New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-02
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sENATE...wAsHissros. April l. =,

SENATE--- WARRINGTON. April 4 tsos
The Senate commenced business At no,
Numerous petitions were pres.s,.;
against the extension Of woodworsh's ps,snt
Mr.. DAWSON presented Joint rssoIu,;..
Of the Legislature OF Nsw.MsEico, asAine TIA, ~
regiments of troops be raised for the protsss,os ~
that territory against incisns
Mr.. FISH presented several memorial.
ffcm Nsw.York asking the passage Of lasstsss'
courage reciprocal trade with Canada
Mr.. BRopHEAD moved that an addti,,.i
member be appointed on the Commls,ss On clSss
in consequence OF the pFouac'sd illness and sss.s'
ouent absence Of the Senator fron Indiana M,
Whiteonb.) Asrestso.
WHITNEY RAILROAD.
Mr.. RusK, from the Committe on post.
Offices ana Post Roads. reported BY inssrucs,.. a.
% S' s.a for o.; n. s -
the Pacific
Mr.. Musk said he was opposed TO the BIN
40 reported. and when IL came up he would nsve
important alterations.
Mr.. GwIN gave notice that when the in
came up he would move to strike out Mr.. Wnitns,t
name he y: Ts. Spno:sd 70 ws,nsy and 70 w
The bin reported BY Mr.. RusK is to Ut
apart and sell to Asa whitney portion Of the psk
Inc lands, TO enable bin TO construct railroad non
Lake Michigan, or the Mississippi River to the Pa.
cifc Ocean Also, to set apart aud sell portion al
the public lands to enable him to cops,rae, All
road from point the west baak OF the NisssioaL
not north OF the neiehooi hood OF Memphis, N rea
nesses to run thence TO the Rio del Norte and tie
Pacific Ocean, having its terminus at San Diego %
San Francisco, or at some other hsroor suitable iof
commerce.
INFORMATION FOR JUDGES.
Mr.. RHETr introduced joint resolution,
grantirg the use OF the Congressional LiorArye
The Judges OF the United States Courts OF the Dc
trict OF Columbia
Mr.. CHAsE's resolution, directing al 10.
qury AZ to fixing the salaries OF tho United Stsisu
District Judges At the same rate As Is pad TO Ne
Judges ofths State Supreme Courts, was adopted
THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.
The resolution offered by Mr.. BoRLAm
yesterday, calling upon the Secretary Of the Nsvy
to communicate to the Senate the objecs OF tss
naval expedition recently ordered to the ladiaa
Ocean and also TO communicate copies OF the In
susctions to the commanders, was taken up.
Mr.. BoaLAND modified it, so as to address
The resolution to the President OF the United ssss
and to Tead "that the information be communicated
IL not incompatible with The public interest
Mr. MANGuM said he was opposed to the
reso iuticp. II It were adopted, and the Prssldeat
were to answer that it would be- incompatible sisA
public interests to furnish the Information asked o
IL would give some grounds for the decaratiou t1al
the expedition vas sent out with hostile purposes.
All understand that Is important to have the cen-
mercal interests OF the country extended IN those
eastern seas; all know that American sailors and
others who have been 30 unfortunate as 70 be cssl
upon the shores Of Japan, have been treated 9Th
sreat baTbaflty, and that something ought TO b
done for their protection. The only way to treat
win baIbaIians 10 to treat them AZ baroarans.
strong force in that quarter, and few oomo SHELLS
"suid have greater effect upon them tnsn any osaef
means He thought this matter could be. ssfsly,
and ought to be-, left IN the hands OF the Govern
ment He thought that proper degree OF cona.
deRce ought to be given to the Administration, sad
that should Do presumed they wsro NOT acting i'd
N
the President answers that this Information cannot
he given without prejudice To the public intefesss,
the antsgonissics papers Of the country wili asesis
mako open wal upon an innocent and harmless
people
He was Indifferent as to the influence upon parties.
He considered both parties pretty well dlslocatsd
and broken In the MIDDLE and he had but little Ia.
terest In the matter, for he hadbecome pretty much
OF an outsider in politics Another reason Why the
call should not be made was, that when the Prsst
dent answered that 10 would be incompatible with
the public interests to furnish the in'orna,ioa, thai
answer would put all the other nations OF the world
the qua uivs, and then our commercial rivals would
tale measures to countefact, II nos defeat ako-
sether, the object Of the expedition we might
thereby come INTO collision with some OF them ana
a. our sailors not disposed to take bio - With
out returning them who could tell the conseQusncess
He could luppose many reasons why an exps iision
should be to Japan, and he thought the larger
The force tho better would be the result and 10 cs
OF difficulties, he believed few bomb shells would
effect moro with the bafbaTians tnan oil the otao'
macy OF Tallcyrand.
Mr.. BoRLAND said he never heard Of .
,ssel~.ion of this hind objected to before. No one
pretence 10 say that We Administration had done
any hing which was not f0r the good OF the country,
but the government OF this country was the people,
and Copgress were nothing but the agents OF the peo
pie ano the people had right TO nDow the ones:
and purpose OF every movement, particularly tsow
involving perhaps largo expenditures Of the paoic
money. IL had been said ths Administration vac Ia
minority In both Houses, and that the majority Asv
iDg the control Of the puse-strtngs, were alone ~
sponsible for tho public expenditure. This wn uus
al before he could vote for appropriations 70 pay
tho expenses OF this expedition, ne desired 70 ksev
it, object and purpose.
Mr.. GwIN said he was opposed to the
resolution. The expedition to Japan was one OF
great importance, and he hoped IL would Do sea
out. IL was easy to conjecture how such a. sSpe.
dtion would DO beneficial TO the nation but u would
never do to advise the world OF our obsct sadp
pose. He hoped the resolution would lie over TOT
few Gays.
Mr.. SHIELDS said he hoped the expedl.
ton would be sent out Ii was ono Of Usaiin
postsnce, and would result In great benshts. ne
had received letters from alt0rnla last Night foa
sn officer OF the United states, IN whicn u ~ss
stated that some sixty Japanese had beea picked up
BY U. .. vessels IN wTscas, and were ptniDg 70 r.
turn 70 their own county He thought this clfcsa
stance sfoFced On excellent and favorable oppenu
Diy for the expedition 70 approach japan BY rssoi
ine tDete men TO their native land. They could ~
be sent home except In a Government vessel. isl
Merchantmen we're unwilling to risk LANDING 10 ID"
sosrtD. japan vas becoming point OF srss' To-
ttIess in the world.
Mr.. HALE was opposed to the resolution
He could great object IN scndisg out this sxoe
dltion. Nine millions ~ere appropriated shsasuS
for The support OF the Navy. Que half offs onesn
wsIe waiting orders, and this expedition was ssd
GU, a. . mests OF expendiss the millions appfopn'
stfd for the Navy. The President IN aDswsf 70 .
csusDd Why he sent certain troops TO o fort don
south, Piled that he the Con s-Chsf Of
the Amy-njsht he not answer tns 1880 asioa 70 sae
same msLuer, that be was Comma ndeY In Chief
Army snc ksvy' The Exploring Expedition MA
been sent out, and 1t vas not paid for yet That ~
the ereasst kumbus ever hssrd Of, and this mY "
Of the same character; but It belonged TO the psor
iLce and the authority OF the PfesIsent TO decide,
Mr.. BADGrR could not agree with Mr.
BoTsLd, that there should DO nothing secre. 10 ne
administration Of the affairs Of the Goyernmssk IL
IL ali very tTse that the people we're the sovessssa
and that the Government wss administered BY tssn