Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-10
CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1852.
IN SENATE.

t In SENATE.
Tha pRFSIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body
communication from the Secretary OF the INTERIOR made
in Compliance with resolution of the Senate Of the 22d
utmo calling information as to what il any will
become due to st. Regis Indians by virtue OF treaty
made by Commissioner h. H. Gilet with the New York
Indians, &C.
TThe Commissioner states that the of four thou
sand dollars is due remuneration for moneys laid
by said tribe and for services rendered by their chiefs
and agents in securing the title to the Green Bay lands
which sum estimated for by the Department and
embraced in the bill to supply deficiencies recently passed
by the House and now before the Senate.]
Mr. DAVIS presented resolution of the Legislature Of
the State of relation to an appropra
ton for the purpose Of preventing the destruction Of Cape
Cod Harbor accompanied by report of the committee of
the Legislature appointed to investigate the subject
which referred to the Committee Commerce.
Mr.. WELLER presented resolution of the Legislature
Of California in relation to appropriation for the pur
pose of turning off the river San Diego from the Bay Of
San Diego into False Bay stating that the river by the
of the immense depostes Of sand that it annually
makes in the bay of San Diego is destroying the channel
and character Of said bay Laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. DODGE of Wisconsin presented resolution Of
the Legislature of Wisconsin, in relation the improve
men Of the Saul Se Marie, expressing it the opinion
Of the Legislature that the immediate improvement Of the
Saut de Ste. Marie, to make Lake Superior
sbe to all vessels navigating the other great lakes
qured by the best interests Of the Northwest and Of the
whole Union and that Congress should without delay APP
propriate the means to make such improvement.
of the Territory of New Mexico favor Of the
servaon of wood and timber mountans and oil other
untlable lands for the common Of the people, and
them from sale individual appropriation and
also in like manner reserve all salt lakes salt mines
or salt springs and that the laws Of Mexico may be de-
clared and perpetuated. Referred to the Committee
the Territories and ordered to be printed.
The following memorials presented and referred
their appropriate committees:
BY Mr.. DAVIS: memorial from Henry Grinnell John
Grswod, David Ogden, and numerous Others merchants
and ship-owners of the city of New York. against the
system Of carrying passengers and freight by
sells under the patronage of the Government The
morialsts submit the only eectua remedy for the
evils of the system the immediate abandonment Of all
listing contracts based pernicous principle, with
such provisions may be just for the indemnity Of nd
viduals companies interested in such contracts
and the prohibition by Congress of entry into any ports
of the United States Of all vessels attached to the naves
offoregn Powers carrying freight and passengers whether
engaged in actual service steamers employed in
transporting the mails under Government contracts That
the principle is equally wrong and unjust whether ap-
piled to the conveyance Of freight of passengers as in
either case thenjury and injustice arise from employing
Government vessels in commerce. and shutting the door
against private enterprise which is equally competent to
provide for and conduct the carriage Of passengers and
would do with complete if allowed to engage
therein free from the crushing rivalry Of Government
Mr. D. moved its reference to the Committee on Naval
Affairs
Mr. SEWARD suggested that it be referred to the Com
mittee Commerce. memorials of kindred character
had been referred to that committee
Mr. DAVIS was not tenacious as to the committee AS,
however, the question purely q commercial one the
appropriate committee would be that on Commerce and
to that committee it was referred.
By Mr. JONES, of Tennessee From ladies of Mem
phs Tennessee asking that the arsenal and grounds
that place be donated the corporate authorities of
Memphis to be used asylum for destitute widows
and orphans. The memoriasts set forth that Memphis
the Mississippi river is the great oroughare of the
nation, and the immense travel throws mutitudes of
wreched and destitute persons in their midst every year.
for which humanity appeals and prompts them to do
every thing for their relief and say they conceive that
such disposition of the arsenal would be much more
worthy and appropriate use Of than making it store
house for rusty swords and musket they hope
that Congress will make donation of to the corporate
authorities for the use and benefit IF the asylum.
Mr. DOWNS moved to take UP the bin fixing the appor.
tonmen Of representation for California and urged the
necessity that existed for immediate action to enable the
Secretary of the Interior to act.
Mr.. GWIN certainly as deeply interested in the
bill as any other Senator could be- but there was bill
establish navy yard and depot at San Francisco which
had under consideration for time that he would
like have first disposed Of 1t had prior occasions
been so thoroughly discussed that he did think it
could lead any further debate He that the
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. BELLY entitled to the
floor the resolution rearmng the doctrine of nonn-
terventon but he presumed in consideration Of the in
cleency of the weather. the Senator would have OBJ
lection to let the bill be taken up and take more favor
able day to be heard.
Mr.. BELL observed that the Senator from Virginia
MIR MASON about to leave the city for few days,
and he had agreed that that Senator should occupy the
floor he would therefore suggest that the
solution be taken up, and then postponed until to-mor
row which agreed to and Mr.. MASON win occupy
the floor tomorrow.
Mr.. BADGER then urged upon the Senate to take up
the bill supplementary to providing for the taking Of
the seventh and subsequent of the United States
and fix the number Of members Of the House of Rep
resentaves and provide for their future apporonmen
among the several States, approved 23d May, 1850;
which agreed TO.
The bill then debated considerable length Messrs
DOWNS, BRADBURY, DAVIS, BADGER, GWIN,
GEYER, and others participating; when
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, desiring time to consider the sub
ect moved that the Senate adjourn; which motion was
agreed TO-
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Tie SPEAKER announced, the first business in or