New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-03
XXXIIID CON q K ESS.
SECOND SESSION.
WAsuINGroN. March 2 IsSS.

SENATE. WAsuISGToS, March 2, 1855.
On motion of Mr. HUNTER, toe Virginia Land
Scrip bpl was taken mp aud discussed by Mese0.
WALKER ind COOPER; whea Mr.. STUART
threatened TO make al elaborate speech upon IL, bat
finally consented To make a motion to lay II on the
table which motion was agreedto
Sundry bills from the House, all unimportsn,, eI.
ceDtng the Bounty Land bill which came in with
three sDer DIN. n's cODcured in and passed.
Mr. CLAYTON proposed the reference OF A. u.
Benson : claim 10 the Secretary OF safe
Mr.. MASON briefly arguei sgslns. Mr. Bensca
having any claim aga.nst the Government areing IRON
the IL hos Isl ,nd affair.
A proposition wa, then made for division Of the
Houfe upon fbe subject, when it was laid on hs
table and the District OF Columbs Judiciary blu was
taken up, eighty smeneed end passed. m
The bill to incorporate the N'ho9si w~ning.en
Monument Society as read twice and referred TO the
Committee on the Juciciary
ION. resolution wss introduced direcun3 ths
Pres'cent to advance Clark Mills $4,000 OF Ins
ESQ 600 fuHo for the erection Of an equestrian sssa'
10 Gen. Washington.
The Civil and Diplomatic bill was then taken up.
The Commit go Of Conference OF the two House,
reported on the Indian Appropriation bill Concaffsa
In. a,
The bill to carry into effect the Convention, os ne
subject Of claims betHeen the United States anc In
gland vac read a third time and passed.
Twenty-Five thousand copies OF the report Of hs
Regents OF the Smithsonian Institution, ard tsesy
thousand copies OF the presentation OF the swoftd
btht1hl W NonBItrS, Ncfo W
printed.
The debate on the Civil aud Dipomstic ApprOpds
ton bill was then resumed.
The reconsd@i alton OF the vote Whereby Mr. Cisy'
ton ame ndment lts night defeated being novel,
Mr.. COOPER SAID am sorry 10 fad the ssss o.
Massachusetts, recedng from the position which sue
has so long occupied. She used to be represented
by men who from the top Of Bunker Hill hoaansa'
could look over the whole couDtry-noT her leshs,
tors at its base. Their vIsion Il hmitel, ant
they do not the requirements Of otaef sections
the country. -, -.
Mr.. CASS interupting ar. Cooper, ~ked him
how long be intended 10 discuss the SUBJECT
Mr. COOPER-As long IS | think It necessary |"
accomplish my object. o.. IAN.
;,,aa On F;nsnca mai il was better TO sbsadon ths
project of n odifyInz the Tariff and though Iae le,'
,uue of The couGtry wss TOO great, and NJ E"s
Bile % q reduction In duties, be though ''s P''PI
10 reduce upon the Appropriation oil osd oae, sa
bop. the motion TO " Jude the 1rlu po''i'' "
bill would be carried. 81, A. "a.
Mr. WELLER mainly copcurred with NJ Ns''
end thought ii the Senator from Peonsyys,o'
slow a vote TO be taken. the objecionaoIs 'e'''-
would b. stricken out Thar
Mr. STUART ssid be meant 10 hsvs 'p'Ssu. -.
was some mi,cOnceptlon a. % the ss1s =, 10 rsa
In or einsting money bi Il. They ma raiss " "a.
they were bound Thee they dsfeg.r'ed
sanction of these measures snd, therefore, tu'
i.ct of the Tariff did 10, fairy cone oeiots .ue A.
Messrs. BELL JAMES. and other oen ,"'na,Sx
sired TO speak, whereup0n, on motion 70 ls' ~ ss
the vote Ieee1Ds mt ,s.u, was announced: YEA
25; Nays, 10. ., .,sysdp
Mr.. CLAYrONS amendment was then rens.p
strike from the appropriation bill all thai rs'''~
the Tariff. ,o,. AZ u
Yea 10 II Nays. .L.;,sn,d
The senate then proceeded to examine the is 20:
the Civil ard Diplomatic Appropriation on, afts
sider the amendments suggested IN Commi!N* ~
! Whole by Mr.. Hunter. the Caslrasn Pr
Committee on Finance, and Others, Hn1u ~
""0N EVENING SESSION ,h.M
Mr.. SEWARD called up the BIZ rePonsa =
Committee on Foreign Relations 10 reisrsn''~