The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-18
II III II IT Y-F FIRST CON GRE s s
SECOND SESSION
IN s f N A E.

-aEI Iai NNtr tti FRIDAY, Jail. IL, 1901 Be-
The CHAIR laid communication from the
Typographical bureau Of the War Department,
embracing report of certain surveys of the lower
Mississippi river, with reference to inundatons
&c. tl'N a tns seiiss'
Mr.. HALE moved that when the Senate ad-
journs, it adourns over to Monday next After
debate by Messrs. Downs. BADGER, and HALE,
the motion was lost--20 to to 81.
Mr.. CLAY presented the petition OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt, of New York, proposing line of six
steamers to California, Of 1900 tons, subject to
be sold at the cost price, in case OF war; provided
the Government advances 80, 900 for each steamer
for the transportation Of the mails. Referred to
the Committee on Finance. 70 t3f' iN
Other petitions were presented by Messrs
SEWARD, WALKER, and HALE. reg
CALIFORNIA CLAIMS.
Mr.. GWIN introduced a bill providing a board
of commissioners for the examination and nav.
ment of claims against the United States, growing
out of the conquest of California. Referred Ia
the Committee on Military Affairs.
TREASURY NOTES.
A resolution was offered by Mr. HUNTER
asking of the Secretary Of the Treasury, the spe.
cihcaions of the amount of Treasury notes issued
and outstanding among the several repositories OF
the Treasury Adopted.
THE TARIFF OF 49,
Id
trative Of the frauds and false invoices practised
under the udrdiorem system of the &C, of 1885, and
of the necessity and duty of correcting these ga
grant evils, introduced bill providing for the APP
pontment of three appraisers at large, of the value
of foreign imports; and for a home valuation of
the value Of such imports, and the duties to which
they are liable. Mr.. WINTHROP contended
that duty, good policy, and necessity required
a substantial revision of the tariff especially in
the aforesaid particulars. l4
MIR. HUNTER, while he believed that the act
of 1876 could be defended as the most benefcent
and successful revenue system adopted by Con-
gress, still admitted that some change in the pre-.
sent practice ofappraisements might be necessary
The Finance Committee would take the subject
into early consideration. Referred to that Com
mlttee.
The resolution calling upon the President for
all the official international Correspondence in ref
erence to the Contoy, and to the late projected in
vasion OF the Island of Cuba, was adopted
FRENCH sPoLATIoNs.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill providing for the ndemnifca,ion of American
citizens for French spolatons upon their com
merce prior to 1901. .ll.7H s- H ..l.aI
MIR. SMITH resumed his argument from yes
terday in support of the bill, entering very mi.
nulely into the history Of the spoliations and the
subsequent treaties, out of which these claims have
arisen. When he had spoken for some three
hours, he came to conclusion, earnestly urging
the passage Of the bill. u et. 1u as
On motion of MIR. MANGUM, the bill was
pos, poned till tomorrow. Hnf
And, after some debate upon the motion, the
Senate agreed to adjourn over, when they should
adjourn; and a tah0l hot srcs
On motion, they did adjourn, and in cenformi-
ty with the an,ecedent determination, they nd
ourned over to Monday next. s