Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1852.
IN SENATE.

The following memorials and petitions were presented
and referred to appropriate committees:
BY Mr.. HUNTER, from thirty-six members of the Lee
gslature of Pennsylvania, stating that the Wheeling
bridge is not in their opinion such obstruction to nav
cation to make it nuisance and praying that Con-
gress will protect it.
In presenting this memorial, Mr. HUNTER took occasion
to observe that the question very important one
and he had little doubt that would lead to similar
mens in portions of Pennsylvania Virginia and perhaps
Ohio the object of which might be to induce Congress
establish mail route the bridge which, he learned
would it, according ntmaton thrown out by the
Supreme Court He had said il question:
perhaps he might add that commercially considered
the most important that had been raised in the Su
preme Court Involved less than the whole question be-
tween the rights of those who commerce nav
gable streams by bridges and railroads and those who trade
along the waterne boats and vessels From what he
understood Of the decision in this case every road which
crossed by bridge navgable streams whether they
through more than one or certainly within the confines
of single State is subject TO the jurisdiction Of that
court OF all the bridges that crossed navigabe streams
he informed that of Wheeling the highest, so
that perhaps there which not subject
demolition at the suit Of and the order Of the
court unless Congress should interfere What effect that
might have upon the internal improvements of the States
and the legislation of Congress- it wen became the
try to consider
to be forced upon by this assumption Of jurisdiction
the part of the Supreme Court, which Marshal
fused to take and whose exercise fancy to
have been " grave error in that tribunal
By Mr. BRODHEAD, resolutions of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania the subject Of the Wheeling bridge,
passed in the year 1874 and 1885, with those passed
the 10th instant declaring due to the dignity Of the
State that the position had assumed in that controversy
should be brought before Congress in official manner
Mr. b. agreed with the Senator from Virginia that the
subject really grave and important one and he
hoped the Committee the Judiciary would give their
most wise consideration.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The bill for the relief Of Thomas III. Legget discus
sed at some considerable length, and, motion Of Mr..
HUNTER, postponed to Friday next.
The bill for the relief Of Ira Day, Of Vermont
briefly discussed and postponed motion Of Mr. HUN
TER, to Friday next
The bill for the relief Of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail-
road Company considered in Committee Of the Whole,
and ordered be engrossed and subsequently read
q third time and passed.
The bill for the relief of Mrs ". A. Mcneil, widow Of
the late General Mcneil, after brief discussion and
amendment, ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
The bin extending ike privileges those conferred by
the act entitled An act allowing drawback upon foreign
merchandise exported in the original packages to Chhua
hua and Santa Fe, in Mexico and TO the British North
American Provinces adjoining the United States, APP
proved March g. 1885, foreign merchandise exported to
Mexico by certain indicated routes read third nne
and passed.
On motion, the Senate adjourned to Mohdhy