The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-04
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1855.

The Senate met at 10 o'clock, a. m.
On motion by Mr. BADGER, the reading OF the Journal
of yesterday was dispensed with
The bill from the House of Representatives for the relief
of the widow Of W. Irving, deceased, considered and
passed.
Post Roads whom referred the joint resolution from
the House Of Representatives for the final stmen of the
of John d. Comesnil reported it without amend
and recommended it's passage; and IL read third
time and passed.
The bill from the House Of for the relief
Of the legal representatives of William A. Christian
considered and passed. r@
Posr-RoUrE BILL
Mr. RrSK called up the bill from the House of Repre-
senatives to establish certain posroads and hoped
would be passed without amendment
Mr. WELLER stated that he had designed offering
Louis, Missouri and San Francisco California; but prop
oston of that kind having been made in the House of
Representatives which had been voted down. would
detan the Senate by proposing the amendment late in
the session.
Mr. GWIN stated that he should offer that amendment
The one voted down in the House was for a daily mail
and he wanted to have a weekly mail
Mr. RuSK thought that the insertion of that amendment
would result in the defeat of the bill.
Mr. GWIN replied that the proposition which he submit
ted for weekly express mail overland, from point
the Mississippi river the Pacific ocean, bad been
ported favorably by the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads Of which his friend from Texas chair
man and he coaident that If the amendment
adopted the House would agree 10 it.
Mr. HUNTER hoped that the senator from California
would withdraw the amendment it met with oppo-
sition. ra
Mr., COOPER, We win vote it down in a moment
The question being takcn the amendment not agreed
to--yeas l5, nays 23-as follows:
Geyer Gillette, Gwn Mallory, Morton, Seward, Shields,
Butler Csss Clay. Cooper, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Hunter
Jones Of Iowa. Mason Petit Pratt Rgsk, Sebastian Sill
dell Stuart Thompson of Kentucky, Toombs, Wells, and
Wilson-23
The bin then read third time and passed withou.
amendment
ARMy-APPRoPRATos BILL ETC.
Mr. SHIELDS from the committee Of conference the
dsagreeng of the houses the armyappropr
alton BILL submitted report which was agreed to-
Subsequently, message received from the House Of
Representatives that the report of the committee OF confer
ence not concurred in by them and on motion by
Mr. HUNTER second committee OF conference Was APP
pointed.
The following bills from the House Of Representatives
were scveralIy read a third time and passed
Bill establish Columbus in the State Of Mississippi
Chattanooga in the State of Tennessee and Hickman in
the State Of Kentucky, ports of delivery.
Bill for the relief OF Paul ). Ridgway, Of Ohio.
Bill extending the provisions of the Of August 4
1882 entitled "An act grant the right Of way all rail
and plank roads and macadamized turnpikes passing
through the public lands belonging the tned States
the public lands in the Territories Of the United sates
CIVIL AsD DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION nuL.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bin from
the House Of Represent making appropriations for
the ciy and diplomatic expenses Of for the
poses.
Mr. SEWARD, by direction Of the Committee on Com
merce, submtied amendment making sppropria-
tons for the erection purchase Of buildings for custom
houses in Cleveland Ohio Pensacol Florida Alexandria
Virginia Barnsabe Pattsburg, New York.
and Bristol, Rhode Island
Mr. BR0DHEAD moved to amend the amendment by
providing for the erection purchase Of buildings for
eusiohouses and post ocee In the large cies and aPpro
pratinc therefor $550D0o for New York city, $475o00
for philadelphia and S4O00o0 for Boston the be
expended under the direction OF the President OF the United
states the Secretary OF the Interior, and the Posas
ter General
The amendment 70 the amendment not agreed TO
and the amendment the Committee Commerce was
agreed to-yeas "a nays ..
Mr. CwIN submitted amendment appropriating
s55 600 for repairs Of the branch mint New Orleans
which agreed TO-
An amendment submitted by Mr.. MALLORY providing
for OF the Florida claims under the treaty Of
1919; which was rejec,ed--yesa 10, nays 81.
The bin was at length read third time and passed
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hill
Mr. HUNTER, from the Committee Finance reported
back the nsvsl-sppropration biil With amendmeht
which was agreed 70,