The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-07

The olution was considered by unanimous consent.
| Mr.. RHETT submitted the following resolution;
which was eoneuned in by unanimous consent, and
| agreed to-. afss s.aH NJ aanr
RssOlged. That the Committee on the Judiciary do in
quire into the prophecy OF increasing the salary OF the
Judge ofte district oil The United States for the State
| OF South Carolina. 81 gf8afsairg,a f
MIR. WELLER submitted the following resolution:
Rsousd. That the Secretary of the lnteor be directed
10 Inform tho Senate, fret. wheher the Indian commits
sioner agents the State OF California In their nego
is liable and If So the amount thereof secondly whether
any drafts drawn by said commssioners or agents have
been protested by the department. and, IL So this amount
MIR, W. Mr. President, | ask for the consideration OF
that resolution now. the information called for will be
OF importance to when we come to act upon the de-
heiency bill know that there have been debts contract.
ed 10 the amount OF than seven hundred thousand
dollars for which certificates or drafts have been gwen
by the Indian commissioners These drafts are now IN
the hands OF citizens OF California who furnished sup
plies appropriate for the OF the Indians It will be
necessary matter OF COURSE II these debts have been
contracted in good faith that the government should pay
them unless the Indian commissioners have transcribed
their authority The resolution offer merely calls for
this information and the amount involved is so large
my judgment ought TO receive the prompt attention
The resolution was then considered by unanimous con-
sent and agreed TO-
Mr.. FETCH submitted the following resolution ;
which was considered by unanimous consent, and
agreed to-
RssoiYsd, That the Committee Indian Affairs be in
structed 10 Inquire into the expedency OF making proy.son
Indians OF all questions arising under the treaty with
sm de tho be
for such cession and ALSO to the exPedency oil making
sumia,e such may be Tor their per
manent settlement in the conny where they now reside
SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE CONTESTED SEAT
Mr.. MASON. Mr.. President received letter about
week ago from The honorable senator from Indiana who
sils when in his seat, Mr. BRIGHT dated at his
residence in Indiana, informing that, from recent
affecting death in his family he should probably remain at
49, fhufs nd
ing that would that he be excused from further
service upon the select committee appointed TO inquire
into the Florida election. At his request, therefore.
ask that the honorable senator from Indiana be excused
from further service upon that committee.
Mr.. WALKER. would inquire OF the honorable
senator from Virginia whether he has heard from the
senator from Indiana recently than by his letter
Mr. MASON. have not
Mr.. WALKER II may be proper for me to state that
have recent information, from unnecessary 10
MENTION that the senator alluded TO will probably be here
in day two and il may be well to defer action on this
proposition him. He may reach here, and then
there will be necessity for it, think il had better be
Mr. MASON. have heard nothing since that letter.
which received about week ago, and dated three
or four DAYS before it received III such be the pleas
of the Senate will acquiesce IN the senator's prop
oson, and withdraw my motion.
BILL
The engrossed bill for the relief OF James Jones was
read third lime, and passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
MIR. BhINIEk pursuance oil nOucc, aSkeu anu OD-
tanned leave to introduce bill Is 343) to amend and to
extend the provisions OF act approved July 30 1885,
entitled An act in relation 10 the payment of claims"
which read the first and second times by unanimous
consent. and referred to the Committee OF Claims
Mr.. b. desire to ask. before this subject is passed
over. whether this bill will be printed before il is re-
The PRESIDENT. Bills are not printed until returned
Mr BADGER. Well. sir. I want this printed imme-
daiely; and submit that motion.
Tue motion was agreed to.
Mr.. BORLAND asked and obtained the unanimous
consent OF the Senate 10 bring in bill IS 344, to esab
lish mail lines the Ohio and Mississippi rivers which
was read the first and second times by unanimous
sent and referred TO the Committee on the Post Office and
| Post Roads.
/ HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
| The following bills from the House were read first
and second times by unanimous consent and referred 10
the Committee on Private Land Claims:
/ A bill for the relief OF Robert Nelson;
A bill for the relief of the heirs OF William McFar
| land, deceased;
bill for The relief of the heirs of semoce friendly
Creek INDIAN
/ A bill for the relief OF Ira Baldwin; and
/ bill for the relief of the heirs OF jeremiah Wngae
| The following bills from the House were read first
and second times by unanimous consent, and referred TO
the Committee on Naval Affairs
| A bill for the relief Of James A. Fawns; and
bill for the relief OF Monmouth Is. Hart Joel Kelly,
and William Close. securities for the lae Benjamin F.
Hart, purser in the United States navy
The bill from the House for the relief OF Sergeant
Leonard Skinner read first and second times by
4 Military Affairs
The BILL from the House for the relief of Isaac Cobb
read first and second times by unanimous consent,
and referred TO the Committee Revolutionary Claims.
il The following bills from the House were read first
and second times by unanimous consent and referred 10
| the Committee on Pensions:
i A bill for the relief OF Catharine Clark;
i bin for the relief of Jacob Shades, IT,;
Il A bill for the relief OF Thomas p. Dudley;
4 A bill for the relief OF George Cassidy;
i A bill for the relief OF John Hazen;
Il A bill for the relief OF David Murphy, Of Ohlo
i A bill for the relief OF William Dwelley;
i bill for the relief OF Jonas ID. Plat, OF New York
bill TO increase the pension OF Henry Click, OF Cooke
ii county, Tennessee;
A bill for the relief of B. b. Bennett; and
A bill for the relief OF Maurice X Slmons.
i ORDER BUSINESS
j The PRESIDENT The hour for the special order
has arrived. The Chair will state that there various
special orders before that which it understood
yesterday the attention OF the Senate would be called to-
4 day .t
ORDERS for the purpose of proceeding to the consideration
OF the resolution reafrming the doctrine of nerven.
II lion. 81, -a IL. j ~ e<tf1e
4 . Mr. BORLAND. Before that vote is taken, desire
TO say TO the Senate that but for the general under
standing that to have been entered into that the
subject indicated by the senator from Virginia Mr. Hum
TER to be considered to-day to the exclusion OF
everything else should have moved to take up for
sdeailon the resolution OF inquiry which moved the
other day in regard 10 the expedition TO Japan. shall
tomorrow TO take up that resolution. | make this
statement in Justice myself, lest il should be supposed
| that had abandoned my resolution.
| Mr. GWIN | wish to make single remark before
the question is and that suggest that after the
senator from Virginia Mr. MAsoNl shall have concluded