The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-13
CHIRTY-sECOHD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Scnarc.

FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, August IL, 1852.
PROPOSED LINE STEAMERS
mr.. SEWARD presented the petition of the Scandau1-
Wan society of New York and vicinity in favor of the
proposition OF MIR Hanson Of Brooklyn, to establish
line Of steamers Brooklyn and Guckstadt and
Holsten carry the mails at a rate Of postage Of ten
cents ON single letters,
MARINE HOSPITAL AT MEMPHIS TENN
Mr.. UNDERWOOD reported a bill to convey to the
poraon Of Memphis, Tenn ten o. land in that city
which an arsenal building but not used-on
condition that said city convey to the United States
about The quantity of land in that city which
is hospital the latter TO be hereafter used q
On the motion of Mr. JorEs. the bill was taken up
Mr. SHIELDS saia there general law allowing the
War Department to eel such property when it was con-
si6tred Justices.
MIR JONES said the arsenal property in Memphis had
not been used for the last fifteen years
Mr. SHIELDS urged the necessity for further exam-
nation Of the subject. Comfortable debate ensuod.
1HE HOMESTEAD BILL
take up the Homestead bill
Question taken and decided in the negative, yeas H.
irAs- Boriand Bright Css Chsss Dodge Of Wis,
Dodge Iowa Feote Sebastian Seward Stockton Summer
NAvs-he.srs Adsms Atobson, Badger Bell. Bradbury,
I.is Dawson. besarssure feeh Fin aamiin, Muoser.
Frs sd a Tdnsss Mr aTJ
Mr. Aromsos. (dem Ct Mis-. reported bill for the
relief Of Robert Grgnou which taken up, and after
debate, wa ordered 10 be epgrossed
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
vas read third time and passed.
psIvRsEaEnIs MASSACHUSETTS AND MAISr DURING
LAST WAR WIN ENGLAND.
Mr.. DAVIS, (whig) Of Mass. Offered resolution which
vss sgreed to dir citing enquiry to the expedieney
Of reporting bill making appropriation to pay Mas
cbufetts and Maine the balance due them for dsburse
ments made by them for the United States during the
war Of l6l2
WARRINGTON CRY WATER COMPANY
Err SHrErps (oen.) of III. introduced bill to incor-
pors,e the Washington City Water Company.
TIE AMOUNT or COMPENSATION sEcyED GENERALS
AND PIERCE.
Mr. MEERrwETHER offered the following resolution.
calling for information the amounts paid by govern
ment 10 General Winheld Scott and General franklin
That President Of tho United States be re-
has teen pad General pfeld Scott FcanE
n ir'n TIE time o. 'eeir hrst entrance
Ing ,etrsts regular CONFORMATION also. for
lions forage horses @iesse. tranpOrtation servants
Be- ia orm The Tor rss
snoDn, q eSIss mPepsaou has teen oSn.d ty ehor--
ssntss, ard when and ty VII m allowed rejected,
sisvsSse r r.jeSon and sseher ANN item S"o or
hsn- esim Or elsus oree osallowod, were subse-
sso vt-b srd il sui.'essn,y allowed or paid by whom
Isssese aud ths mounts thereof that e ALEC inform
s MUM .r above ma ca sss
oisoi s,see the duties Of than office employ
nebs ssa the amount such pay emoiu aepts ard
beer for the The duties o. two or
sp once. q n a. IN DS @G y Rs sa
apd r What reasons tn eiyer tnd teat he sIso inform
hss ever. utcer co'or q charming for per centsgc
m Or @ ay or Or 'oF r aay S oos5 a S
pee etsred II rs baud. any o. the public funds
80 - su.1n, value tsersot ana whether The
Tr to the sS a pa sd r % rs s
sm"pIt and when 50 repaid and whether any Of
an6 Hso, in wHose hard sDd how much.
1be resolution was laid over, after which
7pr PRESIDENTS MESSAGE RELATING 10 rnE rrsHrmE.,
Nas taken UP when
8r SouIs (dcm.l of La. arose and addressed the
senae lie esih that, in abiding to the subject OF the
d fc,St arsng between ts h, sDd her Maestyis
St, 1 ,S os eoulse pursued ~ her Ma
coming moderaion The subject involved interests which
We could neither barter away surrender The times
were sisbge whom catd upon 70 witness ma
ten win whom at peace and seemingly on terms
Of unity and kindness. seeking 10 right Of do.
nnioD against our protest, by sending there
eTmed ,lnops and 'esrels Of war-seekng to
ride The in triumph and couplaccncy like Van
Troup with a broem at the head sweep away all
vessels which do not bear he fag Tho first information
tbb subject derived from tie proclamation by
the Secretary OF state ds'ei July 9th that the schooner
Coral s,ized for alleged iDfraction Of the
treaty. and had been taken into St. John. where
proceedings In adoIitslty we're taken with view
y her tnsl coDd' nnaion and forfeiture also,
excud,d our 6hrmsn from rights then enjoyed and in
Hfbo On u hnt HON btadlaud 10 heaDlend ana that
americans could not H. vtthin three miles from said
hne, nor 10 tbs Bay OF Fuady s Such the pro
tenCDs o ertht Britain, and which she threatens TO
force VIE Dc 100 gune he boasfingly splays In the
waters OF thctt bays Il England right and we wrong In
al thsI How vac u thrt in the face Of such
We hppterd 20 humble degIondipg and enduring There
was no deDiss hut ihpt the liberties now denied ac
bosladged under The treaty Of 1888 md which 10 - boo
bckDo~kogsd since lS4h under tand,r
O. grace and favor England. witho,I, notico -
ofrskes 70 deprive Americans II ibltics without tbe
RECEPTION o. which, IL So peace could pot bave bon
concluded, lie considered That Mr. W,bs,er in ~ |
proclamation vferp he II an oversight H. ~
copwp'ion O' 1918 20 make such large concoas,ons ~
England Ueclar that coDcesrona were made NV tba,
treaty 70 England. ~ then the question was AZ an end
stbougb stl Enolsnd could be justified in her man
Of vnctcaiirg thai concession lie referred to the
fpeeckhs Of MessTr DAVIS Cas-. and Hamn. In which
they controtert TIE contraction assumed by Great
Britain lie bstcd his argument different grounds
thsa tboe supsd by ibo.o Scnstors. Iie could
not agree with tb'm with the Secretary Of
state that there anything In The troa Of 1918 ia
any way jecpafdifirg fights The traty excluded
American bsb9peb firm within three marine miles OF
The coast q Al byr iDdeDturs Of harbaIs,
wttbis hit hejestye don.ioops IN North America and
the questiob ues what his JsJesy then had
exclusive ocmnion ard sole supremacy England. 81
60 esriy priod arsuued herself he sUpre mscy Of
We ocefn sn0 dflRhioe " beug considered Be QuepD
q the tcas Z ana here when she ruled su
lcne That scep;le Ind issn be nation was not
~ ekSsibnef wLo roIld Il In the ssrse In