The daily union., 1852-09-18
RAnRoAp m ARKANsAs.

Mr. BORLAND am directed by The Committee on
Public Lands 10 whom yesterday referred the bill
from The House granting The night o way, and making
grant Of land the States OF Arkansas and Missouri,
to aid in the construction OF railroad from point
the Mississippi opposite the mouth OF the Ohio Tve via
Little Rock, 10 the Texas boundary, near Fulton. in Ar
kansas with branches 10 Fort Smith and the Mississippi
river" 10 report il back without amendment and rec
ommend It's passage wish 10 ask ior It's consideration
now.
The PRESIDENT One objection will not prevent
its being taken up, as il is House bill and has been
read twice but II requires majority 10 consider the bill
Mr UNDERWOOD. objected to making the report,
and ask If the senator make the report now after
the morning hour has expired, without obtaining con-
sent from the Senate Must not the senator ask leave
The PRESIDENT That is not necessary.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. ! thought that had been the
practice.
: The PRESIDENT The report has been received,
and the question now is the motion TO take up the
BILL and is for majority Of the Senate to decide that
The question being then taken upon the motion to
proceed 10 the consideration OF the BILL upon division il
not agreed 10 ollowsayes l2, not counted
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
MIR BRIGHT. move that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of executive business
Mr. HOUSTON move the honorable senator will
withdraw his motion in order to allow me 10 make re-
port
Mr. BRIGHT cannot withdraw the notion
Mr. HOUSTON. The report wish TO make IS from a
special committee. believe It is privileged question.
rhe PRESIDENT The Chair cannot receive the re-
port unless the senator from Indiana wilhdaws his
tIon
Mr. BRIGHT. feel it to be my duty 10 persist in the
motion
The motion was agreed to-
The Senate accordingly proceeded to the consideration
of executive business and after time spent therein
the doors were reopened.
SELECT COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION.
Mr. HOUSTON. wish to make report.
The report was read. as follows:
"The select committee appointed by the Senate the
9th instant investigate Frauds bribery, &c, entered
once upon their duties by calling witnesses before them,
nsttutng careful inquiry into oil alleged
or supposed part persons
the mployment of the government.
The short time remaining from the day when these in
were begun until the close of (ess
than month) has necessarily restricted them within mar
mits-ake in respect to the number oil cases and 10
the number of Witnesses examined
Several OF fraud and gross improprety alleged
before the commttee For Of time. however only
have been so lar investigated as 10 afford any definite
them has not been com peted Wihou, underakIns, there
make elaborate OF what they have done,
aken in the two Cases referred TO- and ask print
ed And believing that the public interest will be protected
and many they believe exist they ask leave
their inquiries dnnng the and to
their sittngs at the next session of Congress"
Mr. HOUSTON ask that the report be adopted,
and that the testimony be printed.
Mr., UNDERWOOD. wish to state that the gentle
man from Mississippi Mr. BRooKE] and myself, who
members of the committee, thought improper TO
print any of the evidence until the whole case was
Mr.. BADGER, The report, if l. understand it, states
that the examination has not been completed with refer
ence to any one case. Am correct in that
Mr.. HOUSTON There two which have
been nearly completed
Mr. BADGER. | understand that the report states
expressly that The examination has not been entirely
completed in any II the examination has not been
completed in any case, ii Is certainly improper to PRINT
any part OF the evidence.
Mr. HOUSTON We have not been able to get along
with more than two cases bur the public mind is
demanding something, we propose to give them all The
testimony we have got.
Mr., BADGER Iobjecl to the consideration OF there
p0iT The PRESIDENT Then, ii cannot be considered
Mr.. HOUSTON. As the report cannot be considered
now, ask leave to withdraw il.
Leave was granted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
aves by Mr.. Forney, their Clerk, announcing that the
Speaker OF the House had signed the enrolled bill ito es-
tablish certain posl-roads."
The PRESIDENT pro tenn then signed the above bill (;
and il was delivered TO the committee 10 be presented
the President of the United States
OBITUARY NOTICES HENRY CLAY.
Mr.. HAMLIN | offer the following resolution, which
ask may now be considered:
Rsvsd That the Secretary of the Senate Clerk OF the
Commee be- and they hereby are, authorized to audit
the accounts Cor printing binding obituary notices
OF the dea Of Henry Clay ordered the Senate and the
House OF Representatives 10 be printed
desire TO say that by special vote, and under any
law the senate has ordered these obituary notices TO be
printed They beginning 10 be delivered, and
unless this resolution be adopted they cannot be paid for.
MIR DAWSON. | do not understand precisely what
the object OF this resolution IL. There a committee
appointed examine the printing accounts and they now
have those accounts before them. They OF such
character that the committee have not yet decided upon
them The committee has the approval oil these ac-
counts; and if the resolution transfers the power 10
audit and pay the accounts in all probability the gentlemen
named in the resolution will the account to the SEN
ate in consequence OF IFS character. object 10 the
sIderation OF the resolution.
Mr. HAMLlN | only desire to say that the resolution
merely n,russ the auditing OF these accounts with pre-
counts.
Mr. DAWSON. Well, sir, | will withdraw my objec-
lion am willing that the accounts should be audited,
but not paid
The resolution was agreed TO.
CHEAP OCEAN POSTAGE.
A message was received from the President Of the
United States by MIR M p Fillmore his secretary trans
mng resolution of the Senate OF the 2lst
instant requesting information in respect TO foreign postal
Secretary Of State, and the documents by which it
accompanied
On motion by Mr. SUMNER, the message was referred
to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and
ordered 10 be printed.
TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.
The PRESIDENT pro smpoe laid before the Senate a
report of the Secretary OF the Treasury communicating,
in compliance with resolution OF The Senate OF the 7h
OF January last report o the register OF the treasury IN
reatlolo the tonnage OF the United States; which
ordered on motion by Mr.. WALKER, TO e on the table,