The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-13

our production for consumption in Cuba similar trade
was carried on between those islands and Mobile Savan
nah Charleston, and other southern ports This also
broken up by the act of 1891 The South, it known has
few vessels Most of coasters owned at the North
and manned by northern seamen, and they can md more
profitable employment in domestic coastng trade than
in that with those islands. We therefore without
any direct trade with those islands The effect of the
ac OF 1884 TO throw all the Cuba and Porto Rico
trade INTO the hands of few merchants and vessel own
ers. South Carolina, Georgia. and Florida have been
since 1884 chiefly supplied with Cuba and Porto Rico COT
tee sugar moasses, &c, from New York, Boston, Phil
adelpha, and Baltimore These articles first imported
from The Islands into those ports and thence shipped coast
wise south We have 10 pay the reighs insurance &c.
OF both voyages, and the additional expenses and besides
lose market in those islands for rice and our
provisions of various kinds we could exchange, but for
this act Cuba alone would consume twice the amount
of our products that should OF theirs have had
Statements obtained from the treasury which show that
prior TO 1884 the trade in Spanish vessels from the
islands to the United States amounted to many ma
hons it does 10 thousands of dollars will pre-
sent these statements hereafter
No efforts have been made to effect arrangements with
the Spanish government, or with the Spanish author
in Cuba and Porto Rico, by which the restrictions
trade, on both sides, could be removed Repeal this
law, and the evil 10 the Cuban exacions will soon
cure itself The Spanish authorities will soon find it
to be their interest to do Repeal this prohibtory
law, and | have no doubt trade of several hundred
thousand dollars annually, between Cuba and Florida
Spanish vessels, Florida can supply Cuba and Porto
Rico with salt with beecatte, hogs, sheep, and other
live stock and with lumber provisions and pro ucts Of
various kinds, to an amount greatly exceeding what
should consume of the produce of these islands, and with
out interfering with the northern trade in any material
degree The promotion OF our intercourse and existence
OF such trade will tend to preserve good neighborhood
between us.
But the resolution one of inquiry merely, and the
committee to whom the Sece,arys report is made could
decide.
Mr. NILES submitted the following resolution, which
lies over one day under the rule
RESOLVED, That the Com nee to Audit and Control the
the construction aud effect of the resolution of the SEN
adopted at the last session. in relation eportng and
modification thereof required and that said committees
also ascertain the which has been incurred under
said resolution since It's adoption
ADVERSE REPORTS.
The following adverse reports made at the last session
of Congress- taken up and severaly concurred IN
From the Committee on Pensions
On the petons OF Elijah Buchanan, Sarah Tyler,
Amos Doughty Joseph Hair, Henrietta Bedinger Mary
Coleman, Mehi,able Gibbs, Reuben M Gibbs, John
Sannert, Nancy lson, Isaac Davenport Jedediah Gray,
Hector ST. john Beetley, Joseph Barclay Leonard Gray,
and Mary Morris Fooe
From The Committee on Naval Af,urs-
! On the memorials Of John Baldwin, Ann kellogg,
widow OF Daniel Kellogg John Ericsson. and Abel Gregg
From the Committee Of Claims
| On the petitions OF Arnold Mandain, Leton Dennis
! Teackle, and Amos Hoon.
From he Committee on Indian AfarS--
/ On the petitions of Samuel Rush, William Tyler. and
George s Gaines late Choc,aw commissioners; of the
Seneca, Onondaga and Cayuga Indians of citizens OF
Rochester, New York, in behalf Of the Tonawanda band
! OF Seneca Indians.
From the Committee on Public lends
On the memorials OF Isaac Sacke, and the heirs of D.
| Repent gny.
From the Committee on Private Land Claims
On the petition Of settlers and claimants to, the
ervation OF lands in the county of Lee, Iowa
On motion by Mr. RUSk, the adverse report made last
session by the Committee on Claims upon the memorial
Claims
The adverse repor, male by the Committee on Revo-
lutonary Claims the case OF Hyam Solomon con-
Cured in.
Subsequently, Mr. DIX moved reconsideration of the
vote by which said report was concurred in which was
agreed to- and 1t was recommted TO the Committee
Revolutionary Claims.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted on yesterday by Mr. Brad
BURY:
Rssoped That until otherwise ordered Thursday of each
week be set apart Tor the consideration OF private bills
and that at O'Clock p on Thursday next the Senate
will proceed to the consideration of these bills the
! Mr. BRADBURY. ! was induced, sir, 10 offer that
resolution because large number of private bills had
accumulated upon the calendar OF the Senate and the
! House They have been maured with great labor, and
under the resolution adopted the close of the las,
session they hold their place upon the calendar and will
come up for action. 1t Is important that they should be
acted upon at time when we can have good opportu-
nifty for their careful examination Soon we shall have,
in addition TO the bills before the Senate those sent
10 from the House, and these private bills to be
upon under such circumstances as To allow TO give
due consideration to the merits of each There is
another for this resolution; and It is, that the
claimants entitled to have early decision of their
claims and know whether these bills are to be adopt
| ed by the Senate, or to be rejected.
! Mr. KING. | cannot agree with the senator from
Maine Experience has shown in the other House. that
when there has been day set apart for private bills,
there has been thin attendance upon that day. whereas
if they taken up their regular order, The
are in their places not knowing what is to they
are cheeruly discussed and decided upon Now, sir as
TO advancing the claims to speedy settlement by this
course, think its operation would be to induce DELAY
Now, they up every day in their regular order
Then they would come but day; and that day
but two will be heard and all others will be
excluded. | think sir, that the best course for to
pursue, is to go on in the re gular way taking up the
business II up in the calendar and disposng Of
it in its proper order When the senator from Maine
comes to consider the question again. think he will look
upon ii as | do.
! Mr. BRADBURY. | think the experience of the last
session will not sustain the position of the honorable
senator from Alabama think will be found that the
special order occupied nearly the whole time, and that
until we adopted resolution similar to the one which |
presented yesterday. II make the trial, have no
doubt will find IT the better mode. AS to thin
tendance, did not find II last session the
lrary, if recollect right, had full attendance
when the private calendar up any other period
| Mr. WESTCOTT sand, the question presented by
this resolution, whether the private bills the calendar
session or not If the resolution was not adopted he
should feel satisfied that the claimants could go home,
regarding the prospect OF any action this winter their
claims hopeless. If it adopted he believed most
of the cases could be decided The resolution of last
session, TO which the honorable senator from Maine