Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-03
House OF Representative.

Office and Post Roads, reported bill 10 establish
certain post routes.
Mr.. McDOUGALL offered an amendment. au.
thoriziag the Postmaster General 10 contract with
the best bidder for daily express mail service
between 81. Louis, through the United States
Territories, 10 San Francisco, California the an
nual expenses not 10 exceed 100000.
The amendment was rejected--yeas 40, nays
70; and the bill was passed.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
report OF the Committee of the Whole on the state
Of the Union, upon the Senates amendments TO
the Army appropriation bill.
The House-yeas SO, nays l0l-non-concurred
in the Senates amendment authorizing the board
of officers heretofore appointed, IN relation 10 GER
tain claims resulting from military operations in
California, 10 extend its examinations 10 Chains
arising from the destruction of property1by the
troops serving under the command Of Lieutenant
Colonel John C.. Fremont in California in the
years 1916 and iSi7, by his orders, as well as for
the destruction Of property by the enemy, caused
by the occupancy of the claimants premises by
the United States troops; and appropriating $40.
54S 10 carry this provision into effect.
The Senste's amendment appropriating $4,000
10 be expended under the direction Of the War
Department in the purchase and importation OF
cames or dromedaries, TO be employed for military
purposes, was non-concurred in, yeas So, nays 90
Several other amendments were disposed OF
The Committee Of the Whole on the state ofthe
Union, on Thursday night amended the amend
ment of the Senate, which added a section increas-
ing the Army to the extent of two regiments Of
infantry and two OF cavalry, by providing for the
appointment of an additional brigadier general.
The latter was this morning concurred in by
yeas 102, nays 10.
The question was taken on agreeing TO the Sen.
ate's anne ndment, as thus amended, and decided
in the Acknowledgements l2l, nays 81.
The House also concurred in the Senate's
amendment appropriating S2,500,000 10 carry the
last named section into effect.
Mr.. ORR, from the committee OF conference on
the disagreeing amendments OF the two Houses 10
the Indian appropriation bill, made report there
on. which was adopted.
On motion by Mr.. FENT0N, the rules were
suspen ded, and the House took up the Senate bill
10 remit or refund duties on merchandise de.
stroyed lin original or unbroken packages) by fire.
between July I, 1898, aud March %. 1854
II could not, however, be finally acted on, as
the House refused 10 suspend the rule which re-.
quires bills making appropriations first 10 be
sidered in the Committee of the Whole on the
state Of the Union. The vote was-yeas i0l,
nays SIS; not two-thrds.
Commerce.
The House resolved itself into the Committee
Of the Whole on the state OF the Union, (Mr. Oar
in the chair) and, on motion by Mr.. HOUSTON,
the Senate's amendments TO the Military Academy
bill were considered. Several OF them were non.
concurred in.
The Senate's amendments TO the Post Office
appropriation bill were next acted on.
The committee took recess until seven o'clock,
and, when they reassembled resumed the consid.
Grafton OF the amendments TO the Post Office ap.
preparation bill.
The House was in session until a late hour.