The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-03

themselves to blame it. General Pierce has it in his
existed for years. the weakest. The article in the
HERALD points out the scylla and Charybdis. X.YZ
TTIIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 1853.
message was received from the House, asking for a
copy of bill mislad in that body The copy ordered
PETITIONS, Ere
Mr.. DAVIS, (whig) of Mass, presented petition Of
Charles Jackson the subject of the anaesthetic
agent in surgical
Mr., HOUSTON, dem) of Texas, presented memorial of
Strong late superintendent of the work Capitol
Mr. FisI lwhig) Of New York, presented memorial Of
improvements in Cape Fear river, North Carolina
r. THE 1E.Iu RkeIsTRY GI,1 " or VESSELS, ETC -,
zng the Secretary of the Treasury to issue certificates
OF registry and enrolment to American built vessels, in
cases where the same be owned in oart in whole
by person not yet nauraized who has declared
intention to become such-which taken up and Or
dered to be engrossed
Mr.. BRADBURY (dem of Me- objected to its third read
great number of reports were made after which the
Senate took UP
WAREHOUSE BILL
Mr. HUNTER, (dem.) of Va, explained the bill. He
said that under existing laws had public
houses in which all goods and merchandise must be
warehoused. Private warehouses excluded, except
where there is more room in the public These
warehouses account
their Inconvenience and because of the difficulty If not
impossbility of efecng insurance the goods and
merchandise there deposited Besides those objections
the committee thought it would be wiser and cheaper,
and better for oil parties to leave this business open to
private competition In Great Britain where there
experience this subject, this had been
adopted and had been found better The bill
allows the deposng Of merchandise in both the public
the existing leases upon the public warehouses; shall ex
pre- then those leases shall not be renewed except in
such %a ports where no private warehouses may be
Inspection, &c The bill provided that the OWNERS Of
these private bonded warehouses shall pay annually to
the government from five hundred to one thousand
dollars as a license to keep the same and this
will cover the expenses of inspection The bill al
lowed period of three years for keeping imports ware
housed whether intended for expectation
for consumption, and for expectation 1t found
that goods entered for consumption often withdrawn
and entered for exporaton thus revvng the old system
of debenture This extension Of the time will afford the
great navigating interests Of the United States oppor
tunity Of collecting in this country large amount of
the merchandise Of the world, and from which they
supply all places with which have commerce.
This breaking up of the system of government warehouses
ces Ss e to ns III in the large
Mr. BRoDHEAp, (dem Of Pennsylvania said he did not
like that section of the bill allowing three years for the
payment Of duties and he not prepared to what
effect i would have upon the or upon the amount
OF goods imported He hoped the bill would lie
Mr.. MILLER, (whig,) of Pennsylvania, was opposed to
that section also and moved that the bill be postponed
I'LL to morrow, at half past twelve O'Clock; which was
agreed to-
ORGANIZATION or THE NAVY.
Mr. STOCKTON, (dem) of New Jersey moved to take up
the bill to organize the navy
Mr.. CAss. (dem) of Mich said the Senator from Lou
isiana had the floor the Tehuantepec question.
Mr. STOCKTON thought the Navy bill could be disposed
Of in an hour
Mr.. CAss thought the Senator was considerably mis-
taken.
Mr. HAZE free soiD OF N H. proposed as compro-
mise that the Senator had ny amendments to offer
that he do so now have them printed and take mp the
Mr. STOCKTON acquiesced in this submitted his amend
ments TO be printed and the bill postponed till to-
morrow.
THE DUTIES on RAILROAD IRON.
Mr. hAkGuM, (whig) of n c. presented the joint reso-
luton Of the Legislature of North Carolina in favor
peaing all duties on railroad iron.
MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY
Mr. WELLER, (dem) Of Cal, reported from the select
committee on the Mexican Boundary Commission, that
the law appointing the Commissioner and Surveyor of
that boundary limited the duration Of those officers to
the LIST OF January 1853 and those Offices are now vacant
THE SEVENTH CENSUS.
Mr. BoRs (dem) Of Ark, ofercda resolution, which
agreed to- directing the Printing Committee to report
some measure for printing the returns of the Seventh
Census.
THE TrHuASTEprc QUESTION.
The resolutions relating to the right of under
Garay grant over the sthnus OF Tehuantepec taken
mp
Mr. Downs (dem) of La addressed the Senate for one
hour in favor of this government compelling Mexico
rigid adherence to her pghted faith under that grant
Garay, now held by citizens of the United States He
coincided entirely with what Mr. Mason said yesterday
this subject.
SEWARD got the floor, and the subject was postponed
tiA Tuesday next
RELIEF FOR GEN. RILEY.
The bill for the relief of General Riley was passed
PACIFIC QUESTION
The Senate took up the bill relative to the emgrant
route to the Pacific TO which Mr. RUsK, (dem) of Texas
from the special committee had reported amendment
striking out all after the cnacng clause, and inserting
provision that 1t shall be the duty Of the President to
cause to be constructed soon as practicable railroad
and magnetic telegraph line connecting the valley of the
Mississippi with the Pacific ocean at such points as he
may designate the President to determine the general
route and TO employ engineers and surveyors to furnish
him with information, &c II grants the right Of way,
three hundred feet wide through the public lands for the
construction Of said road approprates alternate sections
OF land six miles wide each side through States and
Twelve miles on each side through Territories and
$50 900 oo0n FIVE per cent bonds redeemabe in fifty years
the road to be constructed in the most complete and
finished manner and TO be first class road AZ soon IA
the general determined proposals to be
Tor and the work given to the lowest responsible bidder
The rest OF the BILL containing fourteen sections is
pied the various details Of the above general provision
Mr. BRoDHEAD, (dem ofPa., moved to amend the sub.
approprating 100000 to enable necessary
and to be made which when arc to
Mr. RusK considered the object intention and effect Of
This amendment to defeat this BILL and as SUCH he
hoped friend Of the road TO the Pacific would view
It, and vote against It, In the construction of this road
Iron would be large item of expense$10 600 worth
Of IRON would be used, and he thought Pennsylvania was
much in the large market thus for her iron
.,ads Mr. Masovx {whis) Of Pa, said the bill it
nov proposed He thought much should be icft
70 the discretion Of the President 1t was important
II any road to be constructed that IL should
menced The amendment would defeat the bill and
the road.
Mr. BRoDmsAD said the object Of the amendment was
10 defeat the passage of the bill, He was opposed to
rushing into such work this without knowing the
cost, or where the road to be constructed No pr
vate individual State government would direct road
10 be made regardless Of the cost without survey of
the route He was opposed to leaving the determination
o this question tQ the PRESIDENT The representatives