The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-24
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In SENATE, TUESDAY, Dec. %, 1S4O.-Among
the memorials presented was one frnm persons
interested in The French claims for spoIiations
prior Eols0G A. ea
The following sills Nszs intradnsea
tviOs read, 'aAasApPfo pdGtely, fefeFfeaf5aJ
By Mr PREAuss: A bill in addition to an act
to proSAnte the EgogreSs Of the useful arts -.
by Mr.. LisSH A bill hEthe relief of the heirs
Of Nathaniel RtEorF iE549l.
Bv MI g tEA6UNs, A3biii to. eeds the public
lands withis the litqiA Of the new'States on GER
tain conditions tbefeiH banned.
On motion az IA r RGG0tEs, H.
ResoIped, That, tho committee on Commerce
be instructed b inquire into the expediency of
intefdicting BY lavSLhet allowance Of salvage ID
the ahtsrs aasl crews of rev niue cutters and Of
public armed vessels employed by the Govern
ment 10 atfsfdin relief to fnere5ant vessels dur
ing ihSlenent seGsslis and Al Dthsftimcs. -
On motion Of Nj. l.pRyBE, .
Resolsed, Thai the President of the Jrn;tad.
States BE readestgd transmit to the senate amt
inlormai Ing Ills pdssssSiOn1slative to the sur
vey ditsssted ~ ghe asel Of t2Sh June, 1888, enr
titled 9An act TO ASCERTAIN and, designate the
bagodlfy line between the STATE of Michigan
and the Territory 81 Wisconsin" =,
30 sasIAEu uxA r=aTS o4Ft r.
q Ho6sE OF RsFaEgB NrS 4sssF4EtxE ~
laid seioret the Hy'e5 rnoHg 6thsFs, ,Ie fsIlowe
ing cemInunieati0nS;. /, q; TO- ~ +1,Tr,-V z 90
q, j. Ereni tberSesretarE Of tie Navy acoompa-
MED with a list ofnthcers on fuAoug4iFr leave Of
absence, Showing the names Of the ofeGers! with
ne x am, A., III VI ~
tatien oEfuslqugh, the time those on / rlnngh 81
have have served at, seaat any one nqao fof the
last twenty years, and how often their firiougAs
leave been rcneWedj Ste. SEaid onith table, and
ordered TO- be printed, =" ;r te'r ,,yi
From this return 1t appears there ar. ,eflgleaye
or furlougii, tic0mnnander, 80 lieuttlhats94 sur
geons, assistant surgeons, 8 purser591 10 PASSED
midshipmen; total sc. tt.i t y-'A s'.'. ,1
II. From The S eyrrstAryof Warn 1 areport
from the Commissioner of Pensions, l.,rtainins
the information hiehsisFequirel to be laid be-
fore Congress AZ each session by the joint resolu-
ton of the 18th May 1880, in Relation 10 pension
ers, Revolutionary, invalid, or otherwise, whe
shall have made application for pensions or an
increase of pensiphss and who, in his opinion,
ought to be provided for, but whose ca3ss NAV
aot be emb aGed blythe laws. Laid on the table
and ordered Ia be prpifed..g5, ..tr,s 5.,ir-I 49,
7sAHisng thedPetitioHs presented, lwsre several
praying for the R4ssse Of gssslal baakruptcy
law. ,s9Bif .sisz4Et 7is4d aioss
Mr.. MAYORS CONT sTED'ELEc FIoN.
Mr. RIvEs msved TO takenup the fep6rtlof the
Committee on ieetfons, made at The last ses :
sion, on the p5Rtested election between Mr..
Naylor and Mr.. &ageFsoIl, Of Penn, for tie p,,r-
pose of fixing ardsy frthe consideration of that
case, and proposed sehat tOsnaorrowabe' assigned
for that PURPOSE IN HoIssh1I9t -s5A2H7Q i"nS
After some conversation between II e,srs
Riyess, CrabS, EiIlmare, Naylor, GaTlanil, and
Stanly, glral ~
Mr. RrvES varied his mo ion to the lRfsf Tues
day in Januaryf,lfh Whitsii, firm the motion was
agreed TO- YHaLTJg
PUBLIC1hNDS..ae 'tiaI
q The followiqgKeseiHtion, nioy.a by BTr RAR-
rDEN, on the 18th inssant,lI came up in its order
LOT CONSIDERATION: "a ,snouqs iiGS -
RssotUed, That The con,uhittee b 81, Public
Lands be INSTRUCTED ~ inauire into the expe-
diency of setting apart three hundred, Thousand
dollars per annum OF the proceeds Of the public
lands for the continuati0n Of tile Cumberland
Road in Ohio I'd its western termination, to be-
constructed IN continuous line tFea East to
West, andOf distributing theiresidue of the said
proceeds amongF the ssevcrat States upon the
principle ofWlati is Cd led Mr. GAYS ihd bill,
taking the een pia VI s4o the BASIS the dis
When this qIestiiasgxasl nnrier consideration
on the 18th instant, tkequestion pending Was that
1T lie on the taSie2a ltlist question biting pit
by yeas and nays, RSssea IN The alternative by
q a., vote OF io' to ", and wasilaid,aponlthe tat
oie. r. 20 2. % ,s.sr9 iiaaad love
~ MF!g PRoFFfFSi ilditlnag nfnovedthe follow
ing s,yl a.,n.,.., has ,3 .ala,s iJg"s
a. AesOe'eo' l hat the COMMITTEE otGWays and
W cans De, lisota ctest TO inquire Into the ex
Pea.easS ea i3isGHng s,blh providing Tor the
Gl9s ueu IN each sof' the States
II ss,i ~ insSHsf ap din8is t9e year
f si, sg.SI u alddtao@ bog..
IA f u I, @ cay e. WORD or io he
,t ei 81 ato!ls zen the portion Of coun-
9y winch ne ~ part tepfeesenfedd3q IN Qhio, In
ald't fs'piss ait the spubtlG lmpie ments,
stealaDoa's'S apd Instruments. employed an the
So1sIfa tl q US p49lls workssaiad been orr
n IN ipnfo fhfa