The daily union., 1852-04-15
In CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES.
Thirty Second Congress-F First Session.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL u, 1852
SENATE.
MESSAGE rHon rnE HousE OF RERaEsEsrArvrs.

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SENATE
MESSAGE FROM TiiE HOUSE REPREsESrArVrs. N
A message was received from the House OF Represent.
aiiyes by Mr. ForDey, their Clerk announcing TO the
Senate that the Speaker OF the House bad signed
rolled BILL and that he had brought IL to the Senate Tor the
signature OF its President 81
The President OF the Senate then signed the bill us
brought from the House OF Represen taliyes-beBg
bill 10 extend the time for selecting lands granted the
State OF Wisconsin Tor saline purposes; and il was de-
vered 10 the committee 10 be presented TO the President
OF the United States
nEMoRiALs, PETITIONS. ere
Mr. DAVIS. Mr.. President. desire TO present 10 the
Senate the petition OF Benjamin +. Haelt, Rufus
other members OF the bar OF the city OF Boston, Massa
chusetls In aid OF the bill pending before The Senate
10 increase the salary OF the district judge OF that district
Without reading, ask that il be laid the table and
as It contains statements interesting for the Senate TO
know, will ask that il be printed
Unanimous consent being given the motion was agreed
Mr.. GWIN presented the petition OF importing mer
chants oi San Francisco, praying the remission OF duties
on merchandise stored IN the government warehouses in
that city. and injured or destroyed BY land slide; which
was referred 10 The Committee on Finance
Mr. SEWARD. Mr. President, have received. and
been requested to present to the Senate the petition of
Ebenezer G Awaer, in which he states that in The month
OF May 1851 when the President of the United States
and portion OF the cabinet officers, were travelling
through the State oil New York, he engaged to fire
salute, and in performing that OF duty and courtesy
he lost both OF his arms. The petitioner asks that Con
gress will afford hm some elie as he is destitute and
in deporabe condition 1 move that, without reading,
the petition be received and referred TO the Committee
Pensions
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. WADE presented a memorial OF assistant mar
shals for taking the seventh in Ohio, praying ad
dilional compensation; which was ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr.. CLARKE presented the petition of John Potter,
and some seventy other citizens of Providence Rhode
Island, praying for the establishment OF mail route from
Washington village TO Rice city, in Coventry, Rhode
m omn tha p1st
Office and Post Roads.
MT; WALKER presented the petition of citizens Of
be granted TO czens Of he Unied States upon
actual settlers; which was referred 10 the Committee on
Public Lands.
MIR. GEYER presented the petition OF the legal repre-
senatlyes OF Jacques Clamogan, praying the conrma
ton OF grant OF land made to said Clamorgan By the
Spanish authorities in 1897 which referred to the
Committee on Private Land Claims
Mr. SUMNER. Mr.. President, have a petition of
citizens OF Plymouth county, Massachusetts,, against the
restoration OF logging in the navy. One OF the persons
by whom the petition is signed states in letter that he
has rendered thirty years service in The navy OF the
United States, and te is convinced, from the results of
his observation during that period, that oggng is not
necessary, and that this would be particularly the
case # the grog ratons abolished move that the
petition be received, and referred to the Committee on
| Nnval Ahaa
~. SMITH presented petition oil citizens OF Nor.
walk connecticut praying an extension OF Woodwoh's
Committee on Patents and the Patent Office
4 Mr.. UNDERWOOD submitted additional documents ia
The case OF William Money which were referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Relations
| PUBLIC LANDS IN OHIO
Mr.. CHASE. Mr. President, rise 10 desire a favor
o the Senaie AS never have asked similar favor,
trust the Senate will indulge now. | ask the Senate
to take up the bill granting to the State OF Ohio the resi-.
due of the unsold public lands within her limits, now
amounting to but little over two hundred thousand
The bill stands second upon the calendar an Obliged
TO leave the city for few days and unless the bill can
4 he m he Hpusp
DESTROYS, however, as am, OF immediate action | will
pledge myself that if i, takes half an hour will
consent that il be laid upon the table that the
previous orders be postponed for the purpose OF taking
up that bill
Mr.. UPHAM. | hope we will go through the morn
ing business first, and let the reports be made
The PRESIDENT. That will be for the Senate 10 de-
eide
The question being taken the motion was agreed 10
and the Senate proceeded IN committee OF the whole,
TO the consideration OF the bill Is ~ grant the State
OF Ohio the ursold and unspproprated public lands
naming in that State
The bill was read having been reported from the Com.
miltee on Public Lands with amendments and the ques
ton was stated to be on agreeing TO the amendments of
the committee.
Mr. CHASE. hope they will be agreed TO- as re-
ported by the committee.
MIR DAWSON. wish to ask for information, sir. if
these reservations TO the Indians will not be put down 10
55 cents per and has the government the right OF
hxing the price oil lands reserved under Indian treaty
For IT the government, has not that right that power
| | suppose the amount will have 10 be made up TO them
and may have 10 pay ou, OF the treasury the
obtained Tor these very lands
| MIR. CHASE. The answer 10 that question is very
short The matter has been very carefully considered By
the Committee Public Lands The government is
bound 10 account to the Indians for the proceeds OF these
lands al dollar and quarter per acre. less seventy
for charges II the State Of Ohio pays the United States
the sum o 55 cents per puts into the treasury the
whole amount which the government is bound to pay TO
the Indians.
Mr.. DAWSON. Then these are lands, Mr.. President.
which may be worth 81 25 per acre. reserved 10 The In
dams and which could have been sold il they had been
thrown into market, which II is proposed 10 give 10
the State OF Ohioibereby taking from these lands 10
cents OF their value alter they have been reserved to the
Indians, and giving it TO the State OF Ohio.
Il Mr.. CHASE. The honorable senator does not under
stand the point The lands not reserved to the In.
dams. They belong the United States; and the gov.
eminent s bound 10 account 10 e Indians the rate OF
81 % per eservng 10 per for charges OF
sale, Nc Alter reservng TO themselves this 10 cents,
there will remain 55 cents per 10 go the Indians
whenever the lands all sold but according TO this BILL
instead OF waiting for long period for sales the State OF
Ohio TO pay into the treasury this So cents per and
so the Indians will get IL at The lands have been
offered for sale and now subject TO private entry.
Il Mi. DAWSON My position is ths II these lands
reserved 10 the Indians bad been In the market up this
would have gone 81 25 per acre, many OF them and II
they In condition TO be taken up, 81 25 per
acre would be paid for them, presume.
! Mr.. CHASE. They have been offered during the ten
or twenty years past They not good lands, and
therefore have not been taken up they are refuse lands
Mr.. DAWSON Then, is not the government 10 lose
at alli
Mr.. CHASE Not a cent
Mr.. DAWSON. II understand il, then, 10 cents is