The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-09
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1851,
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate a
report OF The Secretary OF War, communicating. in com
pIance with resolution OF the Senate. information in
relation 10 the harbor oil Newcastle and other harbors in
the Delaware; whicA was read, and
Ga motion by Mr. SPRUANCE. j; was referred to the
s before he senate
report OF The Secretary OF the Treasury. with statement
showing the quaniy and value OF Certain articles I'M.
years slg and 1850 which was read and referred 10 toe
COMMITTEE on Commerce. and ordered TO be printed.
PETITIONS, ETC.
MT SEWARD presented petition OF citizens Of Sher.
man. in the State OF New York, praying the repeal
the radical amendment OF the late act OF Congress Tor
the recapturc OF tuguves from slavery; which was or
dered 10 lie on the table
the immediate and unconditional repeal OF the fugitive.
slave law; which was ordered TO lie on the table.
Also, petition OF citizens OF Pennsylvania. praying
the prohibition oil slavery in the Territories, against the
admission OF any more slave States into the Union, and
for the abolition OF slavery in the Dsuc, OF Columbia
which he moved 10 refer 10 the Committee on Territories,
MIR. BERRtEN moved that it be laid on the table.
Mr.. SEWARD called Tor the yeas and nays on that
question but the call not sustained
The question being taken, the motion 10 lay on the la
bic was agreedto.
Mr. MILLER presented petition OF citizens Of New.
ark, New Jersey, praying modification OF the patent
laws which was ordered to lie on the table,
Mr.. CLAY presented Two petitions OF propr,eiors and
operatives Of Blair county Pcnnsy wanna, praying mod
ncalon OF the tsrB of ls46, and calling upon Congress
for projection; which were referred 10 the Committee
Finance.
MIR C. also submitted an additional document in rela
lion TO The petition oil seamen and others attached 20
United States vessels employed IN the Gull OF Mexico and
the Pacific during The war with Mexico, for extra pay
and bounty land; which was referred to the Committee
Mr.. TURNEY presented The petition Of busouit manu-
facturers in The city OF New York demonstrating against
the extension Of William X Neyins patent for bseot
machine; which was referred 10 the Committee Pat
ens and the Patent Otce
Mr. SMITH presented petition OF the clerks in the
pos, office at Hartford Connecticut praying increase
of compensation for their services winch referred
to the Committee on the Post Office and ost Roads
Mr. ), also presented petition OF the legal voters OF
Saybrook, Connecticut praying The adoption Of measures
for the eaceabe adjustment oil international controver
sizes which was ordered 10 lie on The '.b.e
Mr. WALKER presented pelliioW Of citizens Of
Huron county, Ono praying that the public lands may
be granted in limited quantities TO actual settlers not pos
se-sed Of other lands; which ordered to lie the
table.
Mr. MASON presented a petition OF the clerks in the
post Office at Alexandra, Virginia, praying increase Of
compensation for their services which ordered TO
lie on the table
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr.. President, have petition
from Tai z. shlner, gentleman who resides IN the
State OF Kentucky, and is extensively engaged in erecting
telegraph lines IRON different points of the country He
represents, as he states in this memorial that the con.
line OF telegraph from the frontiers OF Missouri TO Santa
fe, 10 New Mexico, and that the only difficulty they
would encounter in erecting that line arises from the ap
prehenson that the Indians along the route would destroy
the wdrks-ihe posts and wires They beg TO call the
attention Of Congress TO this subject aud pray Tor the
Enlistment OF line of military posts along The route
He proposes TO erect this elegrapb'c line Of communi
ea'ion and says that few small pests OF soldiers the
south est side OF Arkansas rlver between that stream
and New Mexico, and lew upon the northeast side,
would be sufficient and would subserve the double pur
pose OF guarding hls line of Telegraph well "a de-
lending the country he therefore hopes that Congress
may establish these military posts move the reference
Of The petition, without reading, TO the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The petition referred
Mi. DODGE, Of Iowa, presented memorial OF the
legislature OF Iowa, praying donation OF land 10 Gov
ernorU jbazy, and other Hungarian patriots who have
settled IN that State which was referred 10 the Commit
tee on Public Lands
Mr.. CHASE. Mr., President, have been requested TO
present the petition OF B Russell and other citizens OF
Cincinnati in The State OF OHIO who represent that the