Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Ii, 1858.
IN SENATE.

The following memorials and petitions were presented
| and appropriately referred:
By the PRESIDENT of the Senate: From s. L. Free
mont of the army asking to be restored to the position
held by him in the Quartermasters Department in lS49
Also, from Joseph Cymer and Others asking remuner
alton for losses sustained in consequence of violation
of their contract to furnish supplies for the Quarermas
ters Department.
by Mr.. SMITH: From the heirs of Brig. Gen. Jede
dah Huntington of the revolutionary army, asking to
be allowed for the depreciation communication cert
fcates.
Also, from B. L. Beal in behalf of himself and other
officers and troops who served in New Mexico from May
1S48, to March, 1852, asking to be allowed the
pay that allowed those who served in California
| and Oregon.
BY Mr.. WADE: From the heirs of Alexander Harper,
asking compensation for the services of their ancestor
during the revolutionary war.
BY Mr.. SUMNER From VIM. G. Parke, of Boston, in
Massachusetts, asking for distribution of the unclaimed
balance Of prize money appropriated by Congress for the
heirs of John Paul jones' and the officers and men of the
frigate Alliance.
By Mr. JOHNSON: From Thomas Foster, asking
modification Of the law granting pensions to widows Of
officers and soldiers of the Revolution The memoralist
pleads alike for all the Widows believing all to have equal
claims for sympathy that those who married
the earlier period suffered alike with those that were
| in the distresses and anxietes of that period
| by Mr. CASS: From Amos and ]. L. Kendall, asking
for their services as counsel and agents
that portion of the Cherokee Indians known the
| ern Cherokecs" or old settlers.
A vast number of memorials were Withdrawn from TIT
files by motion Of several Senator's and with the docu
ments relating the same referred to their appro
pirate commttees.'
Mr.. PRATT alluded to the fact that the Committee o.
Claims had at the last session. investigated thoroughly
some thrty-fve claims, twenty -four of which had re-
cevel the sanction and approval of the Senate lie de-
sired suggest that all those claims had better originate
in the other branch Why should the time and attention
of the committee be again taken and subjected to the
labor of reinyestgation of all these various claims
would certainly economist time if the papers acted
| on in the other House. As however, many Of these
claims had been again referred motion of Senator'S to
the committee he should likewise 10 make with
| drawals and have them referred.
MODE OF PAYING SENATORS.
| Mr. HUNTER from the Committee Finance, to
which was referred the letter of the Secretary Of the
Treasury respecting the mode Of paying Senators, &C.,
reported bill to regulate the disbursement OF the con-
ngent fund Of the Senate and for other purposes md
asked its immediate consideration rs was important 1t
should be acted on without delay.
There being no objection, the bill was considered, or
dercd a third reading, and was subsequently read
third time and passed.
TThis bin provides that all moneys appropriated for
the compensation Of members officers and for contin-
gent expenses Of the Senate shall paid at the Treasury
rcquison drawn by the Secretary of the Senate to
be accounted for by him according to law Ii makes the
Secretary discussing officer, and gives him thou
sand dollars per as compensation for the 'addi-
tional duties imposed upon him. The Secretary is to
give bond in the Of for the faithful appca-
ton and disbursement of such money may be drawn
under the provisions of the act. The accounts of the
Secretary relating to the contingent expenses Of the
Senate when passed by the committee to audit and
troll the contingent expenses of the Senate and certified
to have been passed. shall be deemed and held concu
sye upon all the officers Of the Treasury Department
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Mr. BRIGHT, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported bill prescribing the manner Of appointing the
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. b. asked the unanimous consent Of the Senate TO
consider the bill Its whole object to provide
that the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury be appoint
ed by the President Of the United States by and with
the Of the Senate and thus place that officer on
the same footing the other officers, assistant Secre
tary of State Solicitor of the Treasury Assistant Post
masters General auditors, &c In fact the Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury exception to the gene
raj rule The Committee Finance had regarded the
position quite important that of any OF the others
he had alluded TO- aud he hoped the bill might be con-
| sidered
No objection having been offered the bill read,
| sidered in Committee of the Whole, and passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
| The following bills introduced in pursuance Of
notice read twice. and referred to appropriate commit
tees
Nv Mr. GWIN: A bill to establish line of steamships
from San Francisco via the Sandwich Islands, to Shang
hal, in China.
BY Mr.. ADAMS: bill to reduce and graduate the
price Of public lands
Also bill to suppress the circulation of small notes
as currency in the District Of Columbia
Dy Mr.. FISH: A bin to reimburse the Common Coun-
Gil OF New York city expenditures made for the first
gimcnt of New York volunteers.
On motion by Mr.. ADAMS, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF Executive business and after brief
time spent therein, adjourned
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. ssrrE, Of Texas appeared to-day, qualified,
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