Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-12

In few minutes amessage received from the Pre-
4 sident by Mr.. SYDNEY WEBSTER, his private Secre-
| tary; and
On motion by Mr.. MASON, the Senate went into Ex-
ecutve session, and atera very brief period the doors
were opened, and the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, MARCH s, 1853.
! The following resolutions came up in their order:
Resotced That the President be respectfully requested II
compatible in his opinion with the public interest
nicae to the Senate the propositions mentioned in the letter
of the Secretary of State accompanying the Executive
to the Senate of the 18th of February last having
been agreed upon by the Department Of Ftate the British
Minister, and the State Of Costa Riea the 30th Of April
1852 having for their object the settlement of the territorial
between the States and Governments bordering
4 on the river San Juan.
Reoired That the Secretary of State be directed
muncae the Senate such information may be in the
of his Department furnish in regard the conflicting
claims Of Great Britain and the State of Honduras and their
respective titles to the islands Of Roatan Benoca Ua Bar
barat Helene and Morat the bay Honduras
Mr.. BRIGHT observed that proper organization of
the Senate required that certain committees should
appointed An arrangement had been made and the list
was IN the hands of the Senator from North Carolina
(Mr. BADGER 1t intended to be temporary, suited
to the present session. and at the next Session the
mttees could be reorganized
Mr.. BADGER desired to add to what had fallen from
the Senator Indiana that there had been material
changes made and that the report which intended
be temporary, might be considered andagreed to.
The report Of committees then read and agreed
The following the committees:
Foreign Reations.-Messrs. Mason, Douglas, Clayton
Norris, and Everett.
fmdnce.-Messrs. hunter, Bright, Pearce, twin, ana
Badger.
Iudiciary.-Messrs Butler, Toucey, Geyer, Stuart and
Phelps
Comrmerce-Messrs. Hamlin, soule, Seward, Dodge of
Wisconsin, and Benjamin.
Public Laad-Messrs. Borland Dodge Of Iowa, Pratt,
Petit and Thompson of Kentucky
Military Afars.-Messrs. Shields, Borland, Dawson,
Fitzpatrick and Jones Of Tennessee.
NacaL Afars.-Messrs Gwin Mallory, Fish, Thomp-
son of New Jersey, and Toombs
Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs Rusk, Soue,
Morton, Hamlin, and Smith.
Indian A6abs.-Messrs. Sebastian, Walker, Cooper,
Rusk and Smith
Patents and Patent OGce-Messrs. James, Evans, Daw-
son, Stuart, and Smith.
Roads and caaals:-Messrs Bright, Douglas, Geyer,
Terrfories.-Messrs. Douglas Weller, Cooper, Hous-
ton, and Jones Of Iowa
Claims.-Messrs Brodhead, Adams, Pratt, Chase, and
Wade.
Pensions-Messrs. Jones of Iowa. Weller Foot, Evans
and Toombs.
TO Auda and Control Contingent Expenses Of the Senate-
Messrs Dodge of Iowa, Foot, and Bright
Pubic Baadings.-Messrs. James, Badger and Hunter.
LiJrary.--Messrs. Pearce Bayard, and Anterior.
Mr. CLAYTON then rose and addressed the Senate at
great length in vndication of his in relation to
the Buwer treaty and in reply to charges made against
him during the debate the subject Of Mr. CAsss de-
caratory resolutions but without concluding gave way
for motion to go into Executive sessions when, after
brief period, the doors were opened, and the Senate
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1858.
Mr. BADGER stated that in proposing the committees
the other day there oversight in regard to the
Committee Printing, that committee having been
omitted As it might be necessary in the course Of
the present Executive session have such committee
he would ask the unanimous consent Of the Senate to
have it appointed at once, and begged leave to submit
the following: Messrs BoRLAsD, HANLIS, and SouLE.
The committee was appointed accordingly.
Mr. BADGER asked the favor Of the Senate to be al
lowed to make personal explanation 1t the first
time in the course Of long service that he had ever
troubled himself with any matters outside Of the chamber
having been in the habit Of looking far he
personally concerned all personal attacks with in
difference bordering contempt case, however, had
arisen which might well form exception not only from
Of justice to himself but to his late colleague,
(AIr. MAsGUM,) who also compromised by the
statement.
Mr.. b. then to the Chair an extract from paper
published at Wilmington, On. C) which had lately been
called to his notice The extract in question read as fol-
lows
"THrs wEEK-The close Of business on Thursday night
virtually concludes the present administration of national
affairs At IL o'clock Friday Franklin Pierce will take the
oath Of Office as President Of the United States i
The present Congress will also end mt the same time and
there great fear that will 20 out without hav
ing done thing for river or bars The only chan
with Senate and both the Senators from this
State their backs upon the affair and upon Wing
Democrat Federalist Republican, must have Cape
rests Of this portion Of the State Messrs Badger Man
gum care about the value Of chew Of tobacco Per-
however, Ane pc 10
through Others but IL Is uphill business when the
urgent resolutions Of the Legislature Of their State
induce North Carolina Senators to cooperate with
him. That they have refused to do kno,o."
Mr. BADGER then went to show the gross injustice |
Of charge and to point in detail the active exer
tons made by himself well his colleague in endea-
vorng for the inhabitants Of Wilmington that
had particular interest in the improvement Of Cape
Fear river the necessary appropriations effect that OBJ
ject. He went into minute detail Of the course pnr
sued by him. showing how zeaousy he had struggled on
all occasions to further the interests Of his State par
cuarly Of that interest which he had been charged with
ncglccting.
Mr. GWlN rose to corroborate every sentence that had
fallen from Mr. BADGER and bore testimony to the active
personal solicitations Of that Senator the committee Of
which he (Mr. O. chairman, in endeavoring to Sc
the appropriation which had been effected mainly
by his personal exeons and had passed the Senate but
had been specially excepted TO by the House, and by the
committee Of conference the part Of the House.
Mr.. HAMLIN, as chairman Of the committee OF con-
ference also bore testimony the jealous cooperation
Of Mr. d. In endeavoring the appropriation for
the Improvement alluded to.
Mr.. BORLAND followed, indicating Mr. b. from the
charge Of either negligence Indifference and admitted
that although opposed In the main 10 improvements Of
rivers and hsrbor he had yielded the point at the per-