The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-03
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ., 1858.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ., 1853.
SENATE.
BILL SENT TO THE SENATE.
The Senate proceeded consider the message received
from the House of Representatives yesterday, requesting
the Senate 10 furnish them with certified copy Of the
bill directing survey and estimate OF the cost OF con-
strucng canal basin the terminus OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal IN Georgetown, as their copy OF the bill
had been mislad.
On motion, by Mr. WELLER. it was ordered that the
request OF the House OF Representatives be complied
with.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. ADAMS presented the petition of the trustees OF
Madison College. at Sharon Mississippi. praying do.
nation Of public land Tor the endowment Of that college
which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. WADE presented the petition of the heirs-al-law
of Alexander Harper, praying remuneration for the
vices of said Harper during the war of the revolution
and indemnity for horses which referred TO the
Committee on Revolutionary Claims
Mr.. HAMLlN. MIR. President, have five memorials,
which desire 10 present. IRON citizens OF the towns OF
Auburn and Lewiston, in the State of Maine, very
merously signed praying that Congress will adopt the
recommendation OF the land commissioner in regard 10
the disposal of portion OF the public lands, and that
may be passed at the present session OF Congress,
granting 100 OF land 10 any man who served in
any Of wars and if dead to his widow or children
move that these memorials be received and referred 10
! the Committee on Public Lands.
| The motion was agreed to-
/ Mr. MANGUM presented joint resolution of the gen.
eal assembly oil the State OF North Carolina in favor OF
hospital at or Smlihvlle or Wilmington in that
State; which referred to the Committee on Com
merce, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. NJ. also presented joint resolution OF the general
assembly Of the State of North Carolina in favor Of the
abolition of duties upon railroad iron which refer
red to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be
printed
/ Mr. WELLER presented the memorial OF James Nj
Crane, praying compensation for publishing orders reso
lutions, Lass, and treaties OF the United States, in the
California Courer which was referred to the Committee
OF Claims.
Mr. w also asked that memorial, which pre-.
scented the last session of Congress, ths same sub
iect, and which improperly referred TO the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, might be Withdraw from the files
OF the Senate and referred TO the Committee OF Claims
which was agreed 10.
| Mr. DAVIS presented the memorial OF DR. Charles
jackson praying that the question TO the origin OF the
discovery OF the ansthetc effects Of ether may be refer.
red to committee OF eminent scientific gentlemen
Mr. CLARKE asked that the petition Of Lieutenant
Colonel Ruus L. Baker, OF the ordnance corps, praying
be allowed the difference OF between the grades OF
captain and major during the time he performed the du-
ties OF the latter grade be Withdrawn from the files OF the
Senate and referred TO the Committee on Military Al
! MIR HOUSTON presented petition OF the citizens OF
the States OF Louisiana and Texas praying the establish
men of mail route from The mouth Of the Red river, in
Louisiana, to Huntsville in Texas, which was referred
TO the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr. II also presented The petition OF Philip Gormley, a
contractor for furnishing stone for the addition to the
Samuel Strong, the late superintendent OF the work, and
praying indemnity. MIR. IA. asked that the petition
might be read for the information Of the Senate which
was agreed to-
The Clerk bad proceed with the reading for some time
when
Mr.. BADGER said I would respectfully suggest to
the honorable senator from Texas that senators not
listening TO the reading oil the memorial IT would be as
well to dispense with its further reading and that be
printed.
that, think the facts ought TO be known everywhere
move that il be referred to the Select Committee on
Frauds, Abuses, &c, and printed Tor The use OF the
Senate.
The motion was agreed TO.
/ MIR FOOT asked that the papers OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Bingham nigh, be withdrawn from the hles OF the Sem
ate and returned the petitioner which was agreed TO
Mr.. FISH presented a memorial OF the Chamber OF
Commerce OF the city of New York, praying an appro
praton for the removal oil the sand bars and deepening
The entrance OF Cape Fear river, North Carolina which
was referred 10 the Committee on Commerce,
MIR. + also presented the memorial OF Pamela Brown,
widow of the late Major-General Jacob Brown, com
mapder- chief of the army, praying TO be allowed
pensoB from the date OF his death which was referred
to the Committee on Pensions
Mr.. FITZPATRICK. ! have received memorial
signed by large number of citizens of Alabama, resd
ing upon the public lands the great railway route be
tween Mobile and Chicago, which have been desired
to present to the Senate, IN which they represent that
they are deprived of the benefit Of the act OF ls4i,
although many OF them resided on those lands pre-
vous, and others OF them have gone there SINCE ihe
lands have been excluded from market. They pray
that Congress may pass law authorizing them to
avail themselves OF the lands which they have I'M
proved, under the pre-empon Law. The petition -
numerously signed by some OF the most prominent cu
zens of my State | that il be received, and re-
fered 10 the Committee Public Lands
Mr. FELCH ! will state to the honorable senator
from Alabama that this subject has already been before
The COMMITTEE on Pablo Lands and sh eli this morning
report bull which will render il unnecessary that this
petion should he referred to that committee.
Mr. FITZPATRICK. Let il lie upon the table, then.
The petition was accordingly laid upon the table
Mr BAYARD. Mr.. President, ask leave TO with
draw from the files OF the Senate the petition and papers
of Aonxo Davis, which preseRted TO the Senate
in The year ls44 and which an adverse report was
made by the Committee on Naval Affairs have let
ter from the petitioner setting forth that he has obtained
other evidence both in regard to the time and character
el the services rendered and, further, that question
OF law sdverted TO by the committee, which de-
serves consideration have examined the report OF the
committee myself and think his representations in re-
gard to it entitled to consideration, although have
formed opinion whatever 10 what may be the re-