The republic., 1851-12-12
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
TuUssOAv, December II, 1851
SENATE.

PATENT LAWS.
Mr. MILLER gave notice of bill granting fur
ther remedies TO pateptees.
BREvET BRIGADIER GENERAL TALcorr.
MIR. FISH submitted the following resolution;
ResOlUed, Tha. the Secretary of War be directed
to communicate to the Senate copy Of the pro-
ceedings Of the general court-martal held in the
city of Washington in June and July last, upon
the trial of George Talcott, Colonel of Ordnance
and Brigadjer General by brevet in the army OF
the United States, and of the testimony taken be-
fore the said court, together with the finding and
sentence Of the court, and the approval OF the
President.
Mr. HALE said he must object to that resolu-
tion. The Senate had repeatedly refused to call
! for the proceedings of court martials in cases
where the parties were private soldiers or sailors
They had refused call for the proceedings in the
case where the sailors were put to death on the
| Somers. He had endeavored to obtain the pro-
ceedings in the OF some private soldiers tried
at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where they had
! been sentenced to the most unheard-of punish
Inents, and the Senate had refused to order them.
| He wanted the of officers TO stand on the
same footing.
| The resolution adopted.
Mr.. FISH presented the memorial Of General
| Talcott in relation TO the same matter
COMMERCE OF THE EAST.
! The CHAIR laid before the Senate letter from
| A. II. Palmer, containing description of an un-
published work of his upon the subject of CONNER
cial intercourse with Japan and other eastern coun
tries; aud after debate il referred to the
| Committee on Commerce
MINT is SEW YORK.
| Mr.. FISH introduced bill to establish a mint Of
| the United States in the city Of New York.
| IMPROVEMENT OF PENNsyLvAsIA AvENuE-SAs-
LIoHTs, SUPPLY OF WATER, &c.
! Mr.. UNDERWOOD submitted the following
| resolution, which lies
| Rssolued, That the Committee Of the District of
| Columbia be, and they are hereby, instruct
| ed 10 inquire into the expediency and proba-
BILE coat of strengthening, grading, and paving
! Pennsylvania avenue, from Seventeenth street west
| to Georgetown; the erection oil permanent bridge
| across Rock creek, from the termination of Penn
| sylvania avenue, to lntersect with Georgetown;
the building of sewer of suitable dimensions for
draining Pennsylvania avenue from Seventeenth
TO Twentieth streets west; the extension OF gas
lights along the line of Pennsylvania avenue, from
Seventeenth street west to Georgetown; an increase
| of the auxiliary guard under new system of or
ganization sufficient to make them efficient
body; of supplying the city with pure water from
the Great Falls of the Potomac and the extension of
line of gaslg from the bridge aforesaid to High
street. in Georgetown and thence along said street
TO its western termination.
MIR. U moved that all the petitions present
ed at the last session the subject be taken
from the files and referred to the same committee;
| agreed to-
Mr.. DAVIS submitted the following resolution,
! which was considered and agreed to:
Resolued, That the Committee on Commerce be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of amend
ing the law in relation to alien and other paAsen
gers board of vessels, as TO secure more effec
tually the penalties for the violation of such laws.
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa, submitted the following re-
] solution, which considered and agreed to-
/ ResolUed, That the Secretary of War be directed
| to communicate to the Senate the report OF the
vey, estimates, &C., OF a route from ST. Louis to
| the Big Bend OF Red river, made under the direc-
! ton of the typographical bureau by Capt. Joshua
| Barney.
Mr.. HALE moved that when the Senate adjourn
it adjourn till Monday. Lost-ayes 10, noes IT,
ELECTION OF SENATE OFFICERS.
! MIR. BRIGHT moved, and the Senate proceeded
10 the consideration of the resolution amending the
rules to require the election OF Secretary, Ser
| geant at arms, Doorkeeper, and Assistant Door
keeper of the Senate on next Monday, and on the
second Monday Of December OF the first session of
each succeeding Congress.
| Messrs. BERRIEN, SHIELDS, BUTLER, and
! BADGER opposed the resolution; and Messrs
| BRIGHT and DOUGLAS supported it.
And the question being taken the resolution was
| rejected--yeas 20, nays 24-as tollows
YEAS.-Messrs. Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead,
Cass, Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
! Douglas, Downs, Folch, Foote OF Mississippi G erin, i,
Hamn, Hunter, James, Jones of iowa, Norris,
Sumner, Walker, and Whitcomb-2O
NAYS : Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Berrien, Bor-
land, Butler, Clarke, Davis, Dawson, Fish, Foot of
Vermont, Geyer, Hale, Miller, Morton. Pearce,
Pratt, Rhett, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Stockton, Upham, and Wade-24.
ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN.
On motion by Mr.. HALE. the Senate proceeded
to the election of Chaplain, and upon counting
the votes there appeared to have been 45 cast; of
which the Rev. c. NJ Butler, Epacopalian, re-
ceved 25, Rev. Mr. Gallaher II, and the others
scattering; whereupon Mr.. Butler declared
elected.
WELCOME TO KossUTH,
On motion by Mr. SEWARD, the Senate re.
sumed the consideration of the joint resolution ten
derng welcome to Louis Kossuth.
Mr.. FOOTE Of Mississippi, resumed his re-
marks. He read several extracts from a speech
delivered by Mr.. Webster in the House of Repre-
sentatives in January, 1929, resolution de-
clariug that provision ought to be made for the
appointment OF q commissioner to Greece; he con-
tended that the sentiments then expressed by Mr..
Webster were in accordance with those now ad-
vanced by him (Mr. FoorE) on this resolution
lie urged the adoption Of the resolution. The
question, in his opinion, whether the Senate
would treat Kossuth he deserved, whether
they would treat him with scorn and contempt,
which the rejection of the resolution would imply.
The question pending the amendment
proposed by Mr.. BERRIEN, and at that gentle
mans request, the question divided, 30 to be
taken fret on that branch Of it extending the well
come to the associates of Ko5suth in exile; and on
this the yeas and Maya were ordered.
Mr.. BADGER thought that il was both proper
and just that the associates should be included in
the welcome.
the representative Of great principle, and this
cordial welcome should be given him. All amend.
ments tended TO destroy the effect of the whole
! proposition.
1t was idle to say that Congress had invited him
here ordinary emigrant TO come amongst
and take his one hundred and sixty acres of land.
The invitation OF Congress was grand, imposing
l ceremonial OF honor and respect, and as such il
was understood, from California to Siberia, and
every where where the press was not troddcn by
the iron heel of despots
Kossuth needed no eulogy from him; his eulogy
was written in his deeds and recorded in the his
| tory OF his country IL had been objected that in
the commencement of the struggle Hungary
had professed loyalty to AUSTRIA what
! this but chapter from history? The
fathers of this country profossed loyalty to Great
Britain; they pleaded their devotion to the crown
! in bohE3 of their demands. Small concessions
were then asked. II was 50 in all revolutions; the
demands az the revolution rose.
lIe was in favor OF the resolution which the Sena-
tor from Mississippi had introduced, and which
had been Withdrawn; he was in favor Of the full
expression Of sympathy and the declarations
tained in that resolution He saw nothing forbid
ding this naton TO treat Kossuth the guest of the
nation. He referred TO the fact Of several Euro
peans being exiled, and who had found home in
England and in other nations of Europe. II was