Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1852.
IN SENATE.

The following memorials and petitions We're presented
and referred to appropriate committees:
By Mr. WADE: The memorial of A. w. Paul and others
Of dadana asking grant of land to aid them in the
srxcon wagon road from the Missouri river to the
Pacific
Sundry petitions demonstrating against the extension
of patents &c. and petitions from assistant marshals
the United States asking additional for taking
the census presented by Messrs- WADE, JAMES
SEWARD, BADGER, and CLARKE
BY Mr. CASS: Two memorials of merchants, shippers
shp-owners and Others of Detroit, praying modifca
ton of the for the reduction of the costs and expenses
Of proceedings in admiralty against ships and vessels
BY Mr.. JONES, of Iowa: The petition Of Hosea b
Horn and John j. Sellman for grant OF land at the
junction of the California and Oregon roads for the pur
pose Of establishing colony there's and the proceedings
of Railroad Convention held at Fairfield iowa. in favor
of donations of land for the Dubuque and Keokuk and
Davenport and Council Bluffs railroads.
Also the memorial of the Legislature of the State Of
Iowa, askngfor grant Of lands to aid in the construc
ton of the Burlington and Fort Des Moines railroad
By Mr.. WALKER petition from citizens Of Carroll
Ohio praying that the public lands may be sold only
actual Settlers and in limited quantities. and the
MORALS of citizens of Henderson county Illinois, of Kr
land Ohio of Worcester and Westford New York. to the
same purpose
Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee on Commerce, reported
bill to amend act entitled An act to regulate the
carriage Of passengers in merchant vessels approved
February o. 1S47.
Also to amend an act to provide for the ventilation
passenger vessels approved lb l84S which was read
and ordered to second reading.
Mr. ID. explained that it important that this bill
should be passed now if at ALL Under the acts amended
by this one certain penalties provided for violations OF
their requirements made liens upon their vessels
The courts however, had difficulty in enforcing the lien
This act made the lien attach upon foreign vessels Of
once that they could not 60 off to and evade ard
defeat the lien 1t provided, however that the owna
&C. of the vessel could give bond to the execution
of justice and thus release the vessel He asked thai
be taken up now.
No objection being made, the bill considered !; no
amendment having been made it ordered to be m
crossed for third reading.
LAND WARRANT ASSIGNMENT ACT.
On motion by Mr.. BADGER, the Senate proceeded as
in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of
amendments made by the House of Representatives the
Senate bill making military bounty land warantsas-
sgnable.
And after debate by Messrs BADGER, HUNTiR,
SHIELDS, BORLAND, DAVIS, GEYER, CASS, FELCI,
ments the question taken, and the amendments wee
not agreed to.
INDIAN SUPERINTENDENT IN CALIFORNIA
ves announcing the passage by that body of the Senae
bill to provide for the appointment of superintendent
Indian Affairs for California, with amendment
On motion by Mr.. ATCHISON, the Senate proceeded
the consideration Of said amendments and the
agreed to.
Subsequently the said bill enrolled and receivd
the signature of the Presiding Officer of the Senate.
IOWA RAILROAD BILL.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bl
granting the right of way and donation of the pubic
land the State of Iowa aid in the construction of
tain railroads in that State.
Mr.. DODGE of Iowa, addressed the Senate in supprt
of the bill and he had not concluded three O'Clock
when he yielded the floor to
Mr. RHETT, on whose motion the Senate adjournel