The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-04
vHIRTY.sECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

BUelneeS was commenced 0C naf pHse twelve O'Clock,
VARIOUS PETITIONS.
Several petitions In favor and against the extenso,
Of Wccdwcrth's patent presented; also petition
against the renewal OF McCormicks patent for reapn
| machines.
Mr.. WALKER presented me MORALS from Ohio Illinois
and New York, praying the passage Of a law maxim,
public lands free to actual settlers.
Mr.. Wade presented . petition asking for grant o
Land to adm the construction Of wagon road from tn
Mississippi river TO Oregon
COLLINS GALWAY STEAMERS.
Mr.. BRoDHEAp presented . petition from merchants
'hipowners, and others, Of Philadelphia asking ths
additional sid may be granted to the Collins line
| steamers.
Mr.. Jorrs presented petition In favor of lns O.
steamers from Now York to Galway, Ireland.
LAWS.
Mr.. DAVIS, (whig) Of Mass reported bill to amend
the several acts relating to passengers which taken
ssdit important that il the bill passed at all that
It Dhould be will state what tho object Of it Is
thas ne senate may see the propety Of
which this bill is amendment, provides for certain
per in Of the violation Of the provisions
therein named: and those penalties are made lien
upon the vessel The courts in New York feel In some
doubt and difficulty with regard to enforcing the pro-
simpy to provid. that the lien shall to ths
vessel in all cases. and the why want it acted
upon now is this The principal usefulness Of tho aot
in its application to foreign vessels and IL its app
en not immediate whsn the foreign vessel e aves her
port In his country the lion becomes Of utility what
vides that the lien shall attach to tho vas
rel and the parties relieve themseves Of that Lien
by giving bend to secure the execution Of justice
ire provlsons arc all quite necessary and important
and are placed upon au favorable foundation for the
parties ~ they can be There is considerable oom-
paint ereciay in the port Of New York that foreign
vesss violate these laws and then escere by going 20
60 that the lien is lost and the revenue Is thus de-
iIaudea and Therefore hope that the bill may be acted
FMIGRANT rAssEScEns
Mr SrwARr, (free soil OF N Y announced bill pro-
cg Tor the safety and health Of emgrant passengers
IN merchant vessels.
IyuAr AFFAIRS CALIFORNIA.
Of Indian Affairs for California was con-
CURED in
WARRANTS.
On motion, OF Mr.. BADGER (whig) Of n c., the bill
making land warrants assiguabe. was taken up IIt
had been returned from the with all tho sections
ster the first stricken out and the st section
MT Badger hoped the amendment would be concurred
Mr. HUs1ER, (dem Of Va, raid that the arst section,
TO locste any lands whatever Az this would give no
protection to Ieservsd lands lying along proposed rail
roads he hoped it would not be coRourred in.
After further debate upon tho propriety Of amending
this bill the several railroad bills BIZ recurring tha
st.Inate sections reserved by tn. United states shsl
eny bo sold at public sale the question taken and
ell oftLe House amendments were rejected
THE IOWA RAILRoAD BILL
was then taken up, and MIR DopGE, (dem) Of Iowa,
oommtI csd speech In favor Of the bill eading ststs
tics to thow that the UHitcd States had been geae
rous TO that state He opposed Mr. Underworld amend
nent very senuousy, aud had not concluded when he
yielded the heor for an adjournment. Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 5, 1852
ANOTHER CANAL AROUND THE FALLS or rHx oHro
MIR. DISNEY, (dem Of Ohio prssepted the resolutions
othe Legislature of Ohio asking for the construction OF
The canal on the Indiana side OF the falls Of the Ohio
river Referred to the Committee Roe ds and Canals
MI. MASON, (dem) Of N. Y, said thst bill for this
purpose will be reported.
THE cErsUs THE NEW RESOLUTIONS.
MI HASKELL, (whg) Of N. Y, presented the resolu-
tons Of the Legislature Of New York requesting tho
Senators and from that State to use their
epdeayors to have joirt committee appointed whose
duty 1t sha be to prepare, cause to be prepared
quent enumeration of the inhabitants Of the United
States indispensable for legislation for popular use
The resolutions we're referred to the Committee Of the
hole the state of the Union where ia pending ths
proposition to print the last census.
LANDs FoR MISSOURI RAfLRoAps
The House then re;urned tie consideration Of tbe bill
ersEtiDg right Of way end donation Of lands Mis-
touIi, fer railroad purposes
MIR BENNETT concluded the speech heretofore oom-
n,rced, contendirs that II railsosds sre public bene.
NE then all the States should share Ia the advantages
nat he pr.poted was TO haye Law passed equal.sng
the grants Tor such objects If the long pursued policy
y 10 ce dsparted from let there be equal Just egs
sitn towards sl the States At present .hcro seemed
uboue thaI-. lie yrccesied to show til az the public
~, al eSpeEtes included paid for themselves
tnchsr rome Of ubish we're not hopxh of at the time
q The formation Of that instrument Then why should
the sr dis Be claimed for the the exclusion OF
oid states? Deal vi at alikef not these nals will
be btiieged for particular roads long there
LANDS 70 give. He Old not believe partnership where
the cid sstrs share Ia the public burdens get none
u the heIe1s. This 10 net political auettion 1t Is t
ry Q! fair dealing. Let equitable GhtrihuIicR
be made aud then stop the Eloquent applications for
giants g Irna tcrailioafs.
Mr. srAsr,, (whe) OF n G., said that the matter ha.
ta.a before tie oue for three weeks and enough had
be- sara TO .psble every cmber to make up his mind
This bill lad blocked up the wsy to all other reports
ard 10 Therefore moved the previous question.
Br. CAnrptLL (free sell whiy) al Ohio, wished ths
eeY,.eEsa (it sisbly) to Withdraw hi, motion. He
wih,6 10 tie grave charges prcfersed agsins
th Wtstsih States generally AID particularly against
Orio
Ri erArtr-The gentlensn can take care Of Ohio
at any time, snd IL able to do 1t.
fLe dtmtDc for tho previous question was teoonded
Ts,oe thsr taken on the proposition of Mr.. Bss-
ne'r. that the bill he feceumitted with instructions
To- lcrort bill &c substitute; therefore mak grants
oiiards equal aud just principle Of spportien
and in proper amounts 70 81 the states 10 aid in
the conjunction OF railroads therein Rcjected-ysAs
20 neys 90, ss tollows:-
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Shps, IryIor Tiompeor, Ihn@pson (asss J. Thurston,
vcrsbie, Ward, NrshbItn, Watkins wsloh, Wells, AMI
NAls -s.isrr Absr.rom(,e, hohen Allen tl hvsro.,
r,to,oI, rrscll B'seg, Brsntor. Brown (3ies Epel
Gusby Cnheii (yloTdaj Csbo totio) Cam phei t0hioI
Csopbell (u1 Ctrt,er, Castis; CLARK, Cobb Clnser,
Roy, parse.. f.,ssa. s'r,sU, ssuiSnsr. Tiotlin
Fit'h Freeman rulor tKa }, epr'ord Gitsinys, 0rev
Htl nnrpaY, H.rr,s (ienHcsscel Harris t3lsbsms)
isti. B,ndrislf, Hem. Dibbsrd, Howard, Jaosso,
JorsS Tcrn Jones' tPs) rfesten kins lssasy s Iiss-
lsrt, Mace karthal, tCsl.) seNsr hapr9on hiltoy
Mallory, Moore It's nrrrAy Nseoys. Eevten. ods orr
Fsrh.r uk.) rcaiee. Penn, rennimsp Phelps, Pos'..
lov 81 ksrtop Mich trtuSn Robins Koto, Scurry Soy
ptur, ts lo,f smith. ssow, sssnieH Sohiol asysns
IN stother. Stvsys, sutherland, Thom psonl (Vs
Needvn-f, md stef-a6
Who'll. on the State q the Union, by yess, 01 nays H.
. THE FrrE YARN
Ihe Hou,e thsn received ieelt into COMMITTEES OF the
whole the State Of the Union and proceeded TO tns
consideration Of the special order OF the day, Oh
the bill 10 encourage agriculture, commercs and mo
tuscturss and branches OF iudustry hy gf