The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-10

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PETITIONS, ETC.
MT MILLER, Mr. President. have been requested
70 present The petition OF the petty officers tn behalf OF
70 have an act passed amending the naval appropriation
bill OF the last session And, Mr. President, beg leave
10 Stale what y rs that they complain Of Ever the
organization OF lhe government they have had the priv
/ lege OF making commuation OF portion of their
raiions, as, by rigid economy in the consumption Of
iieu heeoi and mus 10 procure many OF those comforts
OF which they would otherwise be destitute The Com
mtee on Naval Affairs. at the last session, doubtless
without understanding it, deprived them of that oppor
nifty MIR. President there few men in The service Of
ihe pubic that have comparatively few comforts Of
NE as are enjoyed BY The sailor and at the time
mere are lew who appreciate those coafOys than
ne does They have deprived him of his grog he, be-
ing a man Of reform, submitted TO that They abolished
hosgnf and he has with great patience submitted thai
also But now;when we deprive him Of The privilege
OF communication, he asks for relief hands. hope
hs petition will be referred 10 the Committee Naval
Affairs, and that will receive their early attention.
The petition was referred
Mr. GWIN presented the memorial of Ambrose w
Thompson proposing 10 establish line OF mail steam
ships between San Francisco (Caiiornia) and China
which was referred 10 the Committee Naval Affairs.
/ Mr.. CLARKE presented the petition of Elizabeth Ar
mold, an aged lady OF Rhode Island, being the only
daughter OF Jonathan Pitcher deceased, an officer in the
navy durlng The revolutionary war; praying TO be al
lowed pension; which was referred to The Committee
| on Pensions.
! Mr.. c. also submitted documents relating TO the claim
OF Samuel CrapiD. pensoner of the United States, TO
an increase OF pensions which were referred TO the Com
Mr.. BRODHEAD presented memorial OF twenty two
citizens OF Pennsy volunteers in the las, with
Great Britain asking the same quantity OF bounty
land to the officers and soldiers of that that is allow
ed to soldiers Of the in Mexico; which referred
10 the Committee Public Lands.
Mr. b. also presented memorial OF one hundred and
eighty citizens OF northampton county, Pennsyv vana,
praying further gran, OF bounty lands TO the officers and
soldiers OF the last war with Great Britain; which
referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. B. also presented petition Of hundred and
EIGHT citizens OF Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, praying
the enactment OF law to prohibit the introduction n,o
The ports of the United States of foreign convics felons,
and paupers; which was referred 10 the Committee on
.he Judiciary.
Thomas, praying that pensioners under the act oi April
2t 1876 may be entitled 10 draw pensions from lhe date
Of the passage of said act which referred 10 the
Committee on Pensions.
| Mr. DODGE, Of Wisconsin, presented the memorial of
Mary w. Thompson, widow OF Alexander B. Thompson,
late an officer in the army, praying 10 be allowed PEN
sion; which referred to the Committee on Pensions.
/ Mr. BADGER presented the memorial OF Joseph eide
on praying compensation for services performed by him
as an acting purser in the navy; which was referred to
| The Committee on Naval Affairs
/ Mr., BORLAND presented petition OF the late and
present registers and receivers of the land office Clarks
ville kansas, praying additional compensation for SER
vices in locating military bounty land warrants which
was referred TO the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. SEWARD presented the petition OF Geo. c. Paine
officer in the revolutionary praying TO be allowed
back pay and pensions which was referred to the Com
mlilee on Pensions.
gress OF New York prayn that no change may be made
in The existing bounty land laws, tending 10 increase
speculation in the public lands; which wasrelerred TO
the Committee on Public Lands.
| Mr. BRIGHT presented the petition OF Adam Hayes, a
pensoner of the United States praying TO be allowed
reaIs OF pension; which was referred 10 the Committee
Mr UNDERWOOD. Mr. President, | have received
memorial signed by l56 persons in the States of Mis-
sour and Mississippi Also memorial from the Com
monweal;h OF Virginia, signed by l43 persons, These
memorials, pray for the abolition OF the chapancy IN
army and and pray Congress to refuse TO elect
chapains. Memorials of this character REFERRED
daring the last session of Congress- 10 the Committee
The Judiciary presented number yesterday, which
laid upon the table propose 10 give these memo
rals the that adopted at the last
and refer them together with those the same subject
presented yesterday, without reading, 10 the Committee
on the Judiciary.
/ Mr.. FELCH presented the petition OF Hiram Moore
and John Hasca praying the extension OF Their paehn, en-
for harvesting machine; which was referred 10 the
/ Committee on Patents and the Patent Office.
Also. the petition OF the register and receiver oi me
land office at Sault Ste Marie praying compensation Tor
their services in locating military bountyand warrants
which referred to the Committee on Pubhe Lands
Also, the petition OF citizens o Monroe county Mchl'
gan praying certain amendments TO the law OF July 2,
1885, for the better security OF the lives oil passengers on
board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
MIR. GWIN. Mr. President, have been requested 10
present memorial, signed by nearly every member OF
the bar in California and all The principal merchants, ask
ing for increase Of the salary OF the district Judge or
the northern district OF California. They represent that
his duties have been very aduous and that he has DIS
charged them with great fidelity believe II is The
unanimous wish that his salary should be increased.
ask the reference OF this memorial to the COMMITTEE on
the Judiciary and that it be printed.
The motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. CHASE presented the memorial OF James B.
Moore, Josiah Lawrence, and Henry II. Goodman, OF
Ohio and John II Dehl, of Pennsylvania, and their as
sociaes proposing, with the aid OF government to estao
lish regular line OF mail steamers from California oI
Oregon to China which referred 10 the COMMITTEE
on Naval Affairs Mr.. G. stated, IN presenting this pet
ton, that the gentlemen were possessed oil ample means
and energy OF character sufficient to guaranty tne iah
full execution OF any contact which the government
might make with them.
kIr STOCKTON presented petition OF inhabitants o
Newark. New Jersey, praying the adoption OF measures
to enable John s. Thrasher, a citizen OF the Unhed
States held in Imprisonment by the Spanish AUTHORITIES a.
Havana in Cuba, to obtain fair and legal trla before
the proper court of justice OF the charges under which he
was arrested and imprisoned.
In presenting this petition, Mr.. s said: suppose
there is hardly individual the Senate or out oil
who will no, agree with me IN regard TO 'he importance
of the subject OF this petition have The most profounc
respect for the ancient monarchy OF SPAN Dat WISH
they would either mend their laws or their manners Iht
grievance referred to has now become no Joke Inc
process by which American citizens are ned mere seem
10 me to be very summary process, and The lnfcton
the punishment follows instantly upon the Judgment
know nothing OF the circumstances OF this case bu
wish 10 know something about them. And although
am not for intervention yet am clearly not OF the opln
ION that American citizen can be justly punished u
the way which OF citizens have been punish
ed and under the summary process by which they bav
been tried and condemned hope that upon the investi
CATION of this case there may not be much that Is on
ensve in il there appears to be upon the face OF h
petition But there shall certainly be prepared Y
make some other moiion-some motion the adop'ion Q