The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-25
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SENArE-The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President Of the United States in answer
resolution calling for copies of any letter letters received
by him. by the Attorney General of the United States
from Samuel d. Lscompe chief Judge of Kansas Terrific
r explanatory of his judicial conduct in that Territory
ALSO report from the Secretary of the Treasury in rea-
ton to lands owned by the United States Chelsea
sachssetts Mr. Hale moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which the Senate passed the bill from the House of Repre-
senatves authorize the people of the Territory of Min
nesota to form constitution and State pre-
plraory their admission into the Union equal
footing with the original States long debate ensued
in which MesrA Thompson Of Kentucky Douglas Bell of
Tennessee Green Adams Bayard, Butler, Pugh and Others
parcpated when the motion TO reconsider agreed
toyeas 49, nays 81. Mr. Hale then moved to reconsider
the vote by which the amendment adopted restricting
the right of suffrage to citizens of the United States
Messrs Biggs, Brown and Critenden opposed that
ton and Mr. Toombs advocated it. About haltpast five
o'clock the Senate found itself without quorum and ad-
journed.
HOUSE REPREsENTATlyEs-The House resumed the
consideration of the legislative executive and Judicial APP
preparation BILL reported yesterday from the Committee
of the Whole with amendments and with recommendation
that it do pass The amendments coneurred in and
the bill passed separate had upon the amend
ment of Mr. Tappan of New Hampshire to strike out the
clause appropriang $4,000 for the compensation and
mileage Of the legislative assembly of Kansas, which
sultedycas 9 nays 90 Senate bill provide for
tanning the relative value of the coinage Of the United
States and Great Britain and to fix the relative value Of
the coins CT the two countries taken up and passed
This bill provides for the appointment Of commissioner at
compensation of S5000 to arrange, with like commits
soner on the part of Great Britain the relative value OF
the coins of the two countries Senate bill 10 remit or
ed by fire. was also after brief contest passed Senate
bill to prevent the countertng of the coins of the United
States was reported from the Committee Of Ways and
Means with amendment. The amendment was agreed
to- and the bill passed. The Committee of Elections re-
,rted upon the petition of two thousand two hundred
citizens Of California asking the expulsion Of Mr. Herbert
that as they had power investigate the charges they
would submit the question TO the House for its action Or
motion of Mr. Boyce of South Carolina, the report
laid on the table. .1ss
The attention Of the House occupied some three
hours in iDtiieetul motions Mr. Washburne, of Illinois
and his coad utors aboug zeaously to get up the var
Gus river and harbor bills and thus defeat the regular
appropriation bl. Finally, at FIVE o'clock the com
miltec rose and Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, moved
nsion of the rults to enable him to offer resolution te
discharge the Committee of the Whole from The further
consideration OF House bill to continue the Improvement
the Cape Fear river, in North Carolina and bring it III
.ore TIE House for consideration pending which thu
House adjourned.