The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-23
LOUISIANA ovrRrLowrp LANDS.

consider the biI making grant OF land 10 aid the State
OF Louisiana in recaiming the oveIiowed lands lhsIs'
II was made the order oil The day ioI ~ cary vo or
cuped but very little OF the time OF the Senate ths session
and hope they will Saturday proceed 10 Tue consul
GRAFTON OF that bill.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr. GWIN moved that all prior orders be postponed
for the purpose of taking up the Pachc railroad qili,
Mr. FITZPATRICK must ask the honorable Sc sena 4
tor from California TO allow to call up bill No; i25 IL
relation TO the sale of certain reserved lands IN Aiapa
II will not take minutes to pass that bill II II does
Mr. GWIN. II should give way Tor one there an
others who will make similar requests want 10 ge VI
the railroad bill this morning II can; ,,..
The question being then taken, before the voe wa
announced Mr.. GWlN called for the yeas ana nays
which were ordered. -,
Mr.. CHASE / will ask the honorable senator from
California to make compromise with gentlemen on tht
other side Of the house. and let the morning business
on untl twelve o'clock; and then think we shall b'
able to take up The railroad bill but at present think
Mr.. GWIN. There is another special order for one
O'Clock.
Mr.. MANGUM am probably as anxious as almos
OF The Pacific railroad bill but think i would be facl
ilang and accelerang that object 10 allow ne morning
business to 20 on for the present ,,.
Mr.. BRIGHT The honorable senator rom Calliornia ma
seems 10 press his motion on account OF thefe Dehs
another special order for one o'clock NOW, as 40 ho
wish 10 interfere with his measure, shall move, wren
the hour OF one arrives TO postpone the consideration o
that order until Monday next, in order that we may 20
on with the consideration of the railroad bill :, :,
Mr.. GWlN. With that understanding, ! will win
draw my motion until twelve O'clock.
The PRESIDENT. 1t requires unanimous consent
the yeas and nays having been ordered.
No objection being made, the motion was Withdrawn
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr. SUMNER submitted the following resolution
which considered by unanimous consent, and agreed
to
Rsoiped, That the Postmaster General bo requested te
the Senate the amount OF postage collected IN the
United States accoun,o the British Post Ofce since
the postal treaty with Great Britain went into operation
also he Of the balance paid each year IN the BRIT
ish Post Office also tho oommsions 10 the collection OF
balances alowe, by the Post Office Department
the postmasiers Of tho United States also The amount
paid for exchanges reming these balances TO GIea
Britain.
Mr. WELLER submitted the following resolution
which considered by unanimous consent, and agreed
to. .. ..e@.4.
com unicate TO the Senate copies all propositions made
entered into within the past SIX lnoSths Tor
tho nsportaon OF the mails on New York. New Or
leans, and Vera Cruz, TO San Francisco Ia California
Mr. HAMLIN submitted the following resolution
which considered by unanimous CONSENT and agreed
TO
Re,orsd That the Secretary of War be requested TO com
muncate the Senate what works and appropriations
necessary and what would be the shortest practicable time
required, place Portland the entrance Of the Kennebee
river, and the entrance oil the Penobscot rseI In ae
a good condition of defence.
Mr. BRIGHT submitted the following resolution
which considered by unanimous consent and agreed
to
R,.olped TIM, the Secretary OF the Navy communicate
TO Senate copy OF report made 10 the department
by the appointed examine the qualities ol
the several coal fields and coal mines on the western
waters
MEXICAN BOUNDARY.
Mr. MASON submitted the following resolution for
consideration:
Roiped, That two thousand additional copies of the re-
port Of L,etenant Colonel James D. Graham, concerning
the Mexican boundary which was communicated TO the
Senate al the last session. be printed io the use Oh Tue
Senate.
MIR. BORLAND Mr. President, that resolution goes
10 the Committee on Printing The Committee on PRINT
ing have directed to report in favor OF printing two
thousand additional copies ot the report oil Mr. Bartlett
the commissioned appointed 10 run the boundary line De
tween the United States and Mexico. The object OF h
resolution is 10 have two thousand copies printed OF III,
report on the same subject, heretofore made by Coione
Graham The committee had the subject under consid
Grafton informally. before coming IN this morning. an'
have directed 10 report in favor OF printing two thou
sand copies OF Mr. Baretts report, and also IN favor
printing two thousand copies OF the report oil Col Graham
and ask that the vote may be taken on both proposi
ions together.
The question being taken, the report agreed 10
and heresoluuon was adopted,
SOPHIA KERRY.
Mr. UNDERWOOD Mr.. President, want TO appea
the Senate to do extraordinary act and Will no
take FIVE minutes to make my statement An old sol
der my county died m Deceaber last and have jus
received the papers OF his widow, asking Tor pension
with the request that would submit them al the Pension
Office This old soldier got but S32 a year and wan
to ask the Senate this morning to pass an act giving
his widow sixty five dollars year This request which
make is based upon the most extraordinary state o.
facts which has existed, believe, Allow me tc
state them very briefly. The OF this old soldier il
Kerby and Mrs kerby has thirteen children, one hun
ded and thiIty-fye grandchildren, three hundred ant
thirty great grandchildren, and seven greatgIeai grand
children-making four hundred and eghty-hye IN all
This old lady married IN IT'S, IA the midst OF the
revolutionary war, to this man and he died al the age
OF nn.ty-hve years, one month, and % days. She IL
now nineiy.two years old and upwards. knew them
personally and ask sir, that the Senate will allow
year for the remainder OF her days instead OF referring
her TO The Pension Office, where she will only get thirty
two dollars year.
Several SENATORS "Agreedf' " agreedp
Mr UNDERWOOD then, by unanimous consent, in
roduced bill IS 626) for the relief OF Sophia kerby
which read the first and second times by unanimous
consent and considered in committee OF the whole
directs the Secretary OF the Interior TO place the
OF Sophia Kerby OF Warren county, kentseky, wido "
OF Jesse kerby deceased the pension roll AT the rate
OF sxtyhve dollars per annum, commencing on the l7h
OF December, 1881
Mr. BORLAND Mr.. President, would suggest to
the honorable senator IRON Kentucky that the
provided here ia enough We certainly ought to give
this old revolutionary woman more than sixlyhve dol
lars year.
MIR. BORLEND think IT should be made one hun.
dred dollars and move to strike out "sixty five" and
10 insert one hundred" in lieu thereof.
The question being taken upon the amendment, II was
agreed TO- No further amendment being offered, the bill
was reported 10 the Senate, the amendment con
CURED in and the bill ordered to be engrossea for
third reading 1t was subsequently read third time and
passed.
RESERVED LANDS IN ALABAMA
On motion by Mr.. FITZPATRICK. the Senate pro
ceeded 10 The consideration of the bill Is i23) author
izing the sale OF certain reserved LANDS in Alabama