The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-26
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

WASHINGTON, June Is, 1852.
AND BINDING FOR THE NAVY.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate communication
from the Navy Department. in reply to resolution
the Senate calling for statement of the paid
for printing and binding for the department since 1S49
10 EXECUTIVE
Mr. MASON, (dem.) of Va moved the posponement OF
the private calendar in order to go into executive bus
ness for short time Agreed to-
The Senate then went into executive session.
In about fifteen minutes the doors were re-opened and
the Senate took up
CALENDAR.
Some fifty adverse reports taken up and concurred
motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill for
the relief of Mark and Richard Beae Of Arkansas was
ordered to third reading was debated till after two
O'Clock, and agreed to. The bill was then postponed
Dill, granting pension to John Leroy, ordered
to be engrossed.
taken up, debated and ordered to be engrossed
The House BILL for the relief OF the heirs Of John Jack
bill for the relief of Benjamin s. Roberts was passed
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE IMPRISONMENT OF
MIR. BRACE ny THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
The CHAIR laid before the Senate. message from the
President OF the United States transmitting, in comp
ance with resolution of the Senate copies Of the
pondence between til State Department and the Amer
Charge at Vienna relative to the Imprisonment of G.
l. Brace by the Austrian authorities The correspond
ence is vouminous. select the following
PRINCE sCHwARTZENDuRG MCURDY
VIENNA, June I3 1851.
The undersigned, resident Minister Of Foreign Affairs
and of the Imperial Household has had the
ceive the letters of the Hon. j. G. McCurdy Charge
Aaires of the United States of North America which
he nterposes for the release Of the Rev G. L. Brace
citizen of the United States and confined by the imperial
authorities at Gross Warden. The undersigned did not
fail to communicate to the Hon. Mr.. McCurdy that
the receipt of the first application Of the s. consul
orders had been given to the authorities to report the
subject mentioned by Mons. McCurdy aud terminate
the proceedings with all possible speed The under
signed cannot, in the meantime, conceal from the
Hon Mr.. McCurdy that. in consequence of the
communications received from the military commandant
in Hungary showing that Mr.. Brace citizen of tho
United States had been the bearer papers from Hun
garian fugitves belonging to the dangerous and
prominent revolutioniss addressed to resident indvi
dua very much suspected well Of several copies of
the most inammatory and reasonable publications for
which he had been placed in confinement. is proceed
ing which especially during siege is most strictly for
b dden by law that in consequence of such conduct
therefore the arrest of Mr. Brace has been deemed the
fully ustiab.e in his extensive Journey through
Hungary he had thought proper by very inde-
rect and by the most unirequented roads, in quest Of
thesea individuals, who we're known for their hos
ings, to the suspicion that Mr. Brace participated in
their political intrigues The undersigned will avail
himself of the earliest opportunity to communicate to
the Hon Mr. McCurdy the progress of the judicial in
vesgation which will in every respect be conducted in
he ayails himself of the occasion 10 renew &c &c
ISgnedl f. sCHWARTZENBERG.
LETTER FROM MR.. M'ouRpY TO THE PRINCE.
Mr. McCurdy in letter to Prince schwartzcnberg,
dated June 10TH 1851, says The undersigned has been
informed from another source that Mr. Brace had with
him but Objectionable letter and that only note of
Introduction containing about three lines given long
since, and not considered by him of sufficient
quence to be delivered and but pamphet-an essay
on the hungarian questions-whch kept for his
private use, as subject Of historical importance.
Mr. McCurdy further states that Mr.. Braces unusual
route Of travel was for the purpose of obtaining norma-
ton Of the customs manners and habits of the peo-
Iler sc.
The communication referred and ordered to be
printed.
QUORUM.
motion to 20 into executive session failed for want of
quorum aud the Senate ad jourued till Monday.