The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-29

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make report nom the Committee on Naval Affairs
The SPEAKER stated that the rentlcr,nn b.,, t,o
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The committees were called for reports. Suboinc
the most important :autstti ~ es7f hrf
Mr. ENGLISH OF Indiana, from the Committee ON the
Post Office and Post lioals reported tjont rcsolu
ton authorizing the arrangement and disposal Of the
public buildings in the city OF Philadelphia
c resolution authorizes ths Secretary of the Treas
ury, Postmaster General and Attorney General 10 ar
range tho public buildings and grounds in the city of Pa
dephia AZ SHALL in their opinion e best adapted for the
custom house and post Office both of those Offices pro-
vided that the expense shall not exceed the appro
prated for any all Of those purposes and such
shall bc received from the sale Of any building neces
sary for purposes The President is authorized to
sell any building grounds which might not be neces
sary for occupancy.] sesg flsi
Mr. FLORENCE of pcnnsyl lvania, said there was q diff
ference II opinion 10 the proper location Of the city
post Office Of Philadelphia and after consultation with the
entire delegation it had been decided that this was the
most feasible plan for the settlement Of the difficulty 1t
would not cost the government farthing
Mr. ENGLISH said 1t turned the whole subject to
the Postmaster General the Secretary of the Treasury
aud the Attorney General There could be possible
objection to the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. NORRIS of Pennsylvania, regarded it the only
Just and fair for the settlement Of the question
Mr.. ENGLISH demanded the previous question: and
under the operation thereof the resolution passed.
Mr.. GOODE, Of Virginia. from the Committee on the
lighting with gas of certain streets across the mall and
It was committed. s. F ~
Also from the same committee reported back Senate
bill to incorporate the Benevolent Christian Association
Of Washington city and it was read a third time and
passed.
Also from the same committee reported back Senate
resolution for the compensation of X r. Richard late
chaplain in the United States pententiary for his salary
Also, from the same committee reported back Senate
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overnmont of the limited states in the Distrct az ~
1nmh;a !" which WINS laid on tbe table.
H. RIrRNEIvr ~ KcntncLv from the va,ne con,
,t,so ron,rtcJ bo,L senate h to amend the oc ncor
,ratin tbs cnlnmI;an Inst;,mt;on fnr tb ;nstmt; IL
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M WARD Of New York from the same oomm;ttee
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roaa,ted h;i 70 avthor;ze The ycs,rw Of Was,;na.,
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nax'o. - so ni r.t,,r f o;na1 nd Anal ns IN ~ Az R
ct and district courts Of the United states in certain
ascs and they were seyera]ly read three times and
| passed
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TIE ADMISSION " AASsASii,n hnohr VI THE COMMITTEE
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| The hour Of one o'clock having arrived,
The SPEAKER stated the business in order to be the
consideration Of the report of the committee of conference
on the sagrccing votes of the two houses the bill
| for the admission of Kansas into the Union.
| Mr. HOWARD of Michigan, would have preferred TO
remain silent altogether, but when the majority of the
committee adopted the report to which he dissented he
became for the time being the only representative of the
condition of the House when it was appointed. He re-
viewed the arguments which had been made on both
sides of the House during the discussion of the Kansas
question: and said that instead of meeting the fairly
the committee raised substitute to the dignity of
promise where such questions involved but if it
for himself Of standing upon it fairly But it was not
compromise open and above board but spurious dodge
If the people voted down the grant Of land then the
constitution dead The substitute degrade
ton with the conditions attached to it, that never could
in his judgment be submitted to- and while he did not
profess to speak for the whole North he spoke without
hesitation for his constituents and he believed they
would regard the proposition an insult, even If they
conceded they had the best OF 1t from the South far
MS the yielding OF principle concerned If the South
yielded the most IN principle the North was the most