The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-08
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Eenate.
w.aisarer. yaly q, 1852
m sensts met n: hah past twelve O'Clock.
coNHus,csrIoss.
The Chair laid before the sense communication from
The Treasury Department, with statement of the
amount paid printing and binding for that depart
ment from April, 1S4e TO April, 1859; also commuui
from the Secretary Of state, with respect to
classification Of clul Sc In which he expressed his
dissent from the report the subject heretofore
submitted TO Congress by the other secretary
Mr. PRAIr, (whig) Of Nd presented resolutions from
the Legatnre Of MARYLAND IN favor OF Congress com
penratng the heirs and representative OF Beron ae MAUI
fr the services OF their ancestor during tho reVoue
PETITIONS
Many petitions in favor of the homestead hn we're pre-
senied after which the reports OF committees were MAUI
INDIANA sALrLASps.
The House bill to enable the legislature OF indiana to
poee the unsod saline lands heretofore conveyed 70
eaid State, taken up and passed
PUBLIC PRINTING
Mr. CLrmrSs (dem OF Ala gave notice Of joint re
solution for the election OF public printer
and 10 fix the prices for Congressional printing.
MEXICAN BOUNDARY oonuss,oN-oHARGEs AGAINST
wELLER. ETC.
resolution offered by Mr. WELLER (dem OF Cal, to
refer TO select committee the charges filed the
commissioner to run the Mexican boundary line, was
taken up.
Mr. WLLLrR commenced reading speech in reply
10 charges made against him while Boundary Com
missioner. in debate which took place in the
Senate two years ago AIR Iradbury's resolution
esrnirg removals from Office Mr.. Weller alluded in
characterized the attack OF the Ex Secretary and now
vi Senator Ewing If Ohio who abused and disgraced his
position senator in wsntony and ruthlessy assault
,g him before the Senate. at time when he (Weier)
five thousand miles distant. He pronounced him q
butcher ttsd for such work The base miscresnt not
satisfied with uttcrDg mis- fasehoods in the Senate cir
suiaied bis speech Throughout all the State Of Ohio
and also in California for the purpose ininripg an
humble man but he had ben disappointed most
sanally The people of Ohio q recent visit
had welcomed him cordially The people of Calfor
mia had sent him here represent them in this the high
sNttlN nf tha
upon the conduct Of Mr. Ewing he said WISH my
oner here that l might meet him face to face
that might asen falsehood In his throat lie said he
believed that it the false representations made by
Mr. Ewing President Tay that induced mis- removal
lie then detailed all his conduct while ON The commission
reading from his letters TO and those received 10y him
Eom the Department. and showed that he over
drew the appropriation OF Congress on the contrary,
hts drafts fell short of those appropriations lie referred
TO Senate document, containing what wing, Sccre
taTy of the Interior had communicated to the Senate in
reply 10 resolution calling for all the correspondence
on the subject of the commission and copy of
letter which fle in the department previous to
that communication but which been suppressed by
Br Ewing This act he faid of those
tmptble tricks of fraud and deception for which
Mr. Ewing had been distinguished through life
lie explained and denied any foundation for
the charge of being dcfauiter TO Butler county
Ohio and also the charge OF ceing habituay intcmpe
rate and said that the who could thus nalgn the
private character of political opponent, was wretch
whom nothing short OF omnipotent arm could con-
vert into gentleman lie referred also to Senator
here. On, Smith, who had charged him with hav-
ing ovtrdrawn the appropriations and squandered the
public money Heregetted that the rules forbade him
speak Of il deserved but he would say that it
I'd the most essential character of cai and that
truth He then referred the charges against the pre-
sent Commissioner and thought they deserved at least
an investigation.
Mr.. CLARKE, (whigl Of r. L. said he desired to say
something in defence Of the present Commissioner but
not prepared to do He desired the subject
postponed he would show that Commissioner Bart
lett had conducted himself with credit and honor
Mr. RISK (dem Texas said the central point of the
boundary fixed by the treaty of Ilidalgo and he
derood that point had been changed to the benefit of
Of exico giving her thirty five miles of most
tuabe territory Until he had informal upon this
point he would vote dollar for the further prosec-
tion of the commission.
The subject then postponed till Thursday week.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The Senate then took up and passed five private bills
pARposED CUBAN PRISONERS.
A message received from the President stating
that among those prisoners paroned by the Queen Of
Spain and who were condemned in the Cuba expedition
seventeen foreigners and provision made for
the expenses of restoring them TO the United States
The American Consul had contracted for their removal
the United States, and the expense thousand
nd thirteen dollars and the President submits to Con
ress the proprety Of remunerating the consul Read
nd referred
The body then adjourned.