The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-17
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In the Senate to-day the Vice President presented
memorial from John A. Barry, subject of her most
gracious Majesty Victoria, Queen of Great Britain"
&c praying an extension OF the appellate jurisdiction OF
the Supreme Court OF the United States so as TO bring
within its jurisdiction the which he was the plain
tiff in error and which recently dismissed BY the
said court for want OF jurisdiction The presentation
OF this petition from an alien gave rise to the question
whether or not nonresident alien has the right to pc
ttion Congress directly instead of through representa-
ton from his own government TO that OF the United
States Mr. Webster took the affirmative of the propo-
son. and Mr. Calhoun the negative After brief but
highly interesting debate the subject postponed until
To- morrow. " Isl .-t4- as rF
b The navy appropriation bill was taken up rl-
Mr. Fairfield moved TO amend the section relating TO
docks by inserting after the words philadelphia the
words 'f the should be deemed desirable, on the
ground that the propetos OF OF the floating docks,
about which there such ardent competition going
on had claimed that the of the term with basin and
railway was intended designate their dock and such
was the construction OF the senator from Connecticut,
tMr Huntington but he Mr F) and several senators
about him. did not so understand il, and OF the
opinion that there was nothing in the least limiting the
discretion of the Secretary OF the Navy in that expression
as the propretors of both docks claimed the equal app-
cabity OF basins and railways 10 their respective plans
Mr. Anterior did not know that any particular kind OF
floating dock was designated by the bill as it stood Nor
was it so generally considered by those acquainted with
the subject and he opposed any amendment TO the section
as tending to leopard the bill, far the drydocks
therein provided for were concerned
MIR Webster hoped the section providing for these
docks would pass the Senate without amendment, 1t
had been adopted by the other branch by strong
and the Senate by its previous strong vote, had
toned the Appropriation with great unanmity; and il
seemed TO him 10 be the wsest course place the
fate of these useful appropriations in jeopardy by any
alterations shown to be OF actual Importance The
amendment was negatved
Some further progress made in the bill BY the
adoption of several amendments recommended by the
Committee on Naval Affairs Pending an amendment to
authorize the appointment OF 'pyroechnist' with the
rank and pay OF lieutenant commanding the bill was
postponed until tomorrow.
The three million bill then taken up, and Mr. Col
quit addressed the Senate in support of the war, and in
vindication of the Executive from the wanton assaults
which have been made upon him in the of the de-
bate on the celebrated resolution OF Mr. Yulee, for the
expulsion of the editors of the Union In the COM
mencemen OF his remarks the honorable senator from
Georgia eoqueny asserted the freedom of the press and
stated that had he been present he would have voted
against the resolution of expulsion He then proceeded
in orcble and conclusive Argument in defence of the
policy OF the administration full report of this speech
win be given Immediately
Mr. Butler having obtained the floor for tomorrow v,
the bill was then postponed, and the remainder of the
session devoted the consideration of private bills upon
the calendar.
The House engaged principally territorial bust
ness Mr. Mckay introduced bill to increase the
nue. which will be found in preceding column.