The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-02-18

York. portion of the public lands, to enable
him to constructa railroad from Lake Mich
igan or the Mississippi river to the Pacific
ocean; which was referred to the Committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union.
The House ad journed until Monday.
Monday, February 9.
SHNArE.-Mr. Miller presented petitions
in favor of modification of the tariff of 846,
in regard to the duty on raw silk.
Mr.. Stockton presented the joint reSolu-
tions of the Legislature of New Jersey against
intervention. He addressed the Senate in
favor of intervention, against any declara-
ton that the United States would never in
terfere in behalf of struggling liberty.
MIR. Hamln presented the joint resolutions
of the Legislature of Maine in favor of in
tervention.
Mr.. Douglass reported the bill for the re-
lief of the lately pafdoned Americans in
Spain, and the bill was passed.
The Mexican Indemnity Bill was also ta-
ken up and passed.
The resolution declaring the Compromise
settlement of the'$lave question was taken
up, and Mr.. McRae concluded the speech
commenced by him on Thursday last
After few remarks in reply from Mr..
Badger, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsR.-Mr. johnson, of Tennessee, Of
fered joint resolution, proposing amend
ments to the Constitution of the United States
(which WAS referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary; first, the election of President
and Vice President of the Uuited States by
the people directly; next, limiting the term
Of the Judiciary 10 twelve years; and lastly,
providing for the election of United States
Senators by the people, instead of by the
State Legislature.
|, Mr. Doty introduced bill to establish a
Public Printing Office, and providing for the
employment Of Superintendent Of Public
Printing; which was referred to the Commit.
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
Wednesday, February 4.
SEEATE.--In consequence of the illness oi
Mr. Clarke, the joint resolutions relating tc
nonintervention were postponed till Monday
next.
MFR. Stockton presented several petitions
in favor of the line of steamers between the
United States and Galway, Ireland.
Mr.. Stockton presented the petition oi
Commander Charles Wilkes, asking an APP
preparation of half n million Of dollars for an
exploration of the Arctic Ocean, and search
for Sir John Franklin.
Mr. Clemens presented the joint reEolu-
tons of the Legislature o! Alabama in favor
an Agricultural Bureau.
Mr.. Shields introduced bill granting land
to the several States, for the benefit of the
INDECENT insane, and it was referred to Sc.
lect committee of five.
The bill changing the time for holding the
United States Courts in Virginia, the bill
providing for superintendent of Indian Al
fairs in California, and the bill to enforce
discipline in the navy, were passed.
The Senate then took up the bill granting
land to Iowa for railroad purposes, DC,
Mr.. Felch concluded his remarks in favor
of the bill
Mr.. Bell got the floor The subject wa,
postponed, and after an executive session the
Senate Adjourned.
HoUsE,-The Speaker laid before the
House a large number otExecutive commu-
nications, which were appropriately referred.
The House passed the bill to extend to
Moore IL Hascall, for fourteen years, their
patent for cutting and gathering grain.
The bill introduced some time since, by Mr..
Johnson, of Tennessee, proposing to give a
quarter of section of land to every man or
widow, the head of a family, was taken up,
and, on his motion, it was referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, and made the special order of the
day for the first Tuesday of March next, and
so 10 be continued until it shall have been
disposed of.
The bill to regulate the publication Of the
laws of the United States and public adver-
tisements was debated by Messrs. Smart and
Harris, Of Tennessee; when the lsst-named
gentleman moved that the bill be laid upon
the table. But. before the question was ia
ken, the House resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
and resumed the consideration of the Senate
and the House bill relative to bounty land
warrants.
This was discussed without coming to a
conclusion, and the Committee rose and the
House adjourned.
Thursday, February 8.
SANArH.--Mr. Cass presented petition
from the workmen lately employed on the
wings of the Capitol, asking to be continued
in their employment. He also introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the same; which
was referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings.
Mr. Shields presented the memorial of Al
frad Gutbrea witb the rpsult of nxneriuan m te