The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, March 81, 1852.

SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March 81, 1852.
ADMISSION OF UTAH.
Mr. DAWSON presented aremonstrance of GER
tain individuals OF Georgia against the admission
OF Utah into the Union State, the remonstrants
alleging that the religion Of that territory is anti
republican.
The memorial was referred to the Committee
on Territories.
EXPENSES OF HUNGARIAN REFUGEES
Mr.. SEWARD presented memorial Of j..
Dainse, United States consul at Constantinop!e'
prayng to be reimbursed certain expenditures for
the relief Of Louis Kossuth and other refugees IN
that city during the years 1s49, $50, and 81
The memorial was referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
ANOTHER RAILRo AID GRANT.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN presented petition of citizens
NJ Arkansas PRAYING donation Of land to the
Mississippi and Onachitta and Red river railroad
company, which was referred as usual.
arts,AE snE.vsssS5s.
Mr.. BRODHEAD presented memorial Of GER
tain individuals Of Pittsburg and ST. Louis, repre-
senting that they have acquired the art of manutac
turing Russian sheet iron /; and asking mat Con-
press will grant them the exclusive right Of manu-
featuring the same for limited period
The petition was referred to the Committee on
Manufactures.
THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.
Mr.. BORLAND submitted resolution calling
upon the Secretery of the Navy to communicate
to the Senate the object of the expedition which
is about to sail for the East Indies, and also to
communicate to the Senate copy Of the instruc-
tons to the commander Of the expedition.
Mr.. B. said he regarded it IA very certain that
Congress would by and by be called upon to make
further and larger appropriations for this squadron
He thought it proper and highly important there
fore that the object Of the expedition should be
known at the outset.
Mr.. GWIN Directing to the consideration of
the resolution, it was laid over.
THE TARIFF.
Mr.. MILLER submitted resolution declaring
that the paramount interests of the country re-
nnire that the duties on imports shall be altered
and modified as, which atfording an adequate reve
nue. to give suitable encouragement and protec-
ton to our own manufactures, and at the same
time properly guard against abuses and frauds.
The resolution was ordered to be printed.
JURISDICTION ON THE LAKES, &C.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, pursuant to previous notice,
introduced bill supplee ntary TO the act entitled
can act extending the jurisdiction of the district
courts in certain cases, the lakes and navigabe
waters connecting the same, approved February,
ls45. The bill was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
CHANGING THE NAME OF MiDsHPMAN.
Mr.. BADGER introduced a bill to change the
names of Joseph Lewis Breese, midshipman in
the navy, TO Samuel Livingston Breese, which
il was proper To bring questions of this nature be-
fore the Senate. The question was finally decided
in the affirmative, and the bill was ordered 10 be
engrossed by yeas and nays, 26to IL.
rRI-MosrHLY MAIL FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERA
CRUZ.
Mr. SOULE said he desired TO be absent from
the city for short time, and he would ask
personal favor that the Senate would take up the
bin TO provide for a tri-monthly mai New
Orleans TO Vera Cruz via Tampico, and in steam
vessels After some discussion, the request was
granted by courtesy, and the bill was taken up.
Mr.. SOULE proceeded TO ext plain and advocate
the hill Ii provided for the transportation Of the
United States mail tri-monthly, in steamers Of
not less than 800 tons burthen, capable Of being
fitted up for war purposes, and adapted to the
NAVIGATION of the waters Of the gulf. The con-
tIact was to be for FIVE years, and the compensa-
ton $40, 100 per annum.
A protracied discussion folio We'd in which
Messrs. CAss, CLEMENS, DAVIS, RUsK, BoRLASD,
Gws, HAZE, MALLORY, HAMLIs, and others, sta
ted their views.
Several amendments were agreed to. Among
them one moved by Mr.. HUsrER, striking out
the clause which required that the steamers should
Mr.. BORLAND moved an amendment 10 ex-
tend the line TO Louisville, Kentucky, and appro-
pirate 100000 more for that object, but after de-
bate withdrew IL '
The bill was then reported to the Senate, and
the amendment concurred in.
On the amendment Of Mr.. HUNTER, the yeas
and nays were taken, and were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Adams, Bayard, Borland, Brad
bury, Broadhesd, Brooke, Cass, Chase, Clarke,
Davis, Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Dodge, Of Iowa,
Fish, Gsyer, Hunter, Jones, Of Iowa, King,
Mallory, Mason, Miller, Sumner, Underwood,
Wade, Walker-24.
NArs-Messrs Atkinson, Badger, Clemens,
Dawson, Douglas, Downs, Foot, Gwin, Hale,
Hamlin, Jones, Of Tennessee, Morton, Norris,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Smith, Soule,
20.
The bill was ordered then TO be engrosssd,
whereupon
The Senate adjourned.