The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-09

TUESDAY,, June =, 1904.
Petitions were presented by Messrs WADE.
BaioHr, SHIELDS, WALKER, STocKros and CHASE
praying that the bill pending before Con-
gress, commonly known as the homestead bill,
may become law.
Mr.. JAMES presented the memorial Of the In
dusrial Congress, recently in session in this city,
in favor Of the same object.
Mr.. JAM Els asked permission to say, without
committing himself to their views, that this body
represented probably hundred thousand persons,
most of whom were mechanics and working men.
The object of the memoralIsts was to lay the
views of the Industrial Congress and those they
represented, before The Congress OF the U. States,
and he would move that the memorial be read
and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
1t was read and referred accordingly.
HISTORICAL PAINTINGS.
On motion OF Mr.. CooPER.he Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the resolution submitted
by him some time since, directing the Committee
on the Library to inquire into the expediency of
employing Mr. Leulze to repeat for Congress his
painting Washington crossing the Delaware,
and also a picture representing "Washir gton raj
lying the reireating troops at Monmouth also
of employing Mr.. Healy to execute two paint
ings The one representing "the throwing the tea
overheard in Boston" and the other ''the battle
of Bunker Hill"
Mr.. COOPER moved an amendment directing
the committee also to inquire into the expedlency
Of employing Mr.. Rothermel to execute two
paintings, illustrative of American revolutionary
history, which was agreed TO; and the resolution
as amended was adopted.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR CHEAP OCEAN POSTAGE.
aMr. SUNNI r submitted the following pream-
BE and resolution, which read and ordered
to be printed.
Whereas, the inland postage on single letter
for a distance within 5000 miles is three cents
when paid and FIVE cents when unpaid, while the
ocean postage on q similar letter ID twenty hive
cents, being a burthensome tax, amounting often
to a prohibition of foreign correspondence and
yet letters can be carried at less cost on sea than
on land;
.and ichereas, by increasing correspondence and
also by bringing into the mails maable matter,
now often clandestnely conveyed, cheap ocean
postage would become self-supporting;
find ,chersas, cheap ocean postage would tend
to quicken commerce, to promote the intercourse
of families and friends separated by the ocean, to
multiply the bonds OF peace and good will among
men and nations, and thus, while important to
every citizen, it would become the active ally es-
pecially of the merchant, the emigrant, and the
philanthropst;
Therefore, be it Resolvsd, That the President of
the United States be requested to open negotla-
tions with the European powers, particularly with
the governments of Great Britain and France, for
the establishment of cheap ocean postage
cArLINs INDIAN COLLECTION.
Mr.. SEWARD submitted the following resou-
ton, which was laid over:
r. solped, That the Library Committee be re-
quested to inquire into the expedlency of report
ing bill for the purchase of Mr.. George Catl'n s
collection of Indian scenes and portraits, which
are in danger of being sold and lost to this coun
try.
IEEFFEcrUAL NOTWITHSTANDING SESSION.
Mr. DAVIS, pursuant to the notice which he
gave on Yesterday, moved that the Senate proceed
to the consideration Of the bill to provide for the
better security Of the lives of passengers on board
vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam
Mr. UNDERWOOD said he regretted to OPP
pose the motion Of the Senator from Massachu-
sets, but he was very DESTROYS TO have final de-
cision upon the Cumberland dam bill. lie was
willing to accept Of the amendment suggested by
the Senator from Michigan, Mr.. CAss,l to leave
the disposition Of the appropriation to the discre
ton OF the Secretary of the Treasury, II such was
the wish of the Senate, and he trusted that amend
ment would obviale all discussion, and that the
bill could be disposed ofin few moments
Mr. BORLAND said he understood that the
having of the bill on the table yesterday was final
disposition of it and he supposed that such was
the understanding Of Senators generally. lie
thought it would be much better TO provide for
the Cumberland dam in general bill, and not IN
a special act. For that reason he hoped the bill
would be suffered to lie on the table,
MIR. ATCHlSON trusted the Senate would pro-
coed to the consideration OF executive business
Those Minnesota treaties were yet to be acted
upon and they all knew that it was very lmpor-
tant that they should be acted upon before the hrst
of July
Mr.. DAVIS motion failing to carry,
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved to take up the bill
to provide for the repair and Improvement OF the
Cumberland dam, which was disagreed to.
Mr. ATCF1ISON moved an executive session
which was finally agreed to.
After nrOtracted session, with closed doors,
the Senate adjourned.