Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-12
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1853.
In SENATE.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1853
IN SENATE
Mr.. WELLER, from the Committee on Territories, re-
ported bill authorizing the construction Of q line of
telegraph from the Mississippi river the Pacific ocean,
accompanied by report
Mr.. w. asked to have the bill and report printed and
to make the special order Monday next but
ing been understood there was already special or
der for that day. he gave notice that he would
take It up as soon as the bill and report printed
The bill and report are bottomed the memorial Of
Hiram o. Alden and James Eddy, asking the right of
way for telegraph the Pacific and grant of land in
aid OF such construction The report is elaborate
and shows forth the advantages Of such telegraph
the Government in the convenience and facility it will
afford in communicating with the officers the Pacific
coast and in the intervening territories advantages that
cannot well be oyer-estimated Among some, they men,
ton orders from the Army Navy Treasury Interior and
Post Office accdentsin California demonstrations which,
before could hear from them might harden into his
tory might be arrested prevented by the aid of this
telegraph; the movements Of hostile Indian tribes and
of our troops could be daily known the War De-
parment. Should national vessel cast anchor San
Francisco, her arrival would be known about
boat could reach the shore that the facilities that thus
would be furnished for giving orders from Departments
the great delays experienced and the necessity Of
special messengers could be avoided That in the
survey, which Is already begun the Pacific sde the
telegraph would be invaluable The speed and accuracy
by which the longitude be determined has made it
for the Of the survey almost. indispensable. 1t
states upon Information furnished by intelligent officers
SohnCotSu
night with the telegraph worth than month s
work without it. That such being the return given
the Government for what is of value to it, the right
to land which the bill proposes to confer bear
the character Of grant But it is to the people Of this
republic from end Of it to the other that such line
is eminently desirable and advantageous. The
OF American shipping engaged in the whale fishery and
in general in the Pacific is vast and would
largely exceed the estimate which any person. without
consulting authentic data, would be inclined to form.
Few but commercial men who have used the telegraph
tages between the great cities of the Atlantic dwarf
ed by the facilities of travel The locomotive by
its sde and in eighteen hours the passenger from Wash
ngton who has elegraphed his starting for Boston
takes his MESSAGE but in the line proposed the telegraph
spans continent in instant of tme and leaves the
traveller in the present facilities Of conveyance month
behind.
Mr.. DOWNS, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims, reported bill to confirm the claim of VIM H.
Henderson and the heirs Of Robt Henderson 500
of land in the Basrop grant, accompanied by report
which was ordered to be printed
Mr. D. asked its immediate consideration; and no OBJ
lection having been made it considered and passed
Mr. WADE, from the Committee Of Claims, reported q
bill for the relief of Zacharah Lawrence, of Ohio,
companed by report which ordered to be printed
Mr. NORRIS introduced bill for the relief of the Buff
falo Bayou, Brasos, and Colorado Railroad Company
which read and referred to the Committee FL
nance
Mr. GwIN introduced blu to establish land districts
in the State of California, and4or other purposes which
read and referred the Committee Public Lands
Mr.. WALKER introduced joint resolution explanato
of entitled An act for the relief of Abigail
Stafford which referred the Committee of Claims
The bill from the House of Representatives to change
the Of the steamboat Forrest City considered
and passed
RELIEF TO PATENTEEs. =.
The bill giving further remedies to patentees read
third time, and the question Shall the bill pass
Mr.. BAYARD gave the grounds of his objections to
the measure, and followed by Mr.. MILLER, who de-
Tended the b declaring it to be free from all the obec
tions urged against it by Mr. BAYARD.
Mr.. BAYARD demanded the yeas and nays; which
ordered, and the question decided in the affirm
alive, follows:
YEAS-Messrs Badger Bell, Brodhead, Brooke, Dodge Of
Wisconsin Dodge Of Iowa Downs Geye, Hamin Houston
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Achison, Bayard, Bright, Cass,
Charlton, Dawson, Felch, Fish; Hunter, Mallory Mason,
Norris, Pratt, Weller-l5.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the
solutions reported by the Committee Foreign Relations
in relation to the Garny grant; when
Mr.. SEWARD and addressed the Senate at great
length concluding by moving strike all after the
word resolved and insert that the United States can
not suspend diplomatic negotiations with Mexico with
out rendering to that Power waiting reasonable
time to receive from it, offer of arbitration according
to the terms Of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo."
Mr.. UNDERWOOD followed, and after some remarks
from Messrs. RUSK, ADAMS, and HALE, the further
consideration postponed the motion Of the latter
until Tuesday next at o'clock, and made the special
order for that day
A message received and read from the President
Of the United States relative to the negotiations pend
ing between the United States and Great Britain
ave to the fisheries navigation Of the st. Lawrence &C.
which referred to the Committee on Commerce and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. DAVIS presented memorial from officers Of the
army stationed Fort Adams Rhode Island asking
the price of officers rations may be increased.
Mr.. RUSK submitted the following resolution, which
was agreed toe
e.od That the Secretary Of the Interior be directed to
furnish the Senate copy Of the report and accompanying
maps Of survey between Indianoa and FL Paso, Texas
made in 1850 by the typographical engineers attached to the
United States Commission for the survey and demaaon of
boundary line between the United States and Mexico
And the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
This being of the days apart for the considera
ton of Territorial business the House proceeded to
slider the bill TO amend entitled An act to create
the Office Of Surveyor General of the public lands in Ore
gon provide for the survey and to make donations
to the settlers of the said public lands approved Sep
tember o. 1850 reported from the Senate with amend
ments.
And the House then went into Committee Of the Whole
on the state Of the Union MR. HIBBAaD, Of New Hamp
SHIRE in the char and proceeded to consider the said
bill.
After brief debate the bill laid aside to be report
cd the House. with the that the amend
ments Of the Senate be concurred in.
THE FIsHERIEs--coMMERcIAL RECIPROCITY.
On motion of Mr. BAYLY of Vrginia, the committee
then rose for the purpose of referring message received
from the President of the United States; which Mr.. b.
said he had been informed the Secretary of State
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