The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-03
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Thursday, May 2, 1850.
S E N A II E

SENATE.
Private petitions were presented by Messrs. DA-
Wis at Mississippi RusK, and FELoH.
cALIFoRNiA LAND TITLES.
Mr.. FETCH moved, and the reports of Messrs
w. Carey Jones and t. Butler King on the subject
of California land titles, referred TO the Com
mittee on Public Lands; and motion TO print them
referred to the Committee on Printing.
RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. YULEE submitted the following resolution,
which was considered and agreed to:
Resolped, That the Secretary of War be, and he
is hereby required to lay before the Senate a de-
tailed account of the expenditures made in the
erection of the light houses at Brandywine Shoals
in Delaware Bay, at Caryfort Reef. in Florida, at
Wangashanee, in Lake Michigan, and at Sand
Key, in Florida.
Mr.. TURNEY submitted the following resolu-
ton, which considered and agreed to-
Resolued, That the Committee on Military Affairs
be instructed to inquire into the xpediency of SO
amending the act of the It'll Of August lS4S, enti-
tied "An act for the relief OF certain Tennessee
volunteers" to embrace the claims of the staff of
fcers of the lst and I'd regiments of said volunteers
and that the accompanying papers be referred to
the said committee.
Mr.. DAWSON submitted the following resolu-
lion, which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved. That the Secretary of the Interior be di
rected inform the Senate what progress has been
made in running and marking the boundary be-
tween the United States and New Mexico, pursu.
ant to the provisions Of the treaty Of Guadalupe
Hdalgo; what amount of money has been expended
and debts incurred therein whether the work is
now in progress and if not, what has delayed
or suspended it and what is the sum estimated as
necessary for its completion.
UNITED STATES COURTS
MIR. BUTLER, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, reported back the bill providing for holding
the courts Of the United States in cases of the sick
ness or other disability of a district Judge.
Mr.. BUTLER asked that the bill be now consid-
cred He explained it to be bill directing that
whenever a district judge shall from sickness or
other disability be unable TO hold any regular or
special term of his court, the circuit Judge of that
district shall detail some other district Judge within
his district to hold the court for the sick other
wise disabled judge. The district judge Of New
York had such an amount Of business as to be I'M
able to attend to it, and his health necessarily
be endangered by the vast amount of his labors.
The bill also provided that whenever there was no
circuit judge resident in the district, the circuit
judge was absent that the President of the United
States shall detail the district Judge.
Mr.. BRADBURY moved to strike out the Prcsi-
dent of the United States and insert chief Justice
And the amendment was adopted, and then the bill
was passed.
HEIRS or col. p. NJ. BUTLER.
MIR. ATCHISON moved, and the Senate proceed
ed TO the consideration of the joint resolution for
the settlement of accounts with the heirs and rep
resenatves of Colonel Pierce M. Butler late agent
for the Cherokee Indians; and after some converse
joint resolution adopted
GAMALIEL TAYLOR.
Mr.. BRIGHT moved, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of the bill for the relief of CANA
liel Taylor late United States marshal for the State
Of Indiana, and his sureties; and the bill then
passed.
CAPTAIN O. E. MCCLELLAN.
Mr.. DAWSON moved, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the bill authorize the Sec
rotary OF War TO cause TO be paid to Captain Geo.
4. Mcclellan, the officers and men composing his
company of mounted volunteers, full pay for SER
vices rendered, subsistence and forage furnished,
in East Florida, in the year ls4O; and the bill was
then passed.
Mr. DOUGLAS, pursuant to notice. introduced
bill TO establish an Armory and Foundry at Fort
Massac, on the Ohio river.
Brown AND TARBox.
MIR. RUSk, from the Committee on the Post OF.
fee and Post Roads, reported back the bill from the
House Of Representatives for the relief Of Messrs.
Brown and TarboI. And the bill was then con
sidered and passed
ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY.
Mr.. PEARCE moved, and il was ordered, that
when the Senate adjourn it would adjourn till Mon
day.
The VICE PRESIDENT informed the Senate
that after Monday next ne would be absent for
some days
COMMODORE LEWIS WARRINGTON.
Mr.. BADGER moved, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of the bill for the relief Of
Commodore Lewis Warrington and others, officers
and men Of the United States sloop-of-war Pea
cock.
And after some debate, by Messrs. BADGER,
BsIoHT, KISe, CAss, and YULEE, the bill was post
poned.
TINE cESTRAL RAILROAD, (ILLIso1s.)
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF
the unfinished business, being the bill granting the
right Of way, and making a donation OF land 10 the
STATE Illinoia In aid of the 81
central railroad, in that State.
The question pending was motion, by Mr..
BELL to re-commit the bill with the following in
structions.
With instructions 30 10 amend the bill that a pro-
portion Of the nett proceeds Of the lands given to
the State Of Illinois and the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi, shall be secured TO the States OF
Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively, equal 10 the
proportion Of the entire line Of the railroad proposed
70 Be constructed from the southern terminus Of
the Illinois and Michigan Canal 10 the city Of Mobile
which passes through each Of the two latter States
10 be applied by them 10 the construction Of The
tons or divisions Of the road within their respective
jurisdictions.
To which Mr.. DAYTON moved 10 add.
ProUid>d, fpf6sr, that after the appropriation Of
the lands bereinbefore referred 20, 10 the States
hcrcinbeforc named, the nett proceeds Of the sales
Of the residue Of the public lands, from and after
the 3lst day Of December next, shall be divided be-
tween the several States Of the Union and the Terrific
ries thereof they exist, agrecsby 10 the pro.
visions Of an act entitled "An act % appropriate
tho proceeds Of the sales Of the public lands and &c
grant presumption rights" passed September 4
1871. The provisions Of which act, 90 far as the
can be properly applied, in the distribution Of
the proceeds Of said saes hereby enacted and
re afirmcd.
The question being taken on Mr.. DAYToS's mo
ton, IL was decided in the negative, follows:
YEAS. - Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Benton
Chase, Clarke, Clay, Corwin, Dawson, Dayton
Greene, Mangum, Miller, Pesrce, Phelps, Seward
Turney, and Wales-17.
NAYS. - Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Bradbury
Bright, Butler, Cas-, Davis Of Mississippi Dode,
of iowa, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Douglas, Downs
Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Morton
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Sturgeon, Walker
/ whitcomb, and Yuee-26.
TMessrs. BENToS, BADoER, CHASE, MASGUM
and TUaNsY, whose votes given above in III,
Affirmative, at a subsequent portion Of the proceed
/ ngs asked and obtained leave to have their vote
/ changed 70 the negative, they having voted undo
a Misrepresentation Of the question. The vote thei
stood-yeas ~, nays 30
- The question recurring on the instructions moves
I BY Mr. Belt, IL was decided in the negative with
] out a count.
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