The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-25
I'M CONGRESS Or THE U. STATES.
: Thlrty-glr.. conKrea..-FIrst Sermon.
MONDAY, DECEMBER "a. ls4s,
SENATE.
The journal having been read,

Resoved. Tba, the Committee Of Claims DO authorized
employ clerk and that he be allowed such rate OF com
peasalion al is usually allowed in such cases fg.
] Mr. RUSK said that the Committee OF Claims had here
tofore been allowed TO employ clerk Temporarily, ~
was expedien he thought that the cerkship should ne
made permanent and with view to have the subject
considered he moved that the resolution be referred TO
the Committee OF Claims; which motion was agreed TO-
/ MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The following message was received from the House
| OF Representatives, by Mr. CAMPBELL, their Clerk:
Mr. President. am directed to inform the SENATE that
Of The House oil Representatives a'semoeo on
Hon HowsIL Cons, representative from the State oil
Georgia. chosen Speaker thereof and that i is now
ready TO proceed TO business.
COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
at STATES. aa.
i Mr. DAVIS Of Mississippi moved that committee OF
Two be appointed by the Chair upon the part OF the SEN
ate, join such committee as may be appointed on the
part of the House OF Representatives, TO wait on the Pres
dent OF the United States and inform him that quorum
of The two houses OF Congress have assembled and are
ready to receive any communication which he may have
! TO make which was agreed TO. IN ;sa
The VICE PRESIDENT appointed senators DAVIS
of Mississippi and GREENE such committee ON the
part OF the Senate; and the committee thereupon retired
| from the chamber. 49, ISL.
The following message was received from the House
| of Representatives by Mr.. CAMPBELL, their Clerk
The House of Representatives has passed resolution
laponting u committee join such committee as may be
& the q ua ss Safes and @ quo
the two houses have assembled and ready receive
m n a On nave e = pa Tnomrso Of
pennsy vania, Mr. VINroN, and Mr.. HoLnEs
i PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. .rH>
Mr. DODGE of Iowa presented the petition OF Richard
Clancy relative to his claim OF eempton 70 part OF
the land now occupied by the town OF Fort Madison !;
which was referred tothe Committee on Public Lands
i Mr. BORLAND presented two memorials OF citizens
of Dallas Bradley and Drew counties, Arkansas praying
to be attached TO the Champagnoe land district and the
removal of The land Office to Camden, IN that State;
/ Mr. RUSK presented the memorial of Angelina b. N.
Cook widow of Colonel VIM. j. Cook, for compensation
Tor services Of her husband in experimenting and organ
izne Texas volunteers Point Isabel during the Mex
can war which was referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
/ OVERLAND MAIL ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC
Mr. R. also presented the memorial OF VIM. Bay
ard asking that he may be authorized to contract with
the government for establishing direct line OF overland
communication from ST. Louis 10 San Francisco in Cali
forna which was referred to the COMMITTEE on Inc fost
! Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed,
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
| Mr. WALKER presented resolutions passed by The
legislature OF Wisconsin, in favor OF the cession OF the
PUBLIC lands to the States u which they e, on condon
Hers only, al price not exceeding The COST oil ther
survey, . ,y
that il related important matter-a permanent change
of the public land system He would therefore its
reference 10 select committee. There was an appro-
pirate standing commtee-that on public iandsabut IN
This instance as il was before the Senate,
and coming IRON Wisconsin as did, he would rather II
should go 10 select committee in the hrs instance de
should be permitted TO pass without examination by
the Committee Public Lands; Tor II was his purpose
10 move, after the subject should have been reported
upon by the select committee, that 1t should go TO the
Committee on Public Lands for their consideration. He
would merely ask that it should first go TO select com
Mr. BUTLER gave notice that he should oppose all
such modes Of referring papers OF This kind The orti
nary committees were supposed 10 be impartial ana ihe
them in the first instance, unless upon an extraordinary
occasion.
subject 10 select committee OF hve II was decided IN the
negative ,h., ,.t.r,oa 70 tho conm;,,es
| on Public Lands .. ..... ...H
i MIR FOOTE presented the memorial Of John Hender.
SON citizen OF the State OF Mississippi, proposing plan
10 reoganze and extend the Judicial system OF the United
States which referred to the COMMITTEE on the Jul
dietary and ordered TO be printed
In presenting the foregoing memorial, Mr. f. referred
to the memorialist as a gentleman well known 10 The
county as distinguished statesman and enlightened u-
rist The memorial asked the passage OF a bill OF the
title above stated He would only say OF the memorial,
and the bill annexed TO il, that he had cursolly
examined both, and that they seemed TO be most judi
cious and carefully prepared for the removal OF GER
tain evils the existence OF which no one could deny
Whether or not the bill was so efficiently framed
as 10 remove these eviswhether the mode adopted was
the most iudcous that could be deysedhe was not pre-
paired say; but from The high respect he entertained
Tor the gentleman who had drafted the memorial and the
bill and from the cursory examination which he bad gv
en- them, he certain that the subject was worthy Of
immediate and careful consideration He therefore moved
that the memorial De IelerIeu 10 Tue NoWec on e
dietary, and be pnD,ed which was agreed TO-
RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
Mr.. DICKINSON presented the proceedings OF the
Chamber OF Commerce OF the city OF New York, in avo
of the construction OF railroad from Lake Michigan 10
the Pacific ocean, the plan proposed by Asa Whitney
which were referred TO the Committee Roads and Ca
nails and ordered 10 be printed. =
In presenting the above paper Mr. d. said that the high
character Of the body from which it emanaied and the
gravity OF the subject OF which treated fully justified
The motion 10 print, which he made.
MIR d. also presented the petition oil Thomas N Carr
late consul OF the United States for the empire OF Mo-
rocco asking compensation for diplomatic services near
that government which was referred 10 the Committed
on ForegR Relations.
Mr. d. further presented the petition OF Hugh w. Dob.
! Dobbin and WIN. W. Dobbin, both deceased, praying
compensation for services and sacrifices in the late wal
with Great Britain which was referred TO the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
Mr. d. still further presented the petition OF Edmund
Payenstedt and Frederick Schumacher. merchants in the
city of New York, asking TO be released from liability
on a cusiom-house bond which was referred TO III,
Committee on Commerce.
MIR WALK Err presented petition from citizens Of Full
from Jonesville TO Madison in that State which
? ferred TO the Committee the Post Office and Pos
q Roads
HEIRS KoscIUsKo
Mr. FOOTE presented the memorial OF Ladsaus Wan
kowciz and G. Tochman, legal representatives OF III,
heirs OF Thaddeus Kosciusko deceased, asking the pro
lection OF the government against certain alleged inter
ference with their rights in the courts OF the United State
by the emperor OF Russia which referred 10 III,
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mt II. also moved that the memorial be printed.