Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17

British Government any correspondence taken place with
any subject growing of the treaty Of Washington
July $780, since the Of the President Of the United
States of January A. 1852 made TO call Sc
Of December 3d. 1852 and If there any
communication correspondence, he requested
patbe with the public interest to transmit copies Of the
to the Senate
Mr.. CLAYTON desired to offer an amendment to the
resolution to in after the word correspondence"
SO as to add and copies all instructions Minister
In England, and Of correspondence in relation thereto
Mr.. CASS had objection to the amendment but he
would prefer that the call should be made by separate
resolution the time which would require furnish
the additional information might cause delay.
Mr. CLAYTON having assured the Senator that no de-
lay would be caused by the amendment the additional
information might be furnished in hour the amend
ment was received by Mr. CAss, and the resolution
adopted.
On motion by Mr.. JAMES,
Resoired That the Select Committee appointed by the Sc
the first session of the thirty Congress to in
yesgae the mode and of importation Of ndss
into the United States with view of asccrtaning whether
and what frauds have been committed against the reve-
nue. laws be permitted make their report at the present
session. &
On motion by Mr. ADAMS,
Rored That the Committee Printing to be pub
shed and bound in pamphlet form, in such as may
to them appropriate for the Of the Senate loooo
copies of the addresses made by members of the Senate and
members Of the House of Representatives together with so
much of the Of the President of the United States
relates the death of the Hon. WIN. K. KING late Vice
President of the United States
The following resolution submitted by Mr. PETIT on
the 9th instant, considered and agreed to:
Resored That the Committee Commerce be instructed
to inquire into the expedency of establishing port OF entry
Michigan City, in the State of Indiana; and also Of making
appropriation continue the improvement Of the harbor
ut that place.
PUBLIC PRINTER.
The following resolution submitted by Mr. DODGE, of
Wisconsin, the 7th instant considered and agreed to
Resored That the Senate will proceed to the election
Of public printer to do the public printing for the Thirty
provide for executing the public printing and establishing
the prices thereof other approved the 26h
| August, 1852
The Senate then proceeded ballot for public printer
when appeared that fortyfour votes given, of
which number Mr. BEVERLY TUCKER received twenty six
| votes, and was declared duly elected.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced read first and
second time by their titles and referred to appropriate
committees
| BY Mr. SLIDELL A bill granting to the State of
Louisiana the right Of way and donation Of public lands
for the purpose of locating and constructing railroad
from Shreveport to the Mississippi river in said State
Also, bill granting to the State of Louisiana the right
of way and donation of public lands for the purpose
locating and constructing railroad from Alger on the
Mississippi river to the Sabine river, in said State.
By Mr.. BENJAMIN: A bill granting to the State of
Louisiana the right of way and donation of public
lands for purpose of constructing railroad from New
Orleans the State line of Mississippi in the direction
| of the town of Jackson.
BY Mr.. BRIGHT: A bill to provide for the surrender
certain bonds the State of Indiana held by the United
| States.
| By Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa: bill making a grant Of
land to the State of Iowa aid in the construction of
| tain railroads in said State
By Mr.. CHASE: bill to grant to the State of Ohio
the unsod and unappropriated public lands remaining in
| that State
| BY Mr.. HAMLIN: joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to pay TIE expense of cody
ing and revising the revenue laws which, after some
PLANTATION by Mr. H., considered read third time,
| and passed.
Mr.. GWIN called up the bill in relation to making q
donation of the public land the State of California for
certain purposes expressed in the same and the home
stead bill; which laid the table, his motion,
before the committees appointed he desired to
have them referred to the Committee Public Lands.
Mr.. G. prefaced his motion with brief remark to
the Importance of the said BILL only to California but
the whole country and indicated the policy by which
he should be governed in relation to the public domain
regards the latter.
| They referred to the Committee Public Lands.
Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa, made remark not distinctly
heard in the gallery, but understood to be to the
that hereafter he would to have officers Of the
Senate elected piua instead of by ballot The people
their sovereigns, and desired to know how they
voted all matters in which they took interest; that
considered the election which had that day taken pa
for public printer any thing but complimentary tc
the organization Of the Democratic party, and concluded
by observing the people of Iowa have right to know
how voted voted for Robert Armstrong
On motion, the Senate adjourned