The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-31

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MsxycAK INDEMNITY.
Mr.. HUNTER from the Committee on Finance.
n who's vas referred the bill from the House,
to provide for carrying into execution, N further
part, the twelfth article Of the treaty with Mexico
concluded at Guadalupe HidaIgo, reported back
the same without amendment.
saAxas AID ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. BRODHEAD, from the Committee OF
Grunge and Alexandria railroad company, sub
nittsd IN adverse report, which was ordered to
- printed.
DISCIPLINE IN THE NAVY.
y M. RADGER. from the COMMITTEES on Naval
AHaira reported an amendment to the bill :" to In
force discipline and promote good conduct IN the
naval service Of the United Ssatss," which was
ordered to be printed.
ABUSES on soAaD CALIFORNIA STEAMERS
Mr.. BRADBURY submitted u resolution in.
struetins the Committee on Commerce to inquire
- t>wsslntiou In prevent
abusss ia the conveyance OF passengers by steam
boats from the Atlantic ports to those of Callfor-
M. BRADBURY said he had been requested to
call the attention Of the Senate to this subject II
had been represented to him that those steamers
were in the habit of taking larger number Of
passengers than they could suitably accommodate,
and moro than was consistent with safety; that
the .nnnlv Of food was deficient both to quantity
and Quality, and that the general treatment or the
passengers was such that a large number nad iost
their lives in consequence, either during the pas,
800 or Immediately after landing. He believed
thst committee with suitable powers OF investi-
ration would find that those abuses had parallel
oniv in the horrors Of the middle passage in the
African alave trade.
Mr. OWN said he was glad that the subject
had been brought up. He hoped the matter wonid
would be reported and passed, imposing the Sc
yerest penalties. He had no doubt that many
lives had been lost by those abuses:
The resolution was considered by unanimous
consent, and agreed to.
RELIvY OF THE CUBAN PRISONERS.
The bill from the House for the relief of Ameri-
can citizens lately imprisoned and pardoned by the
Queen Of Spain, was read twice by unanimous
consent, and referred TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
!: APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY.
TIL. resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. HALF !,
directing an inquiry to be made as to the expedl-
encv of making all appointments in the navy for
limited term, was taken up and passed.
ADVERSE afroRrs.
Adverse reports were made upon the memorials
Of Charles It Blood, Joseph Hill e. Sons, Jose
Bava, Phebe Glover, John Fl. Patterson, Samue!
M. Bootes, Robert Pratt, George 3. Paine ard
Polly Teal, Samuel Crapin, Hugh w. Dobbln'
heirs Of Samuel Prioleau, Thomas Flanagan, Sa-
rah Bennett, A. J. Williamson.
The reports were severaly concurred in by the
Senate.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration OF
priyate bills when the bills upon the calendar for
the relief Of the following individuals were ordered
to be engrossed for third reading, viz Mary
w. Thompson, John T. Sullivan, Joseph Gideon,
Iohn O. Means. George Poindexter, VIM. Miller,
Ezra Williams.
IJnon the bill for the relief Of Ira Day an ami
mated debate arose, in which the propriety of al
loving interest on claims Of several years stand
ine. generally, was fully discussed. A motion to
strike out the clause allowing interest IN the pres
sarded az a test question, WINS taken by yeas and
nays, and decided in the afirmatiye-yeas l7nays
IS.
The further consideration of the bill was post
pOned and
: The Senate adjourned until Monday.