The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-11
In CONGRESS- OF THE d. STATES.
Thirty-First Congress First ssssisn.
MONDAY. JUNE 10. 1850.


| SENATE.
| MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS
Mr. WEBSTER presented memorial OF David A.,
Neal JOSIAH Quincy and Others asking that provision
may Dc made ey law Tor continuing experiments on Amer
| lie Lands and ordered to he printed
In presenting the petition, Mr.. w said have been
requested to present to the Senate short and very inter
eslng memorial signed by considerable number OF men
OF business and enterprise in the city OF Boston re-
laes TO the subject OF coal and its prayer Is that Con-
gess Will adop. the necessary means for the further and
the United States. The petition is short. and, II may
have the indulgence OF the Senate to have il read, will
make motion for its reference.
/ The petition having been read
/ Mr.. W. resumed. The Senate will perceive by the
reading OF that document that the consumption OF coal in
the United States has doubled in five years. and that
there is an appearance great is the excellence OF some
OF the varieties OF American coal that expectation
from the United States Of that article may ere long be ex
Their discoveries in mines, and the prosecution and work
ing OF them may enhance the general wealth OF the Uni
ted States think there eighteen twenty States
in the Union in which coal has been discovered, and
there Is not one OF them, that know OF that Is not de-
sirous that the exploration and examination Of its coal
beds and coal fields should be prosecuted think a
modern writer remarks, in speaking of the wealth Of
England, that while some ascrbe that wealth TO the
great profit Of her West Indies and others ascrbe that
wealth 10 the great profit OF her East Indies the truth s
after all that the greatest share OF her existing wealth
has been drawn from the black Indiess coal and IRON
which have been extracted from the earth and employed
portions Of The United States richer IN this article than
part OF England, and that is saying great deal for
suppose partsof Maryland and Pennsylvania, and some
other States, are richer IN the varieties Of coal than Eng
land herself think, therefore, il is great object; and
take occasion to say that early in the session report
was made BY the honorable member from Arkansas from
Professor Johnson since its publication in ls43 had been
much enlarged and improved BY recent discoveries and
observations and that had been reprinted in England
with great Communications and had been found to be very
useful and the Committee on Public Lands, on that oc
casion, recommended the publication OF some ten or ht
Of this improved work OF Professor johnson. recoect
that the subject discussed here and got mixed up
with that always and so far as see never
ending question about public printing, and on that ac-
count, believe it laid upon the table hope the
honorable senator from Arkansas will revive the topc
and ask the attention OF the Senate TO his report and the
decision OF the Senate upon it. am prepared to go fur
ther and do what to induce the Senate to make pro-
vision by law for further exploration and surveys OF these
American coal regions and we shall ever arrive a. me
end of our present difficulties and especialy-which
feveny hopef arriving at them, we shall come to
conclusion that will peace and quiet to the
ness Of the with its ordinary temper Of har
mony and union it will be OF the first things that
will do 10 take up this subject and authorize Professor
/ Johnson TO pursue his researches.
Mr.. PEARCE submitted an additional document rela
ting to the memorial Of the legal representatives of
Rnaldo Johnson, deceased which was referred to the
Mr. ATCHISON presented memorial Of physicians Of
St Louis, asking that the rank Of the medical officers OF
Tue navy De aSSillaeQ Dy 10 tlat OWceB Oh
similar grades in the medical department OF the army
which referred to the Committee Naval Affairs.
MIR. BUTLER submitted additional documents relating
to the memorial of Daniel Turner which were referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. PRATT presented two memorials OF physicians OF
Baltimore, Maryland, asking that the rank OF the medical
officers of the navy may by law be assimated 10 that OF
officers OF like grades the medical department OF the
army; which were referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
Mr. SHIELDS presented memorial Of citizens of Ili.
nois asking grant Of the right of way and portion OF
publicland to The Terre- Hauie and Alton Railroad Com
pany which was referred to the COMMITTEES on Public
Mr. CASS presented memorial OF citizens OF Clarion
county, Pennsylvania. asking rehabilitation OF the
tariff and the imposition OF specific duties on such articles
OF foreign growth manufacture may be produced In
the United States which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
MIR. DICKINSON presented a memorial, numerously
signed by citizens OF Schenectady, in the State of New
York, asking the adoption OF the measures recommended
by the Select Committee of Thirteen representing that six
81 s Of e than hs
interests OF the country and the wants OF the Territories
are not wholly provided for and believing that the
spirit OF compromise which formed our government
should ever be chersded as the only safeguard Of the
Union, and believing we do, that speedy ADJUST
men OF the slavery question which has been agiiaed
long enough is demanded by the patriotic and rejecting
men OF all parties" and therefore that the
substantially reported by the Committee OF Thirteen
should be speedily passed. restoring peace and concord to
our common country.
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| Mr. CLEMENS, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims, whom referred House bill for the relief OF
James T. Shackleford, reported back the same without
amendment, and asked its immediate consideration; which
was agreed 10.
The bill having been read, it then considered as in
committee OF the whole; and amendment having been
offered il ordered 10 third reading and was read
third time by unanimous consent and passed.
| Mr.. ATCHIS0N, from the Committee on Indian Al
fairs, to whom referred the memorial OF the egsa-
of Minnesota relative to the purchase OF the Sioux
lands west OF the Mississippi, asked TO be discharged
from the further consideration OF the the ground
that Il was matter pertaining 10 the executive branch oil
the government; which was agreed TO-
| Mr.. BORLAND, from the Committee on Printing. TO
whom was referred the motion 10 print the report OF
the Secretary OF the Interior, in answer TO resolution OF
the Senate in relation TO the expense OF the judiciary OF
the District OF Columbia reported in favor OF printing the
same which was agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. PRATT The morning hour has been taken
present resolution TO which my attention has been
called by a memorial OF the Agricultural Society oil Ma
ryand, in which they alege that the government OF
Great Britain, by treaty with the Peruvian government,
and BY contract with them have acquired monopoly in
the article Of guano In this state OF facts, guano can
be imported into this country, or purchased BY the
American merchants, except from the English merchants
This results in two ways nuriously TO couniry In
the first place, obliged 10 pay larger for the
article purchased and in the next place, It IS all i'm
ported IN English vessels ask, al their instance, that
these resolutions OF inquiry may be adopted.
The resolutions were read as follows:
Rssolved That the Secretary Of State be directed In
form tho Senate whether. by the existing treaty Of the
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