The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-18
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, ls47.
SENATE.
SENATE.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved
THE SEMINOLE INDIANS
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate
municaton from the Secretary of War, transmitting
communication from the adluant general of the army
with report of the officer in charge of Indian affairs in
Florida, dated the 30th u respecting the praccabity
and best means OF eectng the removal OF the Seminole
Indians from Florida west of the Mississippi which was
referred to the Committee Indian Affairs, and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. DAVIS presented two petitions OF masters of yes
sells and Others citizens of Boston and of arnstable
Massachusetts, praying the erection of light nj the ber
Dor of Hyamis in that State; which referred to The
Committee on Commerce.
county, New York. praying that the Tonawanda band of
Indians may be exempted from the operation of the treaty
of 1872 between the United States and the Seneca m
ton; which was referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. CHALMERS submitted the following resolution;
which considered by unanimous consent and agreed
to;
Resolved That the Secretary be directed to procure for
the the 1000 copies of the authentic copy of
the constitution with an analytical index and compilation
of other public documents recently printed and placed in
the hands Of the members provided the price shall not ex
Mr.. CAMERON submitted the following resolution;
which considered by unanimous consent, and agreed
to-
RESOLVED, That 10000 additional copies Of the authentic
copy of the constitution with analytical index. &c be
procured for the of the Senate, provided they will be
furnished at deduction OF ~ per cent on the price above
stated
UNITED STATES COURT AT KEY WEST.
Mr.. YULEE (by unanimous consenD introduced bill
entitled An act in addition to an act to establish court
at Key West, in the State of Florida"
The bill having been read n first and second times by
unanimous consent,
On motion by Mr. YULEE, the Senate proceeded TO
the Immediate consideration of said bill, in committee
of the whole and no amendment having been offered il
reported 10 the Senate and ordered to be engrossed
for third reading and was by unanimous consent read
a third time and passed.
CARRYING EsnGRANT PASSENGERS.
Mr.. DIX, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom
had been referred the bill from the House to regulate the
carriage of passengers merchant vessels reported the
On motion by Mr.. DIX, the Senate proceeded as in
committee of the whole TO the consideration of said bill
Mr.. DIX said that the amendments which the commit
tee proposed could be explained in few moments and
he wished, early action desirable, that they might
be considered nowe 1.-THE Senate having agreed to the
notion he proceeded to state that under act passed
in 1919, the number of passengers allowed in vessels
coming into the United States was not to exceed two to
every five tons, according to custom-h house measure
ment II had been found, experience, that however
advantageous this Limitation had proved in some respects,
not sufficient in others to prevent evils of the most
serious character These evils from the fact that
vessels bringing passengers crowded with freight
that sufficient space not left TO them for the preser
vation of their health. Two hundred had died at
within the last three months board vessels coming into
New York, and many arrived in such a condition that
they were Immediately taken TO the hospital The bill
under consideration proposed to provide remedy for
these evils by requiring proper space be given to each
passenger The BILL il came from the House, required
that each passenger should have space of superficial
square feet The committee proposed to amend the bill
by increasing it TO fourteen They also propose proviso
that the provisions of this bill shall be construed
authorize increase of the number of passengers as
limited by law respect to the tonnage of the vessel
The committee believed that if these provisions
adopted, the evils resulting from the restriction of
passengers TO very limits between decks, crowd
ed with freight would be in great degree obvIaed He
would only add that the amendments, which had been
agreed had been the subject of careful examination
in committee, and framed in accordance with the
Jews of the Mayor and of the aldermen Of New
York, representing the council, and consul
taton with experienced commander OF one of the
packets, who in possession of NE views OF
of the principal ship owners
The petition of the Irish Emgrant Society having been
read at the suggestion of Mr.. CALHOUN,
Mr. DIX said that If did not appear very distinctly what
proposed alteration in the law the petition alluded The
committee hac considered the suggestions of the society
with earnest desire to conform to the views of all
oerned The bill secured space it secured space unn-
numbered with freight 1t regulated the space between
the behs and the decks, to give air and and
these the committed understood to be leading objects with
the society As the other suggestions of the society,"
to require sels with fifty passengers, TO carry
physician, the committee had considered it, but without
coming to the conclusion TO introduce such provision
by way of amendment to the bill of the House They
hoped that, If the regulations faithfully carried
out the increased space, ventilation and comfort might