Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-05-18
WEDNESDAY,, May Is, 1874.
IN SENATE.


Mr. BREESE, leave introduced bill to grant to the
States of Indiana and Illinois portion Of the reserved lands
in the Vncennes, Palestine and Shawneetown land districts
for the purpose Of completing the national thoroughfae
Meeting Lake Erie with the Ohio river by the improvement
Of the navigation Of the Wabash.
Mr.. WRIGHT, on leave introduced bill for the relief
OF the legal representatives Of w. ID. Cheever.
The bill for the relief OF Henry Gardner and others, drec
Of association called the New England aud Mssssp
pi Land Company, taken up.
This bill advocated and explained by Mr.. BERRIEN,
and debate ensued on its merits, in which Messrs TAP
PAN, BUCHANAN, BENTON, BERRIEN, COL
OUTFIT and others participated when the yeas and nays
demanded the question Of engrossment and there
appeared for engrossng-
YEAS Messrs. Archer, Bates, Bsyard B.ron Buchanan
Cboa Clayton Evans Francis Huger, Huntington Jsrnagin
Miller Mcrehead Pearce Phelps Porter Simmons, Talmadge
NAYS -Mtssrs Allen Achson, Aberton, B,gby, Benton
Coqtt Fairfield Fulton, Haywood, Lewis, Sewer, Sturgeon
Tho following bills were taken up in Committee OF the
Whole, and were seversy laid on the table;
bill provide for the settlement Of claims for losses Of
property by Of its military occupation, in the Terrific
Iy Of Florida.
bill for the relief Of the legal representatives Of William
Walker.
A bill for the relief of C. E. Sherman.
bill repeal part Of the entitled " An act TO
part Of the State of New Jersey the collection district
of New York to the office of collector Of Niagara
Lewsown make Cape ST. Vincent, in the district Of
Of Miami and Mississippi make two districts to be
called the districts OF Sandusky and Teche and for other
purposes, approved March 2, 1911.
The following bills severaly considered in Commit
tee Of the Whole and ordered TO be engrossed
bill relating to bonds 10 be given by custom house
! officers
Joint resolution authorize the transmission and pre-.
sentaon Of books to the Minister Of Justice Of France
| exchange for books received from him.
bill 10 authorize the payment Of equitable commissions
the agents attorneys Of in whose favor awards
have been made under three several treaties between the
United States and certain foreign Powers which awards
been retained in the Treasury in payment Of debts due the
United States.
joint resolution authorizing allowance TO Purser ID.
M. +. Thornton in the settlement Of his accounts.
bill for the relief OF Gideon Bachelder and others.
bill for the relief Of Joseph Bryan, Harrison Young,
end Benjamin Young
A bill granting pension to George Written.
bill for tho relief Of Reynsll Coates Walter r. John
son. and William b. McMuriric.
A bill for the relief Of Peter Won Schmidt
The Senate then took up the bill authorizing persons
whom reservations OF land have been shall DO made under
Indian treaties to ALLEVIATE the same in fec.
This bill led to protraced debate in which Messrs.
SEWER, WOODBRIDGE, HAYWOOD, MOREHEAD
CRITTENDEN, WOODBURY., WHITE, BREESE,
and others participated and the BILL after having been
amended in several particulars ordered TO be cngrossed
by the following vote; Yeas 10, nays 10.
On motion of Mr.. CRITTENDEN the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of Executive business and latter
considerable time spent therein tho Senate adjourned