The republic., 1851-01-25
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
FalpAY, JAsuARy "a. 1851.
SENATE s

SENATE.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate m
ton from the Secretary OF the treasury III oi'a
to the resolution of the senate esi'i ~ Trs.smrer
ment of the amount standing due 10 ,pe i,ease' :
az the United States in the several puonc oePosto-
RES Laid on the table and ordered 10 DC prin'ea.
.uKspMrSr OF THE PATENT LAW.
Petitions for and against the passage oi % the bill
,o amend the patent laws were presented oy messrs
D,cKtSsoS, MILLER, and DAVIS OF Massachusetts,
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.
Mr.. SEWARD presented the petition of the
,ncnbers of the quarterly conference OF the Wes-
levan Methodist denomination OF the Hector cir,
chit in the State of New York, praying the repeal
oG tbe Fupitiyc Slave law of September Is, 1850.
He moved the petition be referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary.
On motion by Mr. DAWSON, the peuuoh was
laid ON the table.
CENSUS PRINTING.
Mr.. HAMLIN submitted the following resolution,
which was considered, and agreed to:
Rssolped That the Joint Committee on Print
ING be directed to inquire what additional provi-
sions by law necessary TO proVioe or 'he prin'
ing of the census returns.
spoLIATIoSs BY THE FRENCH.
The bill relative to claims for spoliaions by the
French D -ior to 1901, which was yesterday ordered
to be engroased, was taken up read thira ume,
and passed.
RAILROADS. IN LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, INDIANA, AND
ILLINOIS.
Mr. DIS moved, and the Senate proceeded
10 the of the bill granting the right OF
way and making grant OF lands to the States OF
Louisiana and Mississippi, in aid OF the consruc-
ton of railroad from Madisonvillc, in Louisiana,
to Jackson in the State Of Mississippi.
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved to amend the bill by
adding thereto the sections OF bill making grant
of similar kind to Illinois and Indiana, to aid in
The construction of railroad from Louisville Ken
lucky via New Albany, in Indiana, and Mount
Carmel, ON the Wabash river, to Alton, Illinois.
with branch to a point the Mississippi river,
opposite ST. Louis, in the State OF Missouri.
A DEBATE ensued, in which Messrs % INDEX H3i
sissippi, DOWNS, WALKER, DOUGLAS, and
MANG M took part.
The amendment was then agreed to-yeab 81
YEAs.-Messrs Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Berrien,
Bradbury, Cass, Clarke, Clemens, Cooper, Davis
OF Massachusetts, Dawson, Dayton, Dickinson,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas,
Ewing. Greene, Hale, jones, King. Mangum. Mil
Ter, Morton, Norris, Pearce, Phelps, Pratt. Kusk
Seward, Shields, Spruance, Underwood, UPhnm,
Wales, Whitcomb, and Winthrop-51.
ley Chase Davis Of Mississippi, Downs, Felch,
Foote, Gwin, Hanlin, Hunter, Rhett, smith
Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Walker, and yuiee-'s
The bill was then ordereo 10 DC eng rossea-yeaa
2S NAYS l9-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Benton, Ber
rien. Borland, Cass Clemens, Davis OF Mississippi,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge ol IOWA, 49, noIg,as' m
M,ngum Morton, Rusk, Seward, Shields, smith,
SouIe Underwood, Whitcomb, and W;nthrop-2o.
NAYs.Messrs Bradbury y,,;n Chase, n. Ia Mon I;son'
Norris. Phelps, Pratt, Rhett, Spruance, Sturgeon,
Turney, Upham, Wales, and Walker-l9.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration
Of the private calendar, and the following bills were
severally ordered to be engrossed Tor third read
ing; 80. i, ~
other children OF John Carr bill for the relief OF
Thompson Hutchinson bill for the relief OF the
represeutatives of Joseph Watson; bill for the re-
lief of Thomas Rhodes, and bill for the relief OF
Nathaniel Champ and others
A bill granting pension to Elizabeth Monroe
and bill for the relief Of the legal representa-
tives of Joshua Kennedy, were, after debate laid
on the table,
Mr. HALE moved the Senate adjourn till Mon
day, which motion was relectcd--yeas III, nays ~
And then, motion,
The Senate adjourned.