The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-13
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION
SESAT T.
.IRST SESSION
THURSDAY. August IL. ls52.

scandinavian Society of New York and its vcin,
~ in favor Of the establishment OF a line OF mali
steamers between Brooklyn and Glucks,aut, ana
other places in Germany, as proposed by MIR. Han
son, Of Brooklyn.
wtro presented
MARINE HOSPITAL IN MEnrHis.
MIR. UNDERWOOD reported u bill auh"r!z'ng
the Secretary of the Treasury to convey t. the cor
poration OF the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, some
ten acres of public land in said city, ON which now
stands an unoccupied arsenal, on the condlion
tina the said corporation shal convey TO the United
81 ates about the same quantity of land in the city,
on which ia now situated hospital; The Sllu noe
pitai hereafter TO be, used as a marine hospital
The bill was taken up for consideration
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, explained the ofJ'ct
Of the bill
MIR. SHIELDS said that there was law now
which authorized the Secretary OF War to sell such
property when it became useless.
MIR. JONES said that the arsenal had not pcth
used by the United States for the last fteen y'afE
MIR. SHIELDS desiring further time to examine
the matter, the bill laid ON the tapic Tor the
present.
Mr. WALKER moved that all prior orders he
postpoped and that the Senate take up for consid-
era ion the Home stead bill.
Mr. SHIELDS asked that the motion be VIII
drawn to enable committees to make reports.
Mr.. WALKER declined to withdraw his M
ZION; and the question being taken was decided in
the ne ga,ive-y yeas IA, nays 81. as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Borland, Bright Cass' thasc'
Dodge If Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Foot, sehas,
tan. Seward, Stockton, Sumner, Wade, w "!ktr,
and Weler-li.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Adams. Atchison, Badger. Bell
Br ,dbury, Brodhcad, Brooke. Butler Charituh'
Clarke, Clemens. Davis. Dawson, d. saussure,
Fetch Fish, GeYer. Hanlin, Hunter, Jones OF Ten
hes, c, King, M-rriwether. Miller. Norris, Ptafce,
Pratt Shields, Spruance, Toucey, Underwood and
Cpham-3l.
ROBERT GRIGsoN
Mr. ATCHISON from the Committee on Indian
Afaira reported Til! for the reliet OF Robert
q i!npu; which was considered, and after debate
was ordered to he cngrossed
CLAIMS OF MAINE AND AAssAcHusSTrs
Mr. DAVIS submitted the following resolution,
which ~Ns greed TO:
Rtsoirsd, That the Committee on Military Al
flits be instructed to inquire into the expectancy
Of masking an Appropriation 'or Inc Paymeh, Vi
: c,ctary Of War, Mr.. Po!nsct, TO be due 10 Mas
sachusetts end Maine f,r disbursements made III
t,hali of the United States during the war of lsi2
oExxRALs WINFIELD SCOTT AND FRANKLIN PIERCE
Mr. MERRIWETIIER submitted the following
resolution, whi, h lies .rer:
e,oipeI, That the President OF the Cnltcd states
be requested to inform the Senate what amount OIL
public money has heen raid to Genera, w ihntlo
Scott and General Franklin Pierce respectively,
from the time Of their fret entrance into the pubc
service no 60 the present date, listing uishng be-
tween regular aud extra compensatory; Also LOT
" hat said amounts were paid; ~hethef lor pay
proper aions forage. horses. mileage, transport
tation, Servants, quarters, luel, mod.cal at'ehn'
auce, OF continuation for any Of the preceding
items Also that he inoi IN the Senate hat amount
OF extra CON has been claimed by either
the items OF each and every such claim "heh Ars'
prtsented, and when and by whom allowed or re-
ected and the official reasons given al the time
for surh allowance or rejection; and whether any
item or items, claim or elaine, once oisallo"cu,
were subsf quen,ly presented Tor payMeht; ano II
so, bow oiten, and when, and if subsequently, al
lowed or paid By whom and when, and the amounts
thereof, and the reasnns for such allowance ana
the an ounts thereof. And that he also inform the
Senate whe ther either OF the above named generals
has ed from the public treasury pay or eoln-
Ineits for dice bar ging the duties oi more IMAM one
office employment at tho came time; and II 50.
what tiires or employ ns nts, and the amount 81
euci "a and enul ucnts, and the time when paid;
and VIII. thCr any claim or claims have been pre-
s.nted for tbe discharge OF the duties OF TWO or more
otIices or enpIoyments at he came ime' oy ell hcr
the IN, und dsal!o1 eG; and, II -, by whom OILS
allowed when, and for what reasons then gwen.
md that he aso inform the Senate wheths! eith'r
CT the above named ncIals have ever, under c"or
OF char gipg for per ccntagc, or Tor extra comp'n
satun, for any other reason or feasons' or IN
any manner or Grm, pped to his own use, or re-
tanned in his GsnIs any o the public funds or pro-
pay, without authority OF law; and; II So VINE o.
ana the atruunt or ,aiu" thereof; ana "hether NE
amuunt thea applied or retained. erhny part th're
Of has ever bee repaid to the United statcsj aud,
il T.. What amount, and when 20 rePaic; and "te-
tn,r ary an"unt of pubic money or properly ,
which has come 10 the hanuI OF pOs ssioh 81
cit er OF ltiruI, remains unaCcuuRied Iuf anu, IL
80. in whose hands, and how much.
wAe.iINCruN CITY WATER CoMsASy
SIR SHIELDS introduced a bill to incorporate
the W asi.in ton Guy Water Company; which was
referred to the Committee on the District 81 "
iunb,a.
Mr CASS moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration If the bill construct ship canal
AROUND the falls Of the Sain, Sjary's but wihdre"
h. motion; and TIC Senate pTO eedeu 10 the con-
rcFa n oil
President and accompanying documents re'a'
tive ~
THE risMERIRs
Mr. SOULE addressed the Senate. He and
that in aludlng to the subject Of the dittc ultes
which bave lately arisen between the American
fishermen and her ma esty's colonial subjects and
of the course pursued by her insJestY's In!n'strs'
h" would cndeavor 70 speak with mo1eration.
The subject important one; involving
rja hts " tch could not be bartered away nor sur.
rendered. We lived in strange times, that we
have TO witness the movements o. a nation win
which were at peace, and seemingly al least on
a footing Of aInity and kipdness, by which that
ma ton CHIT to assume rig ut OF dominion over
sess against our protect by armed steamers,
sioops and men Of war. That nation, in her tn
umphant complacency, rode the ocean, and, Ike
Van Trump, who placed broom at his masthead,
sesks Ia sweep away from those seas ali vessels
not uuder her flag.
The first information on this subject was given
50 tie public under official letter written by the
1,e,retary Of State, under date of July the 5th.
u hjrh stated that the schooner Coral had been
seized for alleged infraction Of the convention
of 1918, and had been taken to ST. John's, where
prt ceedings in admiralty had been commenced for
her condemnation and forte ituTe, The Secretary
Of State further informed the public Of the con.
struc,ion placed by treat Britain upon that treaty.
which excluded the American hsbeTmcn, and
which insisted upon "A construction that three miles
Beyond a line drawn from hendland to hcadland
was the limit inside Of which American Vessris could
not be liow ed To fsh Such the prtensiors OF
Great Britain and which che thT tened TO enforce
with the one hundred and fifty guns she 80 boast
,rgly dsplays on the waters Of those bays.
He asked, was England right and are we wrong
IN all this Aud how was it that, 10 The face OF
sch difficulties, VIC secmed 10 DC go humble. DC
sponting and enduring
There could be no denial but that the liberties OF
which II wac attempted to deprive us were
Nc kn"wiedged by the treaty OF 1883 and since 1918
they have been acknowledged. though under u
tender Of grace and favor, which tender however
had never ten recognised by the United States.
And now, without notice OF any kind, England
suddenly undertook TO deprive Americans OF tn 'se
liberties which they have SO long enjryed, and
without the recog milton OF which, in 1888, peace
could not have been obtained
He thought that. from that part OF MIR, Weh-
f,ers letter OF July s. "that it was an overnight IN
the convention of 1918 to make such large con
cessiops 10 England" it would appear tha, the
al, Mo-