The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-11
coNGRFssIoNAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

M SENATE
WEDNESDAY, March 10, 1852.
PORTS OF ENTRY AND COLLECTION DIsTRIcTs,
O sag OREGON. i,t
Mr.. HAMLIN, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill authorizing the President OF
the United States to designate the places for the
ports Of entry and delivery for the collection DIS
tricts Of Pagets Sound and Umpqua, in the Terri
tory Of Oregon, which was read and passed to
secc nd reading.
Mr.. HAMLIN from the same committee, also
reported adverse to the bill amendatory 70 the act
to create additional collection districts in Oregon.
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE WORLDS FAIR.
Mr.. BRODHEAD reported adversely on the
petitions praying for reimbursement OF the ex-
penses incurred by American contributors to the
Worlds Fair.
AppoRTIoNMENT OF MEMBERS OF coNGREss-ELEc-
N ToRAL VOTES.
" Mr.. DOWNS from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, to whom was referred the message OF the
President, respecting the delay and difficulty IN
making the apportionment among the States OF
tie sfgaSss'asivsEs ihe CD Congress, submitted
a report, accompanied by bill, supplementary TO
the act Of the last Congress, for taking the census
and fixing the number and apporuonlng among
the States the members Of the House. The bill
authorizes the Secretary OF the Interior toproceed
to make the apportionment agreeabfy to the act of
out the total population of California to have been
Il7O0O, which entities that State to only rep
resentatiye in Congress; and it provides that II
any future census shall be found TO have been i'm
properly taken, or if the returns shall have been
lost destroyed, the Secretary ofthe Interior may
authorize new enumeration.
Mr. BRADBURY presented the views of the
minority of the committee, signed by himself and
Mr. GEYER, and representing that In their opIn-
ion the population of California is amply sufficient
to entite her to two representatives.
The reports were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. DOWNS, from the same committee, reported
in conformity with resolution of the Senate, that
the committee were unanimous in the opinion
that the next Presidential election should take
place under the new and not under the old appor-
tionment. The committee, Mr.. ID. remarked, en-
terained no doubt upon the subject, and were OF
opinion that no further legislation was required
upon the subject.
After some debate, the report of the committee
was agreed to.
APPROPRIATION FOR CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. GWIN, from the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs, reported bill to divert the river San Diego
into False Bay, California, which was read and
passed TO a second reading.
The bill, Mr.. q. remarked, appropriated $4,000
for that object.
PORT OF ENTRY AT TUscUMBIA, ALABAMA,
Mr.. CLEMENS submitted resolution direct
ing the Committee on Commerce TO inquire into
the expediency of establishing port OF entry at
Tuscumbia, Alabama, which considered by
unanimous consent, and agreed to-
EXPLORATIONS IN CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. GWIN submitted resolution that the Sec
retary of War transmit to.the Senate copy of
the report of the expedition under Captain Sit
greaves of the corps Of Typographical Engineers
upon the Tuni and Colorado rivers OF California.
The resolution was agreed to,
THE IOWA RAILROAD BILL.
The special order, the bill granting the State Of
Iowa lands for railroad purposes, being an
nounced,
! Mr.. GwIN expressed the hope that senators
would postpone their speeches upon the land sub
iect until other land bills came up, and that the
Senate would proceed TO take the vote upon this
Iowa bill to-day. They had been discussing it
for two months, while there were two hundred
bills upon the calendar which demanded their at
tention.
Mr.. BORLAND, however, being entitled to the
floor, proceeded, by general consent, TO present
his views upon the bill in full. Mr.. B. having
concluded,
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. STOCKTON made personal explanation
suggested by the following paragraph in Mr..
SEWARD speech yesterday, referrirg to the mes
sage Of Washington IN 1872, inquiring whether
the Senate would ratify treaty paying the gov
eminent Of Aigiers, $4,000 for the ransom OF
thirteen American captives, and $4,000 more an.
nuslly to maintain peace with that government;
Sir, you and I and all OF us would have an
ewered in the affirmative 10 these questions, had
we lived and occupied these places in the last con-
fury. desire TO ascertain how many votes such
treaty would receive here nowS And ] address
myself TO the honorable Senator from Rhode
Island, tMr. CLARKE, who moved resolutions
against any departure from the policy Of Wash
neton. Would you, cir, pay Barbary Pirate
$4,000 70 ransom thirteen captives, and S25,OOO
bonus, and SOS 900 annually, FOR exemption from
his depredaiops. He looks dissentingy. ] ap-
neal 10 my emulous friend from New Jersey,
tMr. MILLER Would you, sir No, not /.
demand from the other honorable Senator from
New Jersey, Mr.. SrocEroE,l who in the triple
character OF SENATOR Commodore, and general,
presided at the birthday Congressional baDquei
Hungarian disciple, Kossuth, would you, sir ,
No. not he. All who are in favor Of such treaty,
let them say, aye. What, cir, not one vote in the
Senate Of the United States for the continuance OF
what was IN iis time a wise and prudent as well
az humane policy Of Washington No, not one.
Ard Why, sri The answer Is easy; The times
have changed, and we have changed with them.
Mr.. STOCKTON commented in strong perso-
nal language upon these remarks.
Mr.. SEWARD explained that the Senator had
Misunderstood him, and said he entertained none
but the most respectful and kind feelings towards
Mr.. STOCKTON explained himself satisfied
with the explanation, and regretted his personal
remarks, when the matter was dropped.
Mr.. CASS took the floor upon the Iowa bill,
and amer an executive session the Senate sd-