The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-03-08
Friday, March 2, 1855.
SENATE.


An act making further provision for the sal.
isfaction of Virginia land warrants was laid
upon the table.
The committee of conference on the Indian
appropriation bill made a report, which was
concurred in, and the bill was passed.
The bounty land bill, as it came from the
House amended, was passed.
A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to settle the claim of Alfred g. Ben
son, on principles of equity and justice, was
laid upon the table.
The judicial reform bill for the District of
Columbia was taken up, amended, and passed.
The civil and diplomatic bill being taken up,
the question was upon Mr.. Douglass motion
to reconsider the vote by which Mr.. Clayton's
amendment was rejected.
After much discussion, the motion to recon.
slider prevailed-yeas %, nays 10.
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard, Bell
Benjamin Brainerd, Bright, Brodhead, Cass,
Clayton, Cooper, Fessenden, Foot, Geyer, Hous.
ton, James, Jones of Tennessee, Pearce, Petit.
Pratt. Seward, Stuart, Thomson of New Jer.
sey, Weller, and Wright-25.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Butler, Chase, Clay.
Dawson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Evans, Fitz.
patrick, Gillette, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, NAL
Tory, Mason, Morton, Slidel, Sumner, Toombs,
Wells, and Wilson-l9.
The question was then taken on the motion
of Mr. Clayton to strike out that part relating
to the tariff and it was agreed to by the follow.
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard, Bell
| BENJAMIN, Brainerd, Bright, Brodhead, Clay
| ton, Cooper, Fessenden, Foot, Geyer, Houston,
| James, Jones of Tennessee, Pearce, Petit
Pratt Seward, Stuart Wade, Weller, and
| Wright-24.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Butler, Chase, Clay
| Dawson, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Gillette, Hunter
Jones of Iowa, Mallory, Mason, Morton, Sebas
| tan, Slidell, Sumner, Toombs, Toucey, Walker
| Wells, and Wilson-2l.
| Mr. Hunter then offered various amendments
| from the Committee on Finance.
| Numerous miscellaneous amendments wers
also offered and adopted, after more or less eS
| PLANTATION.
A recess was taken from four until sir
! O'Clock. and, on re-assembling in the evening
| the fortifcation bill was taken up and passed.
Several amendments were then made to the
| civil and diplomatic bill, among them an ap
| preparation of s250,000 for the Washington
aqueduct, which was carried by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Badger, Bayard, Bell
| Benjamin, Bright, Brodhead, Butler, Chase
| Cooper, Dawson, Douglas, Foot, Gwin, Hous
| ton, Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Nal
| lory, Mason, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Seward
Shields, Stuart, Sumner, Walker, Wells, VII
son, and Wright--3l.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Brainerd, Evann
| Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gillette, Hunter, Morton,
| Petit, Sebastian, Slidell, Thompson of Ker.
| lucky, Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs, and
| Wade-l5.
| After protracted session, the Senate adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, =.
| The House resumed the consideration of the
army appropriation bill,
| The Committee of the Whole on Thursday
| night amended the amendment of the Senate
which added section increasing the army &c
the extent of two regiments of infantry and
two of cavalry, by providing for the appoint
ment of AN additional brigadier general. The
latter was concurred in-yeas l02, nays 70
and the Senate's amendment, as thus amended
was agreed to-yeas l2l, nays 81.
| The House also concurred in the Senate's
amendment appropriating S2,500,000 to carry
the last-named section into effect.
| The committee of conference on the Indaa
appropriation bill made a report; which was
adopted, and the bill was passed.
| The West Point Academy appropriation bill
| was taken up and passed.
| The House then again went into Committee
| and proceeded to consider the amendments q
the Senate to the Post Office appropriation bill
without disposing of which, at quarter pas
| four o'clock, recess was taken until SEVEN
| EVENING SESSION.
When the Committee rose, the House con
Cured In some of the amendments, and re
jected others; among the former, that authori