Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15
Fs1DlY, lpRIL IA, 1852.
N {ENATE

N SENATE
Mr. SMITH preseRd the credentials of the Hon. Isaac
ToucEY Senator eeccm the State of Connecticut for
the unexpired term o1 years, commencing the 4th
day Of March, 1851; lch read, and the oath pre-
scribed BY law hayin been administered, Mr.. ToucEY
took his seat v
On motion by Mr.. INTER, the order setting aside
Friday in each week ohe consideration Of the private
bills on thu calendar wasostponed for one hour.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The PRESIDENT Of L Senate laid before the body
Communication frop tn Secretary of the Navy, made in
compliance with tie reoltion Of the oath March last
calling for eopiesPf tia proceedings Of naval court Of
inquiry in the of the United States steamer
Edith ii 1S4e andcepiesf two letters from Commodore
Jones tcthe sesrey Of e Navy together with charges
and specifications against Lieut. Tunis NJ. Craven. and
the the Secretary of the Navy
the Commandsnt ofhe Bosom navy yard the Commander
of the sloop q war; Falmouth and Lieut. R. w. Meade,
between the II daylf Mainland the lst day of July,
1849; which was rfrred 20 the Committee Naval
Affairs anr6hemotd print referred to the Committee
on Prntig. r-
@ Maryland COAL ,
Mr. 1RATT resen,ed resolutions of the Legislature OF
the Site Of Mya1d requesting their Representatives
IN Conress to Stan from the Secretary Of the Navy
copy his inshcons to c. B. Stewart directing an ex-
amnatin te the comparative value Of anthracite and
semi-hhmnoa coal of Allegheny county, Maryland ;
and to otah topy Of the report of said Stewart made
in such instructions from the Secretary Of
call in q,estlthe accuracy of the analysis based the
experiments test the evaperang power Of different Goals
made by Prqsor Walter r. johnson, under an appro-
Prstion aat of Congress of September, 1S4l and to
ascertain aprders have been issued to the commanders
Of docks antavy yards 70 anthracite coal and il
such orders We been given, to ascertain the
therefor - ~
Mr. PRATr presenting these resolutions, took occa-
sion TO remarhat Maryland had made gigantic expendi-
lures from thty to twenty-five millions of dollars) in
he and Caual nd fha ua1t ,vanr opI
Ohio RHilrosPrincpsly with view to develop the
mineral resoes Of the western part of the State, that
the btnmino coal Of that region sufficient last the
Atlantic seafd for centuries to Recently, how
ever, IL appeed that a report had been made by Mr.
Stewart chi$neineer Of the Navy Department predi-
Gated he erstocd upon the result Of eight hours
experiment ii New York steamer, in which that engi-
neer had exposed the opinion that anthracite coal
better adapor the production Of steam than btumin-
GUS Such beory contradcted at once al the expert
ments made der the auspices Of Government, we'll in
England this country The object Of these resolu-
tons the subject referred TO appropriate
committee tina REV to have the matter fairly tested
by experimej conducted by gentlemen Of science expe
rience and Town integrity, which would show the re
atve capac Of these two descriptions of coal in gene
Mr.. p. wasnformed that, on the basis Of Mr. Stew.
arts report The Navy Department had Instructed It's
agents TO pthracte alone for all naval purposes
such we're theact II became doubly important to the
people Of his safe that there should be experiment Il
ss the accuraS Of the engineers report particularly
that report concted directly with experiments made
on both sides Of the Atlantic. He would that the
resolutions be referred the Committee on Naval Affairs
and expressed III, hope that that committee would take
the subject under its immediate consideration and adopt
some plan by which there could be fair and impartial
Mr.. BRoDHEAD desired 20 sav that this vas snbi.c,
IN which bis colleague ook deep interest as he believed
was on his call that the rerort made by Mr. Stewart
was committed to the Senate e had objection TO the
reference to the Committee cd Naval Affairs but would
be unwilling that any instructions should be given To have
another examination made
The resolutions were then referred to the Committee IN
Naval Affairs. r
THE HULsEMANN LETTER.
Mr.. SEWARD submitted the following resolution, which
lies over under the rule:
Resoiped That the President Of e United State, he "a
quested TO communicate 70 the Senate IL consistent with h,
public Interests copy Of Communication made by NJ HUI
semann now or late Charge Emperor oAusa
about the 2sh Of April 1884, to the Secretary Of State
the United States the occasion Of the withdrawal Of
Hulemann from his place Charge, and also cory
copies OF all other correspondence touching the matters wh
are the subjects Of the said communication Of NJ Husemann
LAND FOR A RAILROAD
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa. moved 10 postpone all prior or
ders with view to take up the bill granting the right
way and making grant Of land to the States Of Indiana
Illinois, and Iowa, in aid Of the construction Of raroa
from the Wabash 10 the Missouri FLYER
Mr.. HALE said there was resolution introduced b
the Senator from Tennessee, dr BELL which had bee
laid aside at his suggestion the other day which he though
ought 70 have precedence However, As this was q Bill
that bound to pass he did know but IL had bette
be taken up as he felt convinced that il would be passe
10 less time than he would in talking about tax
ing itup. There was On inquiry which he might make
and that whether the bill did constitute specie
Of fraud those foreigners whs to have
by another BILL and whether II might not be coDsidere
as taking away portion OF their andf
The motion of Mr.. DoDoy, Of Iowa, having prevailed
the bin taken up and ordered to be engTossed for
third reading.
LANDING OF THE ARMY AT VERA CRUZ
The following resolution submitted by Mr.. BELL, wa
then taken IN for consideration: