Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-08-07
Thirty FOURTH CONGREss.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
"WEDNESDAY, August 6. 1856.
our report closed yeaterday-


Mr. TOOMBS was apeakingon the Revolutionary
bill. tie continued his remarks until one O'Clock,
when
On motion by Mr., SEWARD the Senate pro.
ceeded to the consideration Of the bill for the inn
provement Of the harbor Of Apalachicola, in the
State Of Florida, on which the Senate Adjourned
yesterday for want of quorum. After some dis
cussion the bill was passed.
The following bills were then passed. after dis
cussion on their various merits, on calls of yeas
and nays, by msjorities exceeding in most cases,
two to one:
A bill for the Improvement of the harbor OF
Charleston, South Carolina.
bill to provide for the protection of Cape Cod
harbor, Massachusetts
A bill to continue the improvement Of the I'LL.
nois river.
4 bill fer continuing and completing the i'm.
provement of Red river at the Raft.
A bill providing for the survey of Atchatalaya
bay and approaches.
bill providing for the survey C the falls of Red
river, at or near Alexandria ..
a bill making further appropriation for the inn
provement OF the Cape Fear river, North Carolina.
A bill to provide for improving the harbar OF
Georgetown, District of Columbia,
bill for continuing tho improvement OF the in
land passage between the river St. Johns and ST.
Mary's in the State of Florida .
harbor of Mobile at Dog river bar, Choetaw Pass,
and to the Lower Fleet, m
A bill for continuing the Improvement of the
Hudson river. .Es
A bill for the Improvement of the harhor Of
Providence, r. l.
A bill for the erection ef sseam dredge on Lake
Michigan. ... m ..a@
A bill for continuing the Improvement of the
harbor at Providence, Rhode Island
MI H.. ~
in the State of Massachusetts, was rejected
Mr.. WELLER succeeded in taking up his bill
for constructing military road from Ell Paso, on
the Rio Grande, to Fort Yuma, at the mouth of
the Ga river and for establishing military posts
thereupon.
Mr.. w. having explained the same it was read
third time and passed
Mr.. HUNTER gave notice that he would to NOR
row call up at one o'clock the army appropriation
bill. r
On motion by Mr.. DOUGLAS, the Senate took
up House bill to continue the pension of Mrs Nan
cy Weatherford, and it was read third time and
passed.
On motion by Mr.. BROWN, the bills from the
House of Representatives relating to the District
OF Columbia was read and referred, and the Senate
bills relating to the same subject that had been
amended by the House, were taken up and the
amendments concurred in, and the bills passed
On motion by Mr.. PUGH, the Senate proceeded
to consider the resolution relating to the custom
house and post Office at Toledo Ohio and it passed
On motion by Mr.. CLAY, the Senate took up the
bill giving to Joshua Kirby and the widow of John
McNary the right to enter the lands covered by
the life-reserye of John McNary under the Chero-
kee treaties of 1917 and 1919; which, after hav-
ing been amended, was read a third time and
passed. ........ r
On motion by DIR. FESSENDEN, the Senate
took up House bill for the relief Of West Drink
water and others, and it was passed
On motion by Mr.. MALLORY, the Senate took
up House bill for the relief OF Ansel Wilkinson,
and it was passed. ~
On motion by Mr.. STUART, the Senate took up
the bill for the relief of the children of the late
General Thomas Fitzgerald and, after being
amended, it was passed.
motion was made to adjourn, and it was car
ried on a call Of the yeas and nays-lO tot