Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
w WASHiNGToN. Jan

mortal Of citizens of New York. ask;n.
the establishment of branch mint of ,hss
United States in that city; which was .0
ferred to the committee. on Finance.
MIR. Downs presented the proceedno.
of meeting of members of the bar 81
the ninth and tenth judicial districts !"
the State of Louisiana, in favor of cer,.;s
alterations of the act of March 8. Is1o
creating a western district of the Uni,oi
States court for that State; when wa,as"
ferred 20 the Committee on the Judic;,..'
Mr.. Underwood presented the pet;.;ar
of VIM. Smith and others, members =,
the church of Latter-Day Saints. ast;nn
that the application of the Salt .Lss
Mormons TO be admitted as State ;n,'
the Union, under the name of the ST.
OF Deseret, be considered.
MIR. Downs submitted the FOLLOWING
solution; which lies over, under the prie.
ReSolUea, That the President of ~:
United States he requested 20 'commnnl
cate to the Senate copies of all Correspond
ence that has taken place with the min.
lister of Spain in Washington, or the an
thorlties OF Cuba, or the American Gomez
at Havana, or Others, CONCERNING tne stD
duction of Rey, alias Garcia, from Nsw
Orleans. by the Spanish Cousul at TIA,
| port, or by his procurement or rconn:vance
together with the correspondence vB
the district attorney of the United Stat,
| for the eastern district of Louisiana :,
other ofhcers OF the government in thu,
State, and the instructions given toucb;n,,
this affair; also copies of all the procee{F
! ings, and testimony and arguments ..
counsel, if reported to the governmep,
had and taken, relating to il, before Jud,,a
| Bright and Commissioner Chew, and an
the proceedings had and reports made -
the government since that eXaminaiio,
together with all other documents =,
structions, correspondence, and oba,
papers touching said affair, in possession
of the government.
Mr.. Turney sunbilted the following 70.
solutions; which lies over, under the Tut..
ReSOLUed, That the President Of III.
United States be requested to furnish tho
Senate with copies of all the pansrs
letters, remonstrauces, and recommend.
lions, now Oh file in any of the depar.
ments, relative 10 the removal or rr,er.
ton III office of Jesse g. Clements la.
marshal of the middle district of reuur,.
see.
Mr.. Walker gave notice that he womb
tomorrow, or on some subsequent day
ask leave TO Introduce a hill to cede ,Ls
public lands 10 the respective States in
which they are located. upou the coudr
ton that they be sold by said Stales 10
actual occupants only III limited quantities
tor cost OF transfer merely.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Eenabe =
resolution was adopted requiring the
President to furnish an account of all h,
acts with reference to California
On motion of Mr. Savage "A simiiarre re:
solution was adopted, calling tor all tl,
Information i'll the Eauds ut The President
relative 10 the seizure of TIgre island by
the English.
SENATE.-The Vice President announc.
ed the following as the Census Commit.
tee: John Davis, Underwood, SlurgeOa,
Butler, and Shields.
Nh Mason gave notice of bill top pro-
vide for the eiiectual execution of the law
relative to The recaptuie OF slaves
Two bills providing for the establish
men, Of retired list of the disabled OH.
GERS of the Army and Navy, were offered.
Mr. Cass Will, on Tomorrow, cal up
his resolution relating 10 the suspension
OF diplomatic Intercourse with Austria.
A resolution was offered, calulguu Tie
L. NJ General, 20 inform The Seuas
whether he had made amy reHoralsm
his department. OF the officers appointed
by his predecessor; If 50, how many, aud
;he cause OF said removals.
Mr.. Soule introduced resolution o.
inquiry as TO the probable expense Vi
deepening the n. l.. Pass of the Mis>Is
sIppi river. Adopted.
MIR. Bell offered resolution iHqulnng
the expense of repairing the breach ID
the dam at the head OF Cumberland Is
land, Ohio river. Adopted.
Mr.. Jones introduced a bill granting
land TO Iowa, to aid in the construction
Of a Railroad hom Dubuque 10 keokUck
Mr.. Douglas, a bill granting the n5A!
Of way and d donation OF public lauds 70 ,
AID the construction of the Central halt
road.
Mr.. Acheson, similar bill in behalf o.
the Railroad from Hannibal TO 81 )"
sephs, in Mo. lie also presented nume'
ous memorials and resolutions from IHs
Missouri Legislature on various snDlee'S
and one upon tine subject of slavery "
structing the Senators to vote against !le
adoption of the Wilmot proYiso; "ni'H
being read, called forth remarks iron DeH'
ton aud Acheson.
MIR. Foote notified that he wonld, VI
Monday call up his resolution proVlu'pS
for Territorial government tor pe's'T
California and New Mexico.
HoUsE.-After some unimportant pH'
mess the Speaker announced the oraet !"
the day-to be the election OF subofdH"''