The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-04

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ness. hos u may be now done The usage has besA
! believe, "a anncaace the committees oa ihs MaaAss
that i, should be done ea.lief by sisndlas rule II a.
Senate, The committees are elected bs The Sensie st
and baiese appeaFs 70 have bssn the iasarissie pa
the body but when q President e elected BIZ hs
Senate, who has responsibility 10 the body, lhnk As
invarable practice. loo many years as has been thai h
shall appoint the cOnmlee@--aiwayr, al course, hssns
due regard. every presiding officer do~s the hass
laid down upon full deIibeTatol BY the body. Wnha
view that the eommiiiees shall be appointed Al early
ami convenient day. move the following resouioa
in which uus, there will be unanimous concurrence
" Resoird Tina, the President pro myo,s be authorized
70 sppo'n the ssndng eo,n'nse. O the SENSE lor Tina
srssion, and also ihe members VI joint cOnuittcos
The resolution wps agreed TO.
COURT MARTIAL.
Mr.. HALE submitted the following resolution which
lies day, under the rules;
Rsoptd rhat the Secretary Of War be dirse,d 70 lay
before the Senate The proceedings q oatnaai holden
10Th Of september last, Tor The trial of - lsrso. q
pvsie soldier, the charges Of nainy aud dsobedsnce
oi orders
NAVAL PROMOTION
Mr.. HALE As there appears 10 be no other business
before the Senate, Mr. President wish TO state that on
the lath OF September last submitted TO the Senaea
resolution calling upon ne ses.s,s 2, ,ns Navy o
son of the Secretary OF the Navy, for the purpose 81
devising mode Of awarding promotion 10 the navy
40 moi Lnnw because K ina MOI bsen ms VI.
public.
Upon the motion Of the honorable senator from North
Carolina, not at this moment in his seat, Mr. BADcERl
on the 18th OF September, the resolution laid uIoa
the table, and il still lies there.
find that the Secretary Of the Navy, in the communi
cation which he makes to the Senate and the House oil
Repre- senaives this session. in the documents accom-
panyng the Presidents message, actually proposes 10
Congress TO establish rule for promotion 10 The navy upon
heretofore almost uniformly been awarded, which is BY
mere seniority The Secretary says:
the reiore proposed thai Ia all iuare promotions
acapiancy. 70 higher rank q zach shall be establish
esteemed the only criterion OF selection"
1t viii be perceived then, thar, by the action Of The
Secretary OF the Navy, this subject is before Con.
gress for consideration; and, al the same time, thai
Is highly proper, ii there has been court holden upoa
the suggestion OF the Secretary OF the Navy take this
matter into consideration, wch rs now brought before
Congress by the present Secretary Congress ought
know what has been done heretofore upon the subject
AT the last session there misunderstanding.
with regard TO the history Of the proceedings OF that court
was FIRST informed OF IT, may say, by the President oil
The United States or the Secretary oil the Navy ne
T hs Secretary declined, but said ,Sat wished 70 see T.
the better way would be 10 have IL brought before the
Senate, il al all, BY resolution. The resolution in
troduced informed that the report had been before
the Senate and by some accident had not been opened
but had been returned 10 the Secretary unopened
subsequently informed that that mistake il
formation that il had been before the Senate and
its files. took the pains To look the records
OF the Senate and found the facts TO be these There had
for by the Senate laid before the Senate and were
placed upon our & es They subsequently found their
way OF the files OF the Senate and the files
which the Secretary has now brought before Congress
He recommends that we establish the rule 10 consider
which this court called As the honorable senator
upon whose motion my resolution laid upon the IT,
bic IN his seat, aud do not wish TO take
up 10 his absence, will lei the matter lie until
row al the suggestion OF senator near me, and then
The PRESIDENT. Does the senator make any mo-
tienl
Mr. HALE. No. sir; I will let il lie until tomorrow
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr. BENTON gave notice that, on tomorrow or some
subsequent day, he would ask leave 10 introduce bills Of
the following titles: ssH te.t Iefe.etsel8
bill to giant to The State Of Missouri certain qusn
~ Oh puDc lanu LOT obJccts OF Internal Improvement,
which, added 10 the quantity heretofore granted that
State for that purpose, shall make il equal 10 the quantity
heretofore granted 10 any State for the purpose
bill to pay 10 the Stale OF Missouri, 10 be applied 10
railroads within the State, the amount OF the two per
cenum fund accrung sales OF public lands within the
State, and reserved TO make road "to" the State, and
not yet applied 10 that purpose.
bill To amend The act OF the last session of Congress
granting the swamp lands 10 the States In which they lie
bill to provide Tor the location and construction Of
central national highway consisting OF q railroad and q
common road from the Mississippi river nj ST. Iouis 10
the bay OF San Francisco. the Pacific ocean and 20 err
ngush the Indian title the lands along the said high
way and to establish military posts and grant lands
settlers thereon. ti..a.. 1870 .sg.
bill 10 relinquish the collection OF tolls on the United
States stock in the Louisville aud Portland canal and 70
remit the TO the boats which they accrue and TO
provide for the exngushment OF private interests In the
said stock. and TO make the navigation OF said canal free
bill 10 accelerate the sales OF the public lands and 10
pay the public debt and TO exinguish the federal title 10
lands within the States and 10 grant donations and
preempon rights TO actual settlers, and to cede the
refuse lands TO the States in which they lie. 5
bill 10 authorize the President to select q site for
western armory, and to procure the same, and TO
rneDce the construction OF the armory
A bill TO suppress the salt tax.
On motion, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REesEsENrATTvEs.
After the reading Of the journal Of the previous dayt