Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-31
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1852.
IN SENATE.


The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body
communication from the Department of War, made in
compliance with resolution of the odd instant transmit
ting copy of letter from Col Benjamin Huger to Gen
George Talcott, bearing date at Fort Monroe Arsenal
November s. 1850 Read and referred to the Committee
Military Affairs.
Also, from the Treasury Department transmitting a
statement of the Marine Hospital fund for the fiscal year
ending the 30th June 1851 which was laid the table
and ordered to be printed
From this document it appears that the total expend
ture amounted to $3.50, 100 81
Hospital r.ousy expended 1922 u
FRENCH sPoLIATIoNs.
Mr. BRADBURY asked the Senate to indulge him so
tee to provide for the ascerainmen and satisfaction
claims Of American citizens for spoatons committed by
the French prior to the 3st July, 1901 simply with
view to assign day for its consideration
Mr. RUSK avowed his intention TO vote against taking
up the bill for the purpose Of fixing any particular day
Mr.. WALKER had forborne to ask for any special day
to be fixed for taking up bills in which he was deeply in
terested. He willing to leave them the calendar
to take their chance with others when they were reached
in their proper order There several bills quite
interesting to States this bill the individual
claimants He thought the plan of making special orders
bad one, tending it did to provoke debate set
speeches made and speech led another the
great waste of me and he should therefore, oppose the
motion to take up the bill.
Mr.. BRADBURY pointed to the great Importance Of
the bill, and as it which every Senator would
thought
the time should be known to all when il would up.
He did think it would lead any protracted discus
son il had other occasions been thoroughly de-
bated
The debate was continued by Messrs. GWIN, BADGER,
B0RLAND, BELL, HAMLIN, and others.
Mr.. BORLAND demanded the yeas and nays the mo-
ton, which ordered
Mr.. HALE said il with great reluctance that he
should vote against taking up the bill He had supported
the in all its phases and il about the only
bill he voted for that took money of the Treasury be-
he believed it would be for paying honest debt
lie would against making il special order because
he did not wish to see 10 in such company He against
the whole system Of special orders and would prefer that
this bill should remain the calendar and be reached
proper When the other special orders up
he would vote to put them the table any where
til they brought back to their original positions.
Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa, remarked that il well known
to the Senate that he had been and opposed to the
bill in all its phases; yet, bills in which he inte-
rested had been made special orders by the courtesy
other Senator'S he should extend the courtesy and
would for taking il up in conformity with the wishes
of the Senator from Maine
The question then taken and decided in the arma-
tive, follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Badger, Bayard Bcrren Bradbury Clarke
Cooper Davis Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa. Downs
Fclch, Fish, Foot Hamn, James Jones Of Iowa.
Tennessee Mallory Miller Pearce, Smith, Soule Spruance
Sumner Upham, and Wade--26
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison Borland Clemens Dawson Doug
las, Gwin Hale, Houston, Hunter King McRae, Mangum
Norris, Rusk, Sebastian, Walker, and Whitcomb-l7.
On motion by Mr. BRADBURY, the bill was then made
the special order for Monday the 10th of February next
SPECIAL ORDER
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill granting the right of way and making grant of land
TO the State of Iowa. in aid Of the construction Of
tain railroad in said State, when
Mr.. SUMNER and addressed the Senate at length
in favor Of the general provisions Of the bill
On motion of Mr. FELCH the further consideration Of
the subject was postponed until Thursday next
And the Senate adjourned