The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-07

report in relation 10 the expediency of reconnaissance OF
the routes of navigation IN The northern seas and IN the
China and Japan seas which was read and on motion
by Mr. SEWARD II was referred 10 The Committee
Comnerce and ordered 10 DO printed for the use oil
The PRESIDENT pro TEN, also laid before the Senate
report OF The Secretary OF War, in compliance with
resolution of the Senate 10 the necessity OF establish
ing suitable dePois for the preservation OF gunpowdeT be-
longing the United States; which read and on
motion by Mr.. FISH. ii referred 10 the Committee
on Military Affairs.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS. ETC.
| The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Senate a
petition of citizens OF Dallas county, Alabama, remon,
stratng against the further extension of the granted
to w w Woodwork for planning machine; which was
referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent
Office
assistant marshal for taking the seventh census in Sum-
district South Carolina. praying additional compensa
ton; which was referred 10 the COMMITTEES OF Claims
| MIR. BORLAND presented a petition Of citizens oil
CLARK county. Arkansas demonstrating agains! the fur
ther extension of the patent granted TO w. w. Wood
worth for planning machine Which G WAS referred to the
MIR. WADE presented petition Of residents of Ohio,
praying the enactment OF such laws will authorize the
ers; which referred TO the Committee the Judi.
MIR. JONES. OF Tennessee. presented the petition OF
Absalom KYLE and William c. KYLE praying the COM
pensaon for transporting the mail due according to the
terms OF their contracts which was referred TO The Com
mitlee of Claims.
to present 10 the Senate the memorial OF Henry oRely
proposing system of intercommunication by mail and
telegraph along military road through our own terrific
ries between the Atlantic and Pacific Statesbeng the
plan approved by The ST. Louis national convention in
ls49, will state. in presenting this memorial. that Mr.
ORely has had great experiences in the OF
southern and western States; and he now proposes to
establish line of telegraph from the western border OF
our present elegraphic operations upon the Mississippi
river to the Pacific lie asks no appropriation
no money land-from the government OF the United
States He asks doDatonno grants no gifts OF any
kind. he only asks to be protected along Inc ine 80
that his communication can be kept up; and suggests, IN
his memorial that inasnuch as the present laws provide
for line of military posts from the Mississippi valley to
the Pacific these posts might be SO arranged that they
could protect the Geographic communication that he pro-
poses 10 establish along that line The suggestion Is,
that instead OF establishing large number OF men at
few posts we may reduce the number OF men at each
post and establish larger number OF POSTS so that they
shall be twenty miles apart and only twenty men at each
post He thinks asmall number like this might keep up
the communication along the line
He also suggests in his memorial that these along
the line may be made The instruments OF carrying the
mail which might be sent along from post to post and
thus they could carry your mail the same time that they
accomplishing the other object of protecting this
ensive line OF communication and the emgant route. The
object OF the memorial however merely 10 establish the
line OF teegraph and he suggests conneXon with that
these other advantages which would result from IT, He
suggests, ALSO connexon with il, that the establish
enl OF line OF posts and throwing The line open 10 set
Element, would encourage syglem oil emigration, that
II would soon become numerously settled this other
sideraon, however, is merely incidental and may be
adopted by Congress or not All he asks is TO establish
telegraph line from the Mississippi valley, where the
wires terminate, TO the Pacific. and to be protected
by the military posts, that he can keep up commu-
ncaon in that for the benefit OF the government
and the country at large will state that this same plan
was laid before paonal convention IN 81. LOUIS IN
lsi9-the railroad conventon-and received their APP
prevail II is the firm conviction OF all those living in the
Mississippi valley, and all intelligent who have di-
recied their attention 10 the subject that this line might
be well protected and thus line oil constant communica
i ttg,E anf hn 1ha nd Ihr Shn
The memorial states that by this line, within two years
from this date. should be able TO deliver the European
news upon the banks of the Pacific within one week
from the time il left Europe move that the memorial
be printed for the oil the Senate, and referred TO the
4 Committee on Territories.
The PRESIDENT. II will be so referred and the
motion TO print will go to the Committee on Printing.
Mr. BORLAND lwould suggest that ii be ordered ia
be printed There is donb; but it is matter Of
interest and the Committee Printing would undoubt
edy report iavorably upon the proposition, hope II viii
be ordered 10 be printed now.
Unanimous consent being given, the memorial was or
Mr.. SEWARD presented the petition Of J. H. Jones
praying that land may be granted TO settlers on the Me
nomonee purchase who are not possessed OF other land
which was referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
MIR. WADE, from the Committee OF Claims, 10 whom
was referred the bill from the House for the relief o
Charles s. Mathews Charles Wood, and James Hall, re
ported !, back with an amendment ..s r.-.-.r.
i Mr. BAfARD, from the Committee oil Claims 10 whom
was referred the bill Is. ASP for the relief OF Thomas
Deyln reported back without amendment and recon
mended its passage.
Mr.. BRODHEAD, from the Committee OF Claims. Il
/ whom was referred the petition OF John McAvoy
soldier in the with Mexico, praying the reimburse
meDt OF expenses incurred in returning home submitted
report, accompanied by bill IS 34o) for the relief o
John McAvoy; which read and passed 10 SECOND
| reading and the report ordered TO be printed.
i Mr. SHIELDS, from the Committee Military Affairs
to whom was referred the petition OF Nathan Weston, jr
late payuaser in the army praying the extra pay granted
by Congress for service IN the Mexican and paper
accompanying ~ submitted report accompanied by 2
bill Is BAD for the relief of Nathan Weston r late adj
dtional paymaster in the United States army which wa
read, and passed 10 second reading, and The report
| ordered 10 be printed
Mr.. s j, from the came committee to whom was refer
red the memorial of Russell Jones, surviving partners
OF Brown, Russell. Co., asked to be discharged from
the further consideration OF the same and that il be refer
red to the Committee OF Claims; which was agreed TO-
/ MIR. g., from the same committee, to whom was
erred the petition OF Richard M Bouton, praying com
pensaton from the United States government for the
OF bis discovery and machines in the manufacture Of
percussion caps Tor the of the army, submitted
port accompanied by bill Is. 3i2) for the relief OF Rich
ard w Boulon, George Wright, and the widow OF Mar
vim w Fisher; which read and passed to second
reading.
Mr. g. said In making out this report and bill, the
committee found that there three persons equally
terested in this invention and machine for making
! filling percussion caps and the committee have in.
structed to report bill that covers the of all
three, did not wish 10 separate them. But find
that the Committee on Naval Affairs have already re.
ported bill in favor of of thena bill for the relic
4 twenty thousand dollars for report live thou
sand dollars in the having examined the sub
ect, think, very fully will ask, sir. thai this bill
be taken up for the purpose OF Offering this amend