The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-16
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY,. December is, 1852
SENATE.
SECOND SESSION.

SENATE.
A letter from the Hon. w. r kiso was read,
requesting Mr.. AToHsos to preside during the
day, which, being consented to, Mr.. A. took the
chair.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate commnni-
cation from the Secretary Of War, transmitting,
in compliance with resolution OF the senate, a
report OF the number and classes OF clerks employed
in the various bureaus Of that Department; laid
on the table and ordered to be printed
BOUNTY LANDS
Mr. BRODHEAD introduced bill supplement
tai to the act granting bounty lands to the OH
GERS and soldiers who have been engaged in the
military service Of the United States, approved
2sth September 1850; which read twice and
referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
REPORT ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Mr. RUSK submitted the following resolution.
which agreed to: a.. ..E-
Resolved That one thousand copies of the last
annual report of the Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, with the accompanying documents, be printed
in pamphlet form for the use OF the Indian depart
meht
COMMITTEE CLERK.
Mr. BADGER submitted the following resolu
tion which was laid over:
Resolped, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be authorized to employ clerk.
MEXICAN BOUNDARY.
/ MIR MASON from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, to which was referred the bill to amend
the act approved 3lst Of August. 1882 In reference
TO the appropriation for continuing the survey OF
the Mexican boundary" reported the came back
without amendment.
Mr. M. said: At the last session there wns
proviso annexed to the appropriation for continu.
ing the servey Of the Mexican boundary, the IN
tention of INTELLECTUALLY the intention OF the
mover-was to arrest that survey where II then
stood the object being to protect the Interests OF
the United States against what was believed to be
miac oustr uction OF the treaty line by the Bound
airy Commissioner, Mr. Bartlett. That Proviso had
its effect for the Senate was informed In the report
xxNft ,n VV,to ms
session of Congress, that in consequence OF 1t he
had instructed the Commissioner TO discontinue
all further field operations upon the southern ana
western line of New Mexico. But be stated IN
that report that the survey on the ella had been
completed and the survey OF the Rio Grande
nearly completed, and he submitted to Congress,
wisely the propriety Of allowing the survey OF the
Rio Grande to be finished.
The object Of this bill ia to authorize the expen
diture Of so much of the appropriation rs will be
required to complete the survey of the Rio Grande,
which ia now, as he Mr.. Ell was informed, IN me
very competent charge OF Major Emory, OF tne
army, and to dcfray any expenses which may have
been incurred prior to the last session lie asked
that the bill be now considered
The bill was then considered, read third time,
and passed
THE KENTUCKY CONTESTED ELECTION.
The Senate resumed the considerable OF the sub
iect of the right of Hon. ARCHIBALD DIXON and the
Hon. DAVID MERIwETHER to fill the vacancy occa.
stoned by the resignation or the death OF Mr. Clay
MIR. UNDERWOOD resumed and concluded the
argument commenced by him on Monday, to show
that Mr. DIxoN's claim TO the seat was clearly con-
titutional and we'll founded. He enforced his po-
sitions by copious references to authorities.
Mr.. TOUCEY followed maintaining that Mr..
MERIwErHER having been legally appointed, his
appointment, by the terms of the Constitution, ex-
tended to the next meeting of the Legislature.
Mr.. HALE obtained the floor, and on his motion
the subject was postponed till to- morrow.
And then, after brief Executive session
The Senate adjourned