Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-17
MONDAY, July II, 1852.
IN SENATE.

LIN DENIAL
The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred
BY Mr.. HAMLIN: A memorial from Bangor, in Maine
very numerousy signed and by persons of the highest
specabty urging upon Congress the passage Of the law
granting to each State portion of the public lands fol-
railroads and educational purposes by which share Of
the same will inure to the State of Maine.
BY Mr. DAVIS: From merchants of the city of Boston,
asking that the independence of Hay may be recognised
by the United States setting FORTH among other
for the adoption of the measure that Hayti imports
eleven times cotton goods than Cuba and consumes
three times more of -four six times more pork, five
times more SOAP and six times picked fish than
Cuba 1t further states that the tonnage Of the United
States trading that place in 1850 exceeded by twenty
thousand tons that to Ireland and Scotland together
thirty thousand that the Hanse Towns and much
that Belgium exceeds by two thousand tons that with
both the Atlantic and Mediterranean ports of Spain and
double that trading with France the Mediterranean
taking together the French West Indies the French Fish
cries. French Guiana and Isle of Bourbon II equals the
aggregate amount Of that trading to Portugal Madeira
the Azores the Cape de Verd Islands, Italy, Sicily,
Trieste and all the other Austrian ports and Turkey II
exceeds by than twenty thousand tons the trade with
Holland and the Dutch East Indies Brazil with her
population of five millions, only employs onethird more
American shipping while Mexico with her eight millions,
employs third less than Hayh.
BY Mr.. JONES, of Iowa: From William d. Arnet COM
planning Of the number Of patents rejected involving great
loss to Inventors and asking the employment Of suit
able number of persons in the Patent Office skilled in art
and science whose duty shall be to and advise
inventors with regard to the novelty and "patnta of
their inventions
BY Mr. CLARKE: Resolutions passed at public
meeting in Georgetown D. c. demonstrating against the
reconstruction Of the Potomac bridge its present SITE
and urging point above the town suitable
location
Petitions we're also presented by Messrs SHIELDS and
CHASE in favor of the homestead BILL and by Messrs
BRADBURY, SEBASTIAN, and RUSK relating TO local
matters.
.sfi BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were severally read third time
and passed
An act provide for the promotion of certain officers
in the Engineer, Typographical Engineer, and Ordnance
Corps
An act for the relief of the heirs and Of
the late Robert Sewell.
An act for the relief of John Duff.
An act to amend an act entitled An act to incorporate
the Washington Gas Light Company"
An regulate the terms Of the district court Of the
United States for the district Of Iowa
SPECIAL ORDER.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the
bill to amend the act entitled An act for the better
curty Of the lives Of board Of vessels
PEELED in whole or in part by steam"
After the adoption Of numerous amendments and the
rejcetion Of others
Mr.. MALLORY opposed the bill at some length
Mr.. BORLAND replied; and, after few words from
Mr.. DAVIS, the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. FELCH the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill to authorize the sale Of reserved lands
and for other purposes which, after having been amend
ed was ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
On motion by Mr. BRODHEAD, the Senate proceeded
which, after having been amended to give PEN
sion to the minor children ordered be engrossed
for third reading. fN
On motion, the Senate adjourned.