The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-01
CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
Thirty Third Congress First Session.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 81, 1854.
SEN ATE.

SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. DODGE, of Wisconsin, presented petition of ct-
zens of Racine Wisconsin, praying reduction Of the pres
of postage; which referred to the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr. SEWARD presented the petition ofCyntha NJ Clarke,
praying indemnity for losses sustained by her father Ethan
Stlman in the execution Of his contract for supplying
muskets for the United States in consequence Of the embar
go laws and the of 1872 which referred to the
Committee of Claims.
Mr. BADGER presented report of a committee accom-
panied by resolutions adopted at meeting of citizens of
New Hanover county, North Carolina in favor of an APP
preparation for the removal of the bar in Cape Fear river
which ordered to lie the table, and to be printed
Mr. BENJAMIN presented memorial Of Joseph Grafton,
and Others claimants to lands lying within the Bastrop
grant in Louisiana, praying to be Unidentified against loss
in the of the sale of their property by the United
States public lands under decision Of the Supreme
Court which referred TO the Committee on Private
Land Claims.
REPORTS COMMITTEES
Mr. CLAY from the Committee on Pensions reported a
bill granting increase of pension to Mrs. Frances Smith,
of South Carolina which was read and passed to sec
ond reading.
Mr.. HAMLIY from the Committee on Commerce to whom
referred the bill from the House of Representatives
authorize register to be issued TO the steamer SCI Para
quay" by name, reported back the same without
amendment and recommended its passage He also asked
that it might bemmedately considered which agreed
to. No amendment being proposed, it was read third
time and passed.
Mr. JOHNSON from the Committee on Printing to
whom referred the motion to print additional
be Of copies Of the message Of the President of the United
States communicating the Senate report of H. s. San
ford in relation the different systems of penal codes in
Europe and the administration changes in France since
the revolution of ls4s reported against the printing of the
same
After some discussion in which Messrs JONES of Ten
nessee JOHNSON, FITZPATRICK, FESSENDEN, SEW
ARD and BADGER participated the report of the Com
mittee on Printing was agreed TO.
RESOLUTION
NJ, STUART submitted the following resolution; which
wa
RosO'ved, That when the Senate adourns tomorrow, it
shall be until Monday next
PATENT OFFICE
Mr. BADGER called the attention Of the Senate to the
fact that they had passed resolution ordering the print
ing Of an additional number of copies Of the agricultural
portion Of the Patent Office report with the insertion Of
clause that the work should be done by the printer the
Senate The House Of Representatives have concured in
an amendment the deficiency b since the adoption Of
that resolution which relieves the subject of the printing
ordered by the two houses OF Congress from the cmbar
rassment which has heretofore rested upon IL; and he
therefore thought desirable to rescind the resolution
adopted the Goth instant and order the printing Of
an additional number Of that document by a resolu-
ton lie then submitted the following resolution and or
der which were laid on the table, and he gave notice that
he would call them up for consideration the
Senate receives notice that the President Of the United
States has signed the deficiency bin:
Resolrod, That the resou ton for printing certain add
oua copies Of the agricultural portion Of the Patent Office
report agreed by the Senate the 2sh inst be- and the
same is hereby rescnded.
Ordered That there be printed for the use OF the Senate
forty thousand additional copies the same with the plates
accompanying H. Of which five thousand copies shall be for the
use Of the Patent Office
JANIS BATonuDEn
The following resolution which was submitted by Mr.
ADAMS yesterday was considered and agreed TO:
Rsoired That Committee Pensions be instructed 10
inquire into the expedeney Of providing by law suitable
The late james Batcheder Of Massachusetts who was Killed
while assisting the marshal Of the United States for that
State in executing an act OF Congress
soTARns PUBLIC.
Mr. CHASE moved that the Senate proceed to the con-
sderaon OF the bill supplementary entitled aAn
act TO authorize noaros public take and certify oaths
afirmatiops and Acknowledgements in certain cases."
The motion being agreed to- said bin taken up and
considered IN committee Of the whole No amendment
being made il waS reported the Senate and ordered TO
be engrossed for third reading BY unanimous consent
IL was read third time, and passed.
ADJOURNMENT oyra
Mr.. BADGER moved that when the Senate adjourus on
Monday next II shall be TO meet the Thursday follow
ing; which was agreed to-yeas 30, nays l6.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER
Mr.. BENJAMIN stated that some time since he made
motion 10 reconsider the by which the Senate agreed
TO subscribe for five thousand and twenty-five additional
copies Of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for the
present Congress but il having been suggested TO him
that the result would not probably be changed by the
opening Of the subject he would ask the unanimous
sent OF the Senate TO withdraw that motion.
No objection being made, the motion was withdrawn.
THE INDECENT INSANE.
Mr. GWN moved that the Senate proceed the consid
Grafton Of the indgentinsane bi which the special
order for to-day He wanted the Senate TO come 10 vote
upon that bill as soon as possible.
The motion being agreed to- the bin was taken up.
Mr.. STUART hoped The Senate would postpone the fur
ther consideration Of the bill He thought II JUS
ce to the Senate the country that they should 90
into the discussion Of that question The present time
There could be particular haste about H. for IL s well
known that the bill could be passed by twohirds
vote No othor importance was therefore be attached
10 II than that which arises from the desire Of gentlemen
to deliver speeches and make public their views upon
the subject Whether this done this week next
week or the week after would make but very little differ
lie also understood that there several gentle
men who desired to speak upon the question and II was