The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-04

appropriation made by the House of Representatives for
Inc pay ment OF moneys due them under and by virtue of
the treaties OF 7h November 1895 and sh August 1881
may not be stricken from The b asked be discharged
IRON the further consideration OF the same; which
agreed to- T
| Mr.. s.. from the same committee 10 whom was re-
ierred the petition Of John s. Davis citizen of Cafo
na praying 10 be ndemnfed for depeda,ions upon his
Cattle committed by the Indians in 1884, asked 10 be ds
charged from the further consideration OF the same
which agreed TO-
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.; BAYARD. in pursuance of notice, asked and OBJ
tanned leave 10 bring in bill (S SID granting and
Veyng The arsenal ~ The town OF Newcastle, 10 the State
OF Delaware, TO The trustees OF said and their sue
ressors which read the first and second times by
unanimous consent, and referred TO the Committee
Mr. BR0DHEAD asked and obtained unanimous con-
sent to introduce bill Is 572) Tor the relief OF Cham
bers c. Mullen which was read The first and second
times by unanimous consent and referred to The Commit
lee on Pensions.
ANHsrHETIc AGENTS
Mr.. SMITH. Mr.. President, desire TO present the
memorial of Charles T. Wells, of Hartford Connecticut
By his next friends. Thomas c. Browne and Thomas
Williams, praying gIauty in consideration of the dis
covery by his ather Dr. Horace Wells deceased of lhe
availability oil anshelc agents in surgical operations
mave that the memorial be received and, without reada
ing that be referred TO the Committee on Patents and
the Patent Office.
MIR BORLAND Do understand the honorable SEN
aor from Connecticut 10 say that is memorial in refer
ence TO the ana hec properties of ether
Mr.; SMITH II is with regard TO the discovery OF
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MIR. BORLAND. Mr. President, that subject is already
before the COMMITTEE on Military Affairs upon memo
rial from another quarter think that the subject is
already before that committee, and especially that
mee reported in part al the last session. and there
discussion growing out OF that report this memorial
should also be referred TO the Committee on Military Al
fairs.
Mr.. SMITH am not aware that any memorial has
been presented to the Senate upon that subject.
| Mr. BORLAND. | will inform the honorable senator
that memorial has been presented during this session
from surgeons and physicians OF Boston, Massachusetts,
which has been referred the Committee Military Al
fairs, and that committee now have the subject under
Mr. SMITH AT what lime
Mr. BORLAND. Ii was early in the session
Mr. SMITH 1 was not aware OF the fact that any
such memorial had been presented during the present
session MIR; President. thus is memorial by the
Hartford, Connecticut by his next friends Bishop
Brownell and The late Chief Justice Williams, late
chief justice OF our Supreme Court presenting The sub
lecl 10 the consideration OF the Senate should pre-
fer to have the subject referred to committee of
the body, either standing committee a select
mee, which has not formed opinion on the subject
have, Mr.. President believe, proper respect for the
Committee on Military Affairs, and as much confidence
in that committee any other committee of this hon
orable body but II will be recoeced that towards the
close OF the last session of Congress- that committee pro-
posed an amendment 10 the military appropriation BILL
believe, or some general appropriation BAL at any rate,
granting TO DR.. William l. G. Morton a reward OF no
less than hundred thousand dollars Tor having made
this discovery, and this amendment most srenuousy
urged by the committee upon the consideration OF the
Cenate. u turned Out tnat no memorial had been pre-
scented to the committee and the committee had not been
charged by the Senate with the consideration of the sub
jeci IN any shape or form 10 my knowledge bu
theess very probably having in view what they
ceved TO be Tor The Interest of the army and navy OF the
United States they did report the amendment, 10 that bill
BY which they proposed to grant thus very large sum OF
money to DIR. Morton-irom which we must inier that
that committee has already preIndged the subject They
have already formed opinion about its merits have
no douo with the most peFiee. good isla and WIN the
dent that thus application ought 10 before
mltee which has not pejudged this question, and which
can take up 1t struck that the Committee
on Patents the Patent Office the proper commit
tee 1t is committee which is charged with the subject
of discoveries and inventions f~ish TO make few
marks IN relation 10 the subject, and will inquire OF The
Chair whether this is now open question.
The PRESIDENT. II is now open for discussion.
The Chair announced that the memorial would be referred
10 The Committee Patents and the Patent Office ii there
was objections but objection made by the
from Arkansas.
Mr. SMITH supposed that it was an open ques-
lion. Now, Mr President, this Committee on Military
Affairs, for all know, mouslys-I think that was
the statement made-owards the close OF the last
without giving notice to the family OF Dr. Wells with
out the knowledge OF my colleague, and without my
knowe ledge. who were more particularly charged with a
vndcaon OF what conceive TO be the rights OF tha,
family and by that parte hearing did preluGgc this
question, and did TO the conclusion that Dr. Nor
ton The original discoverer OF this most important
agent.
Mr. SHIELDS Mr. President, suppose tha, my
honorable friend from Connecticut does not
any reflection upon that committee but regret to say
that he is sometimes very unfortunate in bis manner oil
expressing himself in maers OF that kind. | am aware
that so far The Committee on Military Affairs is con-
cerned he does not mean TO make any unjust reflections
upon them still, bis speech indicates them This sub
ject examined before that committee precisely ~
every other subject is examined by any committee OF this
body. How do committees examine cases did not
know sir, that there such earth as tb 3
DR.. Wells and how could know that action was
doing him injustice The was before the committee,
and disposed of il dispose Of anything else. A
committee sends for persons and papers TO examn
pro and they take the case as comes before
them, and Judge il upon the evidence produced I'VE
may have been mistaken-perhaps we but we
believed, honestly and consceniously. As for these
other parties, we knew nothing about them and how
could we be supposed Judge with regard 10 matter
which never brought before u.s. therefore once
again Deg my friend 10 casting these reflections up
on tba, committee had enough OF II al The last ses
sion, when very similar reflections were thrown out
do not like TO hear gentleman whom esteem and re-
spect unfortunate and unguarded in his observations
as he has been this morning. For one. SIR know moth
ing about the case-t is not which understand
II ~ in the hands of gentleman that committee who
has examined the subject and who does understand IT,
hope this memorial will 20 before that committee,
but to some other but al the time beg my honor
able friend from Connectcu, abstain from casting any
reflections upon the course that committee have thought
proper 10 pursuesayng that the fairly be-
lore hem-that II was examined IN parn way, that
we had prejudged it, and Such not the case,
sr There was uufarness in It's examination the
part OF that committee.
mt SMITH. am certainly very much surprised that
tue honorable senator from Illinois should deem il neces
safy 10 nerpose with the train Of remarks which be has
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