The republic., 1852-01-15
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
WEoNEsDAy, January IA, 1852
SENATE.

SENATE
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a cornmuni-
cation from the Secretary of the Interior, submit
ting certain estimates for appropriations necessary
to meet deficiencies in appropriations for the ser.
vice of that Department for the year ending June
80, 1852 Referred TO the Committee on Finance.
FOREIGN PAuPERs AND cosvioTs.
Mr.. COOPER presented several memorials from
Penns ytvania asking that some provision be made
by law against the introduction into the United
States OF foreign convicts, felons and paupers
publicly recognised such in their own countries
Referred to tine Committee on the Judiciary.
FRENCH sPoLIATioSs.
MIR. BRADBURY, from the select committee tc
which was referred the bill 10 provide for the as
certainment and satisfaction Of claims of Ameri
can ctizens growing out OF spoliations by the
French prior to 1901, reported it back without
amendment, accompanied by report which wa;
ordered TO be printed
Mr., FELCH, from the same committee, submit
ted report embodying the views of the minority
OF the committee tho subject, and adverse TO the
allowance Of the claims.
DUTY On SPANISH VESSELS.
Mr.. SEWARD, from the Committee on Com.
merce, reported the following resolution, which
considered and adopted:
Resolred That the Secretary of the Treasury
communicate To the Senate such Information as ho
may have in relation the expediency of repeal.
Ing or modifying the act OF June 80, 1894 con.
cerning tonnage duty on Spanish vessels
BARoUE ETIwAN.
MIR. HAAILIN, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported back the bill from the House
granting register TO the barque "Etiwan, OF
Charleston" South Carolina, formerly the Swed-
ish barque "Ulrca;" and, after explanation OF
it by Mr.. H., the bill was ordered to third read
ing.
SHIP CANAL AROUND THE FALLS or ST. MARY
Mr.. HAMLIN, from the Committee Com
mcrce, To which referred memorials in rela-
ZION to the construction of ship canal around the
Falls of St Mary, submitted report, and asked
TO be discharged from the further consideration of
the subject.
TAXATIoS PUBLIC LANDS SOLD IN MISSOURI.
Mr.. FELCH, from the Committee on Public
Lande. reported back the bill declaring the assent
of Congress to the State Of Missouri to impose a
tax on lands, hereafter cold by the United States
therein, from and after the day of SALE
AsslesAGlLIry OF LAND WARRANTS.
On motion of Mr.. HUNTER, the joint resolution
making land warrants assignabe was taken up,
and made the special order Of the day for to- NOR
DISTRICT JUDGE IN MAssAcHUsxTTs.
Mr. BERRIEN, from the Committee the Ju-
dietary reported bill TO increase the salary o. the
United States district judge for the district OF Mas
eachusetts.
LOSS THE UNITED STATES STEAMER EDITH
hr. SEWARD Submitted the following resolu-
tion, which laid over:
Rssored, That the Secretary of the Navy be re
quested to furnish the Senate, early practi-
cable, with copy of the proceedings OF the naval
court of inquiry in relation to the loss OF the
United States Edith in 1919, together with
copies OF the correspondence which formed the
ground OF the order given to constitute said court
and of all the papers referred TO in the record Of
proceedings; also, copies Of all reports charges
made to the Department against any member com
posing said court in reference 70 conduct while at
tached to the Pacific squadron; copies Of all CORE
spondence between the Department and CUmmo-
dore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, relating to the
said steamer- Edith; copies OF the correspondence
with Richard W. Meade, late lieutenant in the
United States Navy, during the year 1851; copy Of
the charges and specifications preferred by Lieu
tenant Tuns A. Craven against Commodore Jones
in lS49 and 1850, with the reasons of the Depart
ment for not acting thereon and copies Of the cor
respondence between the Department and the com.
inanders of the Pacific squadron, and all other Of
ficers of the navy in relation 10 the erection of
steam circular saw-mili in California, and the
pendlturcs thereon.
ARKANSAS RAILROAD.
Mr.. BORLAND introduced a bill granting to
the State Of Arkansas the right of way and dona-
tion OF a portion Of the public land 10 and In the
construction Of a railroad from Helena 10 Fort
Smith, IN Arkansas.
COMMITTEE cLERKs
The Senate then took up the resolution author
izing tho Committee the Post Office aud Post
Roads 10 employ clerk.
Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa, opposed the resolution
aud Ncssrs. GWIN and RUSk replied and, the
question being taken, the resolution was adopted
ycas 81, nays 7-as follows:
YEAS.-hIessrs. Bayard, Bel, Bcrrieu, Borland,
Bradbury, Cass, Cooper, Davis, Dawson, Dodge Of
Wlsconsin, Dos NJ, Foot, Geycr, e win, Hale, Ham
hn Jam's, Jones Of Iowa, Jones Of Tennessee,
McRae, Mallory, Miller, Norris, Pearce, Rusk,
Sebastian, Seward, Smith, Soule, spruante Stock
ton, Sumner, Upham, and Wadc-3i.
NAYS Mcssrs. Bright, Brodhead, Dodge Of
Iowa, Hunter, King, Underwood, and Walker
The resolution allowing the Committee on Naval
Affairs TO employ a clerk vas alec adopted.
And resolution offered by Mr.. HAMLis, allow.
ing clerk to be employed by the Committee on
Commerce was also adopted.
A reso, utiou, heretofore submitted by MIR. SEw-
AID, directing an inquiry into the eSpooicncy Of
granting pension 10 the widow of Brevct Brga-
dier General Bcknap, Was taken up and adopted.
rtoe6Iso THE sAvy.
The s. nate then took up tte memorial hereto.
fore presented by Mr.. BaoDHEAp, praying the re.
storation OF the punishment Of hoggiug 10 the ma.
val discipline
20 the Senator from New Jersey, (Mr. sTocKrov.) )
and in defence Of the punishment Of nogging a.
part Of the naval discipline. He comphmented th,
Senator upon hs eoquencc and zeal IN behalf oi
those with whom be had 80 gloriously and honora
bly, served the country for 20 long period. NJ
one " no had heard the Senator but must have re-
GREETED the loss the navy had sustained by the Sen
ators leaving the service; yet the country had th'
consolation Of knowing that what was tho navy
lose was the Senate's gain. There great diffi
Guilty IN attempting reply 10 positions assumed by
one Couyersant With, and whose history was ~
ErcAtly l9CuiNcu WIN tNat OF the navy. D ~ thf
Senator had advanced nothing but what was a
ready sus~ercd BY the daily experience Of thou.
saud years
H. then repeated all the complimentary term,
vita which the navy had been characterized by IN,
Senator in all Of which he joined; but no glory h,,
ever been achieved by The navy but by those wh,
served under discipline Of which iogging was
part
He then argued AT great eth 10 show that fog
gang had iOrmtd part Of the naval code Of ever
nation Ia the world since the day navigation ha,
been known. He argued that il was absolutely ne
cessary for the psopcr performance Of the duties
the service, and that without IL the navy would no
be 80 efficient and honorable 20 the country.
lie read various letters and opinions Of dstiu
gusbed persons the subject, all tending 10 sboy
that hogging was an Indispensable part Of navu
discipline.
lie had not concluded, when he yielded the loo
Mr.. HUNTER, on whose motion the Senate ad
joUrned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AFFAIRS IN UTAH.
Rlr BERNHiSEL the delegate from Utah, roe
90 question Of privilege. find, be said. that th
report, az printed, communicated TO THE House b.
the President Of the United States, containing a.
report OF the three United States oflcers rcturne,
from Utah, is not the came the copy furnishe,
I,of ne nouarf fu,cf n