Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08
CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1858
IN SENATE.

now perform the agreeable duty of submitting to tn
Senate further petition Of the eneprisng citizen
in which he proposes TO add TO the line before menone
continuation, viz. line Of mail steamships, capable
being converted into ships Of war; ply between the Cit
Of Kel in the Duchy Of Hosten, the city of Lubbock
Of the Hanse-To the Baltic, and St. Peters
burgh in Russia touching at Ystadt, in Sweden, which
line would be connected also with the New ork and Bre
men line.
Mr.. Hanson is willing TO engage to make weekly pas
sages each way between the ports mentioned with two
steamships of six hundred tons burden each for period
Of ten years. provided the Government will pay him
$4,000 quarterly for the first four years 2OoOo quar-
ery for the next four years. and Slo0oO quarterly the
remaining years the Government paying the
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Al the last session had the honor of submitting TO the
Senate the petition of Christian Hanson, Esq, Of Brook
lyn in the of New York. in which he proposed to
establish line of mail between that city and
Gluckstadt the E.be, be employed in carrying the
mails Of the United States and incidental freghts and
passengers between Germany and this country
In petition it shown that the line thus propos
ed would the United States the advantages Of
the postal communications between the continent OF Eu
rope and the United States large portion OF which are
now carried through the port Of London and IT was
also shown that the proposed would tend to in
and enlarge the commerce between this country
and Continental Europe. This line with the other from
brooklyn Gluckstadt and the Bremen lne would se-
the United States direct and independent steam
mail and commercial communication with Denmark, Swe-
den, Norway Russia and all the northern parts OF Ger
many and the voyage would be reduced to period OF
fifteen days from New York to Copenhagen sixteen days
to ohenburg seventeen Chrstiana sixteen to Stock
holm and eighteen TO st. Petersburgh.
The vessels of the line would afford protection and
dignity to our the Baltic where the national
flag is too seldom The trade on that sea en-
poys twenty-five Thousand ships, and Of them probably
less than two hundred and fifty are American Although
supply Northern Continental Europe with all its cot
ton and large portion of its rce and sugar. and fish,
oil YET conveyed tbher chiefly in foreign bottoms
the number of immigrants from Continental Europe to
the United States during the last year one hundred
and thirty thousand and that number annually increases
1t i this extraordinary and peculiar branch of commerce.
the importation of immigrants with their property, which,
than the accessons of gold from Califor
MA has sustained the balance in favor notwhstand
ing such augmentation of imported fabrics into the
United States for four five years past But we enjoy
much less profit resulting from it than ought by rea-
son of rs being largely carried in foreign ships.
The petition which submit is accompanied by tables
of exceeding interest, which hope the Senate will con-
sent to publish.
Mr. President this petition raises the question not so
much how far how fast shall in the way of max
ing postal arrangements subserve the policy of aug
menting commerce. and establishing it on such foun
daons and on scale commensurate with the develop
ment of national resources While many will object
to going extensively into such operations all at once
all viii agree think, that what has been done has been
well done. What is proposed to be further done is
worthy Of serious consideration, and commend it. with
great respect the consideration of the Committee
the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on Printing, 90 which
referred the report of the Secretary Of the Navy in
relation 10 the loss of the United States steamer Edith
and the charges of 1t Craven against Com Jones' and
the charges Of Com Jones against 1t Craven, with the
correspondence in relation TO the appointment Of 1t
Meade and other officers, report That the committee
dersand that the foregoing papers called for and
their publication proposed for the purpose of indicating
the Observation-Disclosures Of 1t. r. w. Meade from i'm
puatons contained in letter of Com Thos. Ap G. Jones
to the Secretary of the Navy but the committee are Of
opinion that the subsequent disappointment Of 1t Meade
the navy by Tire President and confirmation by the
Senate, sufficient generation from said imputa-
tons, and render the publication Of said papers wholly
unnecessary and therefore ask TO be discharged from the
further consideration thereof; which was agreed TO-
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following resolution was submitted and adopted
Re,0r That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested
inform the Senate the nominal and what Is the
actual hnsne Of the gold coins struck the mint prior to the
year 1884 and at which they received by the mint for
reconage.
Ao furnish copies Of the reports for the last
Of the commissioners who have annually in conformity
with law examine the weight and fnenes Of the coins Of
the United States and Of all communications TO and from the
Executive Department Of the Government in relation any
debasemen Of the coins struck in the mint either Of It's
branches which may have been detected by ad commission
otherwise.
Also by authity Of neither gold silver is
rarated for the beneh the depoor in the mint when the
product Of the otrson estimated the charges by
the mint is less than dollars whether said gold and sill
separated the benefit Of the mint and used for its
expenses the loss Of the depositor and by
wh, authority law, and what has been the amount
both the gold and Of the silver respectively so taken from
dsposos by the mpt at Philadelphia during each OF the
lat four fiscal years.
Also what is the Of silver left unexraced in
the gold coin. Of the United by the mint at Philade
pba and furnish statement Of the aggregate sums both
Of gold and silver deposited and Of the deductions made
thereom respectively and for each quarter well as the
charged for silver alloy exemp6ed in the abstracts
Of Of the mint accompanying the reports OF the frs
Auditor, numbered 05l20, 1O5,660, 106256 lOo6s4 and
1e7ls5 and whether the depositors Of mixed gold bullion
from the 18th Novembchs5O, the lst April, 1891
charged by the mint fut price for separating their silver from
their god wiz five cents per and then deprived Of
nearly the half Of said silver wit FIVE cent by weight
left the gold by the meter and refner and charged
said depositOrs alloy and If So then for what reasons
and by what authority offaw.
Also what the aggregate amount If any, Of said 1--WE
per OF silver taken from said deposito and 10 furnish
copies Of all communications and from the Department in
any relating 70 this subject
Also what deductions, IL any have been made by the
o the mint In the reported neness Of gold bullion de-
posted from the actual assay results thereof and if any then
disposal made Of the profits thence sccrung and by
what authority Of law.
Also by what act Of appropriation by what authority
used by the Of the United States defrsy contngen
eJpeases,
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED.
Mr. MASON submitted the following resolution 70
consideration:
RoIred That the President Of the United States be
ouested his opinion not incompatible with the public IN
trest 10 communicate the Senate copies Of any turtle
that may have taken place between the Min
lister Of the United States at Paris and the Department
concerning the revolution in France OF December ls5
since the correspondence Of like character
the President to both Houses Of Congress with his message
January 90 1882.
Mr.. BROOKE submitted the following resolution f
consideration:
R,sed That inc President be requested, II in his opnic
not Inconsistent with the public interest, TO communicate
have