The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-02

IONS Of ei,zsps q Nv yi. i~.skC lesi ns tns,I
date repeal Of he sctot congTsss sssdo The 18th OIL
sepembe 1850 for The .!eese!S'e y iugves from sIa
Mr. clay presented petition OF citizens OF KEGS.
VILE The SM,eo New York and petition OF citizens
oil PeSiey Wanna setting forth that the ,aH OF lo4o op
GRAVES very nJuousy upon various branches OF domestic
Industry, and pray ing ills modification which were re-
Tered TO the Committee on Finance. .
Mr. GWlN presented memorial OF VIM. T, Near.
thur and either officers of the navy engaged IN the COAST
survey California and Oregon, praying os an increase
OF compensation; which was referred to the Committee
MIR DICKINSON presented communication from
Ros al House and others. in relation 10 the construe
Of line OF teegaphc communication TO the Pacific
ocean, which was referred 10 The Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads
Also a petition from citizens Of Philadelphia, praying
modification Of the late bounty land law which was
Mr. DAVIS. Of Massachusetts,. presented petition OF
inventors and others, citizens OF Massachusetts pray
that the bill for the modification of the patent laws
before the Senate may become law which was ordered
10 lie on the table
Mr. BORLAN d presented the petition OF the late and
presen! receivers aud registers otne land office at Van
daa. Illinois, asking additional compensation for loca
ing military bounty land warrants which was ordered to
lie on the table
Mr. BRADBURY presented a petition of the legal
voters OF Wscasset, Maine, praying the adoption OF
measures for the peaceabe adjustment OF nterna,iona
controversies; which referred To the Committee on
Foreign relations.
Mr., DAYTON presented petition of silk manu- fac
urers dyers and Others at Camden in the Stale OF New
Jersey. praying modification OF the tariff, which was
referred To the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Ia LIE pr scented petition. amerousy signed b.
citizens oil Marlborough, New Hampshire, praying Tor
The repeal oil the late act OF Congress for The delivery OF
tugitives from slavery which ordered 10 lie the
table.
Mr.. CASS presented petition Of citizens Of Phladel
phla pray modification OF the late bounty land law;
which referred 10 the Commute Public Lands
Mr.. BENTON presented "A petition OF inventors and
other Gil OF Trenton, New Jersey. praying that The
bill now before the Senate to amend the patent laws
mi become "A which wa or,iprrd IN lie Tho
table.
Mr. WALKER presented petition OF citizens of
Woonsockel Rhode lsand praying that the public lands
may be granted limited quantities 10 actual settlers M,
oSsessei OF Other lands; which was ode'ed to lie on
the table.
MIR BRIGHT presented the petition of Israel Johnson,
praying compensation Tor services performed under The
direction OF The United States Indian agents; which was
referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa, presented a peliion OF citizens
Of Iowa, pray the establishment Of mail-roue IRON
KeJsanqua 10 Bloomfield, in that Slate watch was re-
trre 10 the Committee on the Pos, Office and Post
Roads.
APPENDIX TO EspY's REPORT.
Mr. YULEE Mr. President. am directed by the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs 10 report 10 the Senate
nica'ion from the Navy Department, which transmits
what is intended appendix to be added to the report
oil P'oesso Espy, now course OF printing order OF
the Senate he committee recommend that il be ordered
10 be printed in connexion with the report il being prop
ery part ct the report
Mr.. DAVIS. OF Mississippi Will The chairman Of
the Committee on Naval Affairs state the nature OF the
appendix!
t'py Ii part Of the subject mater of the report
which Is now beins printed and of matter which
was prepared ami has come 10 light since the report has
been transmitted The senator derive all the nf,r-
nation lie desires BY reading the letter whch accompa.
mes It.
The PRESIDENT The subject is not under eonsd-
Grafton unless the senator makes motion.
| Mr.. YULEE make the motion than il be printed in
conneNon with the report OF Professor Espy tina, has
been ordered &c printed for the use OF the Senate
Mr nj nnns that p,t.ap N
the COMMITTEE on Printing want to know what this
appendix is about would state, this connexon, that
Professor Espy, who has been in charge OF certain
neurological observations, was assigned that duty BY
the late Secretary of the Navy HIS labors have been
performed and his report must have been made long
under the disposition OF that officer do not know what
thus appendix Is. II may contain something in conflict
with the report.
Mr.. YuLEE 1t certainly cannot be in conflict with
the report for have stated il is intended appendix
to the report Ii material part Of the repert and
ssts of matter prepared and which has light
the report made, and will be material addition to
the report lappears TO me that the Senate have de-
cided was proper to print that report. this follows
matter OF course and seems TO there be i'm
propIe'y II ~ printing this in connection with that,
/ Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. ] ask the senator from
Florida, Mr. President, what 10 the nature OF the appen
dix do not know who made the appendix, or wna il
is about Instead OF telling me what IT'S nature was, he
not give time to look into IT, wish he would either
give fish or fowl. move to lay il upon the table
The question being taken upon laying the report upon
the table, II was not carried.
Mr.. YULEE. will state, in reply TO the inquiry as
to the nature OF the communication that intended as
part OF the report which has been ordered to be printed
and of relates to the beet matter Ii the
senator desires to be more specifically informed the let.
ter accompanying the document, which is very brief
one, will upon It's reading furnish him with more sats-
factory information than he can otherwise obtain.
| Mr. DAVIS, I'm his seat) How can 1 read IT.
| Mr. DICKINSON. suppose, whatever is the nature
oil this addition TO the report, IT is necessary the un-
Outstanding OF that, there be objection being
printed.
! Mr.. DAVIS Do you know what il is'
/ MIR, DICKINSON. do not know any further than
that It's continuation, an elongation OF the report
/ Mr. DAVIS. OF Mississippi, lin his seat) By whom 2
| Mr.. YULEE BY Professor Espy
Mr., HALE Mr. President, II there il an appendix by
which we can understand the original reports | will be
IN favor of printing it, ! tbnkshe Senate wants il.
suppose ths is the continuation OF report had the
last session, asd had then amended addition printed
with plates it. His speculations upon the
skies about practical and ineligible as report
upon The spiritual knock5gs al Rochester suspect
viii not be long before we will print plates illustrating
them am opposed TO the whole thing, unless this ap
says something TO enable uo to understand the org na
report II we have ethng Of that sort, am Tor PRINT
ing it, bu not I'LL then.
Mr.. BADGER You are not ready now
I Mr.. HALE. Yes, am.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi The senator from Florida
II Mr., YuLEEl gives me now the information in vain
sought obtain from him in the beginnng-o whai APP
pendix il IL. He says ii is something prepared BY Po
lessor Espy especially in connexion with his report
made sometime since. That is all that was wanted.
Mr. YuLEE stated precisely that when made the
Mr. HALE. Does this not 20 to the Committee on
Printing & a