Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

IN inc Senate, yesterday, at mo CONCLUSION
of the address of Mr.. Bell, Oh the occasion Of
the presentation of the sword of General Jack
son, various reports from committees were
made, and were appropriately disposed Of.
| Shortly afterwa. de, the Indian Appropri
alton bill was taken up, and was discussed on
amendments by Messrs. Hunter, Rusk, Seward
Weller, Ben jamin, Brown and others, ere the
said bill passed.
The bill to amend the act entitled an act to
| reduce and define the boundaries of the mill.
tary reserve at st. Peters river, in the Ter.
| ritOry of Minnesota, was then taken up.
Shortly afterwards they adjourned.
In the House, message was received from
the Senate announcing the presentation to that
| body Of the sword Of General Jackson, whic b
| was sent over with the message.
Wkereupon resolution was adopted for the
| admission of ladies into tho body Of the Hall;
| and the fair sex having crowded into the sea-, 3
| Of many members
Addresses commemorative Of the life, char
| acter, and public services Of Jackson, were
| delivered by Messrs. Smith and Zollicoffer of
Tenn and Mr.. Benton of Mo.
On motion of MIR. Walbridge, loo, 900 copies
| Of the addresses, delivered in both houses on
| that occasion, were ordered to be printed
Shortly afterwards the House wen. into the
Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union on the naval appropriation bill, which
was debated on amendments for some time,
and then laid aside.
After which the Indian appropriation bill
was considered until after four p. m
A recess was then taken until seven p. In ,
when, on coming together, the committee were
occupied wholly in the delivery of general
speeches until nine p. m.
They then rose, and tho House adjourned.
Proceedings Of To-Day.
In the Senate, to-day. Mr.. Rush called up
his bill to amend the law regulating the rates
Of hostages. This bill provides that on letters
going less than 1900 miles in the mails, the
hostages charge shall be three cents, and ov or
that distance five cents, except where conveyed
under postal treaties
Mr.. r offered several amendme nts to this
bill. among them being one providing that
after the lst OF January, 1856, all letters con-
veyed in this mode shall be prepaid by stamp,
and that money letters shall be registered,
though not legislating responsibility on the
Department for their delivery.
These and other amendments being con-
CURED in, the said bill was duly passed.
The bill for the relief Of purchasers and
lOc 8JOIs OF swamp lduOs next c8mo up on mo-
ton Of Mr.. johnson, and the points of disa-
greement between the members of the confer
ence committee on 1t were debated by Messrs
johnson and Slidell, the latter being on the
floor as the Star goes to press.
In the House, after many unimportant mo.
tons to suspend the rules, the regular order
OF business was called for.
The Speaker announced the first question in
order to be Mr.. Stewards motion to suspend
the rules to take up the bill for the improve
ment Of the Savannah river, below the city of
Savannah, apprOpriating $l6l 900 for the re-
m0val Of distractions placed in the river fer
tho purposes of defence during the revolution
AIRY war; rules not suspended.
The question then arose on agreeing to the
amendments reported by the Committee of tho
Whole on the state of the Union to the naval
appropriation BILL which being agreed to, the
said bill was passed.
Mr.. Houston moved to discharge the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state Of the Union
from the further consideration of the annual
fertilization appropriation bill; which being
agreed to, the said bill was duly passed.
Mr.. Latham moved to suspend the rules to
take up the bill to estab lish a circuit court Of
tho United States in California; which being
agreed to, the said bill was passed.
Mr.. Middleswarth moved to suspend the
rules to take up Senate (Mr Brodhead's 81 bill
granting more bounty lands to the officers and
soldiers of the war Of 1912; on which motion
the yeas and nays we're ordered. The ques.
ton was being pu. when the Star went to
press