The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-31
IN CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES


ORDER BUSINESS.
Mr. TOUCEY moved that the order OF the SENATE By
which private bills exclusively to be considered
Fridays. be suspended until one o'clock.
Mr. HUNTER. have no objection 10 that motion
bal after the morning business over, al O'Clock.
shall suspend the rule for The purpose OF taking
up the indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. CASS Mr. President, II there any particular
reason for thus suspendnx the rule, | would say
word against il but unless there is. il seems 10 me
thai ought TO act these private claims, 10 whose
consideration have specially devoted one day IN each
week There are very many merorious cases that de-
serve the action OF the government; and hope we will
proceed 10 the consideration Of those If there is
any particular reason, however, which can be assigned
for this motion. will offer objection 10 il.
Mir TOUCEY. My object in making the motion was
10 enable me present memorial and ask lis reference
| do not suppose that Will take much time
Mr.. PRATT. Mr. President. hope there will be no
postponement. | hope that private bills will be taken
up al once wiihou, devoiing the morning hour 10
any other business than their consideration. And il we
should accede the proposition Of the from Con-
neclicut mr. ToUcEY] and postpone the order Tor the
morning hour. the senator from Virginia Mr. HusrERl
has given notice that he viii then move further post,
ponemen, order to take up the Indian appropriation
bill 50 that the whole day Will again be thrown aside
from The object TO which it has been devoted. | hope
the Senate will agree with me that ought proceed
at once 10 The consideration OF private bills.
The question being stated suspendng the rule until
o'clock. Mr.. PRATT asken for the yeas and nays !;
which ordered
The question being taken by yeas and nays resulted
yeas 20, nays l6-as follow:
YEAs-Messrs Bsyard. Brooke. Butler. Charlton Cooper,
DAVIS Desaussare, Dodge OF Wisconsin. Dodge Of Low a,
poa. sah sooi nsn,s snf Msrs Mason
Wsisrss s~''o ''0' p'oan's i00'''' oph' ana
NAYs~Messrs A,chison, Borand Blight, cass, Clarke,
Clemens. Downs Hamlin Mallory. Mefiwether, Miller,
Morton, Plau, Rusk, Sebastian, Sumner, Wade, and
So the motion was agreed TO.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
message was received from the House OF Represent.
atves by Barry Hayes chief Clerk announcing TO the
Senate that the House have passed bill for the relief OF
Cornelius Covert. OF Michigan, in which the concur
renee of the Senate is requested and also that the
Speaker OF the House having signed several enrolled
billie. he bad brought them to the Senate for the sigma
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. then signed the enrolled
bills just brought from The House OF
ing bill to establish additional land districts in the State OF
Wisconsin, bill granting the right of way all rail and
plank roads and macadamxed turnpikes passing through
the public land belonging the United States and
Watson. of Georgia; and they were delivered to the
committee 10 be presented TO the President Of the United
States.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn laid before the Senate
message which was received from the President of the
United States by Mr. M p. Fillmore his secretary trans.
mitng in compliance with resolution of the Senate OF
Rosa and NJ M Gonzales de- l. Vega wh his as ws "a
read.
Mr. WELLER Mr.. President, tina, correspondence il
upon the subject OF the Mexican boundary. Il trans
mited to the Senate in compliance with resolution sub.
mitted by chairman OF the select committee 10
whom the subject Of the Mexican boundary has been
fefred therefore that this document be referred
TO that select committee.
The motion was agreed 10.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC
MIR. TOUCEY presented memorial of James Hamil.
ton. for himself and in behalf of Sarah A. Hunt, Ann
Barnacastle William Wemore. assignee OF the rus-
tees OF the Bank OF the United Staes and Others PRAYING
Congress SO TO modify the proyiso oil The boundary act
passed OH September, 1885, that the creditors Of Texas
may ME Their releases separately, and receive the
amounts respectively due Them BY The State Of Texas
Mr. 7. moved tina, the memorial be referred TO = select
committee consisting oil hive members to be appointed
BY The President pro tenn; which was agreed TO- and
Mr. TouCEY. Mr.. SouLE, Mr.. FooT. Mr. Mason, and
Mr. SEWARD were appointed the committee.
Mr.. COOPER presented petition OF p Wideman and
other citizens Of Pennsyv praying that the bill now
pending before Congress generally known es The home
stead bill may become law which was refe rred 10 the
Committee on Public Lands
Nit. Z. also presented petition, very nurnerously
signed by citizens OF Allegheny county. Penn.y
ang against the further extension of Wood
worths patent for planning machine; which was refer
red to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office
MI. SMITH presented petition Of Truman Gilbert
and 800 other citizens oil the State OF Connecticut pray-
ing that the bill pending before Congress generally
known as the homestead bill may become law; which
wss referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. BORLAND. Mr. President | desire TO prese nj
tbe petition OF large numbcr OF merchants and other re.
spectacle citizens residing at Memphis Tennessee and
"a hai Tegon OF country, praying the establishment, OF
orleans, connecting Toe shallow aud deep nav Ne alton al
Memphis. The object sought by the petitioners in this
Sase was presented 10 the Senate by myself time
ago and TIE subject referred the Committee on the
Tost oihce and Post Roads, who have reported bill 10
carry out The object proposed. do not ask reference
81 lhs memorial therefore, bn merely that IL may be re-
oeved and lad upon the table andl take this opportunity
SAYING mat at very early day propose TO call up
u'1 TO- OH ana ask The action Of the Senate upon il
ne memorial was ordered TO lie on the table
Mr HUNTER presented memorial OF the laborers
employed ~ the Stale DEPARTMENT praying an increase OF
compensation to put them The same footing with those
IN Voc Land ofce which referred 10 the Committee
Finance - e
Nr CHARLTON presented a memorial OF the Cham.
oet o. Commerce the city OF Savannah Georgia pray
,k ua' an appropriation may be made for surveying The
.inese seas and the whaling region OF the North Pacific
"h,sh was orteredi 10 lie upon The table
mt SoU LII presented the memorial OF Henry Johnson
executor OF PHO johnson, deceased praying indemnity
~ spoatons committed by the Mexican authorities on
oo schooner Constitution. OF which the deceAsed was
e' which was referred TO the select committee ap-
pointed on the subject y
ihf Twin presented the petition OF j. j. r. Walbach
Lieutenant IN The navy. praying repayment OF his sx-
ptS N returning home SICK from the United States
ssnP 81 Mays on the Pacific station; which was re.
ue accompanying papers.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE
MI MASON, from the Committee on Foreign R.,a
Ohs' 20 whom was referred the message of the Presi-
uent o. The United States, communicating the cores
Pohoehee between tins and that OF the Mex
IAN republic, Respecting right OF way the 18th
mus oil lebnaniepec, with The accompanying documents
communicated to the Senate on The 2sh inst reported
.nal ihe committee bad examined the same 20 lar az
sH.ueahe and IN their judgment il desirable tina,