Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-29
FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1858.
TN SENATE

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stant requesting copy of correspondence and other
cuments relative Nicaragua Costa Rca and the terri
tory claimed by the Mosquito Indians transmit re-
port from the Secretary Of State to whom the resolution
referred. WILLARD FILLMORE
WASHINGTON, JANUARY "a, 1853
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
After recting the Resolution Of the Senate, the
Secretary reports as follows:
The Secretary of State has the honor to report that
the negotiations the general subjects referred to in
the resolution still pending the production of the pa
pers would tend to increase the difficulties which attend
the settlement of the questions in discussion and that
this reason it would not be for the public interest that
they should at this time be communicated
Respectfully submitted
EDWARD EVERETT.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
"EAsHIsGToS, JANUARY 81, 1858.
The document referred to the Committee ON FOREIGN
Relations and ordered to be printed
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred
By Mr. COOPER: From merchants and ship-owners of
the city of Philadelphia asking modification of the act of
I'd March, $780, regulating the collection of duties on i'm
ports and tonnage The memoraliss deem the law as
stands burdensome classes which they refer
while the change asked would not interfere any
By Mr.. SEBASTIAN Several memorials from Regis
tiers and Receivers of Land Offices Arkansas asking
be allowed compensation for locating Choctaw scrip
BY Mr.. CHASE: From inhabitants Of Ohio, asking a
declaration by Congress that orcble interference by
nation in the internal affairs of another is breach Of the
law Of nations.
By Mr.. cAss: From citizens of Michigan, asking
grant of land for the purpose of making ship canal
round the Falls of Niagara
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. RUSK, from the select committee to which was
referred the bill for the protection of the emgrant route
and telegraph line, and for overland mail between
the Missouri river and the settlements in California and
Oregon together with various amendments proposing to
construct railroad and Geographic line from the valley
OF the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean, reported that after
mature deberaton and consultation with various mem
bers of the Senate, he reported bill as substitute for
the bill and amendments referred.
Mr. K stated that the bill had received the very deibe
rate attention OF the committee and that it had been sub
mtted to and carefully examined and fully approved by
the chairman of the Committee on the Territories mr.
DoUGAs,) who chairman Of that committee had re-
ported the bill and amendments referred to the select
mttee
The bill ordered to be printed
Mr. GEfER, from the Committee on Pensions to which
was referred House bill for the relief of Henry Miller
soldier Of the of1S2 reported back without amend
ment and recommended its passage.
RESOLUTION
Mr.. COOPER submitted the following resolution which
was considered and agreed to:
Re'oesd That the Secretaries Of the Treasury War and
Navy be and they hereby respectively required 10
nate to the Senate the quantity Of coal for during
the last year by each Of said departments their officers or
vice connected with under control Of the said depart
ments and that be taken in making the said commup
cation to distinguish the several kinds Of COAL anthracite
American btuminous English btumnous &c. together with
the purposes for which they severally used.
The Senate then took up the bill for the relief Of Ruff
Van Brunt, and it was passed.
Mr. BRADBURY then renewed his motion TO proceed TO
the consideration Of such House bills as would not be OBJ
ected to.
Mr. DAWSON thought it better to proceed with the pr
vate calendar in the order in which the bills stood
al H.. a.
bills Unfortunately to which objection should be
made
Mr. DAWSON stll insisted that the best course would
be to take up the bills their order and pass or reject
them. He did not like the idea that single objection
from Senator would defeat bill being considered
Mr. BRADBURY adyerted to the fact that at the last
session two three bills had occasonsd great deal Of
discussion TO the prejudice Of others that might have been
passed without debate He thought time would be gained
by agreeing to his motion At all events the experiment
would be worth trying.
The motion agreed TO- and the Senate took up the
private calendar and such bills objected we're
passed over, without losing their places the calendar
The following Senate bills then severaly consider
ed and passed
bill for the relief Of tho captors Of the rgate Phila
dephia.
4 bill for the relief Of the heirs Of Col VIM Grayson.
bill for the relief Of Calvin d. Seymour and Willard
Boynton, surviving partner q w. & II. Boynton
An act for the relief Of Jacob Gideon
The following bills from the House Of Representatives
we're considered and finally passed
An ACT TOT tue reie1 OF maurice n. SlfnonS.
An for the relief Of the heirs Of jeremiah wngate
On motion, the Senate adjourned TO Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. STANLY asked consent TO move to take up the
bill Of tho Senate concerning bail in civil in the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. STUART asked that the bill be read.
was accordingly read, and proposes to direct that
from md after its passage, person shall be held to
bail in the District Of Columbia in any action of debt as
sumps other action founded arising out Of any
contract or agreement in any suit proceeding in
equity brought prosecuted for enforcing the payment
Of any debts, or Of any Of money due, or
claimed to be due, by Of any contract or agree
ment and any person held TO BAIL or imprisoned
for want Of ball. in any such action proceeding SHALL
on application TO the circuit court Of the District in term
time my Judge thereof in vacation, be discharged
on fling common appearance
Mr.. SwEETSER objected to the bill being taken up
Mr. JONES' Of Tennessee gave notice that If he could
obtain the floor Monday he would move to suspend
the rules to take up this bill man had been in Jail
here three months and IL Of great personal
hardship, oppression and tyranny as had ever been
known in the civilized world.