Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21

the claimants That were all the cases now fully present
ed with ample proof to sustain each would not be pos
ble for him to give them that proper examination which
justice and equity would demand within the short space
Of four months. 8
Mr.. DAVIS, from the Committee ON Commerce, to
which referred the bill amend entitled
act TO provide for the better security of the lives of
sengers board Of vessels propelled in whole part
by STEAM with sundry amendments observing that ii
bill which would doubtless be much sought after
ask that five hundred additional copies be printed
for the of the Senate
Also, from the Committee Printing, to which was
referred the motion print the letter Of L. Kossuth
the President of the Senate together letter address
ed by him to the President of the United States reported
in favor of printing the
Mr.. BADGER moved to lay the report of the Commit
mittee Printing the table, but withdrew it at the
suggestion of Mr.. HAMLIN when a somewhat spirited
discussion took place, in which Messrs. BORLAND,
BADGER HAMLIN CASS, BUTLER, CHASE, Sc
WARD, RUSK, DOWNS, CLEMENS, SOULE and others
participated, when the question taken the motion
to lay the report on the table and decided in the
tive as follows:
YEASMessrs Badger Bell, Borland Butler Clarke Gle
mems Dawson Jones Of Tennessee, King Miller Morton
Pratt, Rusk, Spruance Underwood and Upham--l6
NAYSMessrs Atchson, Bright, Brodhead Cass, Chase,
Davis Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa. Douglass Downs
Fech Fish, Geyer Gwn, Hamn Jones of Iowa. McRae Nor
r Seward Smith Soule, Stockton, Sumner and Wade24
The question then taking printing and the vote
stood, ayes Is, noes l3; no quorum voting.
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered, and
after long discussion it decided in the affirmative
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bright, Brodhead, Cass, Chase Davis
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas Downs Fech
Gwn, Hamln Jones Of Iowa. McRae Norris, Seward Smith,
Soule, Stockton, Sumner, and Wade-2l.
NAYS--Messrs Atchson Badger, Bell, Borland Butler
Clarke Clemens Dawson, Fish, Geyer Hunter Jones of Ten
nesee, King, Miller Norton Pratt Sebastian Spruance I'm
derwood and Upham-20.
Mr. SEWARD gave notice that he would ask leave to
bring in bill to incorporate the Sisters of Visitation Of
Washington, in the District of Columbia
DRAWBACK ON MERCHANDISE.
Mr. HAALIN observed that before the special order
called he would ask the Senate to do him the special favor
to take up the bill extending like privileges to those
erred by the act entitled An act allowing drawback
upon foreign merchandise exported in the original pack
ages to chihuahua and Santa Fe, in Mexico and to the
British North American Provinces adjoining the United
States approved March 1916, to foreign merchandise
exported Mexico by certain indicated routes In his
opinion it could give rise debate, pedgng himself
if it did, to withdraw it at once.
Mr. JONES, of Iowa, yielded the special order that
condition. and the bill considered in Committee of the
Whole and ordered to be engrossed for third reading
GRANT OF LAND FOR RAILROADS.
Mr. JONES then moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration Of the bill granting the right Of way and
making grant of land to the State of Iowa in aid of the
construction of certain railroads in said State when
Mr.. UNDERWOOD rose and addressed the Senate to
late hour and without concluding gave way for motion
to adjourn, and the Senate adjourned