The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-15
IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1855


EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.


EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
message was resolved from The President OF the Uni
ted States by Mr. N. p, Fillmore, bis Secretary, trans
hitting, ia compliance with resolution Of the Senate.
report from the Secretary Of State in relation to The
Amslsd claim. with accompanying documents
Mr.. TURNEY. move that il be printed for the use
OF the Senate and that the number OF extra copies
ss a bs ss moon would
to the Committee on Printing.
Mr. TURNEY Cannot the Senate order II TO be
The PRESIDENT 1t goes to the conmttse on
MIR SEWARD. The Presidents messages are printed
by a vote of the Senate and wish inquire whether
the correspondence relation to the message may not be
" Mr.. HUNTER. This is a voaainous document. and
mort OF it has been printed before
Mr. SEWARD, A considerable part OF IT is recent
correspondence, and understand that it has not been
Mr. HUNTER Perhaps the senator from New York
could what portion he wishes printed, II ne would
examine the document.
Mr. HALE That part of it has been printed is very
certain was going 10 suggest that portion oil what
been transmitted transmitted In printed sheets AMI
that the remainder is in manuscript understand from
Mr. SEWARD make The motion tina, so much
has moi been already printed be printed Tor the use OF the
Senate
The PRESlDENTpro tenn laid before the Senate re-
port of the Commissioner of Patents showing the pro-
Fl n % s 'Ss, 1880 5,
that fifteen thousand copies, III addition to the usual mum
Der, be printed the OF the Senae which motion
goes 10 the Committee on Printing t#
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. WALKER presented Joint resolution OF the
Legislature Of Wisconsin. requesting that the Salt Springs
and land adjacent thereto granted to the State for uni
versy may be exchanged for other lands; which was
ordered 10 lie the table: and Mr. w. remarked that
there had been bill reported by the COMMITTEES on Public
Lands which by very simple amendment would accom-
pish the object By e prayed Tor; .,;,o !, -
gor, in the State OF Name praying for the immediate re-
peal Of The &C! Of Congress passed on the 18th Of Sup
tember 1885, for the fecapture oil fugves from slavery
which ordered 10 lie on the table.
| Mr.. TURNEY presented petition of the clerks in the
post Office Nashville Tennessee, asking Tor increase
Of compensation for their services and representing that
their present salary is inadequate the arduous and re-
sponsble duties which they performs which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads.
| Mr.. SEWARD Mr. President, James Frost, a civil en-
gne.r. residing at Brooklyn, in the State OF New York,
las Transmitted petition 10 me, and requests me to pre-
II to the Senate he states that he has discovered an
improvement steam engines which will render the use
oil them much more safe, much more effective and much
more economical that Is OF great Importance TO the
country and to the world and he requests that Congress
will appoint committee OF scientific persons, in their body
or else WHERE 10 examine the invention. move sir, as
charactc-f move that il be referred to the Committee
Manufactures. and that the memorial be printed.
II was accordingly referred The motion to print goes
to the Committee on Printing.
Mr. also presented petition of lao citizens of the
United States, praying that the public lands may be
granted TO limited quantities to actual settlers not possessed
of other lands; which ordered 10 lie on the table.
MIR s. also presented petition OF citizens OF Franklin
county, the State OF New York. asking that the right
y BE- j. 81
o. 5 NOTION By Mr.. d DAWSON. j, wa. ordered to lie
Mr. DICKINSON presented a petition of inventors
and other citizens OF New York. praying for the pas
sage Of the bill, reported by the Committee Patents.
for the amendment OF the patent laws; which was
dered to lie the table.
Also the petitions OF the assistant marshas Tor taking
the seventh census IN Sullivan county and in Greene
and moved that they be referred to the COMMITTEES on
/ Mr. SEWARD would suggest 10 my colleague that
have presented several petitions upon the sub
ject, which have all been referred 10 the Committee of
Mr. DICKINSON. think the Judiciary is the proper
committee 1t matter belong TO the Judiciary Com
mi,tee and involves alteration OF important law.
Mr. BuTLER. In his sesi) What isit
yenraon OF the assistant marshas for taking the census
The Committee the Judiciary have uniformly had charge
of that class OF subjects. believe that the proper
reference, although am not particular about it,
The petitions were referred TO the COMMITTEES on the
Judiciary
the Chamber OF Commerce OF New York. favor OF the
opening of good inlet to Abemarie Sound; which
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. d moved that they be printed; which motion
referred 10 the Committee Printing
Mr. CASS presented a memorial OF citizens OF Read
ing Pennsyivania praying modification OF the late
bounty land law; which referred the Committee
on Public Lands.
i Mr. DODGE of Iowa, presented petition OF citizens
oil Iowa, praying donation OF land 10 aid in the
suclon OF railroad from Burlington TO the city of Fort
Des Mones, with branch TO keoeanqua; which
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE.
/ MIR. BORLAND, from the Committee on Printing, 10
whom referred the motion TO print the report Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, communicating Professor X
s. McCnlloh's report on centesmA hydromeiers, and
the motion TO print additional copies OF the same, sub
med report thereon and. in concurrence herewith. il
ordered that the report be printed. and that three
thousand additional copies be printed fifteen hundred OF
which should be for the OF the Treasury Department,
/ Mr.. SOULE, from the Committee Commerce, to
whom was referred the petition OF C. Stoddard and his
associates, reported bill Is. 46D authorizing the
Establishment OF monthly line OF mail steamers between
Norfolk and New Orleans, alternately, and Gibraltar
and certain ports in the Mediterranean which
read and passed 10 a second reading.
| BILLS INTRODUCED
Mr.. BELL in pursuance OF notice, asked and obtained
leave to introduce a bill Is. 465) supplementary to
entitled An 10 provide for the payment OF horses
vice OF the Unlled States" approved March 3. I640
which read the first and second times by unanimous
consent. and referred 10 the Committee OF Claims.
Mr.. CHASE, in pursuance OF notice, asked and oh
raned leave to bring in bill Is 466) to provide for the
cession the State Of Ohio OF the unsod remainder of
the public lands within the limits of said State which
read the frat and second times by unanimous con.
sent. and referred to the Committee Public Lands
rwo prR crNruM yuNp TO MIssouRi elaaeH t4