The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-14
THlRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Thursday. May IS, 1852.
SENATE.

THE HOMESTEAD BILL
A message was received from the House Of Rep
resentatives announcing the passage OF the Home
stead bill, and transmitting il to the Senate.
Subsequently the bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
AecoUNrs HON. DAVID TOD.
Mr.. WADE submitted the following resolution,
which was considered and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the Treasury
port TO the Senate whether the accounting officers
have rejected charge in the amount of the Hon
David Tod late Minister from the United States to
Brazil for money advanced by him to VIM. +. An
dersou, who was sent from Rio Janeiro to the Uni
ted States to be a witness on prosecution to be
commenced against two persons for carrying on
the slave trade, and, il SO. then to report the facts
and the reasons for rejecting the claim
TAxATioS OF PUBLIC LANDs.
On motion of Mr.. GEYER, the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration Of the bill declaring the as
sent OF Congress to the State Of Missouri TO impose
tax on lands hereafter sold by the United States
therein from and after the day OF sale. And the
same considered, and ordered to be engrossed.
LAND FOR RAILROAD.
Mr.. SHIELDS introduced bill granting land to
Ohio Illinois, and Indiana, to aid in the construc
ton Of railroad from Cincinnati, Ohio, to ST.
Louie, Missouri.
CANAL BASIN AT cEoHeETows, D. c.
On motion of Mr.. PRATT, the Senate proceed.
ed 10 the consideration ot the bill directing
vey and estimate Of the cost of constructing a
canal basin at the terminus Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, at Rock creek in Georgetown, d. C.
MIR. WALKER opposed the bill at length; and
and PRATT. The bill was then ordered to be en-
grossed--yeas 80, nays las follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Badger, Bell, Berrien, Bradbu
~. Brooke, Cass, Clarke. Clemens, Dawson, Dodge
Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Fetch. Geyer. Gwin,
Houston, Jones Of Tennessee, King, Mallory,
Mangum, Mason, Pratt. Rusk. Seward. Shields,
Smith, Sumner, Underwood, Upham, Wade, and
NAYS -Messrs. Adams, Bright. Brodhead,
Douglas, Jones of Iowa, Sebastian, and Walker
RIGHT OF WAY FoR a RAILsoAD.
Mr.. BRODHEAD introduced bill authorizing
the Secretary Of War TO grant to the Pittsburgh,
right Of way the grounds Of the States at the
Allegheny arsenal.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the De-
Mr.. WALKER said that the Senator from
Arkansas, (Mr. BoRLAsp.) who had the floor on
the amendment giving additional compensation to
the Collins line, and who on yesterday had com
menced speech upon the subject, but was com
PEELED, from illness, TO suspend his remarks, was
too unwell TO attend the Senate to-day. That SEN
ator had requested him to state the cause of his
absence, and TO ak that that amendment might
not be disposed OF.
MIR. HUNTER moved that the amendment
ating the Collins line be passed informally,
and that the Senate might go on and act upon the
other amendments.
Inc SdAlh balu tnlb CCulQ only DO uOne Dy
unanimous consent.
Mr.. GWIN said that he would have no objection
TO poetponing the amendment, if, after the others
had been disposed Of, q vote could be had on it.
After further debate, the amendment relating to
the Collins line was passed over.
large number Of amendments. submitted by
direction of several standing committees, were
then offered, among which the following were the
most important:
For the repair of the steamer employed on the
survey of the Nantucket shoals, 8 Is 600
For the selection and purchase oil site for
custom house in the city Of San Francisco. 600
For deficiencies in appropriations for the con-
tingent expenses of the Post Office Department
1880.
For the purchase Of a site for custom house at
Bangor, Maine, $4,000; for site for custom
house at Bath, Maine, $1,000
For coal depot at Key West, Florida, 5 20 900.
All which were agreed TO.
Mr.. BELL submitted amendment appropri-
ating S355,000 for compensation TO citizens OF
Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, on account of
depredstions by the Greek Indians in 1896.
Messrs. BELL, DAWSON, CLEMENS and
RUSK supported the amendment and Messrs.
HUNTER, CASS and HALE opposed it.
Without taking anysvote-
The Senate adiourned