The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-31
An act for the relief of John f. Oil

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An for the relief OF the president and directors of
| the Union Bank OF Florida. .l
| n An act for the relief of Thomas H. Noble
| An act for the relief of John Howe.
TIE following bills from the House were read frat
and second by their titles and referred to the Com
mittee on Revolutionary Claims:
An act 10 provide the payment of years half
paw due to Sarah Ann Dye, who was the widow Of
Lieut. Jonathan Dye, officer in the army OF the Uni
wine
An act for the relief OF Abigail Stafford
An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representa-
! lives Of Capt Presley Thornton, deceased
An act Tor tie relief Of the heirs OF Capt Nehemiah
Stokely, deceased.
The following bills were read FIRST and second time
by their titles and referred TO the Committee on INDIAN
An act for the relief Of Israel johnson. a1
A. Sc g. Sy r. ,tsi s q s.ss s sSxssf
| An act for the relief Of Robert B. Mitchell
An act for the relief OF the legal representatives of
Abraham Hogeboonl. deceased.
The following bills read first and secondtime by
their titles, and referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs:
An act for the relief of Edward Myers. q
An act for the relief Of William Cove.
An act for the relief Of Samuel Graves.
An for the relief OF the legal owners OF the ship
James Mitchell.
The following bills read first and second time
by their titles, and referred to the Committee on Finance
An making appropriations for the support OF the
Military Academy for the year ending the 3o'h oil June,
1850
An act making appropriation for the payment of
utionary and other pensions of the United States for the
year ending 3Oh Jane, 1859.
An act making appropriations for the payment of navy
pensions for the year ending 3Uh June, 1850.
An act making appropriations for the support OF the
army for the year ending 3oth June, 1850
The following bills were read first and second time
by titles and referred to the Committee on Com
merce: -
An act for the relief Of William Milford.
The House bin to confirm the title to section TO- and
the west half of section 10, township NORTH range l6
east in Seneca county, Ohio read twice, and re-
ferred To the Committee on Public Lands.
The House bill to incorporate the Oak Hill Seminary,
in the District of Columbia read twice. and referred
to the Committee on the District OF Columbia
The House bill to repeal provision OF an act to estab-
sh certain post routes, approved 4th August 1885, was
read twice, and referred TO the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads.
read twice and referred to the Committee Military
Affairs.
HENRY WASHINGTON.
The Senate proceeded TO the consideration Of the
amendment of the House to the Senate bill to provide Tor
the settlement of the claim of Henry Washington, late
deputy surveyor OF the public lands in Florida which
was concurred in. y ~-sett5 aEl
y FORWARD OFFICERS OF THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the
amendment Of the House of Representatives TO the SEN
ate bill for the relief Of the fotwar officer. OF the late
exploring expeditions which was concurred in
| i1ai.H0 "A PANAMA RAILROAD
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill to
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supplies across the is,hmus Of Panama the question
pending being upon the following amendment submitted
! by MIR DouGLAs:
Strike out all after the enacng clause and insert the
following
"Tha. the Secretary Of the Navy be and he hereby !.
Of the United States. with William Aspinwal. John L.
Stephens, and Henry Chauncey, their associates and
supplies, including troops. munitions; Of army naval
and public stores the mails Of the United STATES and all
be CONSTRUCTED by them and their associates across the
Provided Tina. annual be paid for such trans.
portaon shall not exceed the sum of two hundred and
payment under such conrac. shall be- made until said
railroad shall BIO far advanced permit said trans
power oI And orided athe That The sonrac! made
IN hne on s and be comp
within ,hreeyears from the date Of the contract
shall contain provision establishing tariff Of
the transportation the said road of all citizens of
harbos or at the depots snd road registered
rolled vessels Of the United States; and Tor all goods,
said harbos and depots Of said road registered
during the lrst five years alter tue completion said road,
exceeding eight dollars per head Tor
years from tie completion Of said road at rate not ey-
eeeding five dollars head for and five dol
corn pleon of said road. at no, exceeding four
per head for and four dollars per ton Tor
lio of said road, rate not erceedng three dollars per
@ ,ss % I
railroad shall have completed and ia operation
years. rescind said by joint resolution; In
which the tariff hereby established shall be annuiod
That during the existence of the said contrac, all citizens
and Of the said road IN regsterd or
enrolled vessels of the United States and all freight winch
NAV arrive in such vessels shall be transported over SAID
road in the and according to the time oil arrival AZ
mss bs ewaed esen Of the United
RENTON rose to address the Senate, but gave way to
Mr. FOOrE, who moved that the bill. with the amend
ment be referred the Committee on Military Affairs,
, with instructions, &c.
MIR BENTON Mr.. President any recomm!ttal OF
that kind the present time would in my oPmlon DC
equivalent to the total rejection OF the bill. ap-
prehend, sir, that any inquiry OF that kind OPENS
very large field of inquiry; and ] apprehend that 1T
xoud be impossible for the Military Committee,
or any committee OF this body, called upon in this
extenpoaneous manner TO report fully. to report at
all d,ir ing this of Congress- will be directing
them to enter inquiry which would involve great
many points. and for which they could use no material,
except that which has been already put into their hands
TO be used They would have opportunity OF sending
uny to send Mexico to ascertain the legal or po-
litical condition of that district. They would have
no time to prosecute inquiry with which they could
report anything which 1t would be worthy for this
Senate to hear. They would come back In just
about the condition in which they went out. appre.
bend every senator is in the position TO judge OF
everything which goes to show the relative advantages
or disadvantages of those two routes which any COM
mitee could report II is just suitable to discuss 1t
in the Senate; and more than IN any other way III we
discuss it in the Senate have at once contribution
of the knowledge of every senator Each senator has
at the knowledge of every other The whole ques-
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