The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-07

original us the several states
their constitutional rights is by resisting, all hazards and
the last extremity, any and all attempts violate the
- - III LANDoN G HAYNES.
Speaker John q III h F. Hs 3 isgfs''n'a'ss
Speaker Of the senate.
PASSED Feb. IL, 1850.
Mr. T. also presented resolution Of the adopted
Sth December, lS4o which was read as follows, and
ordered to be printed:
Whereas are of opinion that agriculture constitutes
one Of the most important interests Of our county and
neglected, not only by the legislatures Of the different
States, but by the Congress Of the United Suites; and
whereas believe il isnow full time that energetic action
should be taken by Congress and the various State egsla
lures on that subject; therefore
ResoUed by The general assembly of the State Of Tennessee
That Congress be instructed, and repre-
scntatves requested 70 use ther best efforts to procure
terror, 10 take In charge the agricultural Interests Of the
LANDoN 9. HAYNES,
JOHN HENRY,
Speaker ofthe senate.
ADOPTED 9Th December, lS49.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
Mr. HALE presented petition OF citizens OF Sanger
vile, Maine, asking reduction OF the rates of postage
which was referred TO the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads
Mr. CHASE presented a memorial of p f. Green, G
Monroe, and other citizens of the United States, asking
that the public lands may be granted, in limited qnan
ties, to actual settlers not possessed of other lands
which was referred TO the Committee Public Lands
On presenting the memorial, Mr.. c. said: hold in
my hand, Mr. President and desire 10 submit to the
sdeation OF the Senate the petition OF fifteen hundred
citizens Of Cincinnati, on the subject of land reform.
Many of the petitioners are well known to me. They
are some OF them, merchants some manufacturers but
most Of them working men, OF native and foreign BIRTH
and all in heart Americans By the labors Of these
men, and such they are the city of Cincinnati has
been made what she now is-a splendid and permanent
monument of the wisdom OF our fathers, who
ted the virgin soil OF the northwest to freedom and free
labor.
They represent that the existing system OF land traffic
m tins country as we'll as IN Europe tends to the reduc
ton OF the masses to the condition of dependant tenants
and consequently to the increase OF inequality, misery,
paupersm, and crime They ask that the general gov
eminent may longer traffic or permit traffic in the pub
&c lands yet gnsold put that they may Be ad gu, N
may be disposed to occupy them and that the public do
man itself may be transferred to the States and Terrific
ries within which it lies 10 be SO disposed OF.
For myself, sir, only desire to say at present. that
am glad to know that the subject OF this petition has al
ready engaged the favorable regard Of several Of the most
distinguished members of this body. Following their
lead and seconding their efforts shall always be ready
to contribute my humble aid to carry proper measures to
secure land for the andess and nvolable home for
Mr.. SEWARD presented petition from citizens Of
Homes dae, Wayne county, Pennsylvania; which was
read as follows:
Petition for the establishment and protection Of freedom in
the Territories Of the Uaited States
To the Congress Of The United STATES:
The undersigned citizens and electors OF the State OF
Wayne. respectfully pray that slavery and the slave trade
be expressly prohibited by act of Congress in all the
Mr. s. also presented the following which was read
Petition TO secure TO alleged ngO' he rist Of trial BY
TO the Congrs,s of The United States:
The signed, citizens and electors of the State
Pennsylva residing in Honesdale in the county
Wayne, respectfully request that provision may be made
by law that whenever person shall be arrested ng
tive slave in any STATE other than that IN which he Is
alleged be held to service he shall not be delivered the
claimant or his agent except the finding OF jury that
he is the slave OF the claimant
The question being stated upon the motion to receive
the petition,
Mr. s. said one Of the petitions related to the subject
OF debate before the Senate and the country 10 wit the
prohibition OF slavery in the Territories OF the United
States He desired TO know whether that was leglii-
subject in the estimation OF the Senate and he wished
the country to know whether citizens OF the United
States had right TO address Congress upon question
which was actually under consideration, and was OF pri
mary importance He therefore asked the yeas and nays
upon the question OF reception.
The yeas and nays having been ordered,
Mr. HALE called for the reading oil the petitions, and
they read as above.
The question being then taken the yeas were 49, nays
is, as follows:
Corwin Davis Of Massachusetts, Dodge OF Iowa. Dodge
Of Wisconsin, Felch Hale Jones' Norris Pcarce, Seward,
Smith, Surgeon, Walker, and Whtcomb-19.
NAYS-Messrs Atcbi on, Berisn, Borland, Butler, Gle
mems, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinso Downs,
Hun,e King Mason, Morton, Pratt Rusk, sooe, Taney,
So the petitions were received and no objection being
made, they referred to the Committee on Territories.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the pc
tition Of PAMELA Reswck in behalf Of herself and The
heirs OF VIM. Wigton, asking compensation for his SER
vices officer in the last with Great Britain
which, with the memorial and papers the files OF the
Senate, was referred TO the Committee on Military AT
fairs
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa, presented two memorials from
citizens OF Iowa. asking grant oil public land to that
State TO aid in the construction OF railroad from Dayen
port TO Council Bluffs; which were referred to the Con-
mitee on Public Lands
Mr. d. also presented two memorials OF citizens OF
Iowa and Illinois, asking the Improvement OF the navi.
CATION Of the Upper Mississippi rver which were re.
ferred 10 the Committee on Commerce
Mr. d. also presented additional documents relating TO
the claim OF John r. Sheldon; which referred TO the
Committee OF Claims.
Mr. MORTON submitted communication addressed
TO the senators and representatives OF the State OF Flor
ida by Robert Butler on the subject OF allowing bounty
lands TO the officers and soldiers in the last war with
Great Briian which was referred to the Committee on
Mr. WHITCOMB presented memorial Of the Indiana
Yearly Meeting OF the Society Of Friends, asking the
adoption OF for preventing the further extern
SION OF slavery in any portion oil the territory belonging
10 The United States and that State may be admitted
into the Union with constitution olerating slavery me
motion to receive which ordered TO lie on the table
PAPERS WITHDRAWN AND REFERRED.
On motion by Mr.. RUSK,
Ordered, That the petition OF Nathaniel Lewis on the
files OF the Senate be referred Committee Of Claims
On motion by Mr.. MASON,
Ordered Tha, the petition Of the heirs Of Gussyus hor
on Revolutionary Claims
On motion by Mr. CLAY,
Ordusd, That the petition Of Mira M Alexander, only
heir of Geo Madison the files oil the senate, be referred
70 the Committee on Military Affairs
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES