The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-07
Ab.,rAc. Of Con srcs.ional Proceedings.


;.cnce in small quantities daily, but under pre-:
ent detects in the mad transpof'a'ion' we ar
precluded from receiving our duly Washingto
.x.hanaes except in patches of from FIVE to tc
and ,berrfre are compelled to give ii at sue
times and in such doses as we receive it.
we expect these evils to be partially re
moved when navigation opens and very gener
ally improved when the people navigate the
right kind of men into Washington. to relieve
those who are becsming so fatigued with pub
lie service that they cannot properly discharge
their duties. II is wrong that men should be
forced tn hold positions, which arc 50 onerous.
Their constitutions must be falling and if their $
are not, th~ir sovereign's will be, unless
they improve upon the present fashionable
style of doing business.
But VIC have no disposition to discuss the
dispeptic tendencies of our Post Master General
and others, and will proceed to give brief his
tory of proceedings from the eth to the goth
ultimo.
SENATE, Dec. Sth.-The Senate resumed
the discussion Of the special order of the day,
it being the resolution of Mr.. Foote upon the
Compromise.
Mr.. Foote took the floor and made an able
speech in defence of the compromise, maintain
ing that it should be faithfully adhered to, and
to strengthen and confirm the action already had
upon the subject that the passage Of his resolu-
ton would have salutary effect
Mr. Butler Of S. c. followed him, denouncing
the compromise as unwise, unjust and un
constitutional act, and the resolution before the
Senate, FIRE brand designed to encourage
agitation, and entirely unnecessary as a measure
of paci6catiou.
The Senate adjourned without bringing the
debate to a close.
SENATE. 9th-Thc Senate took up the |
resolution of welcome to Kos.uth, offered by |
Mr.. Seward, upon which lengthy discussion
cnsucd, in which Messrs. Seward, Shields Der
ricn, Foote, Hale Miller, and Sumner participa
ted-Nlessrs. Seward, Shields, Foote, Hale,
Miller, and Sumner for the resolution and Mr.
Berrien against it.
The Senate adjourned before the discussion
was closed
SENATE, 10th-Petitions were presented
by Messrs. Underwood. Shields, Smith, Ham
lin, Gcyer, Fish, Dodge of Iowa, and others,
RESOLUTIONS.
MIR Underwood submitted the following res
olution, which was considered and agreed to.
Resotred, That the committee on Roads and |
Canals be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of employing one or more competent civil |
engineers to make the necessary exploration and
SURVEYS, and to ascertain the cost of SUPPLYING |
the Ohio river and its navigablc tributaries with
water, during periods of drought, from artificial
reservoirs, according t" the plan submitted 10
Congress by Chas Ellet, jr., civil engineer, 81
as to make the same permanently navigable for
vessels and boats drawing tour feet water.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Dodge of Iowa, gave notice that he would
at some future day introduce bills of the follow
ing nature:
lands reserved for Salt Springs therein.
A bill to establish an additional land Office in
iowa.
A bill to grant to the City of Burlins on, in
Iowa, the land heretofore reserved between that
City and the Mississippi river.
he should at some future day ask leave to in
troduce bill granting to the State of Wiscon-
sin donation of lands to aid in building rail-
road from Milwaukee to the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Walker of Wisconsin gave notice of
bill to grant to his State the Military reserva-
ton at Fort Winnebago, to aid in improving the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
MIR. Jones of Iowa, gave notice of bill for
the relief of the presumption claimants for the
land upon which the towns of Fort Madison and
Burlington in Iowa, are situated.
Also submitted an amendment to Senate Joint
resolution CD being resolution relative to the
assignabiliiy of bounty land warrants, which
public aaAds.
After iengtky debate on the resolution Of
welcome to Kossuth the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.-Mr. Clark Of Iowa, by leave in
trodoced bills-one granting the right of way
and portion of the public domain to aid in con-
structing railroad from Dubuque to Keokuk;
and the other similar grant to aid in the con-
struction Of road from Davenport to the Mis-
souri, river, near Council Bluffs Both of which
were twice read and referred to the CON mittce
ON Public Lands
Mr.. HEM by leave, introduced bills VIII: .h
were read twice and appropriately refereed
Their titles were inaudblc to the Reporter
After the transaction Of other business unm-
Portant to our readers the House adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. 12th.-The Senate resumed
the discussion upon the Kossuth resolution.--
Mr.. Mallory Of Florida, Foote and Seward
spoke in favor Of the resolution, and MIR. Badger
against it.
Messrs. Cass and Douglas spoke in favor of
the resolution on the ll,h.
SENATE, Dec 15th.-Pcttions were in
order and presented in great numbers
Under the title Of aPapers Withdrawn Mr. |
Jones of Iowa, asked that the petition of Har-
riet r. F. Capron, on the files of the Senate be |
. referred to the committee on Pensions, which
was agreed to.
HOUSE.-A lengthy discussion arose upon
n motion 20 pass the Senate resolution of well |
come to Kessu,h.
Under the title of "Petitions, &C." HEM of
Iowa, presented the petition Of A. D. Jones and
thirty-eight othcrs-cit;zens of Madison county
Iowa, asking for the establishment of a mail
route from Oskaloosa via. Knoxville, Indianola
and ST. Charles, to Wintcrset Also bill to
continue half pay to certain widows and others;
and bill to relinquish to the State of Iowa the
lands reserved for Salt Springs therein
SENATE, Dec. l6sh.-Iowa on the Com.
PROMISE
MIR. Jones. Of Iowa. Mr.. President. it is
with feelings OF qualification and pride that |
present to the Senate certain resolutions which
were adopted by the legislature of Iowa on the
25th of January last, but which did not reach
me until after the adjournment of the last ses
sion of Congress. | regard these resolutions
rs speaking the true American sentiment upon
the question Of slavery, and the rights and du-
ties Of our people under the constitution and
laws of the land. But to me, Mr.. President.
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