Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-28
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1852.
IN SENATE.


Among large number Of memorials presented to-day
were the following:
BY Mr. WALKER: From John H. Sherburne submitting
plan to save life and property by Of floating
anchorage or breakwater the lakes. Mr.. w. asked
that the memorial might be read which done. The
memorast sets forth that six hundred human lives have
been sacrificed and upwards Of two millions Of property
lost those lakes which he thinks may hereafter be
mainly saved at cost Of less than eighth Of that
amount Of money His plan is floating breakwater or
safety anchorage which be placed in the harbors Of
0swego, Buffalo, Dunkirk, Cleveland Chicago and Mil
waukee in three months time The plan appears to have
been recommended by the Mayor Of Milwaukee and the
United States marshal at least trial of by Govern
ment at those harbors
Mr.. w. spoke fayorably Of the plan at least far
the harbor Of Milwaukee concerned, he de-
ededly Of opinion that would prove great preventive
Of the loss Of life and property.
BY Mr.. HAMLlN: From numerous millers and mill
owners demonstrating against the extension Of Zebulon
Parkers patent for the improvement Of waterwheels
Mr. H. said all the millers in his State
less interested in this matter that bill had been
ported from the Committee on Patents extending this
patent when appeared from these memorials that these
waer-wheels used known long before letters
patent granted 70 the Parkers lie would move 10
take up that bill, in order that it might be committed to
the Committee on Patents together with this memorial
which was agreed to-
Mr.. BR0DHEAD said he had presented several memo
rails Of like nature with that presented by the Senator
from Maine, MIR HAMLS,) which had been laid on the
table in consequence the bin Just taken up and referred
by the motion Of the Senator from Maine He was pleased
that such disposition had been made Of IL and he would
that the memorials presented by him and laid
the table be taken up and referred the same
mittee which agreed to-
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee Finance, to
which referred the bill to establish mint OF the
United States in the city Of New York. reported back the
same with sundry amendments.
The amendments to insert the word branch be-
fore the word mint"
In the sixth line first section strike out the words pur-
chasing site"
In the first section strike ont all after the word Estates
in line thirteen, and insert the following:
10 building be such satisfactory
site a. may be given by the city Of New York be used for
| the said branch mint"
4 Add to the eleventh section.
Prorded hoetor That this act shall not take effect until
OF New York shall passed such alaw may
mint from all taxation without the consent Of the United
Nor shall be in force unless the government Of city
New fok shall tender such site for the mint be
saetoy TO the Secretary Of the Treasury and make the
United States clear title the same bv proper
But nothing in this act shall be taken
ha there exists such right Of taxation without the
Of the United States"
i SELECT COMMITTEE on MEXICAN CLAIMS.
Mr DoWNS SAID he was notin his scat yesterday when
the chairman OF the Committee Foreign Relations was
discharged from the consideration OF the memorials rca
ing TO the awards made by the Board Of Commissioners
the claims Of our citizens against Mexico II had been
ntimated by the chairman Mr MASON that IL was due
the claimants that they should be allowed select
mittee with which view he conceded the subject was
important one and he hoped the committee would he
granted He would therefore move that select com
mttce Of FIVE be appointed with power to send for per
and papers, observing the same time that he did
wish be appointed he was already on two other
committees the duties OF which laborous and gave
him full much to do he could well attend to- Anothe,
was that much Of the documentary evidence would
be in the Spanish language which he did not understand