The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-10
THIRTY.FIRS CONGR EsS.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. Dec q

WEDNESDAY, Dec. Q, 1850.
Messrs. GwIN, of California, and YULEE, 0
Florida, appeared in their seats to-day.
! The CHAIR laid before the Senate the annua
report of the Commissioner Of the General Lane
Office, which was ordered to be- printed.
The CHAIR also laid before the Senate
report from the Second Comptroller of til,
Treasury. Also, report from the Commits
sioner of Pensions.
Petitions were presented by Messrs- COOPER
DICKINSON, PRATT, WINTHROP, YULEE, DAYTON
BENTON and UNDERWOOD
MIR. BUTLER gave notice Of a bill he should
Introduce to indemnify South Carolina for Ger.
tain expenses incurred in the Florida war.
Mr.. COOPER submitted IL resolution asking
of the Treasury statement of the amount OF
tea, coffee, sugar and provisions imported into
the United States; the imports of wool, coal
and iron, and pig copper; the imports of cotton
and woollen goods, &c. and the exports Of
cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco, cotton goods, &c
Also, the amount of shipping built in the UniteC
States; and the number of immigrants to this
country during the last fiscal year which reso.
luton lies over one day.
Mr.. CHASE gave notice of bill TO cede to
the State of Ohio the unsold public lands within
said State.
Mr.. BENTON introduced bill to refund 10
the State Of Missouri the two per cent. fund
accruing from the sales of the public lands in
that State.
Mr.. BENTON explained this fund to be part
of five per cent. fund accruing to Missouri,
under compact of the Government in reference
to the public domain.
Mr.. DAYTON offered a resolution providing
for the printing of the decisions of the Supreme
Court for circulation among the several States,
each to the number of 500 copies.
Mr.. YULEE inquired what would be the
probable expense of this printing
Mr.. DAYTON replied that ut 81 per copy,
it would amount to some $4,000
Mr.. YULEE contended that the object did
not justify the cost.
Mr.. DAYTON appealed that many of the
States, especially in the West, were destitute Of
these decisions to very great extent, and that
they were very much needed in all the courts
in the several States, where in most cases they
could only be procured at great cost.
Mr.. YULEE, apprehensive that this would
be the beginning Of a perpetual appropriation,
moved to lay the resolution upon the table-l9
to 10 by n division.
Mr.. YULEE called for the ayes and noes, and
the resolution was laid on the table-24 to 49,.
Mr., GWlN moved to take up bill providing
for the settlement of land claims in California,
with view of making it the special order for
some early day.
Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS appealed that bills
be taken up in their order on the calendar.
Mr.. GWlN urged the Importance of his bill,
and the fact that by waiting for its turn on the
calendar, it would hardly come up this session,
as the reasons for his motion. But the motion
was lost
THE MEXICAN FRONTIERS.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a commu-
nication from the President, containing copy
of letter to Mr.. WEBSTER by Mr.. Rosa, the
Mexican minister. In this letter, Mr.. Rosa ap-
peals to the Secretary of State for the attention
of this Government to the eleventh article of the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which makes il.
incumbent upon the United States to protect
the Mexican frontiers against the incursons of
the Indians Mr.. Rosa makes the fact of the
increasing rapacity of the Apaches in their torays
upon the Mexican settlements the reason for this
application to the Secretary of State.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS, the letter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Aud, after the consideration of several unim.
portant subjects, the Senate went into Executive
Session.