Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-01
TUESDAY, MARCH %, ls4s.
IN SENATE.

Reports from committees were made as follows
By Mr. DAVIS of Mississippi, from the Committee on
Military Affairs bill provide military asylum for the
relief and support of invalid soldiers OF the army of the Uni
ted States.
THE first section provides that the Secretaries Of War and
Treasury and Adutant General Of the Army, constitute
Board of Commissioners to regulate and govern the same
All soldiers serving twenty years. or who may be rendered UNI
fit for service through wounds disease to be admitted to the
privileges Of the inshuton if such disability be not ocea-
stoned by misconduct No deserter, mniineeg, habua
drunkard will be Deceived without sufficient evidence Of reior
nation the commissioners may deem sufficient ANY SOL
der admitted who shall his health (beng under fifty
years age shall be discharged No soldier convicted of
any serious crime since he entered into the service be adj
mitted deducts from the pay of every soldier Irregular or
vountee twenty cents per month in support of the same
BY Mr. RUSK, fiom the Committee on Military Affairs !:
bill for the relief Of Daniel Wilkinson accompanied by
report.
On motion Of Mr.. CAMERON,
Resolved That the President of the United States be
quesed to communicate to the Senate copy OF the nstruc
tons from the Minister of Foreign Affairs OF Brazil TO Mr.
Lea the Brazilian Charge dAfares Washington, under
date of the Sl of May last and by him communicated to the
Department of State of the of Mr. Buchanan Mr.
Lea the Goth August and 18th November last and of the
documents therein referred Provided That in his opinion
the communication be made compaaby with the public
THE CALIFORNIA CLAIMS.
On motion Of Mr. Glass; the Senate proceeded to the
sideraon of the bill and quidate the claims ars
ing out of the capture Of California.
CASS Dfleny onJect Oh which
was settle claims connected with the occupation of that
country He commended that the only way TO settle these
properly send commission to the county TO
ascertain the claims and pay them In the course of his
marks Mr. G. paid high compliment to the services
of Lieut. COL Fremont whose gaantry seemed to SAVIOR
more Of romance than of Northumberland history.
The hour having arrived for taking up the special order
THE LOAN BILL.
Mr.. ATHERT0N called up the loan bill !; when
Mr. PHELPS addressed the Senate in support Of the views
of the financial condition and prospects Of the country which
he had thrown out in his speech the ten regiment bill and
in reply the comments which had been made 1t by the
chairman of The Committee Finance. He also enlarged
the subject of the Treasury estimates and the reasoning
by which the Secretary had sustained hem giving the grounds
Of his opposition to both.
The bill then reported TO the Senate, and the several
amendments concurred in and ordered to be engrossed
and the bill read third time
The question then put the passage Of the bill !
when
Mr.. HALE demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and the bill passed as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen Ashley, Achison, Anterior, Bag
by, Bell Berrien Breese, Butler, Cameron Davis Of Massa
ehusetts Davis of Mississippi Dayton, Dickinson Dix Doug
las Downs Foote, Hanregan, Houston, Hunter Johnson OF
Maryland, johnson, of Georgia, Lewis siangum, Miller
Moor. Niles, Phelps, spruanse Turney, Underwood West
colt, Yulee-54.
NAYS-Messrs. Baldwin and Hale-2.