciprocate courtesies OF
Senators by the passage of bill establishing
certain ports of delivery in Mississippi, Texas
and Kentucky. Passed.
To MIR. Stewards amendment in relation to
custom houses and post Offices, &C., Mr.. Brod-
head moved further amendments to make ap-
preparations for custom houses, post Offices, &c.
in large cities-New York, $55O,OOO; Phila-
delphia, $475,OO0 Boston, 100000; to be
expended under the direction of the Postmas-
ter General. This was defeated.
The committee of conference on the army
appropriation bill reported in favor of army
commissioners to examine and settle California
claims, and for giving the President authority
to appoint officers below the grade of field of;
ficers as though appointment were made dur
ing the vacation of Congress.
The House bill establishing certain post
roads was called up. Mr.. Weller said he de-
signed adding thereto a provision for an ex-
press mail between St. Louis and San Francis
co, but as the House had voted in opposition
he would not renew it SO late in the session.
Mr.. Gwin offered an amendment for week
ly mail between the Mississippi river and the
Pacific.
Mr.. Hunter asked Mr.. Gwin to withdraw
the amendment.
Mr.. Cooper-We will vote it down in a
moment. The amendment was then defeated,
% to Is.
The bill was then passed as before stated
without amendment.
Mr.. Toombs moved that the salary lof the
Judge of the Circuit Court of CalifofMia be
made equal to that of Justices of the Supreme
Coart-negatived.
An appropriation to Hiram Powers of $25,
900 for statuary to be executed was agreed to-.
The appropriation for the Florida claims was
then lost-3l to 10.
1t was now half past o'clock and the civil
and diplomatic bill was passed as above men,
toned, with q great number Of additional
amendments.
The Army Appropriation bill was then taken up
Mr.. Mallory offered an amendment providing for
the construction of seven sloops of war. Rejected
Mr.. Hunter then remarked that the House had re-
fused to agree to the report Of the committee Of
ference on the military appropriation bill and that
new committee was necessary.
An appropriation of ten thousand dollars was then
made for the marine barracks at Brooklyn.
An appropriation was then asked for the retroces-
sion Of the Memphis Navy Yard to the United States
The forti6cation bill came back from the House.
The Senate receded from its amendments, when the
bill was passed. Quite number of unmportant pri-
3ate bills were afterwards passed.
The House passed bill re-afirming the right of
We legislature Of Minnesota to incorporate Railroad
Company in that Territory, and the Senate's commit
tee on Territories opposed the action of the House
have reported in favor of sustaining the Minnesota
bill affirming the action Of the legislature Of Mime
sofa to some private bill now under consideration
Mr. Stuart said he was opposed to this process of
passing bills.
Quite an animated. supplementary discussion took
rules, with considerable Of audible conversation on