The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-10
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
FRIDAY, April 10, 1886.
IN SENATE.



Of Courtlsnd county, New York, against the re-
newal Of a patent heretofore granted 10 Jethro
Wood; which was laid on the table.
Mr. J. NJ CLAYTON presented memorial OF
representatives Of the Society Of Friends Of the
States of New York, Vermont, and Michigan re-
monstrating against the adoption Of any measures
in relation to the Oregon question which shall result
in war.
Mr.. WEBSTER presented the petition of ziba
Baker, a revolutionary soldier, asking pensions
which was referred TO the Committee on Pensions.
Mr. BENTON presented petition of the pub.
fishers OF American reprints OF foreign periodical
works, praying that the duty on foreign periodicals.,
when In course Of publication IN the United States,
may not be increased which was referred TO the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. b. also presented the petition of citizens of
St. Louis Missouri, praying the extension Of the
laws of the United States over the Oregon territory
to the latitude of $40 4U which was laid on the Ia.
bic, aud ordered to be printed.
PILOT LAWS.
Mr. DIX presented the memorial of the Cham
Der Of Com nerce, demonstrating against the repea
of the act in relation to pilots, approved March
"a, 1885, which was LAID on tho table, and ordered
10 be printed. -
Mr.. WESrCoTr presented memorial Of Willis
J. Spann and others, citizens of Marion county
Florida, representing that great injury would be
done them by the passage OF the bill now before
the Senate for the relief Of Arredondos heirs and re-
TO the Commtee on the judiciary
Mr.. BREESE moved that the Senate take up
the "bill for the relief of Joseph Charos executor
Of Benjamin Chares, deceased; Cad Humphreys
and Pedro Miranda claiming TO be the ssignees Of
Jose de la Maya Aredondo, Of the State OF Flori-
da," in order TO recommit the said bill to the Com
nlttee on the Judiciary; which motion being agreed
70, the bill was taken up and recommlted.
Mr. DIX presented additional documents la rela-
ron to the claim of Sally lockwood; which were
Lid. H. 81 IL -
with the other papers in relation To the same
REVOLUTIONS.
Mr.. JARNAGlN submitted the following resoIu-
ton, which lies over;
RsOsd That the President Of the United states be
qussted to TO be furnished the account Of
all payments made Presidents certificates from the fund
appropriated by for the contingent expenses OF foreign
intercourse since the attn Of March 1slS 70 time With
copies Of all entries, vouchers memorandum other
GLIDING the sum Of thirty thousand dollars for
expenses Of all the missions abroad" proposed to
act to supply dsScienes. in the appropriation for certain
objects made for the service Of the fiscal year ending the
thirtieth OF June 1896" but document re.
qusstsd BY thi. resolution to be furnished which in the
opinion OF the President would improperly involve the ci
zen or subject fany foreign power.
Mr.. J. M. CLAYTON submitted the following
resolution:
form the Senate whether any claims for French
before 1900 presented for allowance before the
hso whether appears from the report Of the said com.
misSioners that any such claims allowed.
Mr. WEBSTER submitted the following resolu-
ten, which was agreed 10:
Rssovd That the President OF the United State, be re-
quested to communicate to the Senate, pable
with the Pablie interest all correspondence
the years 1870 sI Is and IsI3 respecting the right or
practice Of visiting searching merchant vessels in time
OF peace.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
Mr. PENNYBACKER, from the Committee of
Claims, TO whom was referred the House bill for
the relief of Chas. Benns reported the without
amendment; the report was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, reported bill comforting upon the commits
sloners appointed under the "aet for the more con-
venent taking Of adavits and bail in civil cases. de-
pending in the Of the United States approved
February 20, 1872" the power Of inquiring into
and binding over, for certain offences against he
United States; which was read, and passed TO sec
ond reading.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL.
Mr.. BERRlEN, in pursuance Of notice heretofore
given asked and obtained leave to introduce bill
for the relief of Abraham B. Tanning; which was
read first and second time and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
THE ROUTE TO OREGON.
On motion of Mr.. ATCHISoN, the following
resolution submitted by him yesterday, was taken
up, considered, and agreed to:
R,oUsi That the secretary ofhe Senate be authorized
10 contract with Charles Preuss the assistant Captain
Fremont IN his to the Rocky mountains Oregon
and North California for compiling Typographical
the travelling route from the mouth Of the Kansas
frontier OF Missouri to the main Columbia river where the
emgrants usually embark on the river and descend by
water to the lower Columbia; the said map compiled
Fremont and his assistant Charles Preuss taken in the
field and from actual observation in addition usual
Also the latitude and Longitude Of remarkable places the
elevations oil the country above the Gulf of Mexico by the
at certain distances the of the
by the Thermometer sunrise of each day the
state of the weather and the of the winds also
encampnent and every MONDAY hault with the wood
water grass. hills, mountains prairies rivers creeks
in the expedition the whole to be correctly laid down
Iron nv observations By the eye or instruments and
acomPetent person for lithographng the same.
SPECIAL oRDER-NoRrHEAsrERN BOUNDARY.
Mr.. FAIRFIELD moved that the prior Or
ders of the day be postponed, and that the Senate
resume the consideration of the special order;
which motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT announced the special order
when
Mr. FAIRFIELD TMr. B.e,, v;eld;ou III.
foorl said he had hoped that he should never again
be called upon to participate in my way, or to any
extent, in discussion upon the northeastern boun-
Diary question. To him it had lost all its freshness
and interest 1t was an old matter, in which many
wrongs mad been done-many mistakes committed
events occurred which he had been disposed to let
pass to the grave Of oblivion. For one, although
dissatisfied with the treaty Of ls42, which dssatis
faction was not only freely, but officially expressed
at the time he had not been in the habit of auding
to 1t in spirit of queruousness, or for the purpose
of censuring those who participated in its accom-.
pllshment He had always been disposed to re-
gard 1t as an unavoidable event-a sort of dispenso
ton to which quiet submission was better than un-
awaiting regret and complaint. But he did not by
any means intend to complain Of those who thought
otherwise: IL 1t was regarded by some rs subject
fraugnt with instrucuon--as fthe great lessons
which the past presents for the benefit of the present
and the future, they not to be censured for re-
ferring to It, and deriving from it all the light and
instruction it could afford. For himself, however
he recurred to 1t with reluctance. Nor would he
have said one word upon the subject now, but for
the very strong expression of the distinguished SEN
ator from Massachusetts, [Mr. WEBsrER,1 that
mot htty candid, intelligent, in Maine could be
found who ever did, or who now, complain OF this
treaty" This, to be sure, is matter Of opinion,
and be demonstrated R,t a.. .a,,1J -,