The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-03-08
cussion that then took place, we present sy
nopsis in another column.
Thursday, March l, 1855.

| Thursday, March l, 1855.
SENATE.
The resolutions of Mr.. Cass, in relation Il
| securing religious freedom to American citi
| zens abroad, were taken up and passed,
| The Senate then considered the civil and di
plomatic bill, the whole discussion turning upor
the tariff section fastened to the bill in the
House. The debate was continued all day, and
with the interval of brief recess, until near
twelve o'clock at night, when the motion of Mr.
Clayton, to strike out all relating to the tariff
was lost-yeas 81, nays pas follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard, Bell,
Benjamin, Brainerd, Bright, Brodhead, Clay
ton, Cooper, Foot, Geyer, James, Pearce, Pratt,
Seward, Shields, Stuart, Thomson of New
Jersey, Wade, and Wright-2l.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Butler, Chase, Clay,
Dawson, Douglass Fitzpatrick, Gillette, Gwip,
Hunter, johnson, Jones of Iowa. Mallory Mason,
Rusk, Sebastian, Sldell Sumner, Toombs, Tou'
cey, Walker, Weller, Wells, and Wilson-24.
MIR. Douglas, who voted in the affirmative,
changed his vote, with a view to have the priv.
llege OF moving to reconsider.
AT twenty-five minutes to IL, the Senate adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Several private bills were passed, among
them one reported by Mr.. Eliot, of Massachu,
sets, for the relief of Peter Army, colored
man. Some opposition was manifested bs
Southern members, but the apprehension thas
they might lose several private bills they were
anxious to pass, finally induced them to acqui,
esce In measure in no respect exceptionable
The House agreed to insist upon its amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill, and or
dered a committee of conference. A committee
of conference was also ordered on the DISAGREE
ing votes of the two Houses on the bill granting
to Ohio the unsold lands of that State.
The House went into Committee of the Wholt
on the state of the Union on the army appro
priation bill. =
The Committee then proceeded to vote upo,
the various amendments of the Senate, most
which, so far as acted upon, were agreed tt
Before disposing of all of the amendments, an.
without reaching the one which proposes to adj
four regiments to the army, at halfpast fou
o'clock the Committee took recess until sevej
o'clock, with the understanding that the ever
ing session should be devoted to business.
EVENING SESSION.
The Committee of the Whole resumed it
session at halfpast seven o'clock.
After discussion on preceding amendments
the following was read
That there shall be added to the army twI.
regiments of infantry and two regiments o,
cavalry, organized as in the existing force; ane
that the officers and men authorized by thi
act shall be entitled to the same provisions fot.
wounds and disabilities, and the same provision
for widows and children, and the same allow
ances and benefits in every respect, as are al
lowed to other troops composing the army o.
the United States. They shall be subject to
the rules and articles of war, and the men shall
be recruited in the same manner as othel
troops, and with the same conditions and lin
itatons.'
This section was further amended in an un.
essential particular, and was then agreed to.
The next amendment Of the Senate, appro,
propriating q sum of money not exceeding
S2,5O0,O0O to carry into effect the provision
for the employment of an additional military
force, was also agreed to.
The Committee then rose and reported its
action to the House.
Under the operation of the previous question,
the action of the Committee was concurred in
upon all amendments upon which no separate
vote was asked.
Before the question was taken on those
amendments upon which a separate vote was
asked, among them that increasing the army,
Mr.. Breckenridge, by consent, introduced Q
joint resolution for the relief Of Clark Mills
which was read three times, and passed.
And then, at quarter to eleven o'clock, the
Housa adiouroad