The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-01
In CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES


FRIDAY, APRIL 50. 1852
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"A ct& tTi9A ORDER or BUSINESS ToIf1 'ihasti3 \
Mi, PEARCE, Mr. President, Idesre to make motion
TO postpone all other business for the purpose OF taking
the deficiency bill and beg leave to state the reasons
why ask ihs-one OF them personal, the Other. pubic
My health Is rather precarous Just now, and do not
know whether shall be able another day 10 finish the
speech which have begun; but to-day am able, and
DESTROYS 10 20 on But There considerations OF public
interest which render important that The deficiency bill
should be passed The Quarermastes departments now
OF funds and the expedition Oregon, for the pro-
patched hope The Senate will take DIP the bill, and
allow me 10 finish my speech this morning. i1f U
Mr. HAMLlN. Mr. President. | desire 10 ask the sem
a,or from Maryland if he desires TO take up the bill be-
fore the morning hour expires
b Mr.. PEA RICE. u desire 10 go on now lsqsl s#
Mr., SHIELDS. MI, President, a bill was yesterday
ordered TO be engrossed and was about to be put It's
passage, whenmy friend from RI ode Island lMr CLARKE]
suggest that it should be amended in some respects
But, the senator from Rhode Island was under mis-
passage OF the bill The senator from California Is very
much interested in il, and hope there will be no objec
ton ask the unanimous consent OF the Senate that
No objection being made, the engrossed bill Is. 81 10
create board OF commissioners for the examination and
payment of claims against the United States growing out
OF the conquest OF California then read third time
and passed. @ t y, ,roiysy ,saIa ae. MI lsT
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The rule OF the Senate by which private bills exclu-
svely are 10 be considered on Friday was then sus-
pended, and the Senate resumed az IN committee Of the
Mr. PEARCE concluded his remarks upon the bill,
which will be published hereafter
MI. GWIN spoke in reply. His remarks are reserved
On motion by Mr. RUSK the further consideration of
the bill was postponed until Monday next. s,,..
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. RUSK presented the petition OF Charles B. Brewer,
late lieutenant in the army dismissed BY martial
pra Dir IN he p1 n
referred to the Committee Military Affairs. N safllR
Mr.. SEWARD presented the petition OF Samuel
and health in the military service Of the United States,
during the last with Great Britain; which re-
ierred 10 the Committee on Pensions: " III. 4, sa
Mr. HUNTER presented the petition OF OcavluS Hay
mond assistant marshal for taking the seventh
Virginia praying additional compensation, He states
that he does not know what his pay would be II com
pued by the square root but the whole he has received
has notexceeded two dollarsper day, out Of which ho
had to pay his own travelling expenses The memorial
was refer ed TO the Committee OF Claims.
Mr. WHITCOMB presented petition of citizens OF
Noble county Indiana praying an alteration in The mode
of calculating time, aud the establishment by the United
States OF an almanac new plan which was referred
to the Committee on the Library .,5.n... bWa! sAl
PAPERS WITHDRAWN
Mr. SUMNER asked that the memorial OF ]. s. B. To.
hey aud others be Withdrawn from the files OF the SEN
and delivered to the petitioners WHICH was agreed to-
ADJOURNMENT OVER. VI
On motion. il was 5& ~ II a..5
Ordered, Tha, when the Senate adjourn it be
Monday next
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. BROOKE gave notice that he would tomorrow,
early day thereafter, ask leave 10 introduce a
bill to attach the county OF Alfalfa the State of Mis-
sssppto the southern judicial district OF said State, and
bill 10 regulate the liens OF judgments of the courts
of the United States in the State OF Mississippi
MIR. SEBASTIAN gave notice that he would o-mor-
row, or on some early day thereafter ask leave TO intro
duce joint resolution respecting the various bills grant
pensions soldiers of the revolutionary and subse-
quent wars
sd8daq REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES Aa @'
Mr.. GWIN. from the Committee on Naval Affairs to
whom referred the memorial OF Hugh Wallace
Wormy, formerly officer IN the navy, submitted an
adverse report on the same which was ordered 10 be
printed.
Mr.. G., from the same committee. to whom was re.
lered the memorial Of John 5, Van Dyke. asking pay
of the przemoney due his brother in the oil
the capture OF the French rgate LInsurgenie submitted
an adverse report thereon; which was ordered 10 be
Mr.. BRoDHEAD from the Committee OF Claims, TO
whom referred The memorial of Combs Greenwich
praying for an allegiance OF pay while suffering from
has duty machnist at the hayward in Washington
submitted report accompanied by bill Is 4o5 10; the
10 second reading and the report ordered TO be
printed, #..H U#s aE'uasIs 1rrt.is
| COURTS COLUMBIA.
MIR. BRADBURY. from the Committee on the Judi
CARY to whom was referred bill TO provide for holding
the sickness other disability OF the district Judge,
ported the same back without amendment.
Mr.. said. MIR President, have also been instructed
by the same committee TO AJAX the unanimous consent o
The Senate to consider this bill the present time There
is necessity for early action. Judge Cranch the venea
Bile chief justice OF the circuit court who is sole Judge oil
the district cout OF This District, 10 too feeble health 10
hold the court at present Business OF Importance is
pressing in that court, requiring prompt action, IN which
the government may have some interest i will refer 10
single 1t is known that during the Mexican war
our public vessels made several captures the Pacific
coast which carried by the officers in command he.
fore the admiralty court that summary established
in California, under the authority OF the naval and mlI-
tay commanders that station, and with the assent
approval of the Navy Department The caplors, acting
obedience TO the orders OF their superors delivered
the prizes 10 the custody OF the called admiralty
court which took cognzance OF the matter and proceeded
the condemnation and sale thereof and the proceeds OF
the sale went into the treasury Of the United States.
Now, the owner OF OF these alleged prizes
has commenced action against Captain Monigr~
cry, the commander of the vessel that made the cap
ture, and that action is now 10 court The Supreme
Court OF the United States has recently held in the
that the temporary admiralty court in California had no
authority in the premises; but that " there Das good
cause Of oopfws The capors might justify the taking
by establishing that faciha the district court Of this
District had original jurisdiction in such cases and the
capors might proceed to libel the vessel and cargo there
in and if they succeeded in making good in that pro-
The OF capture. IL might be given IN defence
the action against the officer who commanded in TAX ing
the alleged prize The OF the property is large
and ii will be at that IL is very important that
this officer should have the opportunity TO make his de-
fence. which can only be had by prompt action this
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