The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-28
|IN|COEGRESS Of THE u. STATES.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY u. 1881.
SEN Afr.

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY n. 1851
SENATE.
NnEmoRiALs. PETITIONS, ETC.
Mt CLAY Mr., President. have received petition ,
signed BY. great many vlsi'ers, invaios ana .
OF both sexes Al the Hot Springs, In me oae ~ ,,m
sss They state thst in their opinion mere 10
in ths usis and cils nume Gus which have been
effected by residence al that place and would nke 70
have hospital established there presume Tue onsh
may be refered-i hardly know what committee oush
to 70 to-bu move TO dispense with The reading OF ~
Mr. BORLAND If the honorable seraloI would az
low me- will suggest that several memorials one o.
them f,om the State Legislature OF Arkansas upon ths
subject, have been referred 10 Inc eo""'ee " '''
Lands. ... -, ..,;,,a.
II The bill passes the other House which passed me SENATE
Yesterday it may turn out that 1t may De very sooa
place for the military asylum c,;,,..
Mr. c said j have another petition, Mr. President signed
BY Elizabeth Davis, She represents that she y 'ne w'o
OF Charles Davis, subordinate officer during inc war
with Great Britain She says she Is very poor Al ,ne
time OF the war; when the British were approaching Nus
city, she made arrangements ana hea some ~ ,nn
the TRANSFORMATION OF her furniture TO the amount OF TWO
three hundred dollars in value 70 place OF seeu'
but after portion OF the same bad been placed - sau
vehicles her goods were sxsn h oo vehor, We're dressed
into the service OF the United States Tor the removal
the public papers from the city In consequence o ms
was found impossible TO procure the means OF removal
and the furniture OF the petitioner was destroyed by the
burning OF The house she occupied think the case
commends itself to the consideration OF me oenale
Whether all the circumstances stated are true or not do
not know but move be referred TO the Ionihlllee o.
Claims make such disposition OF The case as they think
proper . .s.g
MI SEWARD presented a petition from citizens OF
Pennsylvania praying modification OF the tariff which
was referred q the COMMITTEE on snames inhabitants
OF the State of Pennsy vania, and pine petitions OF IN
habi,anls OF Ohio, praying for the immediate repeal o.
The act OF Congress passed on the ISM Of
for the recapture Of fugves from slavery which were
Also two petitions Of citizens OF Pennsylvania praying
that slavery may be prohibited in the Territories OF the
United States and abolished in the District OF Columbia
and that no more slave States may be admitted into the
UnloG which ordered to he on the table
Also, petition Of c,lzens OF Pennsylvania, praying
the abolition of slavery throughout the Union and pc
titioa OF inhabitants OF Pennsyyana, praying the aoo-
llion of slavery ia the District OF Columbia; which Were
seyerally ordered TO lie on The table
Mr. RANTOUL presented petition OF Inventors ana
other citizens OF New York, praying Tor the passage OF
the bill, reported by the Committee on Patents foI inc
amendment of the patent laws; which ordered to lie
on the table
Also a petition OF inventors and others of Beverly.
Massachusetts praying modification OF the patent laws
which ordered TO lie OH the table.
Mr. WALKER presented petition OF about one nun
bred citizens OF st Joseph county in the State OF lnd'
ana pray ing that the public lands may be granted IN Inn
tied quantities actual settlers not possessed OF other
lands which ordered to lie on the table. =
Mr. SEBAS rlAN presented the memorial OF Arabella
j.
deceased asking compensation for losses sustained by
OF abrog OF contract made by Inc SAID
Clark with William Armstrong esq, acung supenntend-
of the Western Territory, Tor finding emsran Sem
mole Indians which referred TO The COMMITTEE OF
Claims.
Mr. GWlN. Mr.. President, | presented yesterday a
memorial in favor OF Captain VIM. Waldo, and had IL
referred 10 the Committee OF Claims | have since as
ceaned that from the number OF papers now before that
committee, there is not the smallest probability CT us be-
acted upon this session Ii most merorous CLAIM
and anxious 10 have 1t acted upon during this SEES
sion, ask that the Committee of Claims may be dis
charged from the further consideration OF those papers,
and that may withdraw them.
The motion agreed to- and liberty to withdraw
them was granted. r.a.
Mr. DAVIS. of Massachusetts,, presented Two petitions
OF citizens OF Lynn. Massachusetts, praying modhca-
ton Of the patent laws which were ordered to lie on the
table.
FROM HOUSE #sut8 mel
message was received from the House OF Represent.
alive. by Mr. Young, their Clerk. announcing 10 the
Senate that The House had passed the following bills, and
asking the concurrence OF the Senate therein t##
Il X 400, An act to provide lot CARVING ,no execu-
Mexico, concluded al Guadalupe Hidalgo;
n r. AIS An act TO establish certain post. roads in the
United States and the Territories thereof;
Aud stating that the House OF Representatives insist on
their TO the amendment OF the Senate TO the
bin III i3tl making appropriations for the support OF
the Military Academy Tor The gear ending The 3oth June.
the dsagreeing votes of the two houses aud have APP
pointed Mr. JACOB Thompson Of Mississippi, Nr. RosERT
IOoMBs OF Georgia, and Mr. GEORGE w. JONES OF Ten
nesee, managers in the conference on their part
BILLS REFERRED .H
The above bill from the House "a r. 46o) was read
the frs, and second times by unanimous consent, aud
ferred to the Committee on Finance =.
The bill I'll X 475) WAS read the first and second
times by unanimous consent and referred TO the Com.
mi,tee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
REMEDIES TO pATEsTess ...
Mr.. DAYTON | ask the indulgence OF the Senate for
the first this session. aud probably the last TO post:
pone the prior ORDERS and take up Senate bill No. ~ IL
will consume but very little time II is likely TO take
up urne will consent 10 let II lie over. Ii u bill
which provides agains fraudulent Intervention with
patent laws hope the Senate will not be alarmed by
the word "paten" for il has reference 10 the bill with
which we have been pesterod this session. This is bill
to provide against the patents being carried into Canada
and brought back again. nope il will be taken up
Mr. GWiN. Mr. President, | ask this question Does
only that OF The morning hour
The PRESIDENT The unfinished business comes
mp at o'clock. .#"@# r5.t.4 NH p. .tE
The motion being agreed to- the Senate proceeded IA
in committee OF The whole to the consde ration OF Senate
bill ia bin giving further remedies TO patenlees.
The bill having been read second time, .t#
Mr. DAYTON moved to amend by inserting, IN line
after the word Territory, the words adjoining the
States or Territories Of the UAied States," AMI ia line
ioning;" that il would read "any articles imported
INTO the United States from any foreign State Territory
adjoining the States Territories of the United States
and manufactured in whole part in any such adlon-
ing foreign STATE or Territory &c
The amendment was agreed to. .SlHl E'
MIR BALDWIN moved 70 amend by inserting in line
fourth, after the word orr The words Knowing The