The southern press., 1852-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, May 3, 1852.
cLAsslFIcArIoS OF CLERKS.

CLASSIFICATION OF CLERKS
The President pro tenn. laid before the Senate
communication from the several departments,
made in compliance with a resolution OF the SEN
ate Of the 7th March, 1851, calling upon the sew
eral Heads of Departments TO report some plan
for classifying clerks in the several departments,
apportioning their salaries accordngto their serv-
ices and for equalizing the salaries of clerks OF
the same grade in the different bureaus and de-
PAL tments referred to.
The message, without being.read IN erie'lso, was
referred to the Committee on Finance and ordered
to he printed
Mr.. CLEMENS reported adversely the bill re-
funding the State Of California expenses incurred
in suppressing Indian aggressions in that State.
Mr.. FELCH asked that the Committa0
Public Lands be discharged from the furthl
sideration of the various memoriasa ln1KA
a modification of the bounty r s -
was agreed to.
RAILROAD BILLS.
Mr.. BORLAND, from the Committee on Pub
liz Lands, reported back without amendment the
b;jl granting the State of Arkansas the tight of
wav aud a donation Of land for the construction
Of a railroad from Fulton to Games landing IN
that State which was read and passed to second
reading.
al ~ the confederation of the bill granting tosfhe
State Of Wisconsin the right of way, and a dd
tion of the PUBLIC lands, for the purpose of ocavl
ing and constructing railroad from Fond du Lac
to GAINESVILLE.
The question being on ordering IL 10 De en-
crossed for third reading.
Mr. SHIELDS submitted an amendment ex-
tending the road to Chicago, Illinois, and grant
inc to the State of Illinois the same privileges,
under similar restrictions, as is granted by the bill
to the State Of Wisconsin.
Mr.. WALKER said he regretted to see the
he
from Illinois would consent to withdraw II. The
lin CONCERNED the State of Wisconsin alone. H.
linos had already had her full share ofthe public
lands for railroad purposes. Wisconsin had re-
ceiyed nothing. Besides he would frankly state
that in his opinion, the road which the bill pro-
vided for would turn out more TO the benefit of
Illinois than Wisconsin. In fact, he believed 1t
would prove to be highly prejudiciai TO the inter-
ests of his State He should support the bill here,
however, because his constituents differed with
him in opinion and the legislature of Wisconsin
had nassed resolutions in favor of the measure.
The bill was further debated by Messrs. DOUG
LAS, SHIELDS and BRADBURY.
The motion to lay upon the table not prevailing
the bill was ordered TO be engroSsed.
Mr.. DOWNS, by leave, introduced a bill
granting to the State of Louisiana the right of
Syav. and a donation of land, TO aid in the con-
struction ola railroad from Shreveport TO the
Mississippi river in that State; which was read
twice by unanimous consent, and referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands.
INDIAN TREATIES.
The special order being announced,
MIR. ATCHISON, pursuant TO the notice which
ne gave on Friday last, moved that II be postpon-
ed and that the Senate proceed 10 the consldera-
ton of executive business, for the purpose OF con-
sidering certain treaties which had recently been
negotiated with certain Indian tribes.
MIR. MANGUM expressed the hope that the
motion would not prevail. He admitted that the
Indian treaties were important, but he thought Il
was vastly more important that the deficiency bill
should be acted upon. -4,
MIR ATCHlS0N conceded the urgency which
existed in the case Of the deficiency bill, but be
could not see that there was likely TO be any end
20 The debate upon IT, III conld assure Senators
that it was very important that these treaties be
acted upon Immediately He was daily receiving
letters from various sources, urging the immeoi-
ate importance Of the subject.
Mr.. HUNTER hoped the special order would
not be postponed.
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DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF
the bill providing for deficiencies in the appropri-
atoms for the current fiscal year.
The pending question being on the amendment
reported by the COMMITTEE on Finance increasing
the appropriation for the Collins line.
Mr.. RIJsK addressed the Senate in support Of
the same. The question IN his opinion was SIMPLY
whether they should continue or abandon these
ocean mail steamers lie gave his reasons for
sustaining the bill at some length, replying 70
some OF the remarks Of The Senator from Virginia,
IMr HusrKR,l and especially urging the import
ance Of the enterprize IN view Of It's warilke as
pect He thought these steamers would be found
well adapted TO war s.rvice, n there should be
any occasion FOR Them, and while England could
put upon the ocean fleet OF thousand steamers
IN an eo,ergencv and we only twenty, or incu-
ding those already contracted for, but twenty
four, he bought there should be no hesitation
about passing this amendment
Amer some time spent in executive session, the
Senate adjourned.