Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05
removal of distractions to navigation in the Ackawaha
river
Petitions also presented by Messrs. CLARKE,
HOUSTON, and FOOT

HoUoION, ana FOOT.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. WELLER, from the Select Committee to which was
referred the message of the President the United States
under date Of January H. 1853 upon the subject Of the
Mexican boundary, submitted report, which order
ed to be printed.
The committee come to the conclusion that the term
of office of the commissioner and surveyor on the Mexican
boundary expired the tJannary last by virtue Of the act
OF 10Th May 1900 and that there has been subsequent
legislation Of Congress which IN every respect modified
or repealed that law that said law did not fix any period
In which the boundary should be and marked, but
positively determined the time when the commissioner
and surveyor shall yacate their Offices and report that
there is now and since the LIST day of January last has
been, vacancy in the Offices of commissioner and
veyor upon the Mexican boundary.l
MIR. DAVIS, from the Committee on Commerce, report
ed bill for the purchase of the copyright of work pub
shed by Thomas II. Sumner, wherein he describes his
new method of asceraining ships position at sea,
companied by report which ordered to be printed
report in this case goes into full history of this
invention and says the evidence satisfactorily establishes
that Capt Sumner discovered the method which he claims
that 1t before unknown and that it is useful since
the position of ship be ascertaned by it when all
other methods fail and thus great additional security is
given to life and property especially in vessels approach
ing the land and hence it follows that the discovery is
OF singular usefulness since preservation Of life and
property applies with equal interest to the navy and civil
marine, which the great highway Of nations
Mr.. SEWARD, from the Committee Commerce,
ported bill authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
issue register to the steamship Abatros.
Also from the committee asking to be discharged
from the further consideration OF the memorial OF Jno
Miller asking that register may be granted fer vessel
he is building in New York. though he has not yetbeen
naturahzed the ground that general bill to be
reported which agreed to- =
Mr. s. then, from the same committee, reported back
the bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury issue
certificates of registry enrolments to Amercan-but
vessels in certain cases. with amendments and asked its
immediate consideration, he presumed it could give
rise to debate
The motion having been agreed TO, the amendments
were adopted and the bill amended ordered to be
engrossed.
Mr.. WELLER from the Committee Pensions, report
ed back the following House bills without amendment and
recommended their passage:
An act for the relief of Nathan A. Darling
An act for the relief of Gilman Smith, of Sycamore, in
the State of Illinois.
Mr. GEYER, from the Committee on Pensions, reported
bill for the relief Of Mary Brognard, accompanied bya
report, which ordered to be printed.
Mr.. FOOT, from the Committee on Pensions, reported
back House bill for the relief Mary Pearson and
mendedits passage.
ADVERSE REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. SEBASTIAN from the Committee on Indian At
fairs made adverse reports on the following petitions
which ordered to be printed in each On the
petition of Edward j. jackson of NJ H. Marmaduke and
others and Of H. p. Dorsey.
Mr.. GEYER, from the Committee Pensions, made
adverse reports the petitions of Nancy Whiting and
of Rhoda Frsby; which ordered to be printed.
Mr.. FOOT, from the Committee Pensions asked
be discharged from the further consideration of the
following petitions which was agreed to: Petition of
Thadeus Scott of Katy White of Mary Carlton, of Brn
Paine, of Fanny Downer, Jane Keaney of Jno. ID.
Webb of Lucretia W. Hubbard, and Of Robert Steele
ORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY.
Mr.. STOCKTON pressed upon the Senate the con-
sderaon of the bill to organize the navy Of the United
States contendng that it was fixed as the special order
for this day.
Mr. CASS suggested to Mr.. STOCKTON that Mr.. DowNs
was entitled to the floor, and ready to go on with
his remarks on the Tehuantepec question
Mr. STOCKTON insisted that his bill would occupy
very short time he did think than hour.
Mr.. CASS was of opinion that the Senator from New
Jersey much mistaken in his estimate of the time if
he supposed important changes could be made in that
great branch of service in 80 brief period
Mr.. HALE proposed a compromise. That as the Sena-
from New Jersey had amendments to Offer he would
do now and have them printed, and the bill could be
Mr. STOCKTON did not like compromises, but would
prefer to yield through courtesy.
The bill was taken up and the amendments were or
ed to be printed and then postponed until
o'clock
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. RUSK spoke of the great Importance of the Pacific
railroad BILL and appealed the Senator from Louisiana
Mr. DowNs) to torego the floor The Senators from Mis-
sisspp and New York would deliver their views, which
would consume much time He thought the road bill
could be disposed of in three days. and then the
subject of Tehuantepec might be renewed.
Mr.. DOWNS said he would not occupy much time not
than hour furthes and then the railroad bill
might be taken up.
TEHUANTEPEC RAILROAD.
The report and resolutions relating to the right OF way
the sthmus of Tehuanepec under the Garay grant,
were taken up; when
Mr. DOWNS rose and addressed the Senate at great
length favor Of compelling Mexico to rigid adherence
of her pghted faith citizens under the Garays
grant, sustaining all the views of the report Of Mr. MASON
on that subject
Mr. SEWARD then moved that the further considera-
ton of the subject be postponed until Tuesday next;
which was agreed to.
The bill for the relief of Gen. Riley was then taken up
and passed.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Senate then took up the bill reported by Mr..
RusK from the Select Committee
Mr. BR0DHEAD moved to amend the bill by striking
out all after the enacting clause and substituting ap
preparation Of SO0O00 make the necessary surveys
and "Reminiscences
Mr. RUSK opposed the amendment on the ground that
the object was and the effect adopted would be, to de-
feat the BILL and called upon every friend OF the bill
to vote against it.
The debate was further continued by Messrs. MAN
GUM, BRODHEAD, BORLAND, HAMLIN, BAYARD,
WELLER, and BRIGHT; when, without taking any ques-
ton, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
IThe SPEAKER has appointed Messrs. JosEs, of Ten
nessee STEPHENS of Georgia. CHANDLER, Of Pennsylva
MIA DAVIS Of Indiana, and DEAN, Of New York, COM
mtee TO join the committee appointed by the Senate to
ascertain and report mode Of examining the votes for
President and Vice President OF the Uped States and Of
notifying the persons elected of their election.
TERRITORY OF NEBRASKA.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, by consent, from the Committee
on the Territories reported bill TO organize the Terri
tory Of Nebraska which was read twice and committed.