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SENATE WASHINGTON, March ), Is,i
The Senate commenced business a, I3t
o'clock.
Several petitions in favor of and ac.inst
the extension OF Wood scrth's patea, we're ORE.
sented also, petitions against the renewal Of Nc.
Cormick's patent, for rsaping machines.
Mr.. JoNRs presented petition in favo,
Of line Of steamers from Nsw-Yofk to GLv,y
Ireland. ~
MIR. WALKER presented memorials from
Ohio, Illinois ard NewYork, praying the passage Of
Law making Public Lands free to actual settlers,
Mr.. WADE presented a petition asking for
grant Of land TO aid in the construction Of a
wagon road from the Mississippi River to Oregon.
Mr.. BRoDHfAD presented \ petition from
merchants, shiPowners and others, Of Philadelphia,
asking that additional aid may be granted to the Coz
LII line Of steamers
MIR. DAVIS reported bal to amend the
several acts relating to passengers which was taken
up, explained, and ordered to be sngrosssd.
MIR. DAvIs-lt is important that if the
bill is passed at all that 1t should be at once will
state what the object OF /. u.s. that the Senate mas
see the piopreiy OF immediate seton on II The
passenger act referred TO In this BILL AM OF which
this Bill Is an amendment provides for certain pen
atss II case OF the violation OF the other provisions
therein named and those penalties made lien
UPON the vessel. The Courts in New York feel il
some doubt and difficulty with regard 10 en-.
forcing the provisions Of that act By way OF lien
The object OF this &C! is simply TO provide thai the
lien shall attach 10 the vessel In all cases and
the reason why want Il acted upon nov
is this. The principal usefulness OF the act 10
in the application TO foreign vessels. and n It's APP
plicauon Is not immediate, wnen the foreign yes
sci leaves her por, IN this country, the lien De.
comes OF no utility whatever. This act, however
now offered to the Senate. provides that the lien
shall attach immt disey to the vessel and the par.
ties may relieye themselves OF that lien by CIV.
ing q bond TO secure the execution OF Justice -
The provisions are al quite necessary ana I'm BOT.
ant, and are placed upon as favorable a foundaisa
for the parties as they can be. Tnere is now cor.
siderable complaint, especially In the port Of New.
York, that foreign vessels violate Ihese laws and
then escape BY going 10 sea. 50 that the lien is lost
and the revenue is thus cefrauded and therefore
hope that the b II may be acted upon at this time.
Mr.. SEWARD announced bill providing
for the safety and health OF emgrant pssssnsefsis
merchant vessels.
The House amendment TO the bill pro.
vciDg for Superintende mt Of Indian Affairs for Cal.
nornia, Was concuIred In
On motion, by Mr.. BADGER, the bill max.
ing Land Warrants assignable, was .akenup. uihn
been returned from the House with all the sections,
after the first, stricken out, and the first section a.
tered.) Mr. Badger hoped the amendment wosd
be concurrsd in.
Mr.. HUNTER said that the first section,
as returned from the House, allowed the warrant
holder to locate on any lands whatever. As tas
would give no protection to reserved lands liss
along proposed railroads, he hoped 1t would nssbs
concurred in.
After further debate upon the propriety Of amend
ing this BILL or the several railroad bills, BY reQuir.
ing that alternate sections. reserved by the United
States shall only be sold at public SALE The question
was taken and all Of the House amendments we're
rejected.
The Iowa Railroad Land bill was then
taken up, and
Mr.. DoDGE, Of Iowa, commenced a
speech in favor of the bill, reading statistics to
show that the United States had not been generous
Co that State He opposed Mr.. Under woods amend
ment very strenu0usy, and had not concluded whea
he yielded tho floor for an adjournment Adjourned