The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-14
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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS,
Passage and EngrOssment Of Several Bills by
the Senate.
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TEIIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, July IL, 1852

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THE orENiNG-rErI1ioSs
The Senate commenced business at half past II clock
Petitions were presented in favor Of the passage Of the
Homestead BILL
THE PROVIDENCE HAnBoA.
Mr. CLARKE (whig).of H. l. introduced Joint resou.
ticn directing survey of the harbor of Providence
Rhode Island.
SECURITY TO PASSENGERS on STEAM VESSELS
The bill for the better security of the lives of passen
gers on vessels propelled in whole in part by steam
was passed.
BILLS PASSED.
All the bills yesterday ordered to be engrossed were
taken up and passed.
JUVENILE MILITARY COMPANY
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War
to loan suitable to volunteer company of this CITY,
composed OF pages to the two houses of Congress- was
troduced by Mr. CLEMENS, (dcm of Ala taken up, aad
ordered to a third reading.
DAMAGES TO PAID SPANISH REsrDENrs--EFFECrs OF
THE CUBAN INVASION.
On motion OF MIR. MASON, (dem of Va. the Joint re-
solution for the relief OF the Spanish Consul other
subjects Of the Queen of Spain residing at New Orleans
and at Key West for injuries sustained by them the
hsnds OF mobs upon the receipt of the OF the
cuton OF the persons captured in Cuba, taken up
and ordered to be cngrossed.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT JOINT RULES.
Mr.. NonnIs. (dem) of NJ H., gave notice of joint re-
solution to amend ths joint rules of the two houses
so as to require that all the appropriation bills shall be
sent to the Senate at least ten days before the time fixed
for adjournment.
THE BILL TO PROVIDE FoR THE PROTECTION EMIGnAsrs
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On motion of Mr. DOUGLAS, (dem of Ill the Senate
to the consideration the bill authorizing the
President to raise arm and equip three regiments
luneers to serve for three in guarding and protect
ing the emgrant route and telegraph lines convey
ing the mails between Missouri the settlements
i'll California and Oregon There to be posts on
the route, to be garrsoned by hundred men each
with intervening stations twenty miles apart, gar
risoned by twenty men each-the station houses to
be erected by the volunteers. and from materials
obtained in the country along the route Thee voun-
tecrs to keep the rosds in order with bridges fer
res and TO protect the telegraph lines and persons
employed in estabish hing and working the same They
to raise gather and preserve all ary provisions
and supplies without cost to the government They
to be PAID the same as other troops, the
three years be entitled to six hundred and forty
of land EACH The telegraph lines thus constructed may
these military posts and stations free of charge The
bill also PIRATES dollars to carry into effect the
provisions of the bill,
Mr. DouGIAss moved to fill the blank Nth one hundred
Mr. Hale. Gree soi) of N H.. said the Senate might
AS well fill the blank with the real cost, at once from
1910 to 1874. The cost OF the army in the Atlantic
States in time Of peace, and before the acquisition
Texas aud The new territories, al the rate Of thou
and dollars year for cach man hat cost had not been
feuucc9 sinco .hch iese regiments would "nount 10
three thousand men which at thousand dollars each
would amount to three millions of dollars year foe their
support 1t was Just as well to put that sum in at once
to leave it for future bills
Mr.. DOUGLAS replied that the great cost Of the army
foT sporation which expense would not in
the present proposed force.
Mr.. MASON thought that this bill, which proposed
increase the military force of the United States ought
to undergo the revision of the Military Committee Al
present be could vote for it. Iproposed establish
a military force costing annually at least three millions.
for the purpose of protecting telegraph line which
not in existence and would not be perhaps, for
tury to come and TO protect mail which not carried
by that route and which If carried would greatly in
crease the expense Of its transportation If the object
be to protect the country and pursue the Indians
three thousand men would have much they could
attend to- without having to cultivate and gather crops
lie moved that the bill be referred to the Committee
Military Affairs.
MIR DouGLAs said the object Of the bill to protect
There were un
twenty thousand men, women, and chldren wholly
protected from the Indians by any military force They
ought to be protected either by keeping portion OF the
alny there by this system of military colonization
The latter he thought was the better and cheaper.
Mr. BoBLANp, (dem.) of Ark followed, in favor Of the
bill. and against the commitment.
Mesrs DAWSON and Butler opposed the bill. and after
continuing the debate till three o'clock the bill
postponed until next Tuesday and the Senate adjourned