The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-10
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, December 10, ls45.
IN SENATE.

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WEDNESDAY, December 10, l845.
IN SENATE
Messrs. IJPHAM, BERRIEN, TURNKEY, HAN
NEGAN, and JARNAGiN, were severally per
mited to withdraw certain pepers from the hles o.
Mr.. LEWIS presented the petition Of Catlin
PEOPLES and Co., to be Unidentified for property
destroyed by hostile Creek Indians in 1886; which
was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Also the petition of Titan X. Peale, praying for
decentralization for losses sustained by the wreck Of
the United States ship Peacock, he being the natural
st of the exploring expedition; which referred
TO the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. J. M. CLAYTON presented the resolutions
OF the legislature Of Delaware, in relation to the inn
provement of the harbor at the mouth OF Mahon's
river; which ordered to be printed, and referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
NATIONAL DEFENCE.
Mr.. J. M. CLAYTON submitted the following
resolutions; which lie over, viz:
Resoired That the Committee Military Affairs be in.
,strcted 10 into the expedency Of erecting
fcaton for the defence breakwaer harbor
entrance ofthe Delaware bay
Resolpd That the Committee Military Affairs be in.
sructed inquire into the expedency Of erecting forf.
cation on Pea Patch island, in the river Delaware
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Mr. LEVY, in pursuance of notice heretofore Civ
en-, introduced bill TO establish courts Of the Uni
the laws Of the United States in the State of Florida
The bill having been read by its title
Mr.. LEVY asked for its second reading at this
time for the purpose of reference; and ne observed
that in consequence of the entire failure to establish
courts OF the United States in Florida were re-
naming on the docket unattended to- It was very
desirable, therefore, that the bill should be passed
without unnecessary delay
There being no objection, the bill was read a sec
cond time and referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, in pursuance Of notice
heretofore given introduced bill to apply certain
alternate sections of the public domain for the COM
pletion of works of internal Improvement in the
State of Michigan, and for other purposes; which
read first and second time, and referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
PRESERVATION TIMBER.
Mr.. LEVY submitted the following resolutions;
which lie over, viz:
Rsotred That the President of the United States be
quested inform the Senate what number of agents
for the preservation Of Timber the Of sal
AIRY paid for such service the authority Of under which
aso the Of allowances OF every description
within the last five in the settlement Of accounts OF
seryIce the number prosecutions instituted with
in the period for trespasses the public lands the
pe s incurred by the unsd States herein including the
amount Of damages paid by the United Sates within the
period for illegal ntererencs by the aforesaid agents
Rssoirsd That the Secretary fw.r equed
pared the s% s1e q ENG
Mr. BREESE, in pursuance of notice heretofore
given, introduced
A bill for the relief of Pierre Menard and Others
sureues of Felix ST. Vran, dec eased;
A bill for the relief Pierre Menard, Antonio Pei
teir, and Joseph Placy;
A bill for the relief Of w illiam Elliott, jr and
A bill providing for collection district at Chr
caoo, in the State of Illinois. F.
All Of which were severally read twice, and ap.
propriately referred.
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
Mr.. HANNEGAN, in pursuance ofnotice here
tofore given Introduced bill for the continuation OF
the Cumberland road through the States OF Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois; which was yead twice, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
Mr. J. M. CLAYTON submitted the following
resolution, which lies over, viz:
Reoped That the Secretary of the Treasury he directed
to communicate the such Information as he can
obtain in regard to the expediency Of erecting light on
the pierin the river Delaware, near Fort hifin
Mr. DIX introduced, in pursuance of previous
notice, bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury TO make an arrangement or compromise with
Mangle M. Quackenboss and his co-obligors, or
any Of them, for claims on bonds given by them as
sureties to the United States; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
III.
leave to introduce bill to reduce and graduate the
price of the public lands to actual settlers, ana for
other purposes and bill to authorize and direct
the sale of mineral lands in the State of Illinois and
the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed TO
contain lead ore.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr.. J. M. CLAYTON submitted the following
resolution, which lies over, viz:
Resortd That person persons elected printer to
the senate shall be required sign to do the
printing the less than twenty cent un
the documents does not exceed 5000 and thirty and
third per less when the number exceeds 6o0O and
10 both Houses no allowance shall be made for double
composition, or setting up Of the same document
RED RIVER RAFT
Mr.. BARROW submitted the following resou-
ton, which lies over, viz:
RESOLVED the Secretary Of War be directed to inform
the senate TO what the raft in the Red river in the
state OF Louisiana has been removed under the contract
made with Mr. williamson and whether any work Is now
being done TO said raft; and also what irther ap
propaton Of money by Congress to the en-
tire completion of said work
TEXAS.
Mr.. LEWIS gave notice Of his intention to ask
leave, tomorrow, to introduce Dill LOT the admis-
sion Of Texas into the Union.
Mr.. TURNEY expressed his anxiety that the
bill should be introduced with as little delay as pos
sible as there was necessity for immediate action
Mr.. LEWIS had no objection to the introduction
of the bill to-day; he would prefer IL should there
be no objection. There were many vessels now
waiting for the Texas market, and the goods could
not be carried there without the passage Of the bill,
unless being subjected to heavy duties.
There being no objection the bill was introduced,
read first and second time, and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary It is as follows, viz;
bill for the admission Of the Stale Of Texas into1he
Whereas the people Of Texas have through their depu
tz;.t ottiO of