The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-18
MORNING EDITION--!TUESDAY, JANUARY 1s, 1853
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

4 THIRTY-sBCOND CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON Jan. IT, 1853
PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. SEWARD Gree soi) of N Y, pressnted memorial
of Thomas Ewoank praying for appropriation to ena
bic him 10 make experiments with recently discovered
plan for paddle wheels.
Mr. BRopuEAD, (dem) of Pa, presented memorial OF
fourteen hundred ctsns Of New York. in favor grant
ing hundred and sixty of Land to all who were
engaged in the of 1872 ..
Many other petitions and reports were presented
WITHDRAWAL or TTS RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO TIL. ".
Mr Haes resolution relative to Commodore Morgan was
Mr. HAIx Gree soD of N H., said he had no informa-
ton way other respecting the nattrs charged or
implied in the resolution except what had been stated to
him on authority which he considered good II injustice
otfn hau aIne h S no one regretted
hoped the Senate would allow the resolution to be with
drawn.
Leave was granted.
TIE ARREAsAGEs AND MIIAGE SENATOR UprAM.
Mr. FooT offered resolutions directing the President Of
the Senate to inform the Governor Of Vermont Of Mr.
UPham's death, and directing pay nent to his widow Of
arrearages OF per dem and milage Adopted.
THE FISHERY TROUBLE
Mr. DAVIS offered resolution calling for all further
correspondence relative tho fisheries not heretofore
communicated Adopted.
THE iIBEi,IAN REPUBIIc
Mr. MILLER offered resolution directing inquiry as
to the proprey of recognizing the independence Of the
! Republic of Liberia Laid
JUSTICE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA
Mr. GwiS offered resolution directing inquiry to
the ropricty OF providing for the appointment of an
socae Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the United States
for the district Of Oregon and California. Adopted.
The bill for The relief of Mexican Buchanan debated
and rejected. .
The bill for the relief of Philo Smith was passed
/ RAILROAD LANDS WISCONSIN.
Mr. WALKER, (dem of Wis, introduced two bills grant
Ing land to Wisconsin, to aid in the construction Of rail
| roads in that state
Mr CLARKE (whig) Of r. l., moved the Senate proceed
to tho consideration OF Executive business for
which he said 1T was unnecessary TO repeat to the Sc
nate.
Mr. GwS. (dem.) of Cal, hoped the motion would not
The question taken the motion was agreed to-
y By yeas ~ ~ nays Il as follows Yeas-Messrs Bell
Hale Jones Of Tennessee Mangum Miller Morton Pearce
Rusk Sebastian, Seward Smith, spruaace Sumner I'm
/ derwood, Wade, and Walker
| Nays-Messrs. Adams, Borland, Bright Brodhead, But
Ier Cas- Sathcart Dessaussierc Dodge Of Wisconsin
Hunter James, Jones, Of Iowa, Mallory, Morris Soule
RAILROAD
The bill to establish railroad from the Mississippi river
| to the Pacific taken up.
| Mr.. HAMIs (dem) Of Me-, said he had presented an
amendment the other day which, however, he did not
wish to be considered his propositions felt
| to act upon the whole subject.
Mr. BROOKE, (dcm OF Miss, said that the Senator
disclnimed the amendment he would move ii himself
he considered it the best proposition yc presented He
tract with the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company
lately Incorporated in the State Of New York. for the
struction of the said road.
Mr.. GwIN opposed the amendment
Mr. BROOKE replied.
general discussion then took place as to the proper
mode of considering the bill and arriving def
mite conclusion It. and the avoidance Of all outside
propositions and debate thereon after which the subject
was postponed
Was taken up and made the special order for Wednes
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WASHINGTON
The House bill to provide for equestrian statue of
Washington in this city was taken up and referred
Tux AMERICAN ACAPULCO.
message was received from the President, comnlun
eating further and important correspondence relative
the Imprisonment Of the American Consul at Acapulco
1t Was referred, and ordered to be printed
The Senate then adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1858.
PENSIONS FOE WIDOWS GENERALS ARMSTRONG AND
ASEI-
The House passed the Senate Bill allowing the widow
of General Armstrong pension for e and the Senate
bill allowing of pension to the widow of General
John Mcneil.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE WASHINGTON.
Mr.. DEAN asked and received unanimous of the
House to introduce bill to carry into effect the resou
on Of Congress-, passed August 1783 to erect at the
capital Of the nation colossal equestrian statue Of
Washington and proposed appropriation of $50 00O
the work TO be executed by Clark Mills under the direc
ton Of the President of the United States.
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
MANY vou,s-'Moye to put it on its passage now"
Mr. DEAN had NO objections TO this.
Mr. JONES (dem.) of Tenn, said it would be wholly un
necessary to refer the BILL gentlemen
well now as they would after committee had examined
it. All they had to do to suspend the rules and pass
II at once.
VouE-.Agreed." "agreed"
Several motions Of reference suggested.
Mr. SwnTsfR (dem) Of Ohio said he did not wish the
figure Of Washington to be clothed the Roman toga,
but in the Continental uniform
CRHx-"GQOd y good
Mr. DEAN, in accordance with the calls around him,
moved the passage OF the bill He said did not require
Washington to be represented in the Roman
costume, but merely to carry into effect the
act of Congress Of 1783-neither that il should
cuted by foreign artist for have in miast,
the very best-thrk Mills-a who has achieved in
the equpose of The horse what has before been
Ar JONES, Of Tennessee thought the bill would be i'm
proved ii amended leave the President the
assignment of the position of the statue in the public
grounds.
Mr. DEAN acquiesced, and modified the bill accordingly.
Mr. STANTON (dem of Kentucky, moved an amend
ment, approprating $40 600, to purchase from Hiram
Towers his aegorical statue of America and placing it
in suitable position.
Objection made.
MIR yENAmE, (dem.) Of North Carolina expressed the
hope that the bill would not be encumbered with an
amendment referring to the work of any other artist We
have an artst-Clark Mills-who has at once stepped
from the ground TO the highest round in the ladder Of
fame achieving of the most wonderful enterprises
lie Is not yet thirty years of He went from New
York to the South friend there discovered he had
genius For the last few years he has struggled with
u
due that Mills should stand alone in this BILL he is the
first artist in the world that has made taue of the
purest man known.
Mr. Fan said the resolution of the Congress OF 1888 had
passed unanimously the report Of n committee every
state then in the Union being represented The work
ut that time suspended merely because OF the want Of
funds But now that have artist in midst who
produced the equestrian statue of jackson with such
general satisfacton there should be longer delay in
carrying that resolution into effect.
Mr. STEPHENS (whig) Of Ca thought il would be better
not to pass the bill hastily but refer it to select
mttee with power to report at any time He would pre-
fer to send II to committee of thirty members that
all the States in the Union might have voice in the sub
ject.
Mr. DEAN in view of the few weeks only remaining of
the session. moved the previous question in accordance
with the request of several gentlemen
The resolution Of 1888 read 1t proposed that the
statue should be Of bronze representing Washington in
the Roman costume upholdng truncheon in his right
hand and bis head encirced with laurel wreath the