Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24
MONDAY, July 10, 1852.
IN SENATE.

Mr. BRIGHT presented the resolution of the Lcgisla-
ture of Indiana requesting their Representatives and
srucng their Senators to their influence in procur
ing the passage of act to place the footing
10 bounty land and extra pay with regularly commission
&C surgeons such assant surgeons appointed
the commanding officers of either volunteer regular
regiments Of the United States army and not duly
missoned SUCH but who served during the term of
eighteen months in the capacity of such assistant
geon in the late with Mexico Ordered to be printed
and referred to the Committee ON Military Affairs
MEMORIALS, sc.
The following memorials and petitions we're presented
BY Mr.. SUMNER From literary gentlemen of the
United States authors publishers booksellers printers
editors and paper dealers, asking that law may be
acted for the benefit Of American literature which shall
give to British authors and publishers the right to
the control of their literary property in the United States
that the laws Of England offer recprocay the authors
and publishers Of this country
Mr.. s. said the memorial had been some time in his
possession that he cordially united in the prayer of the
petitioners and expressed the hope that it would be act
ed on at the earliest period practicable
By Mr.. BRODHEAD: From Col. VIM. Small tender
ing to the Government regiment of volunteers active
and intelligent many of whom had served in the late war
with Mexico for the defence Of the frontier of Caor-
mia, the object being to form permanent settlements
the mountain slopes Of that State forming barrier to
the incursions of the Indians
Also, from number of highly respectable persons Of
the city and county of Philadelphia stating their desire
to have passed authorizing paintings illustrative
Of naval Victories, and recommending Mr. W. b. Martin,
Of Philadelphia a suitable person to design and exc
cute such pictures.
TEHUANTEPEC.
Mr.. MASON submitted the following resolution N
Resooed That the President Of the United States be
quesed 70 communicate TO the Senate if his opinion
incompatible with the public interest the correspondence
tween the Governments Of the United States and Mexico
REGARD 70 right OF the Isthmus Tehauntepec
granted oy MEXICO ton Mexican citizen and which grant by
SUD- assgnmen transferred to citizen citi-
gems OF the United States embracing information in the
possession OF the Executive concerning the alleged abroe
ton OF such grant by Mexico the OF the work
ana expulsion OF those engaged in together with all
mens connected herewith And under like limitation
ne De requested 70 communicate the the
documents in relation any proposed conn, r;ons besen
them regarding such grant Of the right of vav
Mr. MASON said IL is my purpose TO ask the Senate 20
consider the resolution at this time We are all aware
that since the acquisition of the important terr;,orl 80
sessions which have accrued the United States da
the treaty of peace with Mexico the attention of the
American people has been strongly directed to those
modes of the most convenient certainly and
baby also the speedy to those possessions AS we
aware under grants that have been obtained from the
Government Of New Granada there is in the course
of construction, and nearly completed railroad extend
ing the point of the Ishmus which con-
meets North and South America at Panama. We also
that there is in of construction said
TO be, communication intended TO be ship canal
point in Central America between the republics of
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA But this proposed COMMUNE
cation which is referred in the resolution which lies
within the limits Of Mexico is believed, by large por
ton of the American people, TO be that which viii be
found of greatest interest the United States because 1t
lies, probably by thousand miles to their terri
tory, and because 1t offers in the estimation Of number