The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-17

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MI. CASS. The senator from Illinois stated. and be-
leye such be the fact, that il did not to-
the assigned by the House for the considers
ton OF territorial bills will have passed, and they will
Sns, s s not s Ss%
selves, are important 10 these Territories ana hope, Tor
one. that we shall meet tomorrow.
MIR. ATCHlSON have not heard motion from The
chairman OF the Committee Territories in relation to
these matters heretofore but sir. all al once, the
matter is very pressing because Monday is liked BY the
House OF Representatives TO upon territorial bills.
Mr.. CASS, He has spoken OF II half dozen times.
Mr.. ATCHISoN Well. sir, do not remember 10 have
Mr.. BRODHEAD | have heard the chairman men
ton II 10 the Senate before 9&@
lhe MOTION was agreed TO.
III. p. DORSEY.
Mr.. GWlN. There lies upon the table memorial OF
H z. Dorsey, which was referred TO the Committee OF
Claims and reported upon adversely have ascerained
that il is for claim which properly belongs to the Com
vote by which il was laid the table, for the purpose oil
The PRESIDENT When was it presented'
Mr.. GWlN. This session. Ii went TO the wrong
committee and was reported back adversely The facts
were not properly stated II claim for indian depre-
The PRESIDENT The proposition can only be re-
ceived by the unanimous consent OF the Senate.
No objection being made, the memorial was referred
MEMORIALS PRESENTED.
Mr., PRATT. Lieutenant Pinckney. an officer in the
navy, just ordered to sea, has sent memorial which
he IL very anxious to have presented to the Senate. II
represents that in the publication, by Commander Wilkes,
o. tn he exploring expedition. great injustice, Detrimental
the navy has been DONE lie has applied to the Depart
ment OF the Navy for relief and the TO his letter
states that nasmuch this book has been published BY
order of the Senate the Navy Department could not
sumo jurisdiction OF the matter There J. also letter Of
Commander Wilkes, in which he promised, when the
memorial was presented in 1888 by the gentleman,
that in the failure editions Of his work the necessary
should be made in order to make it conform to
the truth represented by this officer. He says
that while he at two editions Of that work were
published without making the amendments which Mr.
printed and referred 10 the Committee Indian Affairs
The memorial referred accordingly, and the motion
to print was referred TO the Committee on Printing.
WITHDRAWAL PAPERS
Mr. UNDERWOOD asked that the petition OF George
Morris representing that he enlisted as private soldier
IN the army February 1912, taken prisoner during
the war, carried into Canada and delivered up 10 the
Indians, who detained him until September, 1915, and
praying such relief may be thought just and equitable,
be withdrawn from the files OF the Senate, and referred
10 the Committee on Public Lands; which was agreed
Mr.. u also asked that the petition and papers Of the
heirs Of Isaac Shelby praying compensation for his ser
vices during the revolutionary war; be Withdrawn from
the files of the Senate, and referred 10 the Committee
Revolutionary Claims; which was agreed to.
| RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
| Mr. DODGE, of Iowa, submitted the following reso-
luton; which was considered by unanimous consent,
and agreed to $500
his expedition the Great Salt Lake. which ordered
TO be printed at the last special session Of the Senate DO
executed together with the numbers ordered during
session. under the special direction of the To-
biographical Bureau.
! RESOLUTION SUBMITTED.
Mr.. HALE submitted the following resolution which
| lies over one day under the rules
Resolved That ho Secretary Of the Navy be directed to
inform the Senate how many officers OF the II
ssus ss Of Ss o The Tna
passed March 1885; If any officers receiving such
during which they have respectively received such pay
and the laws or authority by which they receive 1t.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr. JONES, of Iowa, from the Committee PEN
soHs, to whom referred the petition OF Susan Camp
bell, submitted report asking be discharged from the
further consideration OF the same, and that the petition
and accompanying documents be transmitted to the Com
missioner Of Pensions; which was agreed to.
| Mr.. MALLORY, from the Committee on Naval Az
fairs. TO whom were referred the memorial and accom-
panyng papers of Captain Hiram Paulding, OF the United
States navy praying that the proper accounting officers
oil the treasury may be directed to adjust his accounts
and pay him certain sums Of money dsbursed BY him
and specifically sci forth in his memorial submitted
port accompanied by bill Is 36) for the relief OF Hi
ram Pauding; which was read. and passed to second
reading, and the report was ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. PRATT, from the Committee Of Claims, 10 whom
referred the petition Of the widow OF Rinaldo John
and the petition of Hodges Landsdae, praying in
demniy for tobacco destroyed by the British in 1914, sub
mtted report, accompanied BY bill Is 3ee) for the
relief of Hodges Lansdale and the legal representa-
lives OF Rinado Johnson, deceased; which was read.
i w
dered 10 be printed
INTRODUCED.
| Mr.. MALLORY asked aud obtained the unanimous
consent OF the Senate TO introduce bill Is 36s) to exu
late the surveying and sale OF islands belonging 10 the
United States in certain cases which was read the first
and second times by unanimous consent and referred
the Committee on Public Lauds. N1aF 81
NOTICE or BILL.
Mr.. BADGER gave notice that he should tomorrow,
early day thereafter ask leave to introduce
bill to prohibit the public execution Of criminals within
the District OF Columbia
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. GWIN moved that the Senate proceed to the con-
sideraion of executive business.
Mr. BADGER moved that the Senate adjourn.
MI. GWlN hoped the senator would withdraw that
notion because there business that ought TO
be transacted executive session The Secretary OF tho
Treasury had sent in message 10 have some business
transacted.
Mr. BADGER withdrew the motion TO adjourn.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration OF
ecutive business after which, the doors reopened.
and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
After the reading of the journal #a8,
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order ia
be the question laying the table the report from the
Committee Printing concerning their action occasion