Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-22
FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1852.
IN SENATE.

The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body
communication from the Postmaster General made in
compliance with resolution of the 26th March last call
ing for information the whole number Of letters that
passed through the United States during the fiscal
ending 30h june 1851 CHASING the under different
heads; which read ordered to be laid the table,
and printed
Mr. BERRIEN asked 1t as personal favor that the Sc
nate would up bills which had been reportedfr
the Committee the Judiciary at early day He was
impeousy called to leave for Georgia in two or three
days and therefore extremely DESTROYS to have them
disposed of before he left With view, therefore, to
the disposition of the Senate he would move to post
pone all prior ORDERS and take up the bill to provide for
the removal Of distractions in the river Savannah in
Georgia and for the improvement Of the He would
mention inducement, that the bill had several times
passed the body without receiving the sanction of the
other House, for want OF time The distractions were
such render the wharf property at the city almost
yalueless.
The motion having been agreed to, the bill read,
and amendment being made it reported to the Sc
nate when
Mr. DODGE Of Iowa. said he would be glad TO learn of
the Senator from Georgia urhest from him something in
relation the b especially 1t seemed to relate to
certain species of improvement which occasoned so much
objection when applied to the Western waters. He had
objection TO the bill per but would like TO hear from
that Senator in relation to the subject.
Mr. BERRIEN assured the Senator from Iowa that II
did involve the question Of internal improvement
The obstruction the navigation occasioned by the
the Government which had sunk wrecks during the
Revolutionary war, which had ebsructed the navigation
Mr.. OF Iowa, did not allude 10 the Denator,
but his colleague (hr DAwsoS,) whose clarion voice
he expected hear Indeed, he did not know how he
could sit still in his and allow such bill to pass
Mr.. DAWSON understood to reply that he should
not allow himself TO be led into discussion the sub
ject IL however pretty well understood that the
gentlemans Democratic friends had taken the lead in OPP
position TO all internal improvements.
The question having been taken, the bill ordered to
be engrossed and subsequently read third time and
passed.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the bill to reg-
~ nF II
States for the District Of Massachusetts
This bill led to considerable discussion, in which
Messrs. BERRIEN, B0RLAND, HALE ADAMS, and
BUTLER participated when
MIR BoRLAND moved to strike out $500 and insert
00o which decided in the negative there being
only twelve votes in favor Of it.
On the question Of engrossment Mr.. ADAMS demanded
the yeas and nays, which srdered, and the vot
stood for engrossment as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Badger, Bell Berrien Bright Brooke, But
er Cass Clarke Dawson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs Fist
Foot Geyer Hale, James, Jones Of Iowa, Mallory Mangum
Miller Morton Pearce, Ruk, Sebastian, Seward Shield
Smith, Soule, Spruance Stockton Sumner Toucey, Under
NAYs-Messrs Adams Atcbison, Borland, Brodhea
Chase, Clemens, Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas, Hamlin Hunte
King, Wade, and Walker-l3.
The bin was subsequently read third time and passe'
Mr. HUNTER then moved to postpone all prior orde,
with view proceed to the consideration OF the del
cheney bill.
Mr.. BORLAND hoped the motion would not prevail
He thought the Senate could not with any propriety
so that month had been wasted in discussing this del
cheney BILL to the great injustice and injury Of prya
claimants.
The question was then taken Mr.. HUNTERS motio
and il was decided in the NEGATIVES Ayes IL, %
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration Of
vate bills This being the Friday under the rule that
bills giving 20 debate were TO be passed over nun
her being objected to considered but retain the
places on the calendar
The following Senate bills were severally considers
and. after having been ordered to be engrossed, we
subseonently read third time and passed
a I'm for the relief Of Robert Armstrong.
bin for the relief Of Guon and Mclaughlin.