The southern press., 1852-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, April 6,
EXECUTIVE, coMMUNIcATIoEs.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The PRESIDENT, pro tenn. laid before the
Senate report of the Secretary OF tne Na Ivy
made in compliance with resolution OF the sen
ate, in relation to the expectancy OF a reconnol-
sance Of the routes of navigation In the northern
seas and in the China and Japan seas
TThe Secretary expresses the opinion that the
interests of navigation require such reconoisance,
and states that there are no vessels belonging to
the service which can properly be assigned 10 II,
but that the necessary vessels can be built Tor
sum not exceeding $l25 900.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. also laid before the
Senate a communication from the Secretary OIL
War, transmitting, in compliance win p peso,u,
as to the expedency of establishing suitable de
pots for.the preservation of gunpowder belonging
to the United States.
The communications were referred, and ordered
to be printed
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC.
Mr.. DOUGLAS presented memorlalof Henry
O'Rielly proposing to establish line OF teie,
graphic communication between the h'iah'io anu
Pacific States.
Mr. p. said the momoriast asked no donation
Of land or money. All he asked from the gov
eminent was protection and he suggested tnat
the line of military posts required 6y existing
laws might be so arranged as to anoru the heces
sary protection, by making the posts twenty nhIes
apart, and reducing the number OF men IN each
To twenty This arrangement of the stations
would afford suitable protection to emigrants, ana
the men might also be employed in carrying the
mail.
Territories.
THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
Mr. BADGER, pursuant to previous notice, IN
troduced a bill to amend and extend the provisions
of the act of 1916, in relation to the payment OF
claims which was read twice and referred.
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Mr.. SEBASTIAN offered resolution, request
ing the Secretary of the Interior to furnish the
Senate with all information in the office OF the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, showing the names
and numbers Of claimants of the llquldated balance
of indemnity due TO the friendly Creek Indians
for losses in the Creek war of 1872, and the
amounts respectively due to them.
The resolution was agreed TO.
MAIL STEAMERS ON THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI.
Mr.. BORLAND introduced bill providing for
the daily transportation OF the mail in steamers
on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers; which was
read twice and referred.
SALARY OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SOUTH CAROLINA. ,
Mr.. RHETT introduced a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on the Judiciary TO inquire into
the expediency OF increasing the salary Of the
Judge Of the District Court OF the United States
for the District of South Carolina which was
agreed TO.
DRAFTS OF THE INDIAN AGENT OF CALIFORNIA
Mr.. WELLER offered resolution, that the
Secretary Of the Interior inform the Senate-lst.
Whether the Indian commissioners, or agents,
in the State OF California, in their negotiations,
have contracted any debs for which the govern
ment is responsible; and IFS the amount thereof.
cd. Whether any drafts, drawn by said commits
sioners, or agents, have been protested by the
Department, and II so, the amount.
The resolution was agreed to.
THE OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS.
Mr.. FELCH offered resolution that the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs inquire into the expedi-
ency Of providing for amicabe arrangement
with the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Of ell
questions arising under the treaty with them Of
1896 relative TO the continued occupancy Of the
lands reserved to them, and the consideration TO
be paid for such cesson and also, as TO the ex-
pediency Of making an Appropriation TO enable
the proper Department 10 consummate such
measures as may be necessary for their perma-
nent settlement in the country where they now
reside.
The resolution was agreed to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of
the resolution re-afrming the doctrine Of non-in-
tervention, and
Mr.. MASON proceeded to address the Senate
thereon.
He regarded the resolutions Of the Senators
from Michigan, [Mr. Cas-, and New York,
TMr SEWARD az substantially the same. The
one said, we cannot see the laws Of nations vio
lated, &C., "wthout deep concern;" the other that
we cannot look "with indifference" &c. The
import Of these expressions was pretty much the
same. Both declared Il TO be the duty Of the
United States TO express purpose with reference
M future cases Of intervention.
Re then referred to the period when the policy
Of neutrality with respect to the affairs Of foreign
nations was established, showing the ground upon
which il was at that time based.
In reply 10 the objection that neutrality was de-
signed to be transient policy only, he quoted
the writings OF Washington, and Others. 70 the
contrary and showed that ut the time when Wash
;noton issued his proclamation OF neutrality, and
declined to intervene in behalf OF France, the
country was under peculiar obligations to that
government.
The policy Of neutrality, established by that
proclamation, he commended, had never been de-
parted from by the legislative authorities OF the
country.
Finally, he submitted to the Senate, that, il at
any future time Hungary should be placed in such
a position 10 afford an opportunity OF max
ing good our word, whether we should not be
bound in honor TO do IL.
Mr.. BELL said he had, for some time past,
desired to be heard upon this subject and he sug-
gested that some early day might be assigned
him.
Mr.. COOPER also expressed desire TO speak
upon the subject, and he hoped that so me day
next v eek might be fixed for the further consid-
Grafton OF the resolution.
Mr. BADGER said he commenced speech on
the compromise resolution in the early part Of
Fsbruary last, and he should be glad to have an
onnortunity OF completing il. He would give
no,ice therefore, that he should tomorrow morn
inc move TO take up that resolution to FIX some
dsy for it's consideration. He should do u less on
49, oV,n recount, however, than on account or
Rs friend from Mississippi, [Mr. BRooEE, who
wished to speak upon the resolution
Tbs non-intervention resolution was then post
poned until Tuesday next, and
Amer the consideration Of executive business,
the Senate adjourned