The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-08

The memorial Of David l.. Brown and others
merchants of Philadelphia, asking for the
ton Of a harbor at Reedy Island, in the Delaware
| Referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
| Petition Of Elizabeth McDougall, of Philadelphia,
daughter Of Samuel Causin, asking for pension
account Of the services Of her father in the
utionary war. Referred to the Committee ON Rev
| dictionary Claims.
! Petition Of j. w. Moore and others, of Philadel-
phia, asking for the abolition of the spirit ratons
in national vessels. Referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs
Petition Of Godfrey Hager, and other citizens OF
Philadelphia, praying compensation to sufferers by
| French spolaton prior to 1900. Referred to Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs
| Petition of Thomas Hanogan, asking for a pen
sion in consequence of sufferngs and services in
| the army Referred to the Committee on Invalid
! Pensions.
| BY j. S. GREEN: Memorial of G. A. Parsons,
OF Missouri, praying compensation for services
dered IN raising and organizing volunteers for the
Mexican war. Referred to the Committee ON Mill
| tary Affairs
BY Mr.. SCHENCK: The petition of Linus Will
| liams, of Warren county, Ohio, praying to be re-
Enumerated for losses sustained while in service with
| the army in the war OF 1872 Referred to the Com
mittec on Claims.
The memorial of George Hartwick, praying re-
Enumeration for damage done TO the schooner Rob
ert Rennie, while she was employed in Government
service. Referred TO Committee Claims
By Mr.. BURROWS; The memorial Of Luther
Wilson and three hundrcdand twenty five other ct-
zens of the State of New York, asking that an act
| may be passed directing survey to be made OF
Twelve Mile creek, in the county of Niagara, New
York, with view to the construction OF q harbor
at the mouth of said creek. Referred to the Com
mittee Commerce.
BY ]. L. JOHNSON, of Kentucky: The petition
of Joseph Roberts, of Kentucky, for scrip for one
| thousand acres of land, in lieu of one thousand
| acres patented to William Armstead by the State
OF kentucky, on a land-office military warrant
which said one thousand acres of land embraced in
the patent TO Armstead were covered by an older
patent to George Rogers Clark. Referred to the
Committee on Private Land Claims.
By Mr.. EVANS, of Maryland: The petition of
George F. Warfed, praying indemnity for French
| spoliations committed prior to 1900.
| Also, the petition of Mary Lee and Others upon
| the same subject
| Also, the memorial of Elizabeth Ring, of Balti-
more, widow of Captain Thomas Ring, praying
the like indemnity. All of which several petitions
| and memorials were, upon the motion of Mr.. f.
referred to the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. FREEDLEY The petition of William
ID. Shaw, for compensation for beef supplied to the
United States troops at Fort Gibson, in the Creek
nation, in 1912.
The petition of John Coltman, son of Capt. Ro-
bert Coltman, of the revolutionary army, deceased
for compensation for revolutionary services.
By Mr.. NELSON: The petition Of the trustees
of the First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown,
Westchester county, New York, praying for the
payment of their church edifce parsonag e, &c,
burnt by the British in the revolutionary war Re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
The petition of Byard & Paul, and other citizens
of New York, praying for appropriation to re-
move distractions in the Hurl Gate channel, near
the harbor of New York. Referred to the Commit
tee OH Commerce