Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-02
CONGR PROCEEDINGS,


In TIE SENATE, on Saturday, after we went
to press, the pending amendment of Mr. Ma.
Tory to the resolution of inquiry concerning
the causes OF desertion from the Navy Of the
United States, moved by Mr.. Houston, was
agreed to, and as amended they were passed
Pending the consideration of motion TO re-
consider that vote made by Mr. Houston, the
further consideration Of the subec. was post.
poned until Monday next.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was then
agein taken up, and the clauses thereof max
ing appropriations for the service of the Indian
Department in Oregon ar.i Washington Terri
tories, were debated by Messrs. Hale, Hunter,
Bell Toombs, Houston, and Others until late
hour, when several amendments to the said
bill having been agreed to, they adjourned
withou. finally disposing Of :hc measure.
In THE HcusE, tho bill providing for the
prospective admission of Minnesota into the
Union as State was passed-yeas 70, nays
Is, as follows:
Yess-Messrs. Aiken, Albright, Allen, Allison,
Ball, Barbour Benson, BiIlinghuTst, Bliss, DO
ers, Clarke Of N. \ Clingman, Cobb Of Ga,
COlfar. Crsgin, DamrelI, Davidson, Davis Of Ill .
Day, Denver, Dick, Dickson, Dodd, En-
Grow aa Of Io%a afan amer H pa t Ricfmsn'
Hodges, Holloway, Horton Of N. York, Horton
Of Ohio, Howard Hughston, Jewett. Kelly,
Knapp, knowlton, Knox, Letter, Mace. Marsha Il
Of H. NJ Mat ties Mecsy Miller Of New York
Nichols, Pa'ker, Peck, Pelton, Perry, Pc 1T,
Phelps, Pike, Pringle, Quitman, Sabn, Gage,
Sandidge, saPp, Scott, sherman, Simmons,
Smith 81 Tenn, Spinner, anton, stranahan,
Tappdn, ThOripgton, Thurston, Tyson, Wade,
WskeIGan, Walb idge Waidron, Washburne Of
Wisconsin, Washburne Of Ill Wsshburn Of Me
Wat ms, Watson, Wells, Wheeler, Williams,
and WcodvOr,h--G7.
Nays Messrs. Akcrs, Bartsdafe, Bennett q,
Miss Bingham, Bowie. Bradshaw, Burnett,
Campbell Of Pa, Campbell Of Ohio, CdIlile, Cas-
kle, Clark Of Conn, Cobb Of Alabama, Ccmins,
Cox, Crawford, Culles, Davis Of Mass, Dean,
Evans, Faulkner, Garnett, Gocde, Greenwood ,
Harris Ct Md Harrison, haven, Houston, Jones
OF Tenn Kennett, King, Knight, Kunkel, Lake,
Lescber, Lnmpkin, A X. Marshall Of Ky Nc
y, Oliver Of Mo Paine, Pennington, Powell,
PJrviance, Pu.year, Ready, Ricaud, Robbins,
Roberts, Rufan, savage, Seward, Shorter, Smith
OF Va, smith Of Ala Stephens, Swope. Tai
Whitney. Woo4ruf, Wright of Miss and Zoi,'
lice ffer-75.
Mr.. Jones Of Tenn, moved to add to the
title of the bill the words Z" and fer other rur
poses not agreed to
Mr. Grow reported from the Territories Com
mittee, bill for the relief OF the people of
Kansas
Mr.. CliDgman moved to lay it on the table :;
not agreed to-yeas Sc, nays 92
Shortly afterwards, that bill was passed over
informally.
And then, after Messrs. Faulkner and Thor.
ington reported various territorial bills, which
were committed, they went into committee,
(xr. Wakeman in the chair,) wherein thew
took up the bill to enable the people of Or
egon to form a State government, and to ad-
NIT Oregon into the Union.
Various amendments were proposed, and
discussed by Messrs Grow, Whitney, Lane,
Bowie, Walker, Millson, Boyce, IL. Marshall
Oh Ky and Jones Of Tenn.
among the amendments agreed to was one
lonered by Mr. Millson) restricting the privi-
nsg. OF taking part in framing the constitution
m .ne proposed new State Of Oregon to citi-
zen rs OF the United States-yeas 81, nays 26.
Inc committee then rose, and the amended
substitute agreed to in committee was passed
by the House.
Mr.. Grow reported from the Territories Com.
mittee, similar bill for the prospective I'D.