The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-03
Thursday, May u, 1853.
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S6WaTu ylSiuSQ, anu the Tc5OlQOOn was
taken up, and debated at some length, aud
passed-yeas 81, nays IL.
Riuer and Harbor Bills Mr. Seward called
for the consideration of the unfinished business
of yesterday, being the bill making sppropris.
ton for repairing the piers at Sheboygsn hsr.
Dor, Wisconsin.
Mr.. Pugh's amendment was read; which
was in effect to include the appropriations in
all the bills recommended by the department
in the bill before the Senate.
This was debated BY Messrs. Hunter and
Toombs, until the hour for taking up the special
order, the latter having offered an amendment
to the amendment of Mr.. Pugh, the effect of
which was to require q loan for the purpose of
efecting the improvement named.
Homestead BW.-The Senate then took up
the special order, being the homestead bill :;
when
Mr. ChDgman. moved to postpone it until the
hrst Monday in January next
Mr.. Johnson, Of Tennessee, demanded the
yeas and nays on the motion and it was de-
cided in the affirmative by the following vote
leGS-Messrs. Allen, Bigler, Brown, Clay,
Chngman, Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Fessen.
den, Fitzpatrick, Foster, Green, Hamlin, Hayne,
Houston, Hunter, Iverson, johnson of Arkansas,
johnson ofTennessee, Kennedy Mallory, Macon
Pearce, Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Shdell, Thomp-
son of Kentucky, Thomson Of New jersey, and
Wright-30.
Nays-Messrs Bell, Bright, Broderick, Chan.
der, Douglas, Durkee, Fitch, Foot, Hale, Har-
Ian, Jones, King, Pugh, Rice, Seward, Shields,
Simmons, Stuart, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade,
and Wilson-22
Mr.. Seward then moved to postpone all the
prior orders, with view to continue the dis
cusson on the Sheboygan bill and it was de-
cided in the affirmative by the following vote
YedS-Messrs. Allen, Bell, Bigler, Broderick,
Chandler, Crittenden, Dixon, Durkee, Fessen-
den, Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Jones'
Kennedy, King, Pugh, Seward, Shields, Sim,
mons, Stuart, Thomson of New jersey, Trum-
bull, Wade, and Wison-26.
Nays-Messrs. Bright, Clay, Clinpman. Davis.
Fitzpatrick, Green, Hsyne, Houston, Hunter,
Iverson, Johnson of Tennessee, Mallory, Mason,
Pearce, Polk, Reid, Rice, SlidelI, Toombs, and
Wrght-20.
The Sheboygan bill was then taken up and
discussed on amendments until near the hour
Of O'Clock, by Messrs. Pugh, Bell, Hunter,
Simmons, Bigler, Gwin, Houston, and others !;
when
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Uniform Bankrupt Lato.-Mr Ta.9lor. of
Louisiana, on leave, submitted a rzport from
the Committee on the Judiciary, TO which WA
referred the subject of uniform bankruut law.
closing with a resolution, as follows:
RESOLVED, That there be no further action
upon the recommendation of the President ITO
pass a uniform bankrupt law applicable TO all
the banking institutions throughout the Uni
ted States"
The report was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed.
Nact Approp' idtiOn BiH-The House took
up the bill making appropriations for the naval
service for the year ending June 3Oih, 1859.
The amendments making q discrimination
IN favor OF hemp of American growth, to be
purchased for the use of the navy, and appro-
pristing Sl6,80O for the completion of barracks.
gus r.ers, &2., at Pensacola, Florida, vera
agreed to--yeas ITO, nays IS.
The bill was passed.
The Reoenue BiH.-The Ronse mex, took mn
the bill making appropriations for the collec.
ton OF the revenue from customs
ne y1I h ana NAYS were ordered on the pas.
So,
So the bill was passed.
The Tariff Investigation Stanton. of
Ohio, rose to question Of privilege, and submit
ted the report of the select committee appoint
ed to investigate the alleged tariff frauds of
last session, and The disbursements of Lawrence,
Stone, u Co, of Boston.
Mr.. Moore, of Alabama, presented the views
of a portion of the minority.
Mr.. Purvisnce, of Pennsylvania, presented
the views OF another portion of the minority.
The majority report concludes with the fol.
lowing resolution, which, under the operation
OF the previous question, was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee be discharged
fn0Dn tina fnrfhor nnpoidaratsoD 81 L.
and that the report sndNavidence accompany
log it, together Vith the views of the minorities
of the committee, respectively, be printed.
Delegate from Minnesotd.-Mr. Cavanaush,
of Minnesota, rose to a question of privilege,
and offered the following resolution:
Resolred, That the Committee Of Elections
be authorized TO inquire into and report upon the
right of W. W. Kingsbury to his seat upon thia
floor as a Delegate from that portion of the Ter
ritory of Minnesota outside of the present State
limits.
Mr. Bocock, Of Virginia, moved to modify
the resolution so as to provide that, until the
Committee Of Elections shall report on the sub
jec., no delegate shall bs recognised from Min
Lesots.
The modification was accepted, and the reso-
luton, as modified was adopted.
The credentials and papers presented by Mr..
Harris were also referred to the Committee of
Elections.
Books and Documents-Mr Wiuslow, of
North Carolina, on leave, reported from the
Joint Committee on the Library a bill provi-
ding for the keeping and distributing Of public
documents; which was read twice, and ordered
to be printed.
THE main provisions Of the bill are, that the
Secretary of the Interior shall hereafter be
charged with the custody and distribution of
all printed journals of Congress and other
books and documents printed and purchased
for Government, and shall set apart room in
the Patent Office building for that purpose
that he shall keep register Of all books, &c,
received and distributed, and report TO each
Congress; that he shall distribute only upon
the recommendation Of proper officers, aud to
those that are entitled by law to receive the
works ard that all books, charts, &c now de-
posted in the State Department shall be trans
ferred to the Department of TIE Interior, which
is charged with the duties in relation to copy
tights heretofore exercised By the State De-.
partment
Post Office appropriation Bill -Tne House
went into Commlttee of the Whole me Hous.
tod, of Alabama, in the chair, and took or the
bill making appropriations fer the Post Office
Department during the year ending June 30,
1859.
The bib WAS then laid aside to be reported
to the House.
Army BM-The Committee mex. took up
the bill making appropriations for thu support
of the army for the year ending June 30, 1852
Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio, addressed the Com
mittee in opposition to the bill, and alec in CD
position to the fifteen million loan bill. he
contended that the Administration had shown
no disposition to economics that the expendi-
ures Of the Government, on the contrary, had
largely increased, and were likely to increase
still further
NJ Hatcher &c V;rn;n;n unn nlnI IL OLA.