The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-08
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER s, 1850.



The PRESIDENT OF the Senate laid before the body d
repor OF the Secretary OF War; made pance with
resolution OF the Senate, transmitting report OF the opo-
graphical bureau, accompanied " map. showing the
the adjacent Mexican States on the Rio Grande, ex-
tended TO embrace the Territories OF the United
States lying between the Mississippi river and the Pacific
ocean WHICH was read, and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. This is the map which
the Senate two Years ago, ordered to be prepared and
the fret very valuable contribution which country
will made to physical geography. 1t is the geog
nphy OF country heretofore very imperfecty explored
and also very naccufatey represented. Il has been
looked for with great anxiety BY the Of the whole
world The verpfact that every publication heretofore
made was but reprint from Hun,bodts old topography
the OF my opposition heretofore printing any
map asked to be printed BY the Senate Now believe
we have something which will By valuable at home and
greatly sought Tor abroad. therefore move that the
Secretary OF the Senate be directed TO the map
be reduced under the direction OF the typographical bu
reau and to be printed for the Senate giving notice that
i,he molion prevails. shall move ier extra copies
The PRESIDENT. That propcslan goes to the Com
Mr. DAVIS. 7hope the Senate will waive that, do
moi suppose essential that should be referred, the
map being prepared under order of the Senate.
The question being taken upon the motion, il was
agreed TO-
So it was
Ordered That the Secretary Of the Senate the
accompanying the report be reduced under the drec
hereo in addition the usual number, be engraved, and
printed OF The Senate, 500 Of which the
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
= Mr. FOOTE presented the petition OF Thomas b VIM
son, praying that the amount OF judgment obtained
against him by the United States certain prornissory
noe the property OF the government placed in his hands
for collection, may be refunded. The petitioner paid
money TO the government several years since, TO the
amount of several thousand dollars obedience 10 an
execution emanatlng upon Judgment recovered against
him upon alleged default on his part notary public
He Of opinion that he was not in fact legally equ
aby bound to pay the amount recovered and paid and
prays that the amount paid may be restored to him
The petition was referred TO the Committee of Claims.
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa, presented petition of William
Roberts, soldier in the last with Great Britain,
praying TO be allowed pension, arearages OF pay, and
bounty lands which was referred to the Committee on
Pensions,
Mr.. HOUSTON. Owing 10 the great anxiety TO give
the attention OF the Senate private bills during the
morning hour Immediately after, have not presented
the Senate subject that intended TO have presented.
Owing publication made by member of the House,
intend on Monday next to claim the indulgence OF the
Senate for purposes OF personal explanation in relation
10 thai matter.
WALTER R. JOHNSON.
Mr. UNDERWOOD. | rise TO make statement
which may, perhaps, be considered in the nature OF
port coming from the Committee OF Claims. II relates 10
that iue bill which disposed OF yesterday for the
benefit OF Dr. Johnson and others The committee, on
making examination this morning, have discovered an
unaccountable mistake-such as, perhaps, would
seldom occur. The gentleman TO whom the bill intro
adopted report made by Governor Fairfield years
ago in relation TO experiments which one OF these gente
made in regard TO the chemical analysis OF coal and
be attaches that report OF Governor Fairfield TO the
port made upon the subject OF this BILL which is entirely
foreign TO it, At the time il brought up yesterday,
was somewhat nonplursed in regard TO the report and
was unable 10 give an explanation
The truth is this: In l643 Congress passed an act
authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy to appoint three
persons 10 make examinations oil steam boilers Tor the
purpose OF preventing explosions and in framing that act
they referred TO the joint resolution oil s42 authorizing
experiments to be made in relation TO Colts sub marine
invention That joint resolution OF ls42 sci apart S3 900
make experiments in relation to that invention and
he act OF 1s43 appointing DR. Reeder, Dr. Johnson and
Dr. Jones, made appropriation whatever TO compen.
safe them for their services but the act OF s43 was so
connected with the resolution OF lS42, that might seem
at the appropriated by that resolution for another
pupose il large enough, might have been applied TO the
oompensaton OF these three gentlemen under the act OF
ls3 II upon that that the total amount oil the ap
poyriaton exhausted.
The PRESIDENT. The senator will have to wait
until the bill is taken up.
Mt UNDERWOOD | am making these remarks to
preface the motion instructed by the committee TO
nake that is, that the bill reported may be reconmit
led 10 the committee, with view OF communicating the
real facts the Senate unless they think proper TO take
this statement with the amendment TO the bill which
have prepared dislike very much 10 throw these gen
enen back account OF bunder ol the committee IN
TIE has been made.
The question being then taken upon the motion to take
up the bill for the purpose mentioned, it was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. UNDERWOOD, the bill and report
Committee OF Claims.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
| Mr. FELCH, from the Committee on Public Lands to
whom referred the bill granting the right OF way and
aoonaon OF public lands the State OF Alabama to aud
IN the construction of the Tennessee, Missss'pp' and
Alabama railroad, reported the same back without
Amendment
10 reporting the BILL Mr. F said; This bill is precisely
The as others OF similar character passed al the
present session And as one of the senators from Ala
bama absent account of sickness and the other
filing the Office OF President OF the Senate, l
would ask in behalf OF those interested that the bill may
De considered at the present me being precisely the
same 10 character those already passed
Mr. BENTON. Is the morning business overf
The PRESIDENT. This IS a report from committee
on bill introduced yesterday by the Char leave
Mr. BEN IoN. hope that The morning business will
be got through with
that this bill which very important 10 be passed.
now if ii passed at all 1t s Of no very great conse
quenoe to the public but oil very
10 the local interests concerned trust he will permi, il
10 be passed II will take time Ii is upon The same
principle OF all the bills of the kind that have been passed
upon this session.
Mr.. WALKER Has tha, bill been before the Com
mi,ee on Public Landsi
The PRESIDENT. lthas just been reported from the
Committee on Public Lands.
MIR. WALKER One further question | am sorry
That your colleague il not here. an II places you IN
unpleasant situation would aak, what number OF grants
have been made to Alabama How many will this gran
Them amount TO passed al this session. Is TINS no
Mr. fELCH Tin his seat) | think il is the third.
Mr.. WALKER. Well, must say that in principle
nave been opposed 10 all OF these measures. do no
,nnk that II ls proper way of disposng Of the public
"nas. ! am opposed TO this measure. -