The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-03
WEws BY TELRGRA APH.
TRIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Senate.


Senate
BY MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
wAsHrseror Jan. 2, 1851.
REPORTS
Several petitions and me MORALS we're presented.
Mr wALKEa presented petition of forty two cti
gems OF Pennsylvania, praying tor the rspsal OF the
Fugitive Slave law. Referred to the Judiciary Com
snittee.
Reports ON private bills presented
CALIFORNIA LANDS.
Mr.. GwIN introduced a bill providing for the survey
of he public lands in California.
roRrIrcAr,oS or SHIP ISLAND.
The Senate took up the general calendar The nrst
In order provide for the fori6cation of Ship
leland, off the coast of Mississippi
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS explained the BILL and it wss
oroered t. be engrossed.
RELIEF BILLS KroRossEp.
bill for the relief OF Ira Day, OF Vermont, and
DILL granting pension to Herbert Booey,
neveraly considered, and an engrossment ordered.
.gaR. SRADBUR,'s RESOLUTION FROM
Mr.. BaIGsT moved, and Mr. rsBradoarys resolution
about removals from office was taken up
Mr. BRIoHT chen addressed the Senate in defence Of
Che inquiry made by tho resolution aud particuary
examined the causes stated for the removal Of den
Lane from the post Of Governor OF Oregon Mr.
said chsrgs had been made asainst Gen Lane,
cept by certain temperance lecturer, whose letters
were embeliisnsd by the commsnus of one Horace
Greeley, whose rane sno whose paper 80 aient
10 terms OF reproach, wherever the principles ad-
'gancei By that paper were known. liz examined den
Tayiors report ot che battle OF 8osua Vista ia which
1he conduct o. tbs Indiana regneut was censursd,
ana defenoed Gen Lanes condem naton OF that cen.
aure. He did not believe that Gen Taylor rsaoved
INN for any sueh conduct There eoul1 90 cause
given for his removal except his dumoDsscy.
Mr EwisG dtsired 10 reply, bat not having certain
documents with nim was not prepared aud, on his
motion Che su9sct vas postponed TO donday.
cALiroRAtA PRIVATE LANp CHAINS.
The bill TO ascertain and seStls private land claims
Mr. B.sroN opposed the ~oos system proposed to
ascertain those t.s TO private land CLAIMS in Cali
iorpi He gave the history of the ttiemeut Csl
sofnia ands he nAtsre OF the gfsnts made oy SPAN,
IN order to induce tho settl ueuG that land. he
pic ured The aversion of tas spanish people TO la~-
suits and their preference to giving up their land
rooRer than 60 20 Iaa This biz required unat every
nan hodisg Ian should max. his el.im good s,a nst
The United states Ia their fhs up Ua-
ornia s-ttIri about che ttao that Kentucky
was. Suppose Kentucky had beeu aa iniepsndtns
nation, and han been conquered by instead OF
California wouid kentueklsns submit TO have their
property declare Pima ac,e void against tue United
STATES. and would they submit 10 have themselves
obliged TO prove Their tites be valid against the
United ststes IN thstr ssvsr courts and this too at
great eA pence andirouble lie bed prepared u sub
sttute for the Whole hil Ills s1oatitate proposed
thete land should be first collected
thai purpose be hed provided for r-corivr Of aud
titlet, whoss.4uty il would be to collect snd record
all the private lsDd titles This could be done Ia
year An abstract OF the titles .houli be sent TO
washington Tsis recorder and the district attor-
pey should examine them, ana il any shouid oe deem
&c invalid tho caimapt aid, by scirs faciaa, be
called on % clear his titles THIS substitute
Gner proposed that the belov sheold be
elusive against ths Uritud States iu all cases With
one exception hv oirptsrrsted In this matter and
90 was CO.. Fremont, bis son In. Law.
This substitute was received, ana ordered to be
printed
MIR Gwir said that al persons in Caliorn in
favor OF the MODE proposed by his oil me Dill as t
bow stood, vas prepared himself end colleagues OF
the Heuse of Representatives lie read letter, writ
ten by Cot fremont TO show that he too In favor
OF th. principle OF the bill The senator from nisson:
40 1uss.tusa ueciGfeu. tnat the Dill would
eepo the ints setapts OF Calors,a OF ALI their pro.
ps'ty. TAis WAS serious charge tor 1t tina. the
oSsi.atitn from that State here devisiny the
OF robbis3 tOer own constituents. III. tnsLg hit
Ehs senator made the arguneuts three years ago
at the last session; aud he believed that the
tor rem Missouri, more thal any sther person, had
delay. action in the ssttl. mcnt oi these claims.
Nr BENTON said that a1u h. nceiorth he III END
I'd % lot in statement of what b- said 40
sithout in diatey correcting ~. He kneg enough
mis- duty the rules OF devorum To kpow that he
souid afgs the hIs colleagues OF rns
other Houes with ioobing their constituents tie had
said He had spok,n ot the effects Of the bill
out uOEhing about any Individual Hs could conduct
4 dehste sitLoct gong into personalities He *
laine6 Loi. fTsnoL.'b letter se applying wholly TO
Gle i'm 81 his
Mr. G~f. replied. ditclsiuing all intention To i'm
2-Aeh the m0tises 81 Benoa and Fremont, and
gh. subject postponed till TO morrow.
The Senate Lhtr adjourned