The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-11

SENATE.



SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. March 10, 1852
roars OF ENTRY AND COLLECTION DIsrRICIs,
49, DRAGON. l .ftl I.,..-
Me- hAMLtN, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill authorizing the President oil
the United States TO designate The places for the
ports Of entry and delivery for the collection dis
tricts Of Pagets SQUAD and Umpqus, in the Terri
tory Of Oregon, which was read and passed to a
second reading.
reported adverse to the bill amendatory the act
to create additional collection districts in Oregon
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLDS FAIR.
Mr.. BRODHEAD reported adversely on the
petitions praying for reimbursement Of the ex-
penses incurred by American contributors to the
Worlds Fair.
APRoRTIoHhENr OF MEMBERS OF coxGREss--ELEc-
Hs4J roRAL VOTES.
Mr.. DOWNS from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, 70 whom was referred the message OF the
President, respecting the delay and difficulty in
making the apportionment among the States of
the representatives Of the 33d Congress- submitted
report, accompanied by bill, supplementary to
The act Of the last Congress, for taking the
and fixing The number and apportioning among
the States the members Of the House. 1.-THE bill
authorizes the Secretary Of the Interior proceed
TO make the superintendent ngreeabiy to the act of
$780, and the returns Of the late census 1t make s
out the total population Of California to have been
ll7,OO0, which entities that State to only rep
resentative in Congress; and it provides that il
any future census shall be found to have been i'm
properly taken, or if the returns shall have been
lost destroyed, the Secretary ofthe Interior may
authorize new enumeratonl
Mr.. BRADBURY presented the views of the
minority of the committee, signed by himself and
MIR. GEYER, and representing that in their opin-
ion the population Of California is amply sufficient
10 entitle her to two representatives.
The reports were ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. DOWNS, from the same committee, reported
in conformity with resolution Of the Senate, tina,
the committee were unanimous in the opinion
that the next Presidential election should take
place under the new and not under the old appor-
tiOnment. The committee, Mr.. D. remarked, en-
tertained no doubt upon the subject, and were OF
opinion that no further legislation was required
upon the subject.
After some debate, the report of the committee
was agreed to.
APPROPRIATION FOR CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. GWIN, from the Committee on Naval AT
fhirs reported bill to divert the river San Diego
into False Bay, California, which was read and
passed TO a second reading.
The bill, Mr.. G. remarked appropriated So, 900
for that object.
PORT or ENTRY AT TUsCUmBIA, ALABAMA.
Mr.. CLEMENS submitted resolution direct
ing the Committee on Commerce to inquire into
the expediency of establishing port OF entry at
Tutcumbia, Alabama, which was considered by
unanimous consent, and agreed to-
EXPLORATIONS IN CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. GWIN submitted resolution that the Sec
rotary of War transmit to the Senate a copy OF
the report Of the expedition under Captain Sit
greaves of the corps of Typographical Engineers
upon the Tuni and Colorado rivers of California.
The resolution was agreed to.
THE IOWA RAILROAD BILL.
The special order, the bill granting the State OF
Iowa lands for railroad purposes, being an
nOunced,
Mr.. GwlN expressed the hope that senators
would postpone their speeches upon the land sub
ject until other land bills came up, and that the
Senate would proceed to take the vote upon this
Iowa bill to-day. They had been discussing it
for two months, while there were two hundred
bills upon the calendar which demanded their at
tention.
Mr.. BORLAND, however, being entitled to the
floor, proceeded, by general consent, to present
his views upon the bill in full. Mr.. B. having
concluded,
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. STOCKTON made personal explanation
suggested by the following paragraph in Mr..
SEwARD's speech yesterday, referring to the mes
sage of Washington in 1892, inquirng whether
the Senate would ratify treaty paying the gov
thirteen American captives, and $25, 900 more an
nually to maintain peace with that government:
Sir, you and and all of us would have an
swered in the affirmative to these questions, had
we lived and occupied these places in the last con-
fury. desire to ascertain how many votes such
treaty would receive here now' And address
myself to the honorable Senator from Rhode
Island, [Mr. CLARKE,l who moved resolutions
against any departure from the policy of Wash
ington. Would you, sir, pay a Barbary Pirate
10000 to ransom thirteen captives, and $25 900
bonus, and s25, 900 annually, for exemption from
his depredatons. He looks dissentngly APP
peal to my emuous friend from New Jersey,
[Mr. MILLER.] Would you, sir! No, not l.. |
demand from the other honorable Senator from
New Jersey, Mr.. SToCKroN,] who in the triple
character of senator, commodore, and general,
presided at the birthday Congressional banquet
in honor Of Washington, and dshonor of his
Hungarian disciple, Kossuth, would you, sir
No, not he. All who are in favor of such treaty,
let them say, aye. What, sir, not one vote in the
Senate Of the United States for the continuance of
what was in its time wise and prudent well
as humane policy Of Washington No, not one.
And why, sir' The answer is easy The times
have changed, and we have changed with them.
Mr.. STOCKTON commented in strong perso-
nal language upon these remarks.
Mr.. SEWARD explained that the Senator had
misunderstood him, and said he entertained none
but the most respectful and kind feelings towards
him.
Mr. STOCKTON explained himself satisfied
with the explanation, and regretted his personal
remarks. when the matter was dropped.
Mr.CASS took the floor upon the Iowa bill,
and after an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES