The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-23

substitute for t. The Naval Committee will act upon il
promptly and bring it again before the Senate; but we
are delayed n action upon il owing 10 the fac
that this discussion is going in the Senaie and if il il
agreeable TO the senator from New Hampshire, Mr.
HALE,l will move TO refer this memorial TO the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.
| The question being then taken the memorial was re-
ferred accordingly.
! PAPERS WITHDRAWN AND REFERRED.
j Mr. SMITH moved that the petition OF Samuel w
Chlson the files of the Senate, be referred 10 the Com
mittce on the Post Office and Post Roads; which was
agreed TO.
Mr. BELL asked that the memorials OF members Of the
bar OF East Tennessee the files OF the Senate relating
10 the appointment OF separate Judge for that district be
referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary which was
! agreed 70;
i Mr.. MILLER asked that the petition OF Samuel s
to the Committee Of Caims--there having been ad-
verse report which was not confirmed by the Senate
which was agreed TO.
i Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa, asked that Elisha Hampton
and others have leave to withdraw the documents the
files OF the Senate relating to their claims in order thai
they may be presented in the House; which was agreed
| Mr.. BRODHEAD asked that the petition of Mary Z.
D. Baney, widow of George Blaney on the files of the
Senate, be referred TO the Committee of Claims; which
Mr.. GWIN asked that two petitions Of citizens OF San
Francisco California, presented January 2, 1882 IN rea
ton to the establishment OF branch mint at that place,
may be Withdrawn from the files OF the Senate; which
Mr. BRADBURY asked that the petition Of Henry
Williams and others, owaers OF the brig Nimrod, be
Withdrawn from the files OF the Senate and referred TO
the Committee Of Claims; which was agreed 10.
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD | rise to renew the motion which
made yesterday TO whdrawth the papers OF William l.
Zockofier can now state at length the facts OF the
case, which was unable to do then The papers have
been presented here and referred 10 committees. who
have made unfavorable reports upon the subject Those
reports, however have never been acted upon by the
Senate. | was able 10 state this much on yesterday
will now state, in addition to that that have learned
upon inquiry that when application was made TO the
/ pap 4
of he does not want any further action in the Sen
ate, having succeeded in obtaining his pension at the
Pension Office But he thinks that the papers on file here
will show that the pension ought to have been grante6o
him twelve months earlier than il was actually
allowed; and he now wants the evidence on file here TO
that effect, to be deposited in the Pension Once is
under these circumstances that he asks leave to with
draw said papers.
The question being taken leave was accordingly
granted TO withdraw said memorial and papers.
/ REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. BORLAND, from the Committee on Pensions, to
whom referred the bill for the relief OF Mrs p A
McNe widow OF the late General John Mcneil, re-
ported back the same without amendment and recon.
msnded its passage al the same time calling the special
| Mr. UPHAM, from the Committee on the Post Once
and Post Roads, 10 whom referred the memorial Of
DAY. asking os b. io Sf
relief OF Ira Day, of Vermont; which read, and
passed second reading and the report was ordered to
Mr. BORLAND, from the Committee on Printing to
whom was referred the motion TO print two Thousand
additional copies OF the report OF the Secretary OF Wa
in relation 10 the inundaons OF the Mississippi river
submitted report recommending that three thousand
copies OF the be printed. three hundred of which
should be for the use Of the Typographical Bureau.
i MIR. b. said would state that this is very important
document relating to the inundaons OF the Mississippi
river The corps Of Typographical engineers have been
for some time engaged upon this work II Is work Of
very great interest large portion OF the citizens oil this
country and especially to the inhabitants OF the valley OF
the Mississippi The document is q small one, and the
cost Of printing the two thousand additional copies which
was first recommended will be but about 500, and the
of three thousand copies will be but little more than
that sum. The question OF printing two thousand add
ional copies was referred to the Committee on Printing
and they recommended the printing OF three thousand
copies ,,,o,n,nr
for the use OF the Senate been already ordered' and il
this report print three thousand additional copies
i Mr.. BORLAND. / understand that this merely refers
to the additional copies, the document has previously
been ordered TO be printed Tor the use OF the Senate
The question being then takeH The report was adopted
CAPT. wM k. LArMER.
/ Mr. HALE submitted the following resolution; which
| was referred TO the Committee on Printing:
Rssoiped, That thousand additional copies OF the
charges aud specifications before of inquiry against
VIM. X. Latimer, captain in the navy OF the United
States and the accompanying papers. which order
ed be printed. be printed Tor the OF the Senate.
RESOLUTION SUBMITTED.
Mr. WALKER, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims, submitted the following resolution which was
read, and lies over one day, under the rule:
Re,oivsd, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims
be authorized employ clerk said committee during
the present session, al the usual compensation,
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
/ Mr. HUNTER sumbilted the following resolution ,
which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed
to-
Resolved That the Secretary the Treasury be request
ed furnish for the information Of the Senate, detailed
statement OF all where seizure and conscation, in
flaw, may have taken place the ground Of
under-vaiuauon or frauds either in the invoice or entry
made attempted be made, at the custom. house of
collection district Of the United States since the tariff
OF the Both OF July, 1885, went into operation, desert
bng any such goods and stating the place county from
whence imported together with like of all
have taken place in OF the directions col
ectors and other officers OF the customs contained in the
circular instructions issued by the Secretary OF the
Treasury under date OF the 18th OF October ISi9 in the
following terms, to wits Where the value declared in
the entry shai due apprsisement OF the goods be
found be far below the foreign market value
TO raise presumption OF being fraudueny invoiced,
seizure and concaon ofthe goods should take place un-
der the provisions Of the OF I'd March, l799 and prose-
cuon OF the offending party under the 10Th section Of the
tariff act OF Both August, 1872, instituted"
Mr. HUNTER offered the following resolution:
nish or the Senate OF the United States, copy
of an original letter the files OF his department. from
Colonel Benjamin Huger General George Talcot bear
\ ing date at Fort Monroe arsenal. Nov. 3, 1850
Mr. H. said that il was a mere resolution OF inquiry.
which he had introduced the request OF the senator
from South Carolina, Mr. BurLER] who was sick, and
was very anxious that il should be adopted at once
related to subject now before the committee upon
which no information had been asked He hoped il
| would be considered at once
No objection being made, the resolution was then
adoped