The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-05


OF the settlement OF his account hope II will be taken
| up and passed
The motion 10 take up the bill was agreed TO
The bil Authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury TO
inquire into an alleged seizure OF forty five horses in Cal
ifona by order Of General ksany, said 10 be The prop
ery OF WIN. Mooney, for the use ot the army oil the un
ted States under command OF General kearny, and the
payment OF the value oil the said horses IN case the acs
appear alleged.
The ball read second tme and considered as IN
committee OF tire whole.
Mr.. HALE moved 10 amend by inserting a provision
which is sometimes made, OF making the payment with
Mr. GWIN had no objection 10 the amendment
The bin was then reported the Senate amended,
and ordered 10 be engrossed Tor a third reading.
THOMAS FLANAGAN.
Mr. JONES, Of Iowa, moved to postpone all prior or
ders for the purpose OF ing up bill for the relief OF
Thomas Flanagan. reported from the Committee on Pen
sons this morning. This individual was revolutionary
pensioner SO 50 Of very poor, had received
pension from the State OF Pennsylvania, and hal been
here for the last three four years urging the passage
Of this bill i had once passed the House, and was "a
yoraby reported on in the Senate accompanied by a
report.
The bill was accordingly iaken NJ,
il provides Tor pension during his natural life, com
mencing the 5ih OF July, 1S47
Having been considered in committee Of The whole, il
was reported 10 lie Senate without amendment, and
derci 10 be cbgrossed Tor third reading.
ADJOURNMENT MONDAY.
4 Mr.. HALE. want now to perform another act Of
courtesy TO the honorable senator from North Carolina IN
his absence, by moving that when the Senate Journ, il
| adjourn 10 meet on MONDAY next
i Mr.. GWiN hope tia Senate win give private.
bill day II is important that should consider private
bills; great deal behind, The deficiency bill hay
Ing taken up much of the usually allotted private
bills They have been postponed several weeks past,
and hope Tomorrow will be devoted TO them.
The question being taken adiourning 10 Monday, IL
was agreed to--ayes 20, noes not counted.
LEyEE ACROSS THE RIVER sAa DIEGO.
| Mr. CLEMENS. move to postpone all prior orders
for The purpose Of iaking up Senate bill No. 2S2 pro-
vding for building icvee across the river San Diego
10 divert il into False bay When that bin up
time ago il was postponed on my motion have since
examined IT, and Withdraw the objection had 10 IL and
the instance OF the senator from California, move
that ii be taken up.
II apiHopriaies $4,000, 10 be expended under the .ec
ton of be Secretary OF the Navy 10 construct the said
levee, provided contract can be made for that sum with
ample security 10 complete The WORK.
/ The bill considered in committee OF The whole,
reported the Senate without amendment, and ordered 10
be engrossei for third reading.
/ AMENDMENT OF THg RULES or THE SENATE
! Mr. UNDERWOOD | submitted a resolution some
time ago 10 amend the rules OF The Senate II Senate
will act upon that now and adopt the amendment
think they will End that they will make great leaiway
by II. viii merely state that The object oil the amend
The PRESIDENT. II win not be in order 10 discuss
lhe merits Of the subject until il Is taken up
I Air UNDERWOOD. intend only TO state the object,
that the Senate may decide whether they will take IL
up The object have in view is, to allow amendment
10 be laid on tile table without carrying the bin with
Yon can separate amendment in that way from the BILL
and perhaps prevent weeks discussion upon il when
The Senate may be utterly TO it, and 20 with the
action upon lie bill II will be foand, II we 10 not
adopt measure Of this sort, that when TO
act upon the general appropriation bills, viii lose
menls with which The Senate viii become utterly ianguod
and which they will want 10 get rid of | hope, there
fore the esslqi9n will be taken up and disposed Of
| Mr. CLEMENS. | ask for The Ieadng OF the resoiu-
lion before vote upon taking IL up
| The resolution was read as follows:
Ratrsd That tho 30h he amended by adding thereto
| the loiowingi
On nooa any auenine emf offered TO bin or resolu-
ton may be laid the iabe without carrying The bin
resolution with IT,"
/ Mr. SEWARD. hope it will not be taken up
| MIR CLEMENS. hope so too II seems 10 me TO be
bad time 10 go discussing and making amendments 10
our rules doubt whether there is quorum present
and question the propeiy OF our making amendments
10 the rules which 10 apply 10 the whole Senate when
there IL 10 fact no quorum here present.
Mr. UNDERWOOD. An objection is enough for me
/ withdraw The motion.
DUPLICATE LA.D WARRANTS.
/ o. motion by Mr.. DAVIS, the previous orders were
postponed for ihe purpose OF taking up Senate bill No
39l providing for the issue Of duplicate land warrants in
cases where the original land warrants have been de-
stroyed or lost
Mr. DAVIS. This bill was reported by the Committee
on Private Land Claims, and is yeiy simple in its charsc
ter II simply provides that the Secretary OF the Interior
shall be authorized 10 issue duplicate land warrants in
certain cases. II in this way; presented 10 the
Senate the petition OF individual who had the msor
tune TO lose his land warrant Upon examination in
committee, il found that the law under which that
warrant issued constituted exception 10 the gen
era rule The Secretary Of the Interior having power
| 10 issue duplicate. The senator from Alabama tMr
CLEMESsl then reported this BILL giving 10 all OF that class
right duplicate warrant. which places them upon
the footing did their original | be-
leve that the whole Of it, by way OF aordng relief
TO this individual case, hope this bill will be considered
nj this time.
1 The moion was agreed TO, and the bill was read
second time, and considered in committee OF the whole
II enacs that The Secretary OF the Interior be author
ized TO issue duplicate land in all which
the original land warrant shall have been lost destroy
ed, upon due proof OF such loss or destruction
MIR FEI.CH. should like 10 inquire something about
this bill do understand that the Secretary OF the
interior has any right, under law, in ordinary 10
issue duplicate land warrants in OF loss. under
stand that 10 be the fact under The general law. ksow
applications frequently made 10 Congress in cases of
loss and proof s adduced here and special laws have
been passed for that purpose but do not know Of any
ssch general power.
Mr. DAVIS have only 10 say that the individual
who lost his warrant in this applied 10 The depart
nen and they said they satisfied that they
bad authority 70 issue duplicates He then here
with petition That petition was referred TO the Com
mttee Private Land Claims, and taken up in that
committee my Absence; and, AS understand, the CON-
mee have thought il would be advisable 10 pass gen
erai law which would reach all similar cases. and pro-
vide for the issuing OF duplicate warrants all persons
who should furnish due proof that their original
rants had been lostthns placing them upon the same
| footing did the original warrants. The committee
though that would be better than pass law for each
CLEmESs1 directed 10 report bill accordingly
Mr.. FELCH. would be glad TO know il that bill was
recommended by the department.
/ MIR DAVIS do moi kpow The senator from, Ala.