The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-01
THIR1Y-FIRsr CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
WAsusaros, Dec. 81, 1sao
pesss 70 In writing was received from tho rrssi.
dent Of the United States.
FRENCH sPoLriTror.
Mr. wsnsrrn presented numerous memorials Of citi-
rens Of Massachusetts,, praying indemnity for French
spoatiop, and gave notice that he would after
holidays move the Senate to take some action upon
this subject
ABOLITION or rLoosiSe eRoe rAvv.
Mr. wrosTKs also presented numerous memorials OF
merchants and others Of Massachusetts,, asking the
abolition Of the spirit ration" and nosgins in the
navy, and took the opportunity to say that Ia his
opinion the time had arrived when Congress should
psts law In conformity with the prayer Of the petit
tionsrs.
Mr.. SEWARD presented similar petitions from mer-
chants Ct Baltimore and expressed his concurrence la
the views Of the Senator from Massachusetts, In his
nion the Of Intoxicating liquors and inaotion
Of oorporeal punishment, calculated to degrade
the man, and could produce good results The OBJ
lection that no substitute for corporeai puuiehment
had been found fully answered by the fact that IL
had been most suoosafuly abolished In the penitea
tisfy system q New York
MoRMoS MarrrHs.
Mt UrprRwoop presented a memorial from citizens
of Kentucky claiming TO be the Legitimate successors
Of Joseph Smith the Mormon prophet objecnE to the
estebishmsnt Of govern msnt for Deseret and oharg
Ing the people 81 the city Of the salt Lake with trea
"
Illinois. tat.n secret osh TO svenge the death Of
ysserh Smith upon the nation and to pursue that de-
sign ustl u shsll be accor slsoed even 70 tue end OF
tine MIR Underwood read in connexiou, an extract
from the statement made In the So LOU, Republicans
that the cs.p Of Deferet we're awlesly trying the
eitstrs a. Missouri upon the charge Of having aided
the expulsion Of the Mormons from that ststs aud
easctrg duties upon the effects OF emiarsnts to
California Who passed through their city; aud
press.d the opinion that this statement gave oolor,g
TO The stat m.n Of the memoSists, and afforded evil
dencc, perhsps that the Mormops we're carrying out
Mir. DovCLass said he had seen the statement nov
resd aud IN consequences, had sought an intervisv
with Mr. Bahbitt the representative sent from Deseret
TO Corgr.fs relative TO the subject Of levyna the du
tee referred 60 ara that Nr Babbitt explained that
the people Of the city Of the Salt Lake having eso-
lsh.d government, found u necessary to establish
mems q revenue also and With that ve~ imposed
deity upon all goods brought into the otis for sale
vket her ty residents reeidents -Mormons or
anti Mcrncns; but that no duties we're enscted upon
ecods which passes through. The memorial Was re-
iefred 70 the Committee on Territories.
A large pumber a ether memorials we're presented
and referred
Mr. Dowrs submitted the foilosing resolution, which
Hso,ed Tbs, the rre,d,p. Of IN. United state, be
tsstno, that h.. .isn place With the Whittier o spain IN
N1hreoa ,r the tutheriies 81 Cuba Or The hr srio.s
sy a,,s. d.rs Sn New orssSss5 'ss Spanish csasS
sfs y. ssrrs,S nsgss ,iS -. D,sss A,.orssy q he
sfsr. tf,hs so,srsrspt ,hs state ihs ssfue oss
gwen touching this sfair also CORES 81 Al the proo,sdiuss
goyerr,st had ana t.len restins 70 t. before Judge
Breht Commissioner Chew and all TIE proceedings had
ard rrsr,s made ths fince that
with al other documents inueons, ard
ether papers ouhng said Affair In possession Of the
meLt
trrorNATfor wsrrrp.
Mr.. TUsSrr tubnitted resolution. which lies ever,
calling upen the tdtnt for copies q corresponferc
rsrers. rtmcnstrances &c relative to the removal OF
Jesfe Clements from the Ufhee OF Marshal OF the
Middle District q Tennessee.
| rksRtIORlL GovEErMvvrs.
MIR. HsIx expressed the hope thu. the bill essso-
Mhirg the territorial governments ot California Nes
Mexico Deeeret aud Jsoipto OF which Mr. Foote rave
notice few days since would be introduced sna pu.r
that the Senate mig ht have 1t before them when the