The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-14

s'eami which were referred 70 the Commtee On Com-
In presenting the paper Mr. E. said. The msmosisliss
state thst the ACT o July y 1885, wholly
pssd BY they give statement @ q Is ssSs
OF accidents, and the oss OF lie BY fire. explosion OF
steamboats, and collision Of steamboats,; and thsy ask
ton, and provide further security and protection Of ihc
lives OF individuals who may be passengers upon steau-
various other papers. all Of which he would pressn 10
the Senate for Their consideration
Mr. DICKINSON presented : petition q citizens Of
Yuba city Caliioraa praying that Benicia California;
may be made port OF entry which was referred the
Committee on Commerce.
Igs OF the Medical and Chirurgcal Faculty of Mary
land on the subject OF assigning rank the medical off.
GERS OF the navy which were referred to the Committee
| MIR CHASE presented the petition Of Mrs Lewright
Browning. widow Of Robert T. Browning, late officer
ia the navy, praying % Be allowed psnsion, which
Mr. WINTHROP gave notice OF his intention to ask
leave to nmoduce bill for the relief Of Charles a. Ks
lett
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Massachusetts from the Committee on
Commerce, to whom was recommued the bill to amend
An provide for the better security OF the lives OF
passengers board OF vessels propelled in whole or in
part BY steam reported the same back with m amend
Mr. HAMLIN, from the Committee on Printing. to
was REFERRED s o z PRINT ss q
and future prospect OF the various tribes Of Indians
ported in favor Of printing the which was agreed
Mr. BALDWIN, from the Committee Of Claims. 70
whom referred the memorial OF the administretor Of
Captain Frederick Mills reported bill tor ne Teei q
to second reading, and the report accompanying the
same ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. FELCH, from the Committee on Public Lands TO
whom was recommitted the bill 70 reduce and define the
boundaries Of the military at the st. Peters river.
in the Territory OF Minnesota reported back the same
with amendments.
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Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts, submitted the follow
ing resolution; which he asked to have considered i'm
medalely
Resopsd That the Postmaster General be instructed
communicate the Senate such information - he pos.
regard TO the several lines Of ocean seanefs In
the mail service Of the United States In the following par
First Has each line fulfilled the entered into
with the United States II in what does the delinqusn-
sea.a se How many ships arc in the service each line.
and how many does each contract require
Third. How much money has been paid to each line
under what laws and at what times and how much rs
F,rl WHAT ha. been the .ggrsgs,s q po.,sgEs E which
%nal 9isu Is the .snaa amount realized rom ssch
Ffh. Have the mails been regularly and safely gsns-
law and the Instructions Of the department.
Mr. DICKINSON asked that the resolution should ls'
over. portion OF the information was already ffans
resolution calling ior the whole information was now
before the Committee on the Post Once and Post Roads
Of the Senate. who are now engaged preparing report
Mr DAVIS stated that his onyobisct was to got the
information seascnably
The resolution accordingly lies over.
INVALID PENSIONS.
On motoR by MIR. GREENE. the Senate. ~ In COM
mttee OF the WHOLE proceeded to the consideration OF the
act TO authorize the payment OF invalid pensions in GER
tain ~
Mr. O. said By the act Of 1878, granting. certain
was required thai the pensions q those who were arsa
on the pension roll should be deducted from certain
time therein mentioned By the act Of $780, the second
section OF the former act which required that reduction.
was repealed. The persons who applied for pensions
under the OF 1925 nine, and from these pensons
the Of the invalid pension was IN every instanee
deducted Two of those persons have since bee9 repaid
upon application to Congsss the amount nus dsdrSsd. %
the representatives OF Gen. batons formery OF
Rhode Island, who is well known in the history Of the
meni, performed on Narragansei bay, BY about forty
men, and work Of extraordinary danger and dmculv
and at the time 80 highly appreciated BY ConGess maj
self, in his old age. Of the beraIity o{ongrsss and
II was upon this psioa Of his son that s bin wss rs-
ported. II was deemed advisable BY the Commtes On
Pensions and Others that instead Of combining the bin 70
Whole Ss's nu@b. Sea thu: situated e The S va. ssso
reported in that form by the COMMITTEES on Pcneisns and
the report is accompanied BY The RECOMMENDATION q me
when reported here. the senator from Kentucky
objected to the immediate passage OF II on the gropne
that might include larger numOcI
in the list Of the Committee on Pensionsi and tne Dali
was laid aside with a view Of meeting tnsI oCecoon
NV colleague who had the bill In change has prepared
an amendment which the bill only in this repsct
that inserts the OF these PERSONS and
he Secretary Of War for the Secretary Of the Interor
move that the bill be amended BY striking out Al ater
the enacng clause, and inserting the substitute ssnd TO
the Chair, and hope that il will receive the appreciation
of the Senate.
The question being taken upon the amendment i was
The bill was then reported to the Senate, and the
amendment concurred IN.
The question being stated upon ordering the bill 70 Dc
engrosscd and read third time,
Mr DAWSON said: merely wish TO obtain iniorms.
ton upon one point As understand the act Of dvzg
superseded the pension which existed pnor % tns. 49,
under some preceding act. They were vino n.:s
at no time. and they wish TO increase 'nsi
Mp G GREENE. viii the senator allow me 70 rsad The
acti fs. t#t
sso a. And Do f~fh1 sracisd, That Mhsnevsr sny enc
~ Officers bns received mooey Of the unsd Steees
,a.cnsr aimee the third day OF March, ib afo!osaid,
he sum 20 received shall be deduced from nst ssia en-
M. scs and every pension which said oicer now en-
i,ied i shsli cease after the passage Of this aos
with the permission Of the senator, viii read also the
act OF 1880; k
s a s.aeted &C. That the second section OF the sc en-,
t,Ied the relief OF certain surviving oncsrs nc
soldiers Of the army Of the revolution approved ne 1 ~
May, 1923, sha not be construed 20 embrace ~ r.
sions, and thar the pension of invalid soldiers s he
deducted from the smouns receivable py 'n''" .'
said sct- ~. <.x
II will be perceived the senas ih. M hs ~ oaSss mr.