The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-28
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
MONDAY, December q, 1852.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The CHAIR laid befote the Senate a report of
the Secretary Of War, communicating, in COM
piiance with law, statement of the appropriations
tor the War Department for the dscal years 1851
and 1882.
Also report Of the Secretary of the Interior,
communicating statement of the receipts and
expenditures on account Of the navy pension fund
for the year ending September 80, 1852
large number Of petitions were presented.
LAND FOR RAILROADS.
Mr.. CASS submitted the following resolution
which was agreed to.
Rtsoioed, That the Committee on Public Lands
be instructed to inquire into the expediency Of
making a grant of alternate sections of public land
towards the construction Of railroad from Pom.
tiac, by the way of Flint, to Marquette Bay in the
county Of Mason, State Of Michigan, and from
SIanitowoc. in the State Of Wisconsin, to Kewana
Point, upon Lake Superior, with branches to Iron
Bay and to ontonagon.
CoMMlrrEE CLERK.
Mr.. WELLER submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the select committee appointed
Commissioner to run and mark the boundary line
between the United States and Mexico, be au-
thoTized to employ a clerk.
Brown, Russell AND CO.
On motion of Mr.. ADAMS, the Senate procee ded
to the consideration of the bill for the relief ct
Br Jwn, Russell l. Co.
And after debate 1t was passed.
CENSUS OF CALIFORNIA
Mr. GWlN introduced the following resolution
Be 1t resolved. That the Secretary Of the Int
rior be required to append the census returns o.
the state OF California, made by that State to the
report tneroot now IN course Of preparation a
the Census Office.
And, after debate, it was passed.
PRIvATx BILLS.
On motion of Mr.. BRADBURY, the bill direct
ing the payment to Thomas B. Parsons cert ain ar
fearages OF pension, was taken up.
Parsons was coxswain in the AMY, and in 1906
was in small cutter sent out from United State,
ship on the coast OF Louisiana The boat contained
seven other persons only one of whom bes;ds,
Parsons could swim. The boat was overturned
and Parsons succeeded in placing the six VIII,
could not swim In such position as they coult
CHING to the boat. With the other he swan TO-
wards the aaore. Before he reached ii bis compan
ION became exhausted, and Parsons nobiy carried
MN TO land. The boat, with The Others, in the
meantime bad drifted to point nearer to the
coast, and Parsons swan TO il aud successiveIy
brought TO the shore each OF the ak person >
Among those thus saved was Midshipm (now
Commodore} Jones. After saving his comrades
iarsons again swan to the boat and brought il tc
land, and in SO doing disabled himself and wal
shortly after discharged. He received pension
as An ordinary seaman, and the bill provides fol-
arrearagee ol the difference between his pension
ana the pension OF coxswain, his rank at the tim,
OF receiving the injury.
These facts having been stated by Mr. BRAppy
ny, the bill was passed unanimously.
ihe JOINT resolution authorizing the settlemen
OF the accounts OF Jonathan Lewis, was taken u,
and passed. -
motion to adjourn til, Thursday was rejected
yeas 10, nays 81
The Senate then proceeded TO consider the hill
for the relief of Thomas II. Legget; and, on a mo
lion TO postpone the same quorum voting tn,
senate, alter several Intellectual motions TO tina
effect ~ ~
Adjourned