Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-17
TUESDAY, july ID, 1852.
In SENATE.


companed by report which was ordered to be printed
Mr. SEBASTIAN, from the Committee on Manufac-
lures reported bill for the relief Of Geo. K Shoenberge
Mr.. CLARKE introduced joint resolution directing
the Secretary Of War to cause the harbor and river of Pro-
vdence in the State of Rhode Island to be surveyed and
an estimate made of the cost of clearing said harbor
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN introduced Joint resolution to pro-
vide additional security for the lives and property of
navigating the Western Referred to the Com
mttee Commerce. tgt|
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa. introduced joint resolution for
the relief of George R. c. Floyd late Secretary of the
Territory OF Wisconsin Referred to the Committee
Finance.
Mr. CLEMENS introduced joint resolution aurhoriz-
ing the Secretary of War furnish suitable the
Washington Juvenile Guards; which on his motion was
considered and ordered to be engrossed for q third
reading.
REMUNERATION TO SPANISH SUBJECTS.
Mr.. MASON. There was bill reported some time
since from the Committee Foreign Relations based
message from the President of the United Sates in
laton to indemnity to certain subjects of the Queen of
Spain sufferers by the violence of mob at New Orleans
and Key West which, though relating to private claims
might be considered somewhat in the light of public
measure He alluded to the joint resolution for the relief
of the Spanish Consul and other subjects of Spain residing
at New Orleans and of subjects of Spain residing at Key
West by indemnity for losses occasoned by violence of
the mob in the year eighteen hundred and fifty one which
he desired might be taken up and disposed of.
The motion having been agreed to- the joint resolution
read follows
Resolved Dc That the President of the United States be
and is hereby requested to investigation be made
Of any losses that may have been sustained BY the consul
Spain and other persons residing ut New Orleans Key
West in the year eighteen hundred and and who at
that time subjects of the Queen SPAIN by the violence
of lawess individuals arising out of intelligence then recently
received those places Of the execution certain persons
Havana by the Spanish authorities island who
barking the United States invaded the with
hostile nteD and that such losses asceraned persons
at that time subjects aforesaid the certificate of the
Secretary of State that the proven the satisfaction
of the President together with the reasonable of the
investigation shall be paid those entitled
| in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
Mr.. S0ULE said he should move postpone the fur
ther consideration of the resolution unless the chairman
Of the Committee Foreign Relations would consent to
strike out certain Objectionable words He would
strike ont the word lawess in the ninth line ~
Mr.. MASON would yield to the suggestion Of the sena-
tor from Louisiana nasmuch the removal ohe word
would in nowise interfere with the object Of the bill
The word was accordingly stricken out
Mr.. S0ULE.3 There other words which desire
should also be stricken cut to wit in the 18th and 18th
lines the words 1rho em6drkng from The United States
had mraded The nth hostile tntent Mr. g. said his
object to defeat the BILL but he was unwilling that
any portion of the community of the State which he had
in part the honor to represent should have their suscep
Utilities unnecessarily wounded 2as alr-.
MIR. MASON would interpose objection to the pro-
posed amendment He would be the last man in the
world wound unnecessarily the feelings Of any set of
men, and it perhaps not necessary to go into his
The amendments then concurred in and the reso-
luton ordered TO be engrossed as amended.
BILLS PASSED
The following bills severally read third time and
passed q..s sas tesstl
The bill to authorize the Mayor and Common Council
of Chicago Illinois, to excavate portion Of the public
reservation at that place. rt4 FIJI
The joint resolution authorizing the examination Of the
claims of the Biloxi Bay Indians
The bin for the relief Of Col. James r. Creepy
bill to amend the act entitled act for the better
security of the lives OF passengers board Of vessels
propelled in whole or in part by steam.
PROTECTION OF THE EMIGRANT ROUTE.
On motion by Mr.. DOUGLAS, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill for the protection of the emgrant route
and elegraphic line and for overland mail between
the Missouri river and the settlements in California and
Oregon which led to long and animated discussion in
which Messrs DOUGLAS and B0RLAND sustained the
bil and Messrs. BUTLER, HALE MASON, DAWSON
BELL and others opposed it, and the further consdera
ton postponed to Tuesday next.
Mr.. BORLAND moved that the engrossed joint resou-
tion authorizing the Secretary Of War furnish
the Juvenile Guards Of Washington have its third read
ing.
Mr.. HALE objected.
And on motion the Senate adjourned.