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TO BELIEVE THE SETTLERS.
Conference Report Provokes Little
Excitement n the House.

WASHINGTON. May q, 1854 feeble
effort or two to gain unanimous consent
for the consideration Of private bills
wfthered and died under Mr. kem's Pop.,
Neb) objections, and Mr. Lacey (Rep.,
lowa) called up the conference report on
the bill to relieve settlers on the North
ern Pacific Railroad indemnity lands and
it was agreed to today.
Mr.. Mondeu Rep., Wyo) asked unani-
nous consent for the consideration of
Senate concurrent resolution, as amended
by the House Committee on Public Lands,
directing the Secretary of the Interior to
resume without delay the issuing of pat
ents to the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany to all land sold by the company to
bona fide settlers.
Mr.. Kem-Regular order Mr., Speaker.
MT. Mondell-I rise to a question OF per.
sonal privilege. l think, Mr. Speaker that
the people of my district have right to
know why a measure for the relief of 25,-
ooe settlers along the line of the Union
Pacific Railroad cannot be considered.
AIT this point, Mr.. KEN interrupted that
the matter was not a question of personal
privilege which point of order the Speak
er sustained, with due fornaMty amidst
laughter.
But despite the ruling of the Chair, and
MS vigorous pounding of the gavel, Mr.
Mondell continued asserting that Mr..
Kem's own constituents We're among
those to whom by his action relief was
thus denied. When he could make him
self heard, Mr.. KEN asked that the re-
marks of Mr.. Mondell made out of order
be not inserted in the Record"
The Speaker-"Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from Me-
braska?''
This opportunity to get even with Mr..
Ken was too good to be lost and a
chorus of objects was heard amidst
much laughter
But Mr. KEN was not satisfied. He
asked the Speaker to tell him whether or
| not remarks made by gentlemen out of
order had a place in the Record.
ME- Grosvenor (Rep., o. suggested that
until tomorrow morning, when the Rec
ord had appeared, there was nothing
Tor the, criticism of the gentleman from.
Nebraska, and Mr.. Cannon (Rep., iii
| itnater1eeted inter es The newspapers have goi
! can't Keep them from the people, :
Speaker Reed, replying to Mr. KEN
stated that what was. and what was
| matter of doubt. When member rose
| 70 a question OF privilege. the Record
shouid IN ms opinion, he said, contain
| what was said. But after the matter
has been ruled not to be a question of
| privilege what was said should not ap-
| pear.
| Mr.. Kem-'sThat is all I ask"
The conference report on the Naval
| Appropriation bill was taken up. read and
| agreed to in the Senate today AS it left
| some dozen matters still unadjusted in
| onference-including the question Of
! cattleships-'a further conference was or
| dered
| And then, on motion of Mr.. Harris
| iOem.. Tenn). the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of executive business.
| At Los the doors were opened and
legislative business was resumed-the
which the pending question was the
amendment offered by Mr. Dubois (Rep.,
Idaho). imposing an additional tax OF
| seventy-five cents barrel on larger beer
ale and porter.
The vote was taken and the amend.
/ ment defeated AYES, q; nays 81