Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-15
CONGRESS-.
THURSDAY, JANUARY -, 1858.
IN SENATE.


IN SENATE
message received from the President Of the Unite
States in resolution of the 5th instant in re
aton TO the Mexican boundary line Transmitting re
port OF the Secretary Of the Interior in th
same giving the information required by the resolution
which ordered 10 be printed and referred to the
lect committee the boundary.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate laid before the body
report from the Secretary of War; communicating in
pianee with law statement of the contingent expenses
of the military establishment during the year 1852; which
laid on the table and ordered TO be printed
by Mr.. NANGUM: A petition from David Taylor
praying amendment of the act Of Congress aboshng
Imprisonment for debt in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Taylor sets forth his grievances at some length
giving history of his long Imprisonment, and the vexa-
tcns which he has been subjected
Mr. MANGUM, at the same time, asked the unanimous
Of the Senate introduce bill amend the
entitled IAN act to regulate arrests process in
the District Of Columbia which having been given, the
bin introduced and referred to the Committee the
Judiciary.
The bin is as follows:
Be enacted c That in all hereafter the entitled
IAN regulate process in the District
Of Columbia shall be construed by the require
the affidavit in all debt contract set forth that the
Indebtedness contracted by fraud false preenc breach
of and all the facts which such allegations Of fraud
and breach Of trust founded and affidavit shall be
sufficient Of bail imprisonment unless the said ale
galons therein made to the satisfaction Of the
See Had be further eaaced That any person held
ban or Imprisonment in any civil suit in said District
proceed in the directed 10y the second section
act Congress above ected and referred 70 Provided That
the reasonable time therein mentioned shall thirty
days from the flag OF the petitions therein authorized
On motion by Mr.. SEWARD,
Resorea, That the Committee Military Affairs be in
uctea consider and report whether action Of Congress
for the protection OF the territory OF New Mexico
against the ineursion Of hostile Indians.
motion by Mr. DAVIS,
rsolred That Committee the Library be instructed
into the expedieney of authorizing Tito Angelina,
artist, marble
agy to his model now in possession Of the Librarian Of
Congress.
On motion by Mr. SHIELDS the Senate proceeded to
consider the bin amend the charter of the city Wash
ington and said bill, having been amended, passed
1t is as follows
Mr. LAWS introduced bill to authorize the heirs Of
deceased party suit to prosecute the suit; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion BY Mr.. BRoDHEAD the bill making further
provision against countereitng the coin of the
United States, or passing the was referred with
proposed amendment to the Committee the Judiciary
The following resolution, submitted yesterday by Mr.
CAss taken up and amended, the suggestion of
Mr.. Hale and adopted:
Reso-e That the President of United States be re-
queed far be compatible with public interest
to communicate TO the Senate copies Of any correspondence
which place with the Minister Of Britain in the
United states in respect the egotiaed by Mr. Squier
with Nagagua which submitted the Senate 1850
also cory # said treaty. and ofany substitute for it. any
part Of /, submitted to the American Government by the
Brt Minister the letters OF the latter urging the
also copies any correspondence which place between
the Secretary State and the British Minister the Minis
ter from Costa Rica in respect proje which submit
ted Nicaragua Costa Rca and the Mosquito Indians and
copy Of such proet with the instructions given 10 Mr.
Nash the SPECIAL agent depned by the United States to
present that ptto the States Nicaragua and Costa Rca
also Of such other correspondence may have passed
tween him and the Secretary of State upon subject m
also copies of the correspondence with Mr. Kerr Charge DAT
a u the United States in Nicaragua in reference thereto
together with any correspondence with the Government Of
Nicaragua its Minister in respect to the projet and
The President further requested communicate
in his opinion incompatible with the public inter
es copies any letters which may have been addressed 10
this Government by the Minister Of Nicaragua the Minis
ter Great Brtn reference the and pur
port the convention between the United and Great
Britain signed April 10 1850, aud proclaimed July s. 1850
and u TIE replies made to them any.
RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
TIE Senate then took up the special order being the
bill authorizing the structon OF railroad and branches
for establishing certain postal communication between
the shores Of the Pacific and Atlantic within the United
States; FOR the protection and facilities Of travel and
commerce. and for the necessary deence Of the
try.
Mr. GwIN rose and addressed the Senate at great
length in favor Of the measure, aud was followed by
Me,srs. BELL, HAMLlN, MILLER, CASS, SEWARD,
and IuSK, in favor Of the general proposition and by
Mr. BUTLER in opposition when
And he 10 adj rnp1