The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-18

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Mr.. OWN presented the credentials of In
Hon John Il. Weller, elected a senator by tn
legislature OF California, f6r the term OF six year
from the 4th of March, 1851; which were read
and the oath Of Office having been administered 4
Mr. w., he took his seat.
Mr.. McRAE presented the credentials of IN
Hon. Stephen Adams, elected senator by th
legislature of Mississippi, to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by the resignation OF the Hon. Jefferson
Davis.
In presenting these credentials, Mr.. McRAE sale
he took leave Of the Senate with the most cordia
good feelings towards all the members Of tina
body, and with the expression Of his heartfelt
gratitude for the uniform courtesy and kindness
which had been extended towards him.
The oath OF Office was administered to Mr. Ad
ans, and he took his seat.
RELIEF OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD
The Chair presented memorial of John Ran.
dolph Clay, praying that provision may be made
for the temporary relief of destitute American ci.
liens in foreign countries, and for their return to
the United States.
AssiGNABLiTY OF LAND WARRANTS.
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the committee. of con-
ference on the dsagreeing votes Of the two
Houses on the bill to make land warrants assign
able, submitted areport, which was ordered to be
printed
SCHOOL LANDS IN ALABAMA.
PUBLIC
Lands, reported bill to extend the provisions OF
the act of lS45, amendatory TO the act to carry
into effect In the States Of Alabama and Missis-
sppl, the existing compacts with those States,
with regard 10 the five per cent fund, and the
school reservations; which was read and passed
to second reading.
STEAM FERRY BOATS.
Mr.. SHIELDS submitted a resolution request
ing the Committee on Commerce to inquire into
the expediency Of so amending the f" act to pro-
vide for the better security of the lives of passen-
part, by steam, as to exclude steam ferry boats
from the operation of the same, &C.; which was
agreed to.
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE IOWA BILL.
The bill granting lands to the State of Iowa for
railroad purposes, coming up its final passage,
Mr.. BRODHEAD asked the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, and the question decided in
the affirmative, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Bell Borand
Brooke, Cass, Clemens, Dodge, ofWis Dodge.
of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Fish, Foot,
Tenn, King, Mangum. Morton, Rusk, Seward !,
Shields, Smith, Soule, Underwood, Walker, w ell
ler-30
Nays--Messrs: Badger, Bayard Bradbury,
Brodhead, Chase, Hamlin, Mason, Norris, Pratt,
Wade-I0.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
On motion of Mr.. BRADBURY, the Senate took
purchase of the ninth volume Of the laws Of the
United States.
NoN-iNTERvENrIoN MISREPRESENTATION BILLS
PASSED.
The Senate chamber having been filled with
smoke in consequence of the storm,
Mr.. MANGUM moved that the Senate adjourn
so as to afford the Senator from Tennessee, [Mr
JoNEs,] who had the floor upon the non.interyen-
ton resolution, suitable opportunity to address
the Senate but at the suggestion of several Sena-
tors he subsequently modified the motion so as
to postpone the resolution until tomorrow.
Mr.. JONES said he was quite Indifferent
about it.
Mr.. ATCH1SON hoped the Senate would post
pone the intervention question and take up the bill
granting the right OF way the State of Missouri,
and portion of the public land s to aid in the
ola railroad from Hannibal to Saint
Joseph in said State.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill WINS
taken up.
Messrs. GEYER and DAVIS moved amend
ments, substantially the same those which were
made to the Iowa bill yesterday on their motions
respectively; which were agreed to without de-
bate, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed
On motion of Mr.. BORLAND, the Senate then
took up the bill granting to the State OF Arkansas
to aid in the construction Of railroad from point
on the western bank Of the Mississippi river, op-
poste the town of Memphis, Tennessee by way
of Little Rock, to APPOINT Red river on the bor-
der Of Texas.
Precisely SImilar amendments were made, on
motion of Messrs. GEYER and DAVIS respectively,
and the bill was ordered to engrossment.
On motion, the Senate then took up the bill
granting to the State of Alabama the right Of way,
and donation Of pub lie land for making rail-
road from Selma TO the Tennessee river.
The same amendments were made, and the bill
was ordered to be engrossed.
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS PASSED.
Bills of the following titles were subsequently,
taken up and ordered to be engrossed
Joint resolution to provide for Strengthening the
eastern bou ndary-ne of the naval hospital Iards
at New York;
Bill to authorize the State Of Wisconsin to Sc
lect the residue Of the lands to which that State is
entitled, under the act Of the 9th August 1876, to
aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wiscon
sin rivers;
Bill making an approp iation for the erection of
a marine hospital at Portland, Maine
On motion the Senate adjourned.