The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-14
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SENATE. Mr.. Jones. OF Iowa, presented the me
mortal Of the legislature 81 lows h favor 81 over
iAnd mails and . telegraph 70 the Pacific. ordered
to be printed.
Mr. sumner presented the petition Of the citizens
ot Providence In favor of treaties STIMULATING thai
ARBITRATION nstead OF be the mode Of settling
national disputes
Also the petition of the citizens Of Worcester thai
slavery be expressly prohibited Ia all the terrific
rfes by act OF Congress. He also introduced bill
10 secure the payment of wages to seamen In case
of wreck
Mr. Seward introduced eight separate bills, pur
euant to previous notice, for improving the lake
harbors, which, on motion Of Mr.. Stuart, were re-
TERED to the committee on commerce.
Mr. Seward called up the bin to remit or refund
duties on goods destroyed by great free, reported
by the finance committee on the 9th inst Passed.
The following 10 an abstract of the bill /:
The Secretary Of the Treasury may remit or re.
fund duties on unbroken aud original packages de
stroyed by fire which were imported between the
9TH OF July, 1885, and the 2sth OF March, 1854 The
Collector and Naval Officer to be commissioner
TO ascertain these losses The goods must have
oeen destroyed within five years; and If imported
subsequently TO the passage of this act, within two
years from their importation
The testimony before said commissioners must
De In writing. Pro rata allowances for damage 70
be granted where goods not entirely de stroyed
II there Is no naval officer within the district then
the District Attorney, or some other collection off.
Ger, and the collector, to compose the commission
Mr., Toucy called up the bill establishing Cir,
cult Court OF the IT, s. for California, which wal
discussed and passed
Mr.. Petit called up the bill fixing the salaries Of
District Judges of the u. s.
The bill was discussed by Messrs Fessenden
Petit Toucy, Mallory, Clayton, Bell, and Gwin
and finally passed without amendment.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken up, and
slight amendments were made, on motion of the
| members of the committee of finance and Indian
affairs, providing appropriations to colonize the
Texas Indians and purchase agricultural instru.
ments; for establishing common schools and agen
cies where none now exist Tor seyering the su
perlntendency OF Indian atfairs from the Cover
ners of Washington and Minnesota Territories
and to increase the Indian reservation in Calfor
mia
After long and desultory debate the Senate ad
| iourned.
| HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs-A resolution. of
fered by Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, was adopted tina
for the remainder of the session all debate in com
mittee of the whole the state of the Union shall
be confined strictly TO the question proposition
under consideration, except during such evening SEES
sions "a the majority of the House may order 70
On motion of mir Bayly, of Virginia, the Hous
suspended the "a les to take up the joint resouto,
authorizing tAe President TO confer the brsyet tit
of Lieutenant General General Scott for eminsn
military services, aud it was passed-yeas 1885, nay
NJ. Giddiugs vainiy sought TO otter the foIlowiu,
preamble and resolution:
Whereas, The true policy OF this and all Repubii
Iau III peace
as possible, with all nations and Encouraging the spI
tit of war and rapine. therefore,
Resolved, That Major General Winfield Scott TO
his peTseverins efforts to maintain peace and avoii
| Dioodshed our NoItheastern and Northwestern
frontiers, when they threatened with violenc,
and war, ID entitled to the thanks of Congress aut
| the gratitude CT the American peopls.
The House passed the bill establishing an add
ti0nal land distinct IN Wisconsin
Mr.. mcDousall moved & suspension of the rule
III order to report bill authorizing daily e4prss
| mail between St Louis and San FranciEco.
Disagreed TO, not two thirds voting for it.
The House c0aeia cred the joint resolution TO ful6
the stipuatons of article CT the treaty of l3l!
between the United States and Spain. 1t directs tht
Secretary OF tie Treasury TO pay to persons entitled
to receive the same the full amount of damages de
creed by territorial and district Judges of the United
States for losses 10 EGs. Florida. The amount in
volved is over million of dollars
Without concluding the subject, the House ad
jourued.