The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-24
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
TUESDAY, March %, 1852.
SENATE.

Mr.. RUSK presented the joint resolutions OF the
Legislature Of Texas, relative to the establishment
Of certain post routes in that State; alec in favor OF
the payment Of s. a. Bolden for spolatons by
Mexico upon his property; also in favor Of the in.
corporation OF the officers Of the Texas navy into
the navy Of the United States.
THE sUB-TRHAsuRy.
Mr.. HUNTER presen,ed the memorial Of James
Riley, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, claiming TO have been
the inventor and author Of the sub treasury system
and stating that he desired to have attached to it
system Of exchange, by which, the actual deposit
Of spocie in any OF iis branches the depositor
obtain n check for the amount on any other
branch or at the mint lie points out the advanta.
TO result from this arrangement, and urges its
adoption. He suggests that we have learned states
men, without number, candidates for the Presi-
dency, through whose brain thought Of this great
system has never passed.
TO THr COLLINS LINE.
Petitions from St Louis, Missouri, and Albany,
New York, praying that additional aid be given TO
the Collins line Of steamers, were presented By
Messrs. GEYER and SEWARD.
cHARTrR OF wAsBixeTos cry
Mr. DODGE, Of Iowa, presented the petition Of
numerous citizens Of Washington praying an
amendment Of the charter Of the CITY, to allow the
election OF all corporation officers by the people,
aud for the removal Of certain distractions ia the
right Of suffrage
WHEELING BRIDor
Mr. BELL presented the memorial Of citizens Of
Davidson county, Tennessee, praying that the
bridge Of the Belmont and w Wheeling Bridge Com.
pany be established ss mail routes, and thereby
saved from destruction.
sTEsMgRs TO GERMANY.
Mr.. SEWARD presented the memorial Of C.
Hanson, OF Brooklyn, New York. who proposes
70 Congress that ne shall establish line Of steamers
between Brooklyn and Clockstsdt on the Elbe a I'd
near TO Hamburger, 40 as TO make semi monthly
passsges between Brooklyn and the city Of Ham
bUrgb. He proposes TO build four steamers Of 600
tons EACH the first two be ready in two years nd
the other two in three years. He proposes that
thee vessels will carry the mails and passengers
AZ such rates as he shall be able to obtain lie pro-
poses 10 do this II Congress will give him or tho
hrs three years s0b, 900, for the next three years
S5o,VDO, and for the next three years 4 IS 900 per
annum Tor each vessel engaged in active ser
vice. He suggests that the line Of steamers he pro-
poses 20 establish will not be liable TO the obIec-
ton which is brought against the other knes pa.
uonized by Congress; that is, their interfering
with tho shipping interest OF the country. OF the
tonnage and freights between the port Of New York
and the Hsnso towns, three to one belong TO Con.
grsss, and nearly the whole Of our trade between
continental Europe and the United States is car.
RED on in foreign vessels. This line Of steamors
will TO the United States the direct CARRYING
trade between New York city, which IL now large.
ly possessed by Great Britain; and the saving in
the transportation Of cotton TO Germany alone be
tween the United States and Germany will amount
20 sl50,OO0 per snnum alone. lie moved it's re.
ference TO the Committee on Naval Affairs.
vhrDsRBILr's LrSs OF sTEAssRs
On motion by Mr.. BADGER, the memorial Of C.
Fshp'fbh's W A''" 'v'ht pioIO7lnR 10 tstADltsh
line of steamers between New York and San JOAN
del Norte, in Nicaragua, and between San Juan
del Sud in Nicaragua and San Francisco from
which the Naval Committee was dischar ged on yes-
terdsy taken from the fles and referred To- the
Committee on the Poet Office and Post Roads
NATIoNAL DgrgScss.
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Military
Afa re-; reported a joint resolution concerning the
national defepces the joint resolution provides for
the appointment Of = board whose duty II shall be
to inquire and examine into such measures Of for
LITIGATION, &C, necessary and proper for the
tiopsl defence, and report the same 70 Congress