New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-27
xxxIId CONGRESS-. FIRST SESSION.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, Monday April 70
Mr.. SEWARD presented JOINT resolutions
of the Legislature Of NewYork in favor Ship Canal
around the Fails of St Marys ,..1,.
IL nroner 10 cav thst | am proud oil the Cssaonc
spirit and pat Totem inspired in then-ha, 'ns con,
form myself 10 the wishes OF the Legislature, aau
that shah cooperate with tne l in,srsst in the
na,,ey with alacrty and perseverance, In securing tne
earliest possible action on so great ana truy
work as the Canal around the Falls OF st Marys-
Also. a petition numerOusly signed by
member, of the Legislature and others in favor OF line
81 Steamer. between New-Y York and Galway.
Also. petitions in favor of bill giving
further remedies to Patentees =. cc
Mr.. WALKER presented petition nifty
two feet long, from Philadelphia closely signed praying
for the freedom Of the public lands i,
Mr.. BORLAND gave notice that on
Wednesday he would call up his resolution asking the
President 10 communicate TO the Senate the o'yoo vi
the Naval Expedition TO Japan
The CHAIR laid before the Senate two
reports from the Secretary Of the Treasury in answer 10
the resolutions OF the Senate calling dor inioraon Ia
relation TO lighthouses the PACING coast ana IN rea'
ton to the discriminating duties exscteu on tne
of the United States entering the ports OF Cuba ana
Porto Rico.
Mr.. BELL offered resolution, request
Ing the Secretary Of the Navy TO furnish the senate WIN
copy OF the memoir OF the landing OF the Uneu o,He'
appendix obtaining the written orders OF Gon SEQ"
and Con mOdOre Come. Laid over. -,
Mr.. CAss submitted a resolution, which
was laid over that the President of the United States Dc
rec uesed to transmit 10 the Senate 80 TAR az may Do
conf stblc with the public INTEREST," copy OF the cor
resi- ondence OF the American Charge at vienna with
the Department of State the subject Of the appro
henson and imprisonment by the Austrian authorizes
OF Rev. Charles l.. Brace, an American ciizen
Mr.. RUSH submitted the following resoiu-
LA ~
esoed That the President of tho United States DO re-
oueed 10 Law before the Senate the proofs upon he IN the
shaw Of he City Of NewOrleans relation the refusal
Of the Mexican Government 70 grant permits 10 ssS into
Mexico prior to the treaty Of Hidalgo
A bill received from the House to re-
lease from reservation, and restore to the mass OIL puoc
lands. certain lands in Arkansas, was taken up, and
after some debate was referred to the Comm"ee OF
Pubic Lands
The bill for the relief of the Monroe
Railroad Company was received from the House. and
was taken up and after debate ordered to third
reading; whereupon Mr. HUNTER objected, and the BILL
was then postponed till tomorrow.
A bill apportioning the representation OF
California was read third time and passed
All the private bills ordered on Friday
to be ensrossed taken up and passed after which
The Deficiency bill was taken up-the
pending question being on Mr.. Borland's amendment
regulating the selection of newspapers in which the laws
and public advertisements shall hereafter be published
Me,srs. BADGER, MANGuM, HAMLIN and DAVIS opposed
the amendment though approving OF Its general prnc
pie, and urged its Withdrawal for the present
Mr.. BORLAND defended the amendment,
but subsequently withorewit 1t.
The question again reverted to the
amendment increasing the compensation to the Collins
line of steamers.
Mr.. BORLAND renewed the point of or
der raised by him several days ago. that this amend
from
Departments was not in order as an amendment to the
Appropriation bill
The CHAIR submitted the question to the
Senate for its decision.
Mr.. BoRLANn addressed the Senate sew
ersl times maintaining that the amendm INT was out of
order; and replied to by Messrs. BADGER, HAM
LIN RVsK, DoUGLA AS GwIN and BRADBURY.
The question was then taken, Is the
amendment In orderf and was decided in the aifrma
tive, as follows:
YnAs-Me..r'. Badger Baysrd Bell BeTrien, Bradbury.
Miller Norris Ru.l, Seward, Shield, Smith, spruance'
NAYs-Messrs Atcbison, Borland, Brodhead Cas Dodge
(Wis) Dodge Qow.) Hunter, Jones Iowa., Mason, Nor
ton, Sebastian and Walker-l2
The bill was then postponed, and the
Senate went into Executive Session, and subsequently
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MI. STANLI OIeItu u tuot tuO
Secretary of the Treasury furnish to this House copies
of all accounts of Trenholm Bell for printing executed
in their for the Senate and House for the AxAst
Congress- whether rendered before during since the
adjournment OF that Congress.
Mr.. BAYLEY, Val presume the infor-
nation called for 10 before the House.
Mr.. STANLY-Where
Dir. BAYLEY-It ought to be.
Mr.. STANLY-That is just what want.
Mr.. BAYLEY-lt is before the House l
presume. The question Is whether the resolution Is
introduced excuse for not acting on the report OF
the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. STANLT--The question is whether
the gentleman intends vote against this resolution
an excuse to Gaphnze the Treasury out Of 100000,
without the facts being before the country.
The resolution was adopted under sus-
pension of the rules.
The House took up the bill to further
extend the time for locating Virginia Military Land
Warrants in Ohio II was debated and passed
Mr.. LOCKHART, from the Committee on
Territories reported joint resolution rafyns the
ton Of the Legislature Of Oregon which fixes the Seat Of
Government Al Salem in that Territory. 1t was passed
The House went into Committee of the
wholeon the State of the Union the Homestead bill
Mr.. BOWIE (of Md, Whig) said the
legislation proposed by the bill il based new prin
cpe unknown TO history and calculated to sap the
foundation Of our Government, and II persevered In
must result in the deplorsble consequence These
lands the common property OF the United States,
and held for the general welfare. There times
when shadows of dhent doctrine hung our coun-
try, and when portion of the people held that the
States in which unoccupied lands he by right the
owners of Them but happily this misapprehension has
passed away In his opinion the tendency of the mea-
h parxyzs and retard rather than facilitate the
settlement Of the lands for . long time 70 come.
The principle Of the bill is based the principle
of gratuity, the only precedent for which Il TO BE-
found in the history Of the Roman Republic, and
and revolving features. The giving homestead Of
100 acres to every would be but the entering
wedge to surrender OF all the public lands 1t 10
tue but tre saying 1--WE should be just before We arc
gcnerous' Have we debt to payi Are We i'm
preenabs against our eaemiesi Have we rivals
to compete whit The debt Of the Mexican war