Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-17

GENATE-
SENATE.
SATURDAY, February II, 1855.


Messages from the President and the State and
Treasury Departments were read.
Mr.. SHIELDS presented instructions from the
Illinois Legislature nstructing him TO oppose tho
extension of all patents.
Messrs CLAYTON, BRODHEAD, and SUM
NER submitted resolutions on various subjects.
Mr.. ToUCY reported bill from the Commit
tee on Judiciary to protect officers IN the dis
charge Of their duty.
Mr.. HAMLIN reported bill to change the name
Of the steamer Fanny Fern to that OF Thomas H.
Stuart. Passed.
Mr.. MALLORY reported bill to promote the
efficiency of the navy.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, submitted resolu-
ton to the effect that Congress has no power to
interfere with the naturalization laws.
Mr.. CASS gave notice that on Monday he should
speak in answer to the speech of Lord Clarendon
in the English House of Lords, in which he (Gen.
CAss) was misrepresented.
The CHAIR decided that the next question in
order was the Pacific railroad bill.
Mr.. CLAY moved TO postpone the consideration
of this bill till next Monday; upon which question,
the yeas and nays were taken, which resulted in a
vote of 20 in its favor, and 81 against it thus
postponing it by a majority of four votes.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
and the journal of yesterday was read as usual.
A communication from the War Department.
transmitting $50 copies of the Official Army Regis
ter, laid ON the table and printed.
Mr. MAY stated that the select committee APP
pointed by the House, in relation to the Washing
ton instrument, had attended to their duties parti-
ally, and desired that the committee should be
continued. II was so ordered. .
Mr.. MAY, from Committee on Judiciary, re-
rod xyta h wa
motion to the appropriate committees.
The SPEAKER proposed to the House, 10 de-
vote one half hour to the disposal of various bills
&C., on the SPEAKER's table, which was objected
to by
Mr.. COBB, who stated that the Committee on
Public Lands had not had an hour and a half this
session, and they desired to report a number of
bills.
Mr. ELIOT asked leave to withdraw some pri-
vate papers from the file; but
Mr.. EDGERTON objected, and called for the
regular order of business.
The mail steamer appropriation bill as amend
ed in the Committee Of the Whole, was reported
by the committee yesterday, was then taken up.
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the main question upon the
adoption of the amendments was ordered, and de-
manded the yeas and nays.
Mr. EDGERTON moved to lay that motion upon
the table, which motion the Speaker ruled to be
out of order.
The yeas and nays were ordered on Mr.. JosEs's
motion to reconsider, and the motion was lost
yeas 81, nays Ia.
The question then required on the adoption of
the amendment of Mr.. OLDs.
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered,
and the amendment was adopted--yeas 100, nays
SO.
Mr.. 0LDS moved to reconsider that vote, and
lay that motion on the table,
Mr. MILLSON demanded the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered.
Before they were taken the announcement was
made that the secretary of the President was pres
ent with veto message of the President upon the
French Spoliation BILL
Mr.. ORR moved that it be read on Monday
next at one o'clock.
Mr.. SMITH, of Va, hoped the gentleman would
substitute Tuesday.
Mr.. OLDS rose to question of order, that tho
main question having been ordered took prece-
dence of the message Of the President
The CHAIR so decided, and the yeas and nays
being taken when our report closed.