The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-01-31
Congressional Record.

Jan 20.-SeBa's The Chair laid before the
Senate message from the President, enclosing
arereFt from the Secretary of State. calling III,
attention OF Congress To the payment OF the hrSt
Insiainlent of the Mexican indemnity.
number Of reports were presented Of a pr
vate character.
MI WEIGH from the committee on public land
reported several bills granting lands f,r railroads
Ia the Western States
Mr., Underwood introduced bill granting Ian,
i"r railroad from Ohio river, opposite Louis, II,
to the Mississippi river opposite s., Louis.
Mt Shields introduced a bill to reimburse III,
cooperation Of New York for expenses Incurred "a
raising volunteers
Mr. Norris offered resolution. au'huriz,n. tn,
Secretary of the Senate to audit AMI pay the &C
counts OF John Il. RNes for publishing congress
sIoral debates. LAID over.
Messrs Seward and Ca,s laid upon the tabl,
amendments to Sir Clark resolutions relative t,
me foreign policy Of the country. which were or
dered to be printed. They assert the night to in
teritre, and that the government of the Unite,
states cannot look with indifference upon the in
reference ofdespo,ic powers to suppress the strug
gle ior liberty IN any nation.
The resolution making land warrants assigna
1Iewas tax en- aP aud passed, after rejecting Sc
veral amendments
HogSe.-Pnblshed last week.
Jan. 2l-Seaaie-1he joint resolution making
land warrants assignable was then taken up.
Mr. Walkers amendment granting land TO ev
cry actual settler Of ; years occupation the
quantity not to exceed loo acres, free Of all
charge was debated and rejected. yeas 7, nays
So.
Mr.. Walker moved an amendment, that no in.
dyIdual should locate more than one warrant
was rejected
Mr, Walker moved that no warrant should be
located within miles Of any proposed Railroad
unless for purpose Of actual settlement, To be as.
certained by tie party locating was also rejected
Mr. Gwin offered an amendment, allowing par
ties occupying public lands in California to pay
Tor the same in warrants, was lost
The joint resolution WAS ordered to be engross-
ed, yeas IS, nays 3, Gwnn, Wade and Watkins
IN the negative
The Senate, after short executive session, ad.
;ourned
Ho"se-The House was occupied in Commit-
tee OF the Whole, appropriating s9lSO0uO to
the payment Of the next lnstalment of the Mex
can Indemnity, falling due Goth May. Many gen
temen took part IN the debate, which mainly
turned upon the manner OF payment, and injus
tice done to Mexico.
granting 100000 acres of land to Iowa, to aid
IN the construction Of Railroads in that State.
Messrs Dawson. Hunter, and Underwood op
posed, and Messrs. Douglas and Atchlnson sup
ported the bill
House-ln the House a resolution in relation
to the legality of the election of the delegate
from Utah was discussed but finally Withdrawn
for the present.
Some time was afterwards spent on the Mqxi.
can Indemnity bill.
Jan. 93-.Senats--The Senate was engaged
upon the private calendar.
HouSe-ln the House estimates were receiy.
ed for deficiencies Of appropriations for Mnreso.
ta for national army for mail services the en-.
suing year.
The debate on the Mexican Indemnity bill was
continued
Jan. 2i-Saaie-Thc Senate was not in SEES
sion to-day.
Howe-Mr Harris moved to refer the bill ex.
planatory of the Bounty Land Law also the
Senate bill, making land warrants assignable, to
the Committee the whole. Pending the debate
the House went again into Committee Of the
Whole on the Mexican Indemnity bill.
Mr.. Meade took the floor, and advocated the
bill at considerable length
Jan, s6.--.SesSt.-Slr. Hale presented two
resolutions fcr We repeal ri the Fugitive Slave
Law, and the abolition of slave trade in the Dis
trlct of Columbia, Which, on his motion were laid
on the table without i,rng read.
Mr.. ClsrSe's tssni-.i~"S" favor ofnoninterven
ton was made ths special order for Wednesday
February ith.
Ho'ne.-Mr. Briggs presented n memorial to
the citizens of New York, for Branch Mint with
the statement Of the ammount received in
bullion AT that point curing SOL
Jan. 27-Mr Buckingham Smith, Secretary Of
the American Legatioi at Mexico, and Mr. Slo. T.
cum, the agent Of the Treasury Department,
were at last dates at San Luis Potosi, examIn.
ing the Gardiner claim
.SeHdte.-The Senae was occupied with the /
motion to print extra ~ples of Captain Lattmers
case--lost.
The House was engaged in rambling discuss.
ion relative to the Genus printing
The President has nomnatd Leonard ".
Jerome, of New York, h he Marshal of the Nor
thern district OF New York.