Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-25
CnNGRESS

CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on Wednesday the. 18th, Mr.. Fish
presented the memorial of Henry Grinnel of New
York, offering to the United States, free of Charge
the search of Sir John franklin, and suggesting
they, together with small propeller, be sen, upon
further expedition in search Of the parties. Also,
petition signed by 800 persons of New FORK, pray
Ing that such expedition may be fitted out.
Mr. Hamlin reported, from the commtte on print.
ing. in favor of printing Kossuths letters of thanks
to Congress and the Government, laid before the Sen
| ate Yesterday.
Mr.. BoTiand opposed the printing, as unnecessary.
Mr.. Chase advocated it.
Mr.. Badger moved it to be laid the table. Lost,
| yeas Is, nays "a.
A general debate then ensued on the printing of
these letters, in which Messrs. Seward, Cass,
Chase, Hamlin. Downs and Soule favored it, and
Messrs Badger, Clemens, Butler, Borland and Rusk
opposed it. The report of the committee adopt
ed and the printing ordered by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bright Bfodhead, Cass, Chase,
Davis, Dodge Of Wis. Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Fech, Gwin. Haml6, Jones of Iowa, Nc
Rae, Norris. Seward, Smith, SouIe, Stockton, Sum-
neT, Wade-2I.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Borand,
Butler, Clarke, Clemens, Dawson, Fish. Geyer Hun
ter, Jones of Tenn, King, Miller, Morton, Pratt,
Rask, Spruance, Underwood, Upham-2o.
On motion of Mr.. Hamlin the bill allowing draw.
backs on goods imported from Texas into Mexico.
taken up and ordered to be engrossed for third
reading: The Senate then adjourned.
The House was engaged the same day in discuss
ing the mileage bill, and bill granting Missour
the right of way and portion OF the public domain.
to aid in the construction of Railroads.
In the Senate, on Thursday, after the presentation
of petitions, (among which were the usual quantity
from assistant marshas, asking additional compensa
ton for their services in taking the late censusl line
House bill in relation the mileage of the delegate
from Oregon was taken up.
Messrs. Badger, Chase, Bright. and others, spoke
on the subject; after which, on motion by Mr.. Man.
gum, the bill ordered to lie on the table.
The Iowa land bill was taken up, and Mr.. Under
wood concluded his remarks on it. Without taking
vote on the question,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In the House, Mr..
Orr by leave, introduced bill provide for CLASH
flying the docket of the Supreme Court of the United
States in order to facilitate the attendance of counsel
at Washington; which was referred to the Commit
tee the Judiciary. The House then proceeded to
the further consideration of Mr. Halls bill grant the
right of way and portion of the public lands in aid
of the construction of the Hannibal and ST. Josephs
Missouri railroad and the railroad from St. Louis to
the confines of the State of Missouri which
was debated by Messrs. Miller, Rantoul, Moore of
Louisiana, and Fcklin-all speaking earnestly in ia
Of the bill. And then the House adjourned.
In the Senate on Friday, Mr.. Hunter presented the
memorial of thlrty-six members of the Pennsylvania
legislature asking Congress to interfere for Ihe pro-
lection of the Wheeling bridge.
Mr.. Brodhead submitted a Joint resolution Of the
legislature of Pennsy lvana the same subject,
pressing the determination of the State to persist in
the suit.
Mr. Badger called up the bill giving credit to the
Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road for duties on some
iron. Mr.. Badger said There is a bill which has
been reported from the Committee on Finance. for
some fortnight three weeks past, which will ask
the Senate, matter of indulgence to me, to take
up and act upon now. will state the Senate, in
few words, the reasons why ask this favor. Iti
a bill giving credit to the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
Road Company for duties upon some iron which has
been ordered for that road upon their giving adequate
security for its ultimate payment. The bill. in
pect tie necessity for its immediate passage, differs
from other bills upon the calendar The iron is now
ordered and if the passage Of the bill is delayed till
time hence the duties will have been collected
and no relief can then be given. Upon this state.
ment, move postpone all the prior orders, with
view to take up Senate bill No. 1856.
The question being then taken, the prior orders
were postponed, and the bill taken up for consdera-
The Senate then, in committee of the whole,
proceeded to consider Senate bill l85-beng {" A bill
for the relief Of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road
Company "a which was read.
Mr.. HUNTER. l feel bound to state in relation to
this bill that, if there were any in which could
TO give time remit duties, it would be in pre-
cisely such as Is presented here. But it has
been my habit heretofore to vote against all such
bills, desired to keep the tariff of '46 nviolate.
The bill, without amendment. was then reported to
the Senate, and ordered to be engrossed for the third
reading.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
The session of the House devoted principally !
to the consideration of private bills in Committee of
the w hole House, of which none were finally dis
posed of. Afterwards the business the Speakers
table was taken up, and various executive messages
and neutrality-suspicious. communicates were ap-
proprateIy referred otherwise disposed of. In the
course of these proceedings the Presidents message,
to the House the Long and kossuth -
laid the table, and, with the
documents, ordered to be printed.
The Speaker also laid before the House letter from
! ouis Kossuth, which was not read. Pending the |
question laying it on the table and printing it, the
House adjourned until Tuesday next-Mo nday being
the day to be generally celebrated in Washington as
the anniversary OF Washington's birth.
TIRE terrible ACCIDENT THE ERIE RAILROAD.
FURTHER PARTICULARS. We published yesterday,
under our telegraph head, account of terrible
ciden, Tuesday, 18th inst, on the New York and
Erie Railroad, accompanied by loss of life, in conse-
emba thirty feet in height, into the Delaware
river A correspondent of the Tribune, who was in
the foremost car which also thrown off the track
thus describes the accident the thrown in the
river:
We FASTENED to the spot, and 10! thirty feet be-
low US was the car almost buried under the water,
and the poor creatures within were thrustng their
arms out of the windows, calling for help. Two or
three of them had crawled upon the roof, and were
beseeching US to them. The scene at first
seemed strike every one dumb with horror. The
smooth-waed precipice could not be descended.-l
We obliged to 60 little further up the river
where there is wall, but only gravel bank, and
there slide down the waters edge. The car, at
49, &C.,