New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-22
XXXHd CONGRESS J.. Flasr Session.
sENATE. .wAsnIxaros, May q. ls5a

iresty which he eaid could be- d;.ppsei Of Ia hour
Fo,r five thousand ludin', n said were AMI nsig
awaiting the frontier Tor lie ratii eon. Motion lost
As personal favor 10 Mr.. DERRIEN, as
be bed 10 leave Washington for home sen afe took
up ard ordered he engrossed the bill for the Improve
II chi Of the Savannah River.
II was suhseguentiy passed
The PgEsIDENT laid before the Senate
comunict ton from the Postmaster General classify
ire the letters which have pissed through the United
States during the year ending June le3f.
Nes-rs HALE. FISH, WALKER, SEWARD,
CAss and CHASE prefented numerous memorials ask
ing for the passage Of the Homestead bill
Various petitions on many otner su0jectS
were also presented.
Mr., FELCB, from the Committee on
Public Lands. reported bill giving rlgh, Of way and
Ian cs TO the Cleveland and gainesville and Ashttoua
Railroad Compaies and granting lands - LolisItn ana
and Mississippi in aid of the construction OF railroads
therein.
Mr.. HUNTER moved, but the Senate re-
fused 70 take up the Deci ncy bill add then proceeded
10 the confederation private bills; sixteen OF which
were passed, al the Senate adjourned till Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House went into Committee OF the
whole ON the OF the Union, and resumed the con-
siderion Of tie ill relative 10 tue salaries OF ocers oi
the ierrtories Of the United States
Mr.. JOHNSON ARK. offered proviso,
that nothing ia the act Gha be Construed TO prevent
the payment Of the salary of the Judges ara crSay
Sale OF Utah, VINO have Withdrawn rom tnal aerIr
tory for the reasons in the report 10 the Pres
dent He tt at these Judges had Transacted inoor-
tabt public business in The Territory bad IN urred the
dangers of travelling and incident hardships ana AZ
simpe Of stce should be patio; because tiey had
been removed this should not be denied them
Mr.. STUART opposed the amendment,
denying that there sufficient for these on es
to leave the Territory and he asked gentlemen wnetar
they prepa' ed to sanction the ctrne that wnen
il il difficult TO the aws, officers should abandon
their posts If they had remained there they could nave
furnished the President aud Congress wta authentic
evidence of the proceedings In that Territory ahh IN
that event there would not now be anonymous COMMIT
nicaiions TO Congress into measuIea.
Mr.. JOHNSON asked whether there was
any other which to gain Information except
through Brigham Young 90 ~
Mr.. STUART repeated that it the otfi-
GERS had remained they could have furnished inorla
lion of the facts they occurred, but by abandoning
these posts tn lett nobody there to do IT, IL was tAe
duly TO stay there. -.
MIR. JOHNSON said that they were obliged
to leave being in danger of assassination
Mr.. CLEVELAND advocated the amend
eut and said al without investigating tne facts Con-
eress should not punish the returning officers by deny
ing them their salaries The President cannot remove
Brigham Young because he Is the mead OF the rmon
Church end such removal would lead to bloodshed.
Two Mormon JUG ges have been appointed and Will the
House refuse TO pay those who have been superseded
because they would not tuin Mornonsf
Mr. SIBLEY opposed the amendment, as
1t was incumbent the House to guarantee the people
OF the Territories against the evils caused oy the con-
tinued absence OF their officers.
Mr.. MEACHAM replied to Mr. Stuart,
that there was great danger to the officers 1her state
nent shows that menber OF the UIan Legislature
threatened 1t the Secretary OF Safe dd not gave up tne
none have his head taken from his BODY ana tossed
into the creek, and threatened the officers blood II
the money should be taken of the Treasurs but the
Secretary brought away $4,000 and deposited 1t In
ST. Louis Bank.
Mr.. JONES (Tenn.) moved an amend
mept The substance of which to pay the officers
from the time they left the States until they returned
from Utah. .,
Mr.. HoUsToN said that the President
should either have removed Gov Young or removed the
obsuciiens 70 the execution OF the laws In Ctth IL
would not do to pay the returned officers until they
reached here -.
Mr.. Polk said that by the act which
established the Territorial Governments u A tue pfes
de- Ut appointed Brigham Young Governor. was ne d
man who could CONNER himself 10 the inofa coilulu
n,,v9 Was he 9 man who could be recognized In re-
spectabe circles he appointed by the lndorse
nent of the President and recommended to the country
with all his sins and Outrages which ne nad c9nmted
and was It'll committing, or not Inc president, WI
p considered, committed the initiative wrong Ny ap
pon,ine Brigham Young, the Mormon, to rule over tne
Terory-commie wrong against morals I i,a
ana the i.vs under which live, and II any uii 'uy
has grown up must trace II 10 that SOURCE 'uusI
were appointed butthey returned because as
form the duties which the Government feqnrea Vi
them They return and make their report |. thHy
worthy Of their position, and were suncenly aau
Uoperly recommended by the President, surely they
are worthy of crt dence and what does ths ailaoie
Pre- si6ent do on the report OF the facts Does ne re-
move Brigham Youngg No! lie removes the ge1ue-
men who make the statement Of facts to him. and re-
tains the creature who has dehed and is sui deys Tue
Mr. BIssELL was unwilling that the
House by any of its acti u.s. should indorse In any de-
gree the conduct of the local authorizes OF O ana nc
thought il was very important at the present uhe euas
,bev shonld avoid doing So He in favor OF paying
the return officers up the very moment they resigned
believing that they did nothing less than wnat the inter-
ests and credit Of The Government required.
Mr.. RICHARDSON Justified the officers ior
leaving Utah. :.
Mr.. GIpDINGs appealed to the Commit
tee 70 take vote on the bushes before them believing
That the subject had been sufficiently illustrated 10 ena
bic them 10 vote undeIstandingly
MIR. Johnsons amendment was adopted.
Also one from the Committee ON Territories 10 the
effect that TO officer OF the Territories snaI lose ms
yearly nav il absent sixty days, po'lceo the IRE.
idri Is satisfied such absence for good and sui.
tcieut ceufe the opinion OF the later TO be certified
and placed in the Treasury Department The bill was
then laid aside, to be reported to The House
The bill TO establish the Texas bOunda-
ries was then taken up.
MIR. RICHARDSON moved an appropria-
ton If s2aOOO for commencing the survey As he in
tended 10 take no gentleman by SURPRISE ne stated aI
son COO will be required for establishing the boundary,
hut only $4,000 this year The extent OF the boundary
is nine bund cd miles and II Is necessary " ia oeioie
Mr.. RICHARDSON'S amendment was
adopted =, IL ..
noyed To the House together with several others when
The Committee rose and the House. without hnay ACT
ing upon them, adjourned.