Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-20
MONDAY, Ma RICH 10, 1852.
~ 81 NATE

Mr.. UNDERWOOD prest mted memorial from rune
inhabitants of Carsons Valley andits eighborhood
asking separate ard dis inct Territorial Government
from that Of Utah the hand and Cali forna the
ether They state that tn, separated rom Utah by
nhospabe wilderness of eight hundred miles extent
infested by hostile savag during srnmei !. whilst the
render it impossible during winter spring SO
that communication with The Great SaltIake oil
either extremely haz ardous wholly practic&be
The distance from California, though son y half that
which separates it from Salt Lake city, rem iered nearly
equally impractcable by the formidable Of the
Sierra Nevada chain which can be crossed during
months of the year They suggest that the Territory be
bounded the north by Oregon the east Goose
Greek ms ana ,onOwng .her course
the southern and western lim and that
the Territory be called the Pota Territory, after the
name by which the Indians of this region
Numerous memorials were presented and eferred TO
-; their appropriate committees.
The following bills severaly read The bird time
bin for the relief Of the securities of Elijah J. Weed
= late quartermaster Of Marines, deceased. ,.1.
A bill for the relief Of Nancy Wright
bill for the relief Of Robert Jemison and b MANN
Williamson.
bill for the relief of Nathaniel Kuykendall
bill TO provide compensation 70 William Wood bridge
rand Henry Chapman for services in adjusting test ola
in Michigan, and for other purposes.
A bill for the relief of Sarah Finn.
A bill for the relief Of David Osborn.
A bill for the relief of Thomas d. Jennings.
bin for the relief of John McReynolds, Of Detroit m
-the State of Michigan.
A bill for the relief Of Samuel Bray.
A bill for the relief OF Thomas Rhodes.
bill 10 grant the right Of presumption to settlers on
ire public land known a the Maison Rouge grant.
The bill for the relief Of VIM. A. Christian read
-hird time and passed. when
Mr.. GWIN moved to reconsider the vote the same
which agreed TO, and the bill laid the table,
w1h view 70 some further investigation by Mr. 'GwIN
EXTENSION OF THE CAPITOL.
The amendment Of the House Of Representa- 40 the
10; nj resolution Of the Senate authorizing the architect
~ he Capitol 20 continue in employment the ecanics,
ab and others employed the two wings thereof
CON. dng of striking out all after the word resolved and
Vac, ting That there be and hereby appro priatsd
out aAy moie? - 'e not otherwlse mp PfePti
ad Tor the period between the passage Of this ouen
"a end Of the fiscal year terminating june 30 1859
.he en- OF FIVE hundred thousand dollars fer the con
nuan, of the work the two wings Of the Capitol
h.ynu been read II
NJ HIELDS thought reference scarcely ne,,es-
80 an advocated immediate action the amendment
~ WIN said the amendment should by usage, 20 to
A.. com, aittee on Finance but as there was not maio-
-, ~ tn nSommitee present perhaps might be well
20 have referred 70 the Committee On the District Of
Columbia. .
,ct az Col pmbia in the situation, and IL
for that he had asked to have the subject consider
: I'd without eferring IT,
Mr. MAsC w did desire 10 throw objections in the
~ Of prom action the resolution, but IL appropra
"a very lar &c sum Of money. and should receive the
tco ton Of the Committee Of Fance Of that
san he public Buildings
ont SHIELDS alluded 70 the fact Of there not being
M ity of the Committee Public Buildings present.
dered il advisable fifth work be progress
that IL should be carried with the least pos
seq VII lay He alluded 20 the fact Of the very mpe
which had taken place IN the House on the sub
had resulted in the adoption of the amendment
N.
oeore nnp LAND addressed the Senate considerable
nj 80 Il any premature adoption Of the amendment
lehg ,ly Of the nnpracious position in which
ne ,;o, would place him, onlyin the Senate but
and IL he studied his comfort and
in tne 49, - would have remained silen< He had
- eve " direction, his way 10 and from the
Soe ~ vate "a this measure, not the ground Of
Csp, ,;o eceast Y, but the score Of furnishing
i ny 10 those no needed IL calling on him as IL were
Py. .h;s 6yoyc, nment into a great ns6onal aims
70 e. .ha ammo IT Of the needy and unfortunate
Ts heart beat as war, ay and his ympates quite
those Of Snsf man for r. The
IA IN ,he hut IN his pub lie capacity he be
srayed by such considers,'n he denied that there
was any urgent necessity for IN Of the build
4he present room vac ample and would be 80 for al Pur-