The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-07
THlRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
TUESDAY, July 6, 1852.
SEN ATE.


The CHAIR laid before the Senate a communi-
eaten from the Secretary Of State, made in com
pliance with resolution Of the Senate calling for
report from the heads Of Dtpar tfnents of a plan
for classifying the clerks and aPpottioning their
salaries. The Secretary states his reasons Tor not
mourning in the report made by the other heads
OF the Departments. He thinks it inc xpedent to
establish any board for the examination Of cand-
dates, either for original appointment promotion.
A.ss from the Treasury Department, a report
communicating statement of the amount paid for
printing, binding, and stationery for that Depart
ment from the first OF April, lS49, to the 3lst Of
March, 1852.
HEIRS BARoN KALI.
Mr.. PRATT presented the resolutions OF the Lie.
gislature Of Maryland, asking and urging upon
Congress the justice OF compromising the heirs Of
Baron De Kalb for the revolutionary services of
their ancestor.
THE ALIANTHys TREE.
Mr.. WALKER presented the proceedings of the
Board oi Health of Washing ton city condem ming
the alianthus tree a nuisance.
SALINE LANDS IN INDIANA.
Mr.. FELCH reported back House bill to enable
the Legislature OF Indiana to dispose OF the unsod
Saline lands in said State heretofore granted to il
by Congress And the same was, on motion, con-
sidered, and read a third time and passed
PUBLIC PRINTER.
M. CLEMENS gave notice Of a Joint resolution
to provide for the election OF public printer and
liking the prices at which the work shall be done
THE BOUNDARY COMMISSIONER.
The Senate then, on motion of MIR. GWIN, pro
ceedtd To the consideration of the resolution sub
united by Mr.. WELLEn the 18th ultmo, pro-
posing TO refer to Il select committee of five Sena
tors the charges preferred by Colonel NlcCleliand
against the commissioner appointed to run the
boundary line between the Uued States and
Mexico.
Mr. WELLER then read to the Senate n speech
mainly in reply TO a speech made in the Senate in
1850, by MIR. Ewing, ut Ohio, Elk secretary of the
Interior, upon Mr. BRApsURY's resolution concern
ing removals from office, in which were'snted tie
Causes for the removal of Mr.. WELLER from the
office of Boundary Cornmi soner.
Mr.. w. alluded to the char ges made against him
by Mir. e, and pronounced them wholly false, and
attributed them to the maIignity of the man who
uttered them
He then rccapi,ulated the charges flied against
the present commissioner, and contended that they
at least deserved investi CATION.
Mr.. CLARKE said he desiT CT to defend the pre-
sent commissioner, but was not prepared to do SO
at this moment He thought it would be an easy
task to show that his conduct had been strictly
legal and honorable. He moved a postponement
of the resolution till Thursday week.
Mr.. RUSK said that he understood the initial
point of the boundary, which had been fixed by
the treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo, had been changed
ny agreement, greatly to the benefit of Mexico.
Until he had full information upon this point, he
would not vote dollar 10 continue the commits
sion.
After some further remarks by Nlessrs, CLARKE
and RUSk, the motion to postpone the resolution
Was agreed to.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The Senate then took up in order the following
bills. and ordered the engrossmeni:
bill for the rcliet OF l.. NJ. Golds borough, G.
Van Brunt, and S. F. Blunt.
bill for the relief Of Richard Fitzpatrick.
The following bills from the House were taken
up and passed:
An &c, to supply deficiency to the State of In
diana in township of land granted to said State
for an university by an act OF Congress Of 1919.
An act in relation to a certain lot of ground in
the town of Guadenhutten in the Stale of Ohio.
THE CUBAN rRIsoNERs
message was received from the President of
the United States stating that, among those per
CONS captured in Cuba and sent prisoners to Spain
for being concerned in the Cuban expedition, and
who were pardoncd Ivy the Queen Of Spain, were
fifteen foreigners; by the act of Congress liking
appropriation to defray the expenses home OF
American citizens thus pardoned, no provision was
made Tor the expense OF sending home these for
elgncrs The American Consul, however, had
made contract on hls personal responsibility for
their expenses, and the President subnt to Con
gres5 the propricty Of renuncratipg the Consul.
Ihc expense is + ,0i3. :.
Read and referred TO the Comntto on Finance.
The Senate then adjourn cd.