The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-26
IN CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES.
MONDAY, JANUARY "a, 1853.
SENATE.


EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
The PRESIDENT / pro TEN. laid before the Senate a
report OF The Secretary of War. 10 resolution
OF the Senate OF the l7th instant calling or information
relating TO Fort Jefferson aud Fort Taylor which was
read; and, motion by Mr.. HUNTER, it was referred
10 the Committee Military Affairs. and ordered 10 be
printed tor the oil the Senate
The PRESiDEN pro TEN. also laid before the Senate
report ol The Acting Secretary OF the Treasury in
swer 10 a resolution OF the Senate OF the l7h instant
calling Tor information ~ regard to Arkansas bonds held
10 trust by the United States; which was read and on
motion by MIR. HUNTER, il was referred 10 the Com
mttee on Finance, and ordered be- printed for the
The PRESIDENT pro tam also laid before the Senate
message from the President of the United States cou
municang. in compliance with resolution of the Sen
ate OF The lilh instant, the award Of the Emperor Of
France in the OF the brig General Armstrong which
was read, and ordered to lie the table and be printed
The PRESlDEN pro also laid before the Senate
message from the President OF the United States.
muncang, in compliance with the resolution of the
ate OF The 10Th instant report OF the Secretary of
SNe and accompanying documents, being correspond.
ence in relation 10 the claims OF Great Britain the
Mosquito coast &c; which read, and ordered TO be
referred TO the Committee Foreign Relations and
printed.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr.. SEWARD presented the petition of John Millar,
representing that he IS native of Ireland but that he
has settled in New York, and declared his intention OF
becoming citizen OF the United States, and praying
that register may be granted Tor vessel built by him
in that CITY, and also for any other vessels which he
may build; which was referred 10 the Committee
Commerce.
Mr.. S. also presented the memorial OF William j.
Young, of the city of New York, praying that the
stution OF the United States may be amended 10
vest in Congress the power to establish uniform system
of marriage throughout the United States and its Terrific
es which was referred TO the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
MIR FISH presented the memorial of Dr. Hartwe Car
ve praying charter for himself and associates,
sruet railroad from point the Mississippi
Missouri river, from Lake Michigan to the Pacific
thn
pointed on the subject OF the Pacific railroad.
Mr. MORTON presented JOINT resolutions of the egs.
atnre OF the State OF Florida in favor OF grant OF land
to Wacula county, 10 enable the people OF that county
purchase county site and erect court house, which
was referred to The Committee on Public Lands, and
dered to be printed
Mr. NJ also presented joint resolution of the legsa-
Of Florida favor OF the establishment OF Pualka
as por, of entry; which was referred TO the Committee
on Commerce, and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. M. also presented joint resolution OF the legisa-
ture OF FLORIDA in favor OF the appointment OF agent
to examine The archives oil Cuba and copy all manuscripts
relating the early history OF Florida any other State
OF the Union; which referred 10 the Committee on
the Library, and ordered 10 be piinted.
Mr. M also presented joint resolution of the legisa
ture OF Florida in favor OF grant of quarter section
Of land to Sumper county for the purpose OF building
courthouse; which was referred TO the Committee
Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.
MIR. NJ also presented iolnt resolution OF the legisa
,ure of Florida in favor OF e claim OF James nj. Bates
which referred to the Committee OF Claims and or
dereu TO be printed
chamber oil commerce al Apaachicola, and Others pray
ing appropriation for the removal of the bar oil that
hatbor which was referred 10 the Committee on Com
merce.
Mr. SEBASTIAN presented a petition of citizens OF
Arkansas, praying the establishment OF mai-roue from
Murfeesboro TO Adams, in Wachila county; which was
referred the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads.
Mr. BELL. Mr. President, | am charged with the
presentation OF the memorial OF the Broad Bridge
Company, of Nashville, Tennessee fhe memorial sets
forth that this company have proceeded under chaers
privilege from the legislature OF the State OF Tennes-
see 10 construct suspension bridge the Cumber
land river al Nashville al expense ol something like
100000. IL is single span, upwards OF hive hundred
eet between the piers, one hundred and eleven feet
above low mark, and seveny-one ieet above high
mark The bridge has been constructed, and has
been in operation for some time. single steamer en-
gagged IN the navigation OF that river, OF thirteen hundred
ions BURDEN has thought proper 10 elevate her chmneys
to the height OF eighty five feet above the water, and
that the highest stages OF the water makes the bridge
an obstruction 10 the running OF that boat. The memo
rasls request, under the clrcumstancesas there can
very rarely happen height OF water WHICH will make
the bridge present any serious obstruction 10 that
single boat, aud even thea, that II could be easily obva
ted BY Lowering the chImneys oi the boatbal Congress
would pass law egalizng the construction OF that
bridge the site which II occupies and making
pos-road OF the United States, It has already been
connected with the great line o communication between
the States and the Southwest passing from Louis
vile, by way of Nashville, to Memphis, and south OF il
move that the memorial be received, and, without
reading that he referred to the Committee the Post
Office and Post Roads.
The moton was agreed 10.
Mr. MORTON | beg leave TO present the memorial
Robert Joyner naval sorekeeper at the navy yard IN PEN
sacola, Florida The memoriast represents that in the
spring oil 1851 the naval there entered and robbed
OF clothing and small the amount OF
hundred dollars. The facts stated in the memo
rial sustained by testimony oil the commandan OF
the yard that the robbery committed not through
any negligence the part OF the soekeeper, but in
sequence OF the naval and the OF the puse
being under tie same lock and keys and the presumption
is from the evidence presented TO us, that The robbery
committed by some OF the ordinarily about the
miee on Naval Affairs, and bespeak from that com
ject.
The memorial referred.
MIR SHIELDS Mr.. President, have been requested
10 present the petition OF C. L. Richter will state
briefly that the object of the petitioner is TO have part
ot tha money which intended to he appropriated tor the
construction OF the equestrian statue OF Andrew jack
son set apart for his benefit He states that he learns
that there Is proposition before the Senate to make
donation Mt Mills in for his success IN the con-
sucton of that statue and he that he ~ the per
son who invented the mehod of moulding, and made 'he
furnaces and that he s entitled to an equal share, ~
least with MIR Mills know nothing aDout lhe facts
in this case but think my duty to present The peti
ton and move tha, il be referred TO the Committee on
Public Buildings, who have the subject under eonsiders-
ton.
The petition referred.
Mr. BROnBEAD submitted additional documents in
support o the claim OF Hezekah Miller to OF pay
for services as clerk in the War Department; which
with the papers hle, were referred to the Committee of
Claims.
Mr. CASS Mr. President. desire TO present the ne.