Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-04-06
CONGRESS.
EE1tracts from oar Daily Reports.1


the United States which read laid the table, and
ordered TO be printed
WAsaIssToS, AraIL 3, 1850.
To tie Senate Of The United States:
transmit translation Of note under date the 10th Of
last month, addressed the Secretary Of State by the Minis
ter Of the Mexican republic accredited this Government
expressing the views Of that Government with references 70
the control Of wild Indians of the United States the from
tier OF Mexico, stipulated for in the eleventh article OF the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 2. TAYLOR.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR AGENT IN HUNGARY. 81
The following message received from the Presdent Of
the United States which read, laid the table, and
ordered TO be printed
WAsHIseToS, MARCH 2s, 1850,
10 the Senate Of the United STATES.
In compliance with resolution Of the Senate Of the
instant requesting the President of the United States to
nuncate q body copy Of the instructions given q
agent of the United States who employed 10 vsst Hh
gary during the between that country and Austria
and Of the correspondence by and with such agent far
the publication Of the may be consistent with the Pb
interest," herewith transmit the Senate copy Of the in
sfueiions A. Dudley Manu. Esq relating Hungary he
having been appointed by special agent to that coun
try the eighteenth day Of June last, together with
copy OF the correspondence with late Charge Aares
Ausa referred in those Instructions and Of other
papers disclosing the policy Of this Government in refer
to Hungary and her people, also transmit, in COM
pance with the resolution Of the Senate but in separate
packet copy Of the correspondence OF Mr. Mann with the
Department Of State The latter have caused TO be marked
" Executive the information contained in being such
will be found examination, appropriately to belong
the Senate n the exercise of its executive functions The
publication Of this correspondence OF the agent sent by to
Hungary matter referred entirely the judgment and
discretion Of the Senate
It will be seep by the documents transmitted that
minister agent accredited by the Government of Hun
gary to this Government any period since into Of
ce any communication received by this Gov
from the Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of Hungary,
any other executive officer authorized to act in her behalf
MY purpose freely avowed in this correspondence
have acknowledged the independence Of Hungary had she
in n fnrfD. hass
sufficiently permanent in its character to have justified
doing according the usages and settled principles OF this
Government and although she is falen and many of
her gallant patriots in exile in chains, free still TO
declare that had she successful n the maintenance
such government could have recognized should
have been the first welcome her into the family of nations
z. TAYLOR.
The VICE PRESIDENT announced from the chair the
following Senators the committee the part of the Senate
attend the remains Of the Hon. JOHN G.. CALHOUN his
native State Mr. MASON, Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi MIR.
BERnIES, MI. WEnsTEn, Mr.. DIcKISsos, ard Mr. DoDoE
of Iowa.
Of Foreign Relations made by Mr.. BESroS having
been excused from further service the
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate COM
municaion from the Department Of War; made in compliance
with resolution Of the Senate of the 25h ulo, requesting
be furnished practicable with any recent report
other information in reference to the geology and topogra
ply Of California transmitting the reports Of Brevet Major
General Smith and Brevet Brgader General Riley, and
communication from the colonel Of the corps Of typographical
engineers with copy Of meo upon the geology Of Ca
fonia addressed to him by Philip 7. Tyson, Esq which
was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate pream-
BILE and resolutions Of the Legislature of Michigan relation
the questions in controversy between the States, and de-
ciang the unaerabe attachment Of the people of that State
the Federal Unon which ordered lie the table
Mr. BENTON presented memorial Of certain settlers on
the public lands in the county of ST. Louis Missouri asking
to be allowed the right of pre-empon the lands which
they have settled which was referred TO the Committee
the Public Lands.
Mr. WEBSTER presented the memorial Of VIM. H.
Chase praying be released from judgments obtained
against him by the United States certain bonds given
by him President Of the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
Railroad Company for the payment of the duties railroad
iron imported for the of that company which refer
red to the Committee Commerce
Mr. UNDERWOOD presented a resolution of the Legs-
atue of Kentucky nsrucng the Senators and requesting
the Representatives of that State in Congress their
ertions procure the Of law granting pensions
to the officers, soldiers and volunteers who served in the
army under Gen. Wayne, and bounty lands to the officers,
soldiers and volunteers who served the last with Great
Britain and the officers in the late with Mexico which
was referred to the Committee on Pensions.
Mr. CORWIN presented petition Of citizens Of Phladel-
pha, Pennsylvania, asking that State may be hereafter
admitted into the Union whose constitution does not express
y prohibit slavery within its limits petition Of citizen Of
the place, asking that slavery and the slave trade
be prohibited in all the Territories of the United States and
petition Of the same asking that slavery and the slave trade
government removed ihereom which several petitions were
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. HAMLIN presented three petitions Of citizens Of Pc
nobscot county, Maine asking that the right Of trial by jury
may be secured by law fagve slaves also two petitions
from the same favor of the prohibition of slavery and the
slave trade in all the Territories ALSO petition of citizens Of
Cumberland county, Maine agans, the admission of any
State into the Union in which slavery not prohibited also,
petition Of citizens Of Penobsco county and Cumberland
county Maine, asking that the slave trade may be abolished
in the District of Columbia the Of government
moved all OF which several petitions ordered to lie
the table.
the General Assembly of Kentucky, asking that Coamas
the Mississippi river, may be made the eastern terminus Of
railroad to the Pacific ocean, and that appropriation
be made for executing the survey Of the of the said
ratoad The petition is long, and embraces in sub
stance number of very strong reasons for making Co
lumbus the terminus Of the road the Pacific. Some cf
these that there that point railroad in
contemplation from Mobile to the State of Kentucky that
there connexon with the railroad from Charleston and
Savannah through Tennessee the point and that
there other railroads in contemplation, connecting that
point it, with the Atlantic cities. move that with
reading, the petition he referred to the Committee on
Roads and Canals, and ask that i, be printed.
The ma.ion refer agreed ard the motion to print
was also by unanimous consent adopted.
Mr., CLAY. Mr.. President, present petition of ci-
Of Lewis county Kentucky asking that the rgh, of trial
by jury be secured by law fugitive slaves, arrested in
any other State than that ia which their service is claimed
Also, petition from citizens Of the county and State,
asking that no may hereafter be admitted into the Union
whose constitution does not expressly prohibit slavery within
is limits Also petition Of the same, asking that slavery
and the slave trade may be prohibited by law in all the terri
tories Of the United States and petition from the same, ask
ing that slavery and the slave trade may be abolished in the