The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-23
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
WEpsEspAy, December -, 1852.
S ECOND SESSION.

SENATE.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a report from
the Secretary Of the Treasury in relation to the
elastic alton Of clerks In his Department
Also, from the Secretary Of the Interior, giving
his reasons why certain documents called for had
not been communicated TO the Senate
COMMITTEES ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Mr. RUSK moved that the presiding officer be
authorized TO fill the vacancy the Committee Of
Indian Ahairs, occas:oned by the election Of Mr..
ATcHisoS as President pro tempore. The motion
was agreed TO, and Mr.. WALKER was appointed.
Several petitions were presented.
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
Mr.. WADE introduced bill to surrender to the
State of Ohio the unfinished portion of the Cum
bertrand road in said State Referred to the Com
Inittee on Roads and Canals
RIVER RAFT.
Mr.. BORLAND introduced joint resolution
explanatory OF the act appropriating money for the
removal Of the raiti Red river; and the same
conFdered and passed.
WIDOW OF GENERAL WORTH
Mr.. BORLAND, from the committee Of confer
ence on the disagreeing votes Of the two Houses
respecting the House amendment to the bill for the
relief OF Margaret l.. Worth, made a report that
the House recede from its amendment which W as
Concurred in.
sAcKErT's HARBoR RAILROAD.
Mr.. FELCH from the Committee on Public
Landa, to which was referred House bill granting
10 the Sacket's Harbor and Elhsburg Railroad
Company the right OF way through the mitar y
reservation at Sackett's Harb Dor, New York, re-
ported the same without amendment; and, being
CunsIcered, was passed
RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
Mr.. GWIN introduced bill authorizing the
constr uctun Of a railroad and branches, for estab
fishing a certain postal communication between
The shores ol the Pacific and Atlantic within the
United States, for the protection and facility of
travel and commerce, and for the necessary dc.
fences OF the country.
He moved 1t be postponed 10 and made the spe
cial order Of the day for January 10
. Mr.. CHASE moved that the bill be efer red.
Messrs. RUSK, MANG UNI, WELLER, and
GWlN supported the motion to make the bill a
epecia order. and opposed the reference. Messrs.
HAMLIN. BRIGHT. STOCKTON, and BUTLER
supported the motion to refer.
Mr.. GWlN then Withdrew his motion; and the
bill was laid on the table.
And upon motion of Mr.. GWIN, the bill for the
protection OF the emf grant route and Geographic
line. and for overland mail between the Mis-
sour river and the settlements in California and
Oregon taken up and made the special order
of the day for the 10th of January.
THE PATENT LAWS.
The Senate on motion of Mr.. MILLER, proceed
ed to the consideration Of the bill granting further
remedies TO patentees; and, after some dc bate it
was postponed till Tuesday next.
comPENsATloN TO mEMBEas CONGRESS-.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.. UNDER
WOOD, proceeded TO the consideration Of the ioI-
lowing bill:
bers of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdt, of the United States Of America Congress
assembled, That from and after the third day OF
March, eighteen hundred ami fifty three, all laws
now in force providing for the compensation OF
members of Congress and delegates from Terri
tories shall be and the same are hereby repealed
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That from and
after SAID day there shall be paid TO each Sena tor
Representative, and Delegate in Cong ress. salar
his services Of two thousand dolars per mum,
one half thereof TO he paid upon his attendance at
the d. st sesson OF Congress begun in any year.
and the other half at the end Of the sams session;
and. in addition each Senator, Representative, and
Delegate shall, for travelling, be paid the be.
ginning and end OF each session OF Congress
twenty cents for each uiie Of distance between his
residence and the Capitol q az light line, to be
ascertained by the Secretary Of the Treasury:
Prnpid.d, hoicerer, That no payment shall be
made to any Senator for attending a called session
OF the Senate, 10 act in executive business n a
t!ine when the House Of Representative Is not in
session
SEC. 3. ind be II further enacted, That thei
retary of the Treasury shall deduct, from the
compensation 10 h1 paid aforesaid at the end
OF the eescion, ten dollars Tor each day the mem
Ter or delegate may have been absent from his
seat during the sitting of the House Of which
u1 Is a HIrIIIu.' --'Ss- -L--.-y-
stoned by his sickness, the sickness Of his vile
or child. Each Senator, Representative and Dele
gate shall state at the end Of each sesaion how
days he hath so absented himself, and verify his
statement on oath; and il any Senator, Representa-
tive or Delegate shall refuse to furnish such state
ment. no payment shall then be made to him.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD explained and supported
the bill.
Mr.. BADGER opposed it. and moved it's indie
hnite postPonement; which motion, after furth.
debate, was agreed to-yeas 81 nays 10.
The Senate then adjourned.