Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1852.
IN SENATE.

Also a message communicating report Of the Secre-
tary of the Interior respecting the delay and difficulty in
making the apporonment of representation under the act
of 23d May 1850 in consequence of the of full
of the population Of the State Of California stating
it to be subject of much Importance, and earnestly
commencing it to the early consideration of Congress
The law makes it the official duty of the Secretary Of
the Interior, full returns from all the States
have been completed and returned to pake known the
number of Representatives which each State will be
titled in the 33d Congress The Secretary says: Sen
sbe of the Importance of performing this duty at early
day. have spared pains procure the information
cessary to enable me to do So but regret to say that OBJ
stacles have arisen which rendered it impossible and
which fear will Illustrate all my endeayors without the
aid Of further legislation
The Secretary further suggests that three modes Of
overcoming the difficulty present themselves to his mind
1s For Congress decide for itself upon the best evil
dence which it obtain what was the probable popua
ton of California the LIST Of june 1850 and to direct
the apportionment on that basis.
ID To authorize the Department of the Interior to
sort to secondary testimony prove the contents
y may be practicable of the schedules which have been
destroyed; or
3d. To the which have been received
final all of which modes he deems practicable and thinks
probabethat substantial justice might be done by either
of the two first named
The message referred to the Committee on the Jul
dietary, and ordered to be printed.
PENSIONS REJECTED
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before that bodya
communication from the Department of the Interior,
transmitting list of all the names of persons applying
for pensions under the respective of June, 1892
July, 1885, and July 1888, whose claims have been
jected suspended and the grounds which said
pension rejection has been made together with their
places Of residence, far they be given which
was read referred to the Committee Pensions and
dered to be printed
Also communication from the Navy Department,
transmitting copies of the Navy Register for the year
1852; which was ordered to lie on the table.
RESOLUTIONS FROM STATE LEGISLATURES.
BY Mr.. PRATT: resolution of the State of Maryland
in favor of the enactment of law making free SO much
of the Baltimore and Washington turnpike as lies within
the District of Columbia.
BY Mr.. WALKER: resolution of the Legislature of
Wisconsin the donation Of the military
Fort Winnebago to the State for the Improvement of
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers
BY Mr. CLEMENS: From the State of Alabama ask |
ing modification of the act to authorize the State of Ar
kansas and other States reclaim the swamp lands with
in their limits.
Mr. UNDERWOOD, from the Committee on Public
Lands, to which referred the bill making land
assgnabe amended by the House of Representa-
tives instructed by that committee report that
recommend that the Senate disagree to said amendment
Also from the committee, to which referred
the bill to extend the time for selling the lands granted
the Kentucky asylum for teaching the deaf and dumb
reported it back without amendment
Mr. o. asked the general consent of the Senate to let
the bill have its second reading then and be considered
in COMMITTEE of the Whole. 1t was simply to allow the
trustees of the institution extend the time for FIVE years
from the time heretofore allowed which, from letter of
the president of the institution, he informed would
expire in May Consent being given, the bill cons
dered and ordered to be engrossed
Mr. DOWNS, from the Committee Private Land
Claims reported bill to release from reservation and
return the of public lands, certain land in the
State Of Alabama accompanied by report, which was
ordered to be printed.
Mr. BORLAND from the Committee Public Lands
reported bill for the relief of Mark Bean and Richard
III. Bean, of Arkansas, accompanied by report, which
was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. FELCH, from the Committee Public Lands to
which was referred the bill authorize the sale of
served lands and for other purposes reported back the
without amendment.
Mr.. GEYER, from the Committee Pensions, to which
referred the bill from the House for the relief Of Ro
bert Migan reported back the without amendment
and recommended its passage
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa, observed that the Senate would
do him great favor if il would consent to take up the
bill grant the city of Burlington in Iowa, the land
heretofore reserved between that city and the Mississippi
river He did think it would give rise to any debate
and ii should he would agree to its being passed
The bill accordingly taken up and considered as in
Committee of the Whole and after inquiry from Mr..
DAWSON and q reply from Mr. DODGE, ordered to be
engrossed and read a third time.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill rest
Ing to grants of land to Iowa when
Mr.. BELL and addressed the Senate to late
hour, concluding his remarks commenced q previous
day
Mr.. HUNTER then moved that the Senate adjourn
which agreed to.
And the Senate adjourned.