Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-01


sssmboais more than fifty miles distant from port of de-
livery TO sPPoin inspectors Of the hu and boilers Of steam.
boats WIN view 70 meet grievance Of which my people
have complaned offer the following amendment TO be add
cd at the end Of the bill
And be I further enacted That it shall be the duty Of
the judges of the district courts to appoint one or in
specors OF the holds and boilers TO reside in
near any weesabhed ship boat yard where steamboats,
distant from the nearest port of delivery in the district
The amendment was agreed to. .t
The PRESIDENT. The question will be on the adop-
ton Of the amendment as amended
Mr.. DOWNS do not wish to take up the time Of the
Senate but must say that the explanation made by the Se-
nator from Arkansas does satisfy me that this bill will not
increase the evil complained Of His object seems 10 be- TO
require that where boat goes to an interior river she shall
De inspected oeiore she be permitted there the
bill amounted 10 that would accomplish something But
whether the inspection be there not The boat may 20 there
and u she cannot be inspected there, people will paonse
her, As the law the inspection hrs to be renewed at
cerain periods My objection the bill s that increases
indefinitely, almost infinitely the facilities for obtaining
these certificates Of SO that thew NAV be given 4,
almost every landing place the river which will be much
worse than is now move that the bill be laid on the
table, &
The motion was not agreed to. s1
The amendment amended was then adopted. a"..
The bill was then reported the Senate and the amend
ments made 10 Committee Of the Whole were concurred in
Mr. CHASE. That bill has now been made general in
It's provisions was originally special bill for the State
the steamboat interest represent community having
large interest of this kind should be glad to examine this
bill further and Therefore lay upon the table,
Mr. BORLAND The objection made by the Senator
from Ohio seems 10 rather shallow foundation He
says is likely to conflict with the interests his State en-
gagged in building steamboats,. .ag} In.5 ..s, 44rE ~
Mr.. CHASE. Will the Senator allow me to correct him
made suggestion tba. likely conflict solely with
the interests of the citizens of the Stale portion of the cit-
zens Of the State which have the honor in part to repre-
but that is bill which, in its present aspect affects
the interests of navigation very extensively the West
rivers and therefore thought ii best that further oppor
tunity should be given to examine it. M
Mr. UNDERWOOD. This act does not affect the laws
which require steamboats, to obtain license to become regis
tered at ALL All the provisions Of the laws relating to the
registry Of vessels will remain in full force just they did
from the beginning 1t does affect one Of them The
sole effect of this bill 10 TO provide inspectors n the State Of
Arkansas and allow the certificates of inspection to lie re-
turned the circuit instead of being registered accord
ing to the old law, at the port Of entry It is substituting
place of dpote for another in the State Of Arkansas
and then my amendment simply is require the Judges 10
appoint collectors where there weestabshed boa.yards
than fifty miles from the pot Of entry does not af
feet the navigating interest at all ,.yt .t.F.
Mr. DOUGLAS. If / understand the bill, would like to
insert also the State Of Illinois, 90 as to have the bill appv 10
that State. There is great incvsnence in connex
ion with this subject The present laws Of the United States
require that steamboats, shall be examined and that construc
ton has been applied to steam ferry boats and we have to
take them great distance sometinesto TO be examined
Illinois in the views he has presented but his object is ac
compshed by the amendment Of tie Senator from Kentucky
But the other consideration which be presents and which Gid
me- shows clearly the importance Of the
passage of the BILL Now, If the boat stops at any town
where there persons qualified make repairs upon the
boat she cannot again until she has been inspected
whereas if this power of appointing inspectors be given the
judges boats be repaired in any Of waters and get
certificates of inspection, and 60 at into trade.
E Mr.. HAMLlN desire to say that this bill has already
been submitted to the Commee on Commerce, and has
been reported back again. And will say, in addition that
it not reported back until had conferred with the
Treasury Department upon the terms Of the bill and
authorized say that the of the amendment correspond
with what in the opinion Of tie Department necessary
in like that in Arkansas The provision adopted only
makes II general There s however, single view taken by
the Senator from Massachusetts, which may have force in it,
but which be obviaed by amendment which will do
harm; and that is to insert after the word issued in
the eighth line Of the second section the words and with
the collectors Of the port where said boat is registered"
therefore move that amendment.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will receive the motion.
Mr.. HAMLIN will explain the amendment in sin
gle word The second section provides that the certificate
shall be lodged with the judge Of the circuit court in
cned to think that the power to lodge the certificate with
the judge cannot be allowed under the existing laws. This
amendment certainly will obviate that difficulty, and, with
that amendment, can objection to the bill.
The amendment agreed to- and the bill then
dered to be engrossed for third reading
LAND TITLES IN CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. GWIN. now move to postpone the special orders
for the purpose Of taking up Senate bill 346 being hill
ascertain and settle the private land claims in the State Of
California" s-
The question being taken on the motion Of Mr. GWIN,
and division being called for, there Ayes a. 3
So the motion agreed to- " .s .a- .as.s Il is. s.s
Mr.. BERRIEN. propose the following amendment in
the ten,h line Of the fourteenth section to insert after the
word atowns the words where the land which said
city, town. village is situated, originally granted by
individual the claim shall be presented by in the name
of such individual" ... ... G#. ...s, IN. ... bib.
The object the section to prevent the provisions Of this
act from applying any town lot farm lot pasture lot,
held under grant from any corporation to which lands may
have been granted for the establishment Of town. by the
Spanish or Mexican Government the lawful authorities
thereof city, town, village lot which cy town, or
village existed on seventh day Of july eighteen hundred
and fory-six. J.
NV information that besides the city, town, and village
lots constituted under grants from the Spanish and Mexican
Governments there places existing in California which
have been founded by individuals and which rest upon the
title Of an individual The object Of this amendment
eve each individual lohodef in each from the necessity
of going before these commissioners and from pursuing his
case to the Supreme Court and allowing the claim to be
sented by corporation, and in the place by in the
name of the individual under whom the lot holder holds
The amendment was agreed 10. ...
Mr.. BERRlEN. propose another amendment, in the
first line Of the fifteenth section, by inserting the word fna
after the word "he" The provision that the DEGREES
dered by the commissioners shall be conclusive only against
the Unied States The amendment makes the final DEGREES
conclusive ony against the United States.
The amendment was agreed to .
A debate ensued in which Mr. BERRIEN and Mr.. BEN.
TON tock part which continued until past four o'clock
When the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1851.