New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-04
XXXIId CONGRESS. . ..FIRsr Session.

Mr.. FrLcH, from the Committee on ruo-
lie Lands reported adversely upon al OF tne Peu''"
! a King tor modification OF the Bounty Ian" 81
The bill granting a pension 10 oisu'a
| Goth was taken up and passed 1.y;.oors;, =,
The bill granting lana 10 i" IsI a. ac
aid in The consruction of railroad from ron du Lic
o. Jsno.v,lle md from Milwaukee TO the Mississippi
| III, or having been taken up, I.u.
AIR SHIELDS moved an amenumeht
Granting lands TO mi los for extending one OF !nos :,
roads from the southern pouh l"iy u
Mr.. WALKER hoped the amendment,
which would embarrass the BILL would not DC nS''cd
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that there was no
,d in that mart of Illinois through which the ROAD men
;S IN the amendment would run He did not, there
fore desire Illinois to have the reputation OF gcung
land when in fact she did not get any lie tnereiore
| hoped his colleague would withdraw It,
MIR. SHIELDS withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. BADGER moved that the Dill DC iald
on the table Lost ayes IL.
The bill after some further remarks was
ordered to be engrossed ,.
Mr.. JONES (Tenn,) reported bill IN Ia
vor of granting pension to Jim Capers Tor revoutiona'
nv services He moved that the bill be now considered
No objections being made the bill was READ irst ue
but while the Clerk reading II seconu eihe' '"i'
HALE objected.
MIR. JONES said he would say to the Hon.
Senator from New Hampshire-as perhaps II would
cause him 10 withdraw his objcctonthat this bill wasior
the relief of negro who served ihosI ganly LII 'uo
revolutionary service . ,, =,
Mr.. HALE said he considered that the
Hon Senator'S remark that his course OF action would
be Influenced by such considerations, as ndecorous lie
therefore insisted on his objection
The CHAIR said that the objection came
too late.
The bill was then read second time.
Mr.. HALE observed that he desired to
cd tho hQraIl
fact was particularly dwet upon in the report whether
this man had been so unfortunate as to have been
slave il won have made any difference as to his being
| entitled TO pension for his gallant deeds.
Mr.. JONEs-QuestiOn, question.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed.
The Deficiency bill was then taken up.
Mr.. ATCHINsON moved that 1t post
for the purpose of going into Executive session
upon certain Indian treaties in which the people oiowa
and Wisconsin and other States greatly interested
Messrs. HUNTER and MANGUM opposed
| the motion and 1t was lost-Ayes l3, Noes %
Mr.. RUsK then addressed the Senate IN
support of the amendment giving additional aid 10 tne
Collins line He had examined the contracts with MT
Collins the amount paid him by the United states ana
the amount received from postages AT the END OF tne
second year the Government had expended S2o1oOo
had received The receipts from hostages
increasing the second year, had yielded SlUOOO
hostages than the first. continue It, SAID tnc
| Hon. gentleman, but year or two longer ana the
hostages will more than pay the whole expenditures
In addition the actual receipts from the Collins line,
it had been the means of the Government deriving
great amount of hostages under the postal treaty from
the Cunard De which, if the Collins line had not been
established, would never have been made: He looked
upon the triumph obtained by the Collins line over
British steamers as great national triumph II MT
Collins were Engshman and had accomplished such
a victory over the marine of another nation he would
never have appealed i'm vain for aid to keep hi vessels
| aloat He denied that this line was monopoly. lts
| losses proved it He read numerous extracts
from official documents that these vessels were adapt
able warke purposes He urged liberal policy for
the encouragement of steam navigation. Such policy
would be the only of sustaining our commercial
relations with the world for the English steamers visit
ed every port This policy would also afford the
of resisting any warke assault should one &C.
cur which was not impossible.
These vessels of the Collins Line were conceded TO
be the four best safest and quickest vessels aoat and
they had humbed the proud mistress Of the seas This
was not all they had done Previously to this enter
prise the machnsts and machinery for constructing such
vessels could be found in America. They are now
here and in of other emergency we are not
to be under obligations for them other nations IL steam
lines generally be encouraged they will enable us to COM
pete successfully with Great Britain otherwise that ma
ion will in consequence of her extensive steam marine.
monopoze not only the transportation of male but the
whole carrying trade with passengers and freight.
The United States now In possession OF victory
will they abandon all that had been accomplished, and
surrender all the British Government He defended
the policy pursued by Mr. Collins of sparng expense
in making his vessels what they He opposed the
| cheap policy The construction of steamers upon the
| cheap plan had, since the Mexican war, made more
widows and orphans than were made during the war
He nesty and orciby argued that the noble, pati
otto and national enterprise prosecuted 80 far success
| fully by Mr. Collins, should not be abandoned now
through motives OF false economy.
| Mr.. HUNTER said he desired to speaks
but if any other Senator friendly to the amendment wished
| to be heard he would yield the foor
| MIR. CLARK said that Mr.. James, who
| now absent desired to speak on the subject.
The Bill was then postponed.
The CHAIR then laid before the Senate
report from thesads of all the Departments communicating
&e in ali the departments ORDERED be printed and re-.
feTed to the Finance Committee
The Senate after being in Executive ses-
sion for about an hour adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House passed the Senate bill for
the relief of Charles G. Hunter The bill authorizes
the Treasury Department to credit him with nearly
5000 account of losses sustained by him while
commander ard purser of the Scourge, and schooner
Tauey, at Alvarado.
Mr.. MCDONALD, from the Committee on
Revolutionary Caims reported back the Senate bill for
relief of Jane Irwin Of Ga 1t allows her on account Of
services and losses by her father in the War of the Revo
luton, the half pay Of Captain, from the time of that
war to the death Of Col Irwin period of IS years.
This rushed through under suspension of the rules
without debate
The House then proceeded to dispose of
the vast amount of business which has for the last two
months been accommodating the Speakers table This
included sixteen communications from the Executive
Department. some of which were laid ON the table and
| others referred to Committees They were generally
of especial public importance The Agculturalpart
of the Patent Office eport laid before the House,
and the motion to print one hundred thousand copies
referred to the Committee Printing large batch
of Senate bills seyeray referred those giving the
right of way and lands Iowa and other States for
railroad purposes were sent to the Committee public
Lands.
The Senate's joint resolution authorizing
the purchase of the 9th volume of the laws the United
States, was passed.
The House then took up for reference