The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-04
w ASHINGTON CITY.
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1855.
coSGREss-sATURpAY.

CoNGRESs-sATURDAY.
SrSArE-The Senate met at 10 o'clock a. m and the
possroute bin considered and passed without amend
ment
The report OF the committee Of conference on the army
appropriation bill agreed to.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the civil and
diplomatic appropriation bill and large number Of amend
ments agreed TO.
Mr. Brodhead submitted amendment providing for
the erection purchase Of buildings for and
post offices in the large cities and appropriatng therefor
s55oooo for New York city s415oos for Philadelphia
an 100000 for Boston, which not agreed TO- An
amendment providing for the settlement of the Florida
claims under the treaty Of 1919 also rejected The bill
was read third time and passed with very large num-
Der of amendments.
The naval appropriation bill thea taken up and az
ter the adoption Of several amendments II was passed
The most important of these submitted by Mr.
Seward being the mailsteamer appropriation bill
with the provision attached to the appropriation for the
Collins line stricken This has the effect OF continuing
in force the provso by which the could be erm
mated in six months notice.
Several private bills passed after which the Senate
went into executive session AT o'clock the doors
reopened and the Senate took until o'clock p
The Senate met at o'clock The Chair laid beor,
body message the President Of the United States
transmitting statement Of the number Of muskes rifles
other and equipments delivered to the State ar
senals respectively.
large number of private bills taken up and pass
ed The bill to continue the pension of Frances Baden
being under consideration Mr. Peircc moved to amend il
by adding thereto the House bill disappearing the act Of
the legislative assembly of the Territory of Minnesota
titled can act to incorporate the Transit Railroad Compa
N.Y. The President pro tenn ruled the amendment out Of
ORDER not being germane to the subject Mr.. Pearce
appealed from the decision of the Chair. long debate
ensued in which Messs Stuart Mason Badger and other:
participated
At ten o'clock the Senate into executive session
and the doors remained closed until quarter before twelve
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill pre-
vousy under discusson and Mr. Peace having Withdrawn
the amendment the bill passed number of private
and other bills then considered and at halfpas
twelve there no signs Of an adjournment
HOUSE RErREsEsTArIvEs-The Speaker laid before
the House message from the President of the United
States transmitting communication from the Secretary
of State made in to the House resolution calling
for information relative the character of the late meeting
conference of American ministers Ostend which
not disposed Of
On motion of Mr. Clark the Senate bill making appro
praons for the deepening of the channel at ST. Clair fats
and the channel of ST. Marys river was taken into con
sideration and passed
Several unsuccessful attempts then made by diff
ren members to get bills providing for internal improve
up for consideration which required either unani
suspension of the rules neither of which
| could be obtained
message was received from the President of the Uni
ted States announcing that he had vetoed the bill making
appropriations for the transportation of the United States
mails by bound steamers and otherwise and transmit
ting objections thereto Theobections were amend
ment of Mr. Odds making an appropriation of $s5sOOO tc
be paid E. X Collins the transportation of the mails
from New York to Liverpool and back, condition o
building steamship and of having ready for ser
vice in two years. good deal of feeling manifested
by the friends of the amendment but the President was
sustained by the House. they refusing pass the bill
withstanding the veto by vote of 10 to os.
The House then went into committee, and took recess
until o'clock.
At o'clock the committee resumed its session. and
proceeded TO the consideration of the amendments of
Senate l3o in numbey to the civil and diplomatic appro
praton bill The amendment increasing the salary of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
81 800 and that Of his associates 600 amended
fix the salary Of the former $65O0 and that of
latter at 1000 The amendment appropriatng $25oo0C
for continuing the work the Washington aqueduc was
agreed to-ayes so, noes "a
Mr. Dawson from the committee of conference on the
dsagreeng of the houses on amendments to the
Post-OAice bill, made favorable report; which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Phelps from the committee of conference the dsa
greeting of the houses amendments the
my b made report that the House recede from its dsa
greement to the amendment of the Senate appropratng
$4,000 for the purchase and importation Of came and
dromedaries to be used for military purposes which
port agreed to.
The committee considering the Goth amendment Of
the Senate the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
when report went to press.
HON. j. CLANCY JONES.
gives much pleasure state that the Hon. j. Clancy
Jones' of who has been confined to his
by although dangerous illness for the last week.
hass recovered he for home