The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-23
SENATE.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved

ment Of the law authorizing legal proceedings or me
collection OF seamens wages which was referred TO the
Committee the Judiciary. ..... .
Mr. DICKINSON presented the petition OF Cornelius
Van Ness praying the payment o. ms pGPoI ~ %
goods into the district of Vermont while he was collector
Tor that district; which was referred to the Committee on
Mr. ATCHISoN presented petition Of citizens of
Mercer county, Missouri, praying the establishment OF
mail-Toute from Tuy 10 ST. Joseph, in that State which
was referred TO the Committee on the Post ofhce and
Mr. ARCHER presented the memorial Of Josiah Coils
ton praying that the accounting officers OF the treasury
may be directed to allow certain items suspended by
them in the settlement OF his accounts as purser IN the
navy; which was referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs .... ..
Several petitions ON the files OF the Senate were, on
leave being asked and obtained Withdrawn and referred
TO the appropriate committees.
NAVAL.
Mr.. YULEE submitted the following resolution :;
which considered by unanimous consent and agreed
Rssolped, That the Committee Naval Affairs be in
strueed omaks inquiry into the sulsabeness oil iron as
Resored further That the same committee be instructed
~ III ,a's' rnoh'iyed E7 he ne Of he
navy Of the United States by contact ~.
.l UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR NEW YORK.
Mr. DICKINSON Ton leave) introduced bill in rela-
ton TO the district courts OF the United States in the State
OF New York which read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
GOVERNMENT OREGON.
territorial government in the Oregon territory and for
other purposes which read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary,
NATIONAL ROAD
Mr.. SEAIPLE, from the Committee on Roads and Ca
nals reported a bill 10 provide Tor completing the Cum
berand road in, and ceding the same to, the States OF
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Mlssoun which was read,
and passed TO the second reading.
TAXING THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr. BREESE, from the Committee on Public Lands,
to whom referred the bill declaring the assent OF
hereafter sold by the United States therein from and al
ter the day Of such SALE reported the without amend
ment
SURVEYOR GENERAL OREGON, sc.
Mr.. BREESE, from the Committee Public Lands,
TO whom was referred the bill to create the office of
yeyo general of public lands in the Territory of Oregon,
and to grant donation rights to settlers therein and for
other purposes, reported the same with amendments
.. E-E.- PILOT LAWS.
Mr. DIX, from the Committee Commerce, to whom
the subject referred reported bill to repeal the act
Of I'd March, 1887 entitled IAN act concerning pots
which read and passed to the second reading.
a.st 4.... PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr. YULEE ION eaye) introduced bill for the relief
of Fernando Fllany; which read twice. and referred
10 the Committee on Pensions.
Mr. SENPLE, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims reported bill for the relief of the legal represen-
tatves Of John Rice Jones, deceased which was read
and passed to the second reading.
Mr. YULEE, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims reported bill for the relief of VIM. b. Keene;
which was read, and passed to the second reading.
II.
Claims, reported bill for the relief OF the heirs OF
Lieut. Croker Sampson, deceased; which read,
and passed s to the second . reading d.
cary reported bill for the relief OF Thomas Douglass
late United States attorney for East Flonda which
read, and passed to the second reading.
Mr. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary
reported bill for the relief OF Richard s. Coxe which
was read and passed TO the second reading.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee on the Pub
lie Lands to whom referred the bill from the House
for the relief of julius Eldred Elisha Eldred and Fran
E. Edred for expenses and services IN removing the
copper rock from Lake SUPERIOR reported the same with
out amendment -.
Mr. ATHERTON, from the Committee on Printing, to
whom was referred the resolution submitted by MIR. w.
Lee on the 18th inst for engraving map OF Florida
reported in favor Of the same.
The question being on the adoption of the report:
e Mr. BENTON thought that if map was 10 be
gaved of the dimensions as the manuscript map,
the task would be a very and the map when
published would be found TO be very inconvenen for
use He preferred that the map should be engraved on
MI ATHERTON supposed that the scale upon which
the work TO be executed and the expense to be in
cured would, under the resolution passed at the last
session. come within the province of the Committee on
Contingent Expenses to decide.
Mr.. YULEE was willing to have the Committee on
Contingencies to regulate the size OF the map II this
ME- NILES concurred in the view that by the resou
ton referred to- the supernendence OF the engraving
should be referred to the Committee on Contingencies.
The pending question was whether the Senate ordered
the publication of the map. ~. "..'
Mr. PHELPS wished to know before voting whether
the committee had asceraned the probable cost of print
MIR. ATHERToN replied that this would depend upon
the scale of the map He understood that the expense
upon the present scale would be about six hundred dol
lars.
Mr. BENTON That will be the cost for engraving
MIR. WESTCOTT thought the map should be publish
ed Ii contained the results OF all the surveys made for
the benefit of the land Office up TO the present date
contained consolidation OF the information obtained by
all the typographical surveys it contained also, the
suits of the surveys, and not map designed
for the exclusive benefit of the State of Florida; but be-
derived from these various would prove highly
valuable and useful to Congress 1t was the only correct
map which had been prepared and embraced large
amount of information which could not be obtained from
any other source.
Mr. CRTTTENDEN observed that they would estab
lish very dangerous precedent by printing this map at
the expense Of Congress- and not al the expense OF the
State which it represented There had been many i'm
portant typographical changes in his State and it
printed the expense OF Congress. His friend from Vir
gnia would also, he presumed, be glad to have map OF
his own State, and other members would doubtless be
pleased to have similar maps of their own States pub
fished but he believed the honorable gentlemen would
not approve of such procedure and he thought they
ought hesitate before publishing the present map
Mr. WESTCOTT remarked that the interests OF the
whole United States and not single State merely would
be advanced by the publication of this map. Florida had
very map necessary to enable the land officers and
engineers complete their surveys The remarks OF the
honorable gentleman from Kentucky were unjust, as
this was not a local, but a national question In anoth