The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.


CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, April 6. 1852.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The PRESIDENT, pro TEN. laid before the
Senate report of the Secretary OF the Navy,
made in compliance with resolution OF the Sen
ate. in relation to the expediency Of a reconnoI-
sance of the routes of navigation in the northern
seas and in the China and Japan seas.
1.-THE Secretary expresses the opinion that the
interests of navigation require such reconoisance
and states that there are no vessels belonging &c
the service which can properly be assigned 10 IT,
but that the necessary vessels can be ouit ior
sum not exceeding Sl25,0O0.]
The PRESIDENT pro tenn also laid before the
Senate a communication from the Secretary OF
War, transmitting, in compliance with resoiu-
ton. report of the chief of the Ordnance Bureau
as to the expediency of establishing suitable de
pots for the preservation of gunpowder belonging
to the United States.
The communications were referred, and ordered
to be printed.
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC.
Mr.. DOUGLAS presented memorial of Henry
O'Riely proposing to establish a line OF teie-
graphic communication between the htiahtic anu
Pacific States.
Mr.. D, said the momoralist asked no donation
of land or money. All he asked from the gov
eminent was protection and he suggested that
the line Of military posts required by existing
laws might be SO arranged as to afford the neces-
sary projection, by making the posts twenty miles
apart and reducing the number OF men IN each
to twenty This arrangement of the stations
would afford suitable protection to emigrahts' ana
the men might also be employed IN carrying the
mail.
The memorial was referred to the Committee on
Territories
THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
Mr.. BADGER, pursuant to previous notice, IN
troduced bill to amend and extend the provisions
of the act Of 1916, in relation to the payment OF
claims which was read twice and referred.
INDEMNITY DUE THE CREEK INDIANS.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN offered a resolution. request
ing the Secretary of the Interior to furnish the
Senate with all information in the Office of the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs, showing the names
and numbers of claimants of the lquIdated balance
of indemnity due to the friendly Creek Indians
for losses in the Creek war Of 1917, ana the
amounts respectively due to them.
The resolution was agreed to.
MAIL STEAMERS ON THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI
Mr.. BORLAND introduced bill providing for
the daily transportation Of the mail In steamers
on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers "hich was
read twice and referred.
SALARY THE UNITED STATES DlSIhiCi 'oD"I
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
Mr.. RHETT introduced resolution instruct
ing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into
the expediency Of increasing the salary OF the
Judge of the District Court Of the United States
for the District of South Carolina which was
agreed to.
DRAFTS OF THE INDIAN AGENT OF CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. WELLER offered resolution, that the
Secretary of the Interior inform the Senate-lst.
Whether the Indian commissioners, or agents,
in the State Of California, in their negotiations,
have contracted any debs for which the govern
ment is responsible; and if SO, the amount thereof
Sd Whether any drafts, drawn by said commits
sioners, or agents, have been protested by the
Department, and if so, the amount
The resolution was agreed to.
THE OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS.
Mr.. FELCH offered a resolution that the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs inquire into the expedl-
ency of providing for an amicable arrangement
with the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, of all
ouestions arising under the treaty with them OF
1896, relative to the continued occupancy OF the
lands reserved to them, and the consideration to
be paid for such cession and also, as to the ex-
pediency of making an appropriation to enable
the proper Department to consummate such
measures as may be necessary for their perma-
nent settlement in the country where they now
reside
The resolution was agreed TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the resolution re-afirming the doctrine of non-ln-
tervention, and
thereon.
He regarded the resolutions of the Senators
from Michigan, [Mr. CASH. and New York,
mr. SEWARD as substantially the same. The
\ one said, we cannot see the laws of nations vo-
lated, &C., "wthout deep concern the other that
we cannot look "wth indifference, &c. The
i import of these expressions was pretty much the
1 same. Both declared it to be the duty of the
l United States to express purpose with reference
\ To future cases of Intervention.
/ He then referred to the period when the policy
of neutrality with respect to the affairs of foreign
4 nations was established, showing the ground upon
which it was at that time based
4 In reply to the objection that neutrality was de-
\ signed to be transient policy only, he quoted
9the writings of Washington, and others, to the
contrary. and showed that at the time when Wash
}inpton issued his proclamation Of neutrality, and
Eldeclined to intervene in behalf of France, the
Elcountry was under peculiar obligations to that
government.
he commended, had never been de-
Pbarted from by the Legislative authorities of the
kcountry.
ii Finally, he submitted to the Senate, that if at
Inv future time Hungary should be placed in such
h position as to afford opportunity Of max
ling good our word, whether we should not be
bound in honor to do It,
Mr.. BELL said he had, for some time past
desired to be heard upon this subject and he sug
rested that some early day might be assigned
him.
n Mr.. COOPER also expressed desire to speak
fhpon the subject, and he hoped that some day
Eeext eek might be fixed for the further consid
A~.t;on of the resolution.
| Mr.. BADGER said he commenced speech on
| lhe compromise resolution IN the early part Of
February last, and he should be glad to have an
opportunity Of completing it. He would give
Bhotice therefore, that he should tomorrow morn
#hg move to take up that reso luton to NIX some
fSsv for ito consideration He should do it less on
Els own occount, however, than on account OF
8kis friend from Mississippi, [Mr. BRooKE,l who
aIvished to speak upon the resolution
vi The non-interyeption resolution was then post