Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-14
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Febraary lath, 1865.

TUESDAY, February 18th, 1866.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa. asked and obtained leave
10 introduce bill for continuing the improvement
Of the harbor Of Dubuque, ON the Mississippi river,
in the State of Iowa; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. GWIN asked and obtained leave to intro
duce bill TO complete the Notifications at Fort
Point and Alcatras island, in the harbor OF San
Francisco, California; which was read twice, laid
on the table, and ordered TO be printed, together
with certain documents in relation TO the subject
Mr. G. also asked and obtained leave TO intro
duce joint resolution in reference to manifests in
certain cases which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Kentucky, asked and OBJ
tanned leave TO introduce bill for the relief Of
Catharine NJ Hamer, widow of General Thomas l..
Hamer; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. MORTON asked and obtained leave TO in
troduce bill for the continuation and completion
of the surveys for canal route across the sthmus
of Florida; which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. CHASE asked and obtained leave to intro
duce bill to increase the compensation OF the col
lectors of customs at Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio;
which was read twice and referred to the Commit
| tee on Commerce.
Mr.. CLAYTON asked and obtained leave to in
Il tTOuuCt u Uui iOT TIC TcHci vi imam AiuhSci,
which was read twice and referred to the Commit
| tee on Foreign Relations.
BILL REcoMMIrTED.
On motion Of Mr.. GWIN, the bill for the better
protection of life and health board OF passenger
ships, which was reported from select committee
on the subject was referred to the Committee on
Commerce, in order that 1t may receive some modi-
| ications
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motiop of Mr. HUNTER the Senate resrmed
the consideration of the bill from the House Of
Representatives, making appropriations for the
current and contingent expenses of the Indian
Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations
with various Indian tribes for the year ending
June 80, 1856.
a. long discussion ensued on various amendments,
in which Messrs. BELL, PETIT, SEBASTIAN,
CHASE, WELLER, BROWN, ADAMS, STUART,
and others participated.
Without disposing Of the bill, it was laid aside,
| and
Mr.. STUART moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration of executive business; but gave
| way to motion that the House bills on the table
should be referred which was accordingly done.
Mr. WELLER then obtained the floor, and sub
mitted resolution that on and after tomorrow the
daily hour of meeting Of the Senate should be ii
o'clock, A. M.
Mr.. BAYARD called for the yeas and nays on
the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. STUART moved to postpone the further
consideration of the resolution until tomorrow, in
order to have an executive session
The question being taken, no quorum voted;
whereupon, on motion,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL o'clock, M.
The SPEAKER laid before the House joint
resolution of the Legislature of the State of Iowa.
asking the aid of Congress to improve the Mssis-
sippi river, SO as to facilitate the of naviga
ton
Mr. COOK expressed the hope that the Commit
tee on Commerce would give the subject their ear
ly consideration
Mr.. DUNBAR, as a member of the Committee
on Commerce, was of the opinion that if these sep
arae measures and bills passed by the Senate, with
REGARD to internal improvements, were referred to
his committee, they would not be favorably report
ed upon during the present session, and he hoped,
therefore, that the friends of such measures would
favor their reference to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
The joint resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
DISCIPLINE OF THE NAVY.
Mr.. SKELETON demanded the regular order of
business.
The SPEAKER announced that business of
public character coming from the Committee on
Naval Affairs was the regular order of business for
to-day. -t
Mr. BOCOCK, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported bill to provide more efficient
discipline for the navy; which was read twice.
Mr.. b. expressed his thanks to the House for
the courtesy which they had extended to his COM
mittee by setting apart this day for the consdera
ten of business of a public character reported by
the Committee on Naval Affairs and he would
pledge himself to the House that he would not
abuse their courtesy by occupying unnecessarily
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bills on which he was DESTROYS to get the action of
the House; one of which had just been read
another of which had recently been sent down
from the Senate, entitled A-bill to promote the
efficiency of the navy which had passed that
body unanimously; and the other was the bill re-
ported few days ago by tho Committee on Naval
Affairs to authorize the construction of seven addi-
tional sloops ofwar. To pass these bills to-day
would require great economy in the time Of the
House. The passage of the bill which had just
been read was desirable from the fact that no lc-
gisation in respect to the discipline of the navy
had been had since the year 500 except in 1850,
when Congress abolished punishment by the lash,
and provided for nothing in lieu Of 1t.
After the bill was slightly amended, it was read
a third time and passed.
ADDITIONAL STEAM sLooPs-oF-wAR.
On motion Of Mr.. B0C0CK, the House then re-
solved itself into the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union-Mr. HAMILTON in the
chair-and proceeded to the consideration of the
bill providing for the construction of seven addi-
tional steam sloops-ofwar
Mr. B0C0CK advocated and explained the pro-
visions Of the BILL which authorizes the Secretary
Of the Navy to cause to be constructed for the U.
States navy steam sloops-ofwar, Of whichfour
shall be built in the navy yards Of the government,
and three by private contract under such restric-
tons and limitations as may be proper to protect
the interest Of the government, and to secure the
utmost rate Of speed which may be attainable, con-
sistenty with their proper adaptation to war pur-
poses. For this purpose the bill makes an appro
priation Of one million of dollars
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, submitted and adj
vocated an amendment providing that one Of said
sloops- ofwar shall be built at Memphis on condi-
ton that the authorities Of that city shall reconvey
to the United States, by good and sufficient deed,
the hayward and appurtenances ceded to them
by the act Of August 4, 1854, entitled =" An act
making appropriations for the naval service Of the
United States for the fiscal year ending the 30th Of