The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-17
THIRTY-FIitsT CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.


BY MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
WAsHrsoros, Dec. 1e, 1850.
mr.. CLAY AND OTHERS THEIR SEATS
Messrs. Clay, Douglass and Atchison, appeared and
took their seats.
sREcyrrTs AND EXPENDITURES THE rosr OFFICE De-
PARrdENr. ~ =
The CHAR laid before the Senate commitment
from the Treasury Of the United States, enclosing
statement of receipts and expenditures in the Post
Once Department fc- last year.
Some petitions and Heorts were then brought up.
ouR AUSTRIAN RELATi8Ss- SPECIAL AGENT TO HUNGARY.
Mr. CAss submitted resolution calling for all
respondencs between the government and the Aus
trim Minister concerning ths agent sent by the United
Htates to Hungary during the contest there. Laid
over.
THE MISSOURI AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
Mr.. BErroS introduced bin to provide for the
location and construction Of a railroad and com
Highway from the Mississippi river at st. Louis to the
bay of San Francisco and to extinguish the Indian
title TO the lands along said highway; to establish
military posts and 10 grant land to actual settlers
thereon. Mr. Benton explained in q long speech, mis-
bill. to be- national! highway; because or ITS
centrally; becsuse It is to be constructed by the
means Of the nation and IS national In its forn and
uses because IL is 10 AFFORD road proper for
all kinds OF travellers NOV known. or
to be known 1t embraces railroad plank ROAD good
common read for wagons and horsss and also for pc
dsstrAns The main road goes straight To ths Pacido
and will be sixteen hundred milrs long with two
TO Santa e., three hundred miles long,
and the other TO Oregon I've hundred mules long Ins
whole amount OF land to es about one hundred and
city miilisns OF acres.
PRtvArS uILLs.
Several private bills Introduced and referred.
The ISsURsScE coaFAVr-LIABfLirr OF srock'
HoLDEhs.
Mr. Mason called up the bin to extend the charter OF
the Potomac Insurance Company, OF deorgetown Az
the last session Of Congress this bill passed the senate
and Was sent back by the House with an amendment,
making stockhoders Individually labls only to the
amount OF stock held b. them resp etively.
Mr. EwIro opposed the making OF stockholders Oh
Mr.. srwaap though II they were made liable, iabl.
lily should be conf ned 10 the stockholders st the time
when the debts contracted
Mr. BosLArp opposed ~ al corporations, and In
favor Of making stochholders liable
Mr. Mssor modified his sn iment according 70 the
suggestion Of Mr. Seward
xessrs John Davis, Seward and Badger. continued
v,.r 90 Tvrvv Ltxp-crrEr svcrrKMrvr.
while the shove dsbate wa Going on, Jenny LIZ a,
,ocou panied by hsssrs Bsilstti BsrDum, Benei ict
and Burke, appeared Ia TIE lsaiss gsnsry. In ns
caussd great comm often and excitement thrsus oout
tho chamber. All the meu ana women In the gNnsnes
stood M ard stared uncsaslnFiv, ana many crowded
around her She rsfu,sd 90 st IN a font seat ard
after a ,tsy of Eve inmates, Departed followed By
nearly all In the galleries
. pEuarr coNrrSurp
Mr. Masos 3 smendne mt Agreed to- and the ques-
tion Of agreeing to the House ansDdmsn. as
and Messrs Cas- and Borlant supported IL. IL was
eventually sgr-edto AYES g, nays 20
Tue TExAs H0rNutrv sErTLEIENr.
A message received from the President, an
nouncine, ooisIIy. tns ssesptsnce by Texas OF the
settienent OF her boundatel The document was read
and ordered 20 be printed
IN. Chair iaid before the ssEase the annual report
Secretary Of che Treasury Which vas 70
The Finance ccmmittee AL rd.red % De printed
The Senate then went late executive session. ana
shortly AFTER edjourned