New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-01
XXXIIIp ESS
SECOND sESSION.

SENATE. .WAsHISGTos, Feb. %. ls55.
The CHAIRMAN laid before the Senate sconmu-
nicaon from the Secretary OF the Interior reaVe 70
the Cboctaw Indians.
The bill from the House OF Representatives 70
amend the act approved August 90 1852, entitled
AN Act 10 reduce and define the boundaries OF
"militsry reserve a. 81. Peter River, territory Vi
Minnesota was passed.
The bill to provide more efficient discipline for the
On motion Of Mr. STUART the Senate proceeded
TO discuss the reconsideration OF the report from the
Committee OF Conference upon Swamp LANDS
The debate was technical, involving legal questions
by Messrs johnson, Douglas Stuart Butler, and
others.
Mr.. WELLER move3 to lay the motion TO recon-
sider upon the table which would table the bill. He
wanted the bill deferred till the next session. to give
tin for the examination
The notion not sgreed to-
Nes.rs. DOUGLAS, WALKER and BRIGHT
continued the discussion at the close OF which the
Senate refused TO reconider their vote upon the re-
port of the COMMITTEES Of Conference 'a swamp
Lands, by "a Nays to 81 Yea.
SuLdry bills from the House Of Representatives
were sent in for concurrence, and sundry bills acts
and resolutions were received from the fr-sdenf
with bis signature attached.
The Mail Steamer Appropriation bill was then
taken up.
MIR. Cheses sn epdmert TO let the contract s'snd ss
il is for years, ected By 81 Nays TO 10 Yeas
Mr.. Joness Tenn amendment offered Yesterday
was renewed, to serve the notice to close the extra
pay which was allowed by the Act Of 1852. Negs-
tived-Nays 81, Yeas II.
TIE bill was then reported rem the Committee OF
the Whole back TO the Senate, when
Mr. HUNTER renewed the amendment proposed
by him last evening, TO strike out the night to repeal
the col tract. Reiected-Nsys IS Yeas "a.
Mr. PEARCE moved an amendment by inserting
provso that the propretors OF the Collins line shall
agree 10 such modification of their existing contract
as shall reduce the snount per trip from s33 900 TO
s25 COO after the 3lsi Of December, ls55. Mega
tived-Nsys 25, Yeas %.
Mr. CLAYTON moved for reconsideration the
vote ius, taken on Mr. Hunters amendment, AZ Mr.
Geyer and be had made mistake in pairing of.
After scme further remarks from Messrs. loombs,
Geyer and CLAYTON the motion TO reconsider was
jected By 8 vote OF - to -.
The bill was then passed. Yeas, Pc Nays, %.
The effect Of the bill 10 continue the Transstlan
tic mails TO the Collins line till April, ls6o go 900
the round trips the Senate eoncuring with the House
in renQushing the right Of Congress to terminate the
contrsct by the Elk months notice previously incor
porated.
Mr. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance
reported the bill from the House containing the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, with . modifca-
ton of the Tariff, and asked the Senate to pas the
same wiihou. amendment.
M PEARCE objected TO having the modification
Of the Tariff forced upon the Senate in this manner
and it vss finally made the order Of the day for TO-
morrow.
Mr.. CASS gave notice that be should call up the
resolutions respecting religious freedom abroad to-
morrow.
The Senate then went into Executive session. and
unanimously eoIfImec Winfield Scot. - LegieaaI
General Adjourned.