Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-14
MONDAY, FEBRUARY g., 1852.
IN SENATE.

The PRESIDENT of the Senate laid before the body
communication from the Secretary of War; transmitted
in compliance with resolution of the 4th instant calling
for information to the amount received by the board OF
engineers for the construction of Notifications at San
Francisco bay which read and ordered to be printed
The report of the board states that communication
addressed by them to the engineer department the 18th of
October last that Congress be asked
pirate less than $500 900 for the of
Notifications at San Francisco and that the subsequent
studies Of the board have only confirmed the proprey of
the recommendation.
Also, communication from the Department of War,
transmitting for the of the Senate the Army Register
for the year 1852 which read and laid the table
Mr.. BRIGHT presented resolutions of the Legislature
Of Indiana in favor of appropriation Of the vacant
lands within the Vncennes land district for the benefit
schools in favor Of the location of national
armory Evansville in that State in favor of the
strucon of canal around the Falls of the Ohio river
in favor of restricting the entry of public lands
tiers and to them only in limited quantities. and at the
cost only Of surveying and patentng them.
The Senate then proceeded consider the bill supple
menar the several acts of Congress providing for the
security Of the lives of board of
| sells propelled in whole or in part by steam.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved t6 amend the bill by adding
| an additional section:
See g. And be further enacted That judges the dis
of the United States within judicial districts
there may be ports of entry delivery shall have power
authority appoint inspectors Of steamboats,
and machinery such places within the judicial district
not less than fifty miles distant from port of entry deve
D the judge Of the district deem proper and the in
pector appointed shall have all the powers and rights
shall perform all the duties and be subject all the liabilities
imposed inspectors appointed under and virtue
Of July 1885, entitled An act TO provide for the better
cury Of the lives of passengers board Of vessels propelled
in whole part by steam" and the modify
approved March 1s43 and other Of Congress
rdd That person shall be appointed inspector
said who is interested in the manufacture of engines
steam boilers other machinery belonging vessels
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD advocated his amendment and il was
adopted.
Mr.. BORLAND sustained the bill applicable to his
State and showed the Inconvenience to which they were
put Arkansas by having send boats where they could
be examined
Mr.. DOWNS opposed the bill on the ground that the
safety of life and property higher than any other
considerations
Mr. DAVIS wished the subject deferred; it was one
that had claimed the close attention Of the committee
he hoped in the Of the present week. to be able
report the result of their investigations There would
clause introduced in the bin that the iron Of which boil
ers were made should undergo rigid inspection together
with application of proper test Of strength il
fact the whole matter would be brought under revision
with view to the protection Of life and property.
The question was taken ordering the bill TO be
crossed, and decided in the affirmative
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills read n third time and passed
The bill renquish the State Of Iowa the lands re
served for salt springs therein
The bill to provide for the repair Of the
library room, lately destroyed by FIRE
NON-INTERvENTION
The preceding special orders severaly passed
informally and the Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the joint resolution re-arming the doctrine Of nonin
terventon; when
Mr.. CLARKE rose and addressed the Senate at con
siderable length, and
The further consideration was then postponed until to
morrow and the Senate proceeded the consideration
the doors re-opened-
| And the Senate adjourned.