The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-04


The question being taken. leave to withdraw was
granted
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE Oh REPRESENTATIVES.
message received from the House OF Represent.
atiyes BY Mr. j. W. Forney, their Clerk, announcing 10
the Senate that the Speaker Of the House had signed
enrolled BILL and that he had brought il 10 the Senate Tor
the signature of lts President 4 ~ ENkNA E8
The President OF The Senate then signed the bill just
brought from the House OF Representatiyes-be bill
TO change the OF holding the United States district
courts IN Alabama. and Tor other purposes and 4 was
delivered TO the committee TO be presented TO the Presi
dent OF the United States
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. B0RLAND. from the Committee on Public Lands.
TO whom referred the bill Is. 4o granting 10 the
State OF Arkansas the right OF way and portion oil the
public lands 20 aid in the construction OF railroad from
Ganes's Landing to Fulton, in said State, reported back
the same without amendment, and recommendedi It's pas
Mr. DOWNS. from The Committee the Judiciary,
TO whom referred The memorial OF Charles Mason,
Judge for Des MONIES county, Iowa praying that certain
moneys advanced by that county be refunded sob
mllted report accompanied by bill Is 406) TO refund
TO the county OF Des Mones, Iowa, certain expenses OF
the district court which paid by that county; which
read and passed 10 second reading, and the report
was ordered @ Q, be printed.
Affairs, to whom referred the bill Is 1859 to refund
to the State of California the expenses incurred in sup
pressing Indian aggessons in that State reported back
Mr.. FETCH. from the Committee on Public Lands. TO
whom was referred the bill from the House 10 legaIze
certain entries of public land made in the State OF Florida
reported back the without amendment, and recon-
mended its passage.
Mr. F., from the same committee, to whom was refer
red the bill from the House authorize the legislature OF
the Stale OF Mississippi to sell the lands heretofore appro-
prated for the OF schools in that State and approve
the sales already made reported back the same without
amendment, and recommended its passage. "
Mr.. f., from the same commitlee, TO whom were re-
erred numerous memorials from citizens OF Germantown
Pennsy vana, aud others, praying modification OF the
hpu nty land kpu IT.
ther consideration OF the same which was agreed to-
WILLIAM RUsswURM.
Mr.. BELL asked that the papers in the case OF the
heirs and legal representatives OF Lieutenant William
by the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, be recon-
mlited; which was agreed to-
URSULA +. COBB.
Mr.. HALE. Mr.. President, wish to submit motion
up Senate bill No 1915 and if the Senate will in
dulge me moment, will give my reasons Tor making
this request. This s bill reported for the relief oil
Ursula f. Cobb. which passed the Senate unanimously.
and was ordered 10 be engrossed but when came to
the engrossing committee, thai committee discovered that
the Committee Pensions had made mistake in putting
the widow on the list Of pensions, under an act after II
had been repealed The committee have corrected the
error, and il has already been ordered to be
crossed hope the Senate will dispose OF j, this morning
The motion agreed to- and the bill taken up.
Mr. HALE moved to strike out all after the enacilng
clause, and insert the substitute reported by the con-
mittee.
The substitute was read, which was to allow her the
pension which her husband was receiving al the time
of his death, commencing in May, 1913, and continuing
during her widowhood.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD This seems to be a suitable time
to settle the question whether we shall have pensions
which retrospective in their operation.
Mr.. HALE. move. Mr.. President to amend the
amendment by striking out "lS45 and inserting lS52"
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa Mr.. President, | hope that
amendment will not be adopted. II it is adopted it will
be departure from the existing law which governs the
action OF the Committee on Pensons-whch is, TO pay
the pensoner from the time the testimony Is completed
Hha Gpnrn have adj ntnl at ruIa
themselves and have agreed to give the pension from the
time the testimony upon which their action is based is
made complete and think the rule is a fair Ii is
nothing than justice that the person who entitled
pension shall be paid from the time that he does his
duty in showing 10 Congress why he is entitled TO pen
sion. As that is the uniform rule OF The committee,
hope il will not be departed from in this instance hope
the senator from New Hampshire will withdraw his
amendment
Mr. HALE offered it because wanted TO help her
TO get part OF her pension if there objection TO
paying The whole.
M. UNDERWOOD Mr. President, when we had
this subject up the other day, the chairman OF the Com
mitee Pensions did not this rule which he has
now announced as being the rule which had governed
the action OF the Committee on Pensions My objection
to paying the pension heretofore that about
TO make different rule from that which prevailed
in determining these but ii IL is understood that
we to place them upon the same footing, and
on is to be precisely that adopted at the department.
have not word to say. That the ground OF my OBJ
lection the other day; and that is the ground Of my OBJ
lection nowhat Congress is making one rule and the
department another Now sir the rule of the Pension
Department being that the pension shall take effect from
the time the proof is completed. am willing 10 adop, the
rule Ii the gentleman states that the evidence in
this shows that the proof complete at the time
referred to in the BILL the LIST OF May, ls4s, think that
is all right
Mr.. JONES. OF Iowa. That is the rule upon which we
acted.
Mr.. HALE. | withdraw my amendment
The amendment then agreed 10 No further
amendment being offered. the bull reported to the
Senate and the amendment concurred in; when the
bill ordered 10 be engrossed for third reading.
RAILROADS IN WISCONSIN,
Mr.. WALKER renewed his motion to take up bill No
13-beug bill granting 10 the State OF Wisconsin the
ryht OF way and donation Of the public lands for the
purpose OF locating and constructing railroad from Fond
du Lac to Janesve; which agreed 10
Mr.. SHIELDS. Mr.. President, when this bill was 40
the other day, asked for time in orde prepare and
poses railroad from the southern line OF Wisconsin
Lake Superior; and think there can be objecon 10
the amendment The railroad will through new
and line country, and the amend nen which propose il
merely extending that road from the boundary line OF
Wisconsin Chicago, In Illinois, which, the Senate
ia well aware, important point there, and IL will ne
merely continuation OF the road for short distance
sir, stating the time, is well known the
s,ors from that region OF country, that road extending
from the boundary lne OF Wisconsin 10 Chicago would
run through country where think there Is no land
which has not been taken up The only design Of the
amendment is extend the road TO this important point
The amendment propose is ms follows;
"Thst the said road To extended from the southern
boundary OF the State OF Wisconsin 10 the city OF Chi
tn the State Of illinois, and that the rights and
prvi be granted State Of Illinois for pur-
pose already granted the State of Wisconsin
aud hat the State of Illinois shall be subject to the same