Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-01
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1854.
IN SENATE.

The following memorials and petitions presented
aad appropriately referred: ~ 1..
By Mr. EVERETT: From q special committee of the
American association for the advancement of science
the subject of establishing geographical department Of
the Library of Congress. This memorial forth the
great Importance Of such addition, and that there is
in the United States this continent single col
lection of geographical materials that is toleraby
complete that all the collections throughout the country
have been formed for some special and limited purpose
and hence oil partial and imperfect and do not rise
to the rank Of true geographical library in which should
be found the of investigating all geographical
questions both of and land, at home and abroad
Year by year particular localities assume the highest
temporary Importance, for instance, quite recently
Hungary the Black Sea, Japan, China Australia, the
Pacific Islands, Central America, entire Western
coast the Amazon, the La Plata, and especially
unexpored Western territories None say how great
the value of local information any country either old
may become in single year; yet there is not
this continent any single place where resort with
for the materials requisite for precise and COM
plete Investigations such questions may arise.
And hence the memorasts consider the formation of
systematic, comprehensive and complete geographical
library as a most genuine and unequvocal American
desideratum.
By Mr.. STUART: From citizens of Michigan, residing
in the county bordering Lake Superior asking the i'm
provement of the harbor of that lake.
By Mr.. WRIGHT From A. c. Carter and Others citi-
New jersey asking further protection against the
infringement of patents.
By Mr.. BELL: From the faculty of Cumberland Col
lege, in Tennessee, asking that township of land may
he granted to each Incorporated college in the United
States.
Petitions were presented against the passage of the
Nebraska bill by Messrs. WRIGHT, BAYARD, and
BADGER.
Mr. BADGER, presenting his, took occasion to say
that the petition just presented was the same to
which he had alluded days ago, and which he had
been in hourly expectation Of receiving Out of the forty
three signatures to the document there sixteen by
the of White, who he presumed were all members
of that respectable religious society denomnated Friends
Their opposition to the bill founded provision
they deem unjust because they consider that it involved
breach of national faith. So far as he knew the per-
sona character Of these parties and from the further
fact that they from the State Of North Carolina he
felt bound to conclude that they just well
sonabe and that after they had read the discussion
which had taken place to change produced by his
amendment the character of the original BILL they
would find that they entirely mistaken in the sup
position that the either unjust involved
any violation of the public faith and consequently would
withdraw their opposition.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
), Mr. PETIT, from the Committee on Private Lant
Claims, submitted report accompanied by bill for ht
relief Of Jean Baptiste Beauben.
Also from the same committee, report accompanied
by bill for the relief Of John Gusman Of Louisiana.
, The bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr.. ADAMS, from the Committee on the Post 0fic,
ana Post Roads, submteda report accompanied by bill
for the relief Of Thomas Rhodes
Mr. STUART, frora the Committee on Public Lands
TO Wch was referred the bill TO authorize the sale
Rock Island in the State of Illinois, and for other pur
poses, reported back the same with amendment.
Mr.. CLAYTON, from the Committee on Foreign Rela
TONS submitted report accompanied by bill for th
relief oil the representatives OF Thomas d. Anderson late
Consul Of the United states at Tripoli.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
! Mr.. HUNTER moved to proceed to the consideration
of the bill to supply the deficiencies in the
for the service Of the fiscal year ending Both June 1854
which motion agreed to.
The question pending the amendment Of Mr.
BApoEs the effect Of which s repeal the present Law
relating to the printing ordered by the two Houses and