The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
rHIRrY-sEcoKD coNGREss-FIRsr SESSION.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2.

On motion of Mr. Hunter, the consideration
of the private calendar was postponed till one
o'clock.
Mr.. Hunter, from the Committee on Public
Buildings, in obedience to resolution of the
Senate instructing it to examine and report
| upon the sufficiency of the foundations for the
erection of the wings of the Capitol, &c. and
| TO report the result to the Senate, made a re-
| port which was ordered to be printed.
1t shows fully the sufhciency of the founda.
| ton.
Mr. Hunter, also from the same committee.
| reported back the joint resolution providing fol
a continuation of the work on the Capitol, with
IA recommendation that the amendment made
thereto by the House, increasing the appropr
alton to $500, 900, lie concurred in.
| The resolution Of Mr.. Borland calling, upon
1 the President to communicate to the Senate
| the force and object of the naval expedition to
| the Indian ocean, particularly to the coast Of
Japan, coming up in order,
MIR. Hamln asked if it were now considered,
would it interfere with or postpone the private
calendar?
The Chair said, that unless the resolution
were disposed of before the time specified for
the consideration Of private bills, those bills
would not be taken up.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the bills on the private calendar
The bill for the relief of John w Simonton
was taken up, was debated by Alcssrs Mallory
and Badger, in its favor, and by Messrs Bay
ard and Adams, in opposition
1t was then, on motion of Mr. Bayard, in
| definitely postponed.
The Senate then, on mntiOn, ad iourned till
Monday.
MONDAY APRIL 5.
Mr.. Davis presented the resolutions of the
| Legislature OF Massachusetts,, asking appropr-
| atoms to remove obstacles in certain harbors
| of that State
Mr.. Davis also presented the memorials of
merchants and ship-owners of New York and
| Boston, praying that Congress would establish
| no more lines of steamers because such policy
was injurious to the private commercial ma
| rine.
The joint resolutions upon the subject of non
Intervention were taken up and on motion of
Mr.. Mason were postponed till tomorrow
A bill to remedy the defects of the imperfect
census returns for California was taken up.
| According to the present returns California
loses one member, and South Carolina gets one
for q fraction
Mr. Geyer moved an amendment, allowing
South Carolina member for the fraction and
gives California one.
Messrs. Bradbury, Badger, Geyer Gwin,
and Seward, advocated the amendment, and
Messrs Pratt, Downs, Hale, and Davis opposed
it and, without taking the question the SEN
ate adjourned.
TUESDAY, APRIL 8.
The Chair laid before the Senate communi-
cations from the Secretaries of War and the
Navy in reply to resolutions calling for infor-
nation.
Mr. Douglas presented petition of Henry
O'Reilly, proposing to establish line of tele
graph from the Mississippi river to the Pacific
ocean, provided Congress WILL by proper dis
position of its military posts, afford it suitable
protection
Mr.. Wade presented petitions praying tina
Congress would adopt certain measures to pro
tect and save the Wheeling bridge,
Mr. Borland introduced bill to establish
daily mail from Louisville to New Orleans, b,
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and to supply
the intermediate points.
The resolutions re-afirming the policy o.
-nOn-intervention were taken up, and Mr.. Ma
son addressed the Senate in their support.