The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-28

ing to show the necessity and expediency OF constructing
harbors for the preservation Of life and property on the
western shore Of Lake Michigan.
move you, sir that the memorial be referred 10 the
Committee on Commerce, and printed As the question
Of printing must CO. under rule 10 the Committee on
Printing and the subject is OF deep interest to The
State which in part represent. trust that the commee
will report IN favor OF printing and that It may be the
pleasure OF the Senate to order il 10 be done
The memorial was referred 10 the Committee on Com
merce. and the motion 10 print to the COMMITTEES on Print
On motion BY Mr.. CORWIN,
Ordered, That the papers Of Cadwallader Wallace be
taken from the ie and referred 70 the Conmee on Pub-
lie Lands
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. BORLAND, from the Committee on Pensions,
asked that said committee be discharged from the further
consideration OF the petition OF citizens OF Pennsyvan
the subject OF extra pay and bounty land TO the sol
ders in the last with Great Britain and that i be
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs which
Mr. DAVIS. of Mississippi, from the Committee on
Military Affairs to whom was referred the petition OF
C.. T. Harrington, asked to be discharged from the fur
ther consideration o the same. and that be referred to
the Committee Oh Revolutionary Claims.
Mr. d. also, from the same committee, to whom was
referred the joint resolution for restoring the settlement
OF the three months extra pay claims 70 the accounting
officers Of the treasury reported It back without amend
ment
to whom was referred the bill to amend certain acts
tiled IAN act TO establish the territorial government OF
Oregon and IAN act to establish the territorial govern
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the Committee on the District Of
Columbia, to whom was referred the petition OF Owen
Connolly, reported the following resolution:
Resoived That there be paid Owen Connolly, on, Of
the contingent fund.- equal TO the amount Of his pay
CAPITOL on the soh day of April 1919. o the present e
In consideration OF injuries sustained by him In the dis
charge Of his public duties and which have disabled nm
The said resolution, having been read first and
ond dme considered as in committee OF the whole
when notion its further consideration was ordered to
be postponed until to- morrow.
Mr. BERRIEN, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
whom was referred the petition OF James Chapman
administrator Of Thomas M Chapman saomsd ,h a report
atives of the late Thomas Chapman formerly collector o.
the port OF Georgetown, South Carolina; which was read
and passed to the second reading and me report accom-
MIR. DODGE, of Wisconsin. from the COMMITTEE on
Commerce reported bill to establish collection district
and port OF entry and ports OF delivery ~ inc Slale OF
Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
MIR. BALDWIN, from the Committee OF Claims, to
whom referred the petition OF VIM Duer, submit
ted an adverse report; which was ordered 70 DC printed
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. BRIGHT submitted the following resolution; !;
which lies over one day:
RoUed That Secretary of the Interior be directed to
clerks messengers and all other officers, and the COM
pensation OF each who have been employed In his own
pIoysdI since the h Of March, Isis also, the laws BY
authority OF which they respectively have been 80 empoyed
officer who has been his office from another
par,men Office Of the when so transferred
officers are or have been employed in his oice who
receiving have received compensation (whlst EN-
su6odnate to said Secretary, and by what authority Of
Congress otherwise such clerks officers are or have
Mr. BELL submitted the following resolution which,
by unanimous consent was considered and agreed to;
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES on Pensions inquire INTO
wife of Henry Blevins deceased, who soldier of the
a pension.
MIR. BRADBURY submitted the following resolution !;
which considered by unanimous consent, and agreed
Resolved, That the Comm,ee Pensions be instructed
as hs pass e in a
would have been entitled
Mr.. COOPER submitted the following resolution; |;
which, unanimous consent, was considered aud agreed
to:
Re,oiped That the secuHy Of the Navy be directed
in United States squadron the coast OF
Africa, The number Of composing the same, together
the deaths in squadron, compared with the deaths In
other squadfons foreign stations.
Mr. KING submitted the following resolution
esoped That the Committee Commerce be instructed
inquire into the expedency OF making AN apPropna,
removal the distractions TO the navigation OF
Pass Manchac hch were placed there by order Of Gene
raj Jackson, ia 1874
Mr. K, in submitting this resolution, remarked that
these distractions were placed there by order OF Cen
through this lake into the Mississippi river, above New
Orleans. They have remained ull the present tne to
The great Inconvenience OF those who wish TO navigate
to and from the Mississippi river forcing them TO 70 out
side TO reach the city OF Mobile II these distractions
were removed they could go TO the city OF Mobile with
half the expense which would be incurred in going
around The government has heretofore removed the
obs,rucons in many that have been placed in our
navgable streams by order OF the government OF the
ofcers Of The and liberal appropriations have
been made for that purpose He hoped that the commit
lee to whom ne wished TO have the resolution referred
would look at as early as possible TO make
port upon the subject as TO the best manner OF removing
those distractions.
While he was up, he would remark that II might prob
would be injurious OF the planters cuvatng the
lands upon this stream. There was no doubt that IT
would be vantageous TO these psners, by reducing
them to the nece sslly OF iepeeng the plantations. lie
supposed however, would be that the interest OF
the planters ought not to prevent the great interest OF
the country from being carried out, as i would be BY
restoring the navigation TO what il before the OBJ
siructons were placed there by Gen Jackson He hoped
that the resolution would now be considered
Mr. DOWNS said that this resolution related to very
serious natter which ought not TO be hastily considered
and disposed Of II related TO the stopping up OF the
stream by officer OF the United States army years
ago, by distinctions, which have remained for thirty
years past Whatever rights may have existed at the
time as to those planters who are interested in cop
and such important interests have grown up in conse-
quence OF this work. that has now become very serl-
Gus question whether, without the consent OF these
persons who have these interests the United States gov
ought to take steps TO remove all these obstruc
tons II is difficult subject, and there is difference OF
opinion in the couatry where the distractions are stu
aied II has also been frequently agiiaed in the egsa
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