The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-11
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES,
rA'rsy-s,rss conxrs.. -F'r.s session.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 10, 1850.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

statement Of the appropriations and expenditures for hs
service q that department during ths fiscal year ending
On motion by MI. MILLER, ordered 10 De iad on tne
The wi ViCE PRESIDENT also laid before the Senate
report from the Secretary Of War; with statements OF
penditures for contingencies OF the various Offices ant
bureaus OF that department during the fiscal year ending
3Oh June. ls49 which was ordered to be laid on thu
i table, aud printed
/ MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
MIR. SEWARD presented The petition OF Eleanor Ann
Shaw, heir of Pelaah Fitch, asking indemnity Tor spo
laons BY the French prior 10 1900; which ordered
10 be referred q the select Gpmmittee on ths
M MORTON y Ton presented he petition M Sf John HarIa
Carolina, asking indemnity for French spoliaons prio
h to 1900.
Also, the memorial OF Charles Evans and others, ask
ing remuneration losses occasoned by the operations
/ the American army in West Florida in 1914 which
Il referred 70 the Committee on Foreign Relations.
II MIR. CLARKE presented the memorial OF Benjamin
Norris and Others asking indemnity for French spola
tons prior to 1905 which was referred TO the select com
Mr BERRIEN presented The memorial Of the legal re.
presentatves Of John T. Shaw asking 10 be Unidentified
or losses Of certain private board the Essex
the time Of her capture BY the British squadron during
the with Great Britain; which referred to the
/ Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts presented the petition
Of Mary Farrer asking pension for the services OF he
husband. chaplain during the of the revolution
which was referred to the Committee on Pensions
Mr. MANGUM presented The petition and papers Of
The war steamer United States which were referred to The
i Committee on Foreign Relations
i Mr. CHASE presented the memorial OF number OF
citizens OF Walnut Hills, Hamilton County, OhiO asking
that all International difficulties may be settled without
resort 10 war which was referred TO the Committee on
| Foreign Relations.
i Mr. MANGUM presented the petition OF Owen Con-
ney asking remuneration for services and injuries
| ianed while in the employment Of government at the
Capitol which was referred 10 The Committee on the
i Mr. ATCHlSON presented memorial of the general
assembly OF the State OF Missouri asking donation OF
land for the improsement Of the Usage rivers which
/ Mr. A. also presented a memorial from the same,
calling the attention OF Congress the proprey of
region IN he southeast part Of Missouri and The north
east part of Arkansas 1.-The general asseEby requests
/ that the public lands for six miles each side OF the
Company in the counties of New Madrid and Soddart,
may be donated by Congress 10 said canal company j
/ which referred 10 the Committee Public Lands.
Mr. BRIGHT presented the memorial OF the late and
present registers and receivers OF the United States land
II Office Al Fort Wayne. Indiana, asking to be allowed
commission for the entry oil military bounty land war
II rants which referred TO the Committee on Public
Lands
Mr. SEBASTIAN presented the petition Of the late
and present registers and receivers OF the land office at
Batesville Arkansas asking be allowed commission
on the entry OF military bounty land warrants; which was
i referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. also presented the memorial of Jonathan Lewis,
asking remuneration for losses sustained through depre
datons committed his property by certain Cherokee
Indians which, with all the papers relating to the same
Il Mr.. SHIELDS presented the petition OF John Dawson,
| Of Ssngamon county, Illinois, asking compensation for
his services as pension agent which was referred to the
Mr. MORTON presented the memorial Of H. M Breck
enidge, asking reansfer of twenty including
ve-oak TIMBER which had been sold by him to the Uni
ted States which was referred to the Committee on Ma
\ Mr. PEARcE presented the petition Of F. w. Bruno,
acting executor OF b. j. Won Kapf, last surviving
trustee of X. c. Boisandry, and attorney of Eleanor
Clarke Administrative Of Ambrose Clarke. asking indem
nifty for French spoliaons prior TO 1900; which was re-
| ferred 10 the select committee on the subject.
Mr.. SPRUANCE presented a memorial OF merchants
and others, citizens OF Pennsylvania asking an appro'
priaton for the construction OF harbor a Reedy island,
the river Delaware; which was referred to the Com
On motion by Mr.. DODGE Of Iowa,
Ordered, That the Committee Pensions be discharged
from the further consideration OF the claim OF the repre-
sentative q Wm Ring and that be referred to the Com
mittec on Revolutionary Claims.
On motion by Mr. PEARCE,
ORDERED Ths, the Psp,,. on 's in the Senate relating TO
miuse on Naval Affairs.
On motion by Mr.. PEARCE,
Ordered, That the petition OF wm. Emmons, admins.
traitor OF Ur Emmons, files OF the Senate be refer
red 10 tbe COMMITTEES ON Patents.
Mr.. CLAY hold in my hand, and have been re-
quesed present to the Senate, the petition OF William
4 A. Seey. OF the city OF New York,
Some twenty odd years ago. sir the prince and princess
Of Orange lost, from the palace belonging to the govern
ewelsthe jewels, and some Of the personal Jew
els OF the princess No trace for long tine, could be
discovered OF the thief but at length conjecture led TO
/ the belief thai he had fed TO the United States The
government OF Holland represented al that time by The
Il chevaier -, appealed 10 the government o the
United States for assistance recovering the lost property
OF the crown and in obtaining possession OF The person oil
the cuprt The government OF the United States ac-
cordingy instructed its public officers TO afford any co.
operation in their power discover the thie and TO
restore the property ost-beng in amount OF value up
wards, believe, OF a million of dollars Some trace OF
the thief subsequently discovered in New York, and
/ al this stage Of the business, Mr. Seely professional
gentleman lawyer OF eminence, engaged in lucrative
n macice-as / understand worth from ten 10 twelve
thousand dolarswas appealed to, TO afford his probes
/ sonal assistance in the recovery OF the property Mt.
Seey abandoned the pursuit OF his profession, engaged
in the object in which he thus called upon embark,
and dedicated nearly three years of his e TO that object
The result was the recovery OF almost all the jewels the
detection and arrest OF the thief; and Pc was BY some
means or other sent back TO Europe. The subject be
one OF great interest 10 the prince and princess oil
Orange in consequence OF limitations having been made
to the prejudice OF the prince dare say without ioun
daon. He was known 10 be in embarrassed crcum
stances, and the intmaon made that he himself had
purloined the very jewels OF which he was IN pursuit
/ ntimstion, The result showed, wholly uniounded
Mr. Seey however employed the utmost oil his exerlon
and succeeded in the ooect for which he was employ
by the diplomatic agent before alluded to- Well, sr, iht
Jewels restored as remarked, the culprit arrested
and from that time TO this, this gentleman has been, ~
vain, endcavong 10 obtain from he government oil Hol-
land adequate indemnity for the services, sacrifices
and successes-I may be allowed to add-that attended
his exertions An appeal made to the Executive oi
this government Mr. Seely applied 10 him 10 aid him
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