The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26
FRIDAY. JUNE IS. 1852.

Senate and ordered to be engrossed for third reading
On motion, the Senate then adjourned.
FRIDAY JUNE IS. 1852
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn; laid before the Senate
pance with the resolution OF the Senate OF the 2otb
utmo information respecting the printing, bncng, ana
which was read ; and, on motion by MIR. MASON, the
report and accompanying documents were referred TO the
Committee Naval Affairs. and ordered TO be printed
for the OF the Senate,
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. also laid before the Sem
ate message from the President OF the JIM States,
communicating in compliance with resolua0n OF the
Senate OF the Goth OF April last the correspondence OF
the American charge dafaires at Vienna with the De-
partment of State the subject OF the apprehension and
imprisonment by the Austrian authorities OF the Key
and, motion by Mr.. MASON, II was referred 10 Inc
Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered 10 be
printed for the use OF the Senate.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS
Mr. MASON. MIR. President, with view to go into
executive session for short PERIOD and with the appro-
baton Of the Senate. would move that the order Of the
Senate by which Fridays private bills are to be ex-
clusivey considered be suspended.
The PRESIDENT. Does the senator move general
suspension. OF only suspension for limited time
Mr.. MASON. would limit the time; that. how
ever, will depend the leAgth OF the executive session.
/ of opinion that the business cannot occupy
than half an hour; and after that will cheerfully go
The question being then taken suspendng the or
der, it was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. MASON, the Senate then proceeded
the consideration of executive business; and after
some time spent therein, the doors were reopened.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY.
On notion that when the Senate adjourn ii be 10 meet
on Monday next, il was agreed to on dvision-ayes
rs, noes not counted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
message was received from the House of Represent
atives by Mr. Forney, their Clerk, announcing to the
Senate that the Speaker OF the House having signed
enrolled bill, be had brought il for the signature of their
President
received from the House, being the bill S CD TO establish
branch Of the mint of the United States in California
and il delivered TO the committee TO be presented TO
the President OF the United States
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Senate proceeded TO consider the reports Of
mittees which were lying upon the table The first in
order the report Of the Committee OF Claims in the
On motion by Mr. SMITH, this was passed over.
s. H. DUFF.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the report OF the
Committee OF Claims in the of s. II. Duff.
The PRESIDENT. The report is adverse, and yet the
committee ask 10 he discharged from the further consid
Mr.. DAVIS. MIR President, suppose they meant to
be discharged and there might be good reason for
that Ii might be claim where the evidence is incom-
plee, and the only objection TO i by the committee might
arise from that consideration. In that they would
better be discharged in my opinion;
The report says:
sYour committee further report that they
nished with evidence toher than the statement Of the
any were confscaled; and without deciding whether
public officer would be entitled, under the circumstances
detailed in the petition, any compensation beyond his
pay officer, they compelled report against this
claim, because Of the absence of all proof to sustain il
and they respectfully ask be discharged from Its further
consideration"
The question being then taken dischargng the com.
mittee, II was agreed to.
DUSTIN.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration of the
report OF the Committee Revolutionary Claims in the
case OF Caleb Dustin. The committee were OF opinion
that the prayer OF the petitioner ought not to be allowed
and the report was agTeedto.
H. n. DEsIsoS.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration Of the
report OF the Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads in the OF II. N. Denson; and the following
resolution, reported by the committee agreed TO:
Rsoutd That the prayer Of the memoalist be rejected
WILLIAM DAVIS.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration OF the
report OF the Committee on Naval Affairs in the case OF
VIM. Davis The committee say that no satisfactory
evidence has been furnished BY the petitioner TO substan
tate his claim and they ask to be discharged from the
further consideration OF the subject
The report was agreed to.
WILLIAM DUsENBURY.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration OF the
report of the Committee on Pensions IN the OF VIM
Dasenbury; and the report that the prayer OF the petit
toner ought 10 be rejected was agreed TO-
JOHN DYKE.
The Senate then procted 10 the consideration OF the
report Of the Committee Naval Affairs in the case OF
John s. Van Dyke The committee concur in the opn.
ion expressed by Mr. Yulee in his report upon this
and report adversely thereon.
The report was agreed to-
GEORGE w DENT
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration Of the
repot OF The Committee Public Lands the petition
Of George w Dent in behalf OF occupants OF certain
lands in Missouri; and II was
Ordered That the COMMITTEES be discharged from the fur
ther consideration Of the subject
JOSEPH W. EDWARDS.
The Senate then proceeded The consideration OF the
report OF the Committee Pensions in the OF
Joseph w. Edwards The committee asked 10 be dis.
charged from the further consideration OF the subject,
as the petitioner proving the facts stated in his petl.
ton TO the Commissioner OF Pensions, according the
regulations of the Pension Office, will be placed the
pension roll.
The report was agreed TO.
BENJAMIN ELLIS.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration OF The
report OF the Committee Revolutionary Claims in the
case OF the heirs OF Benjamin Ellis. The committee
of opinion that the claim should not be allowed and the
report was agreed to-
OLIVE FOLSOM.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration OF The
report of the Committee on Pensions the OF the
administrator OF Olive Folsom The committee recon