The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-09
THIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.


WASHINGTON, Feb. s, 1855.
REMEDIES FoR pATRNTEEs
The bill granting further remedies to patentees being
put on its passage,
Mr.. BAYARD, (dem) Of Del, addressed the Senate in
opposition to it.
Mr.. MILLER, (wbig), Of N j., replied.
The bill passed-yeas, 21; nays, IT,
THE FISHERIES.
The Chair laid before the Senate message from the
president concerning the fisheries Referred and ordered
to be printed.
Thc message will be found in the House proceeding
PETITION FROM HOTEL PROPRIETOR.
Mr.. SMITH, (whg) Of Conn.,, presented memorial OF
James Thomas, proprietor Of the Irving House stating
that his business had been injured by The illness and
death ofa Senator who died tAere recently and asking
to be indcnnifed.
STEAMERS NAME CHANGED.
The bill changing the name Of the steamer Forest City
to Bay City, passed
UNpEReRoUYD TELEGRAPH TO PACIFIC.
Mr.. WELLER, (dem.) of CAL, from the Committee on
Territories made full and favorable report the
mortal of Messrs Alden and Eddy for right iway &c
for line Of underground telegraph from the Mississippi
10 the Pacific, accompanied by bill, and moved ii be
made the special order for Monday next.
Mr.. Gwr (dem) of CAL offered resolution changing
the hour OF meeting to eleven o'clock Laid over
1tHUANTEPEC GRANT--sPMCH OF MR.. sEwAtD.
The resolutions of the Committee on Foreign Relations
concerning the rights of American citizens asgnees OF
The grant of Garay of right OF the lthnus
of Tehuantepcc, being under consideration,
Mr. SEWARD, ree soi OF \. Y, said the great occupa
lion OF the nations OF western Europe or nearly three
centuries beginning with the discovery of America and
of six millions Mexico occupied in revolutions till
1e21 without any fixed result. The United States
tinued their progress. Wise in Mexico had appre
henons OF the United States which we're when
the United States after having foreiby taken Florida
acquired it by ccssion, in 1919 The United states had
unbr0kcn coast along the gull 10 the Nueces. For
time Texas seemed barrier but Texas, In 1S45
merged herself in the United States and tho war with
Mexico resulted in the snbiugation Of Hexco from which
she released by cedng New Mexico and California by
which the United States extended themselves from Ar
kansas to the Pacific. Mexico WAS left without sin
Gle important river port on etheY continent.
fhus one idea Of aggrandiscmen. has led the United
States 10 the Rio Iirande and the Pacific. An
other national idea--the encouragement Of repub
ncan institutions has agitatcd and enfsebled Aexi
20. The struggle there has been between central
ism and federative repuhhcsnism. Santa Anna
in 1912 granted to Don Jose dc Garay it Is sad the
nopoy now question and five others exclusive steam
navigation OF the Rio Grande Of the river Penuco the
river zacatula the right of connecting Vera Cruz with
theRcity of Mexico and the fifth the farming Of the
toms at vern Cruz Some Of these he has established,
while others are held for the purpose Of speculation In
l842 he suggested the project Of connecting the two
at Tehuantepec and by applying his arts Of fat
terry to the vanity OF Santa Anna he obtained this grant
nnder decree OF March 1912 These resolutions report
that this grant Garay has become the property Of c
sens OF the United States The committee do not speak
OF war but they look TO IT, He could not vote for
fs rssolutcus third Of the Senate, and the Pesi
Dent OF the United States VIII 50 out ia lsss than thirty