Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-02-17
THIRTY-sECoND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


Of bills on the private calendar.
The House passed the bill Of the Senate.
materially amended. making bounty land
warrants assignable; and an adjournment
to Monday took place
The following petition was presented
! BY Mr. Faulkner The petition Of John
Fl. King. praying compensation for bis invcn
tions and improvements used BY the Govern
mcnt Of the United States at Harper
Ferry.
Saturday. The Senate took up the reso-
lation Of sympathy with the Irish exiles. and
slr. Shields spoke in its support.
Monday. In the Senate. the debate on
the different series Of resolutions now before
that body. on the subject Of intervention, was
commenced by Mr. Clarke, whose speech oc-
cupied the greater part Of the sitting. The
Senator took broad conservative view Of the
question. resisting the doctrine of 'interven-
ton" with Force and earnestness, and sustain
ing his position by frequent appeals to the
testimony and policy Of the founders Of the
Republic, and the men who have subsequent
| ly shonc mos, brightly in her councils
! In the House several resolutions calling
for information, and making inquiry Of heads
Of Departments, were adopted. Mr. Welsh
made an Intellectual motion to suspend the
rules to enable him to Introduce resolution
! instructing the Committee of Ways and
Means to report bill modifying the tariff of
! 1916, with view to afford adequate protec-
ton to the labor Of our own citizens against
foreign compensation. We insert the reso-
luton, as follows:
/ Resolred, That the Committee of WAYS and
Means be instructed to report bill modifying and
altering the tariff Of 1916 by substituting wher-
ever practicable, specific for d3 palorem duties with
such rates of duties will yield sufficient rcve-
nue., and with such determinations in favor ofiron
| and other articles of domestic manufacture and
| production as will afford adequate protection to
tie labor Of our citizens against foreign COM
! petition.
| Mr.. Daniel objected.
| Mr.. Welsh moved to suspend the rules
Mr.. Bocock demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion, which were ordered, and. be-
/ ing taken, resulted as follows: Yeas Co.
Nays 10S. Mr. Faulkner in the negative
/ 80 the motion to suspend was not agreed
/ to.
| Tuesday. In the Senate, the bill, making
land warrants assignable as amended by the
| House, was referred to the committee on
public lands
The Senate then took up Mr. Clarke's
joint resolutions on nom intervention. Mr..
| Cass read his speech on the subject. He
considered the subject in all its bearings he
deprecated any demonstration of violence, and
maintained the right, justice and propriety of
an open declaration Of our opinion upon the
subject Of violations of the law Of nations
The House laid on the table after long
debate, the resolutions calling upon the Pres
| ident to station regiment Of mounted rifle
men in Oregon.
| Mr. Faulkner. of Virginia, was appointed
to fill the vacancy in the Committee Of Mill
tary Affairs, occasioned by the excuse from
service on that Committee Of Mr.. Burt, OF
South Carolina.
Mr. Burt was the Chairman of the Com
mittee.
Wednesday The Chair laid before the
Senate message from the President enclo-
sing copies Of the correspondence of the
American Minister in London, concerning the
Prometheus affair. Also, reports of the Sec
rotary Of State, and Secretary of the Int
and of the Architect o. the Capitol
MIR Underwood presented the petition Of
two Russians, asking the intercession of The
United States in behalf of their eountrymen
confined in the penal colony of Siberia.
/ Mr.. Gwiu reported a bill to charter the
Eagle Steamboat Company of Washington
city.
A bill granting registeS to the ship Kate
Napier, was ordered to be engrossed also, q
bill changing the time of holding the U. S.
Courts in Alabama,
The resolution Of sympathy for the exilsd
Irish patriots was then taken up, and MIR.
Seward addressed the Senate at length, on
the subject
In the House. Mr. Station, Of New Jersey.
introduced certain resolutions passed by the
Legislature of that State, in favor of the Flu
gitive Slave Law, and declaring it to be the
final settlement of the question at issue. aud
moved that the resolutions be laid on the ia
BILE and printed
Mr.. German, of Indiana, Chairman of the
Committee on Printing. reported resolution
in favor of printing 5000 copies of the Judi
ciary Committee, fixing the fees Of officers in
the District Courts
Mr.. G. briefly explained the reasons FOR
making the report; among others was the
enormous increase of costs.
On motion of Mr. German, it was ordered
that $500 reports of the Geological Surveys
Of lowaand Missouri be printed.
Thursday. Mr.. Fish presented several
petitions for new board on claims against
! Mexico. "a
| MIR. Miller presented the jdints resolution
of the Legislature of New Jersey. in favor of
the maintenance of the Compromise inca
sures.
| Mr.. Stockton followed in support Of the
Compromise measures.
Alter petitions and reports,
The joint resolutions on the subject of non
Intervention was taken up, aud MIR Clemens
addressed the Senate on the subject of the
United States rendering material aid to Hun
gary. He was very severe upon kossuth
and his mission, and condemned any depar-
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