The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-31
THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1854
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, KTc.

+. MEMORIALS, PETITIONS,
Mt EVERETT. Mr.. President, 1 desire TO present
the memorial OF COMMITTEES OF the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Science ending the
establishment of geographical department Of the Libra
nv OF Congress- This Is very able memorial, and II
presents in very strong light the importance and
sy of such an establishment, II is signed by the Super.
iniendent OF The Coast Survey; by the Superintendent OF
the National Observatory; by the Chief of the Corps OF
Typographical Engineers; BY Col Peter Force OF this
city, well known for his acquaintance with the geogra-
ply OF this country; by General Tot,en, Chief OF the
Corps OF Engineers OF the Army by Lieutenant, Davis,
Sopernienden, ef the Nautical Almanac by Professor
Guyo the distinguished eeographer; and by Mr. Hunt
an INTEL gent oicer OF engineers OF our army, connected
with the coas, survey val not take up me time o. the
bat will the reference o the memorial to the ap
prop rate commit,ea--,he Committee on the Library
The motion agieed 10.
Mr FISH presented The memorial Of owners Of tug OF
towing steamboats, employed on the waters OF the Hnd
son rver in the district OF New York. praying
that all such boats aoi carrying passengers may be ex-
emp, from the inspection required by the act OF August
30 1884, TO amend entitled "Aa provide or
the better Of the lives Of passengers board oil
vessels propelled IN whole or IN par, by seam, and for
other purposes which was referred 70 The Committee on
Mr. BELL Mr. President, desire to present to the
Senate the memorial Of the faculty Of Cumberland Uni
versity, Lebanon. Tennessee. They represent tha,
there present in the United S,a,es about hun
dred and nineteen chartered colleges universities in
regular operation. which there al this me in the
course OF education and receiving instruction. some-
thing like twelve thousand Young men They represent
further, that many OF these institutions struggling
with pecuniary dfhcnltes and laboring under great
EN- and that they thereby prevented
from extending The benefits OF instruction 10 a great
number OF the youth OF the country, who ready and
desous OF awaiting themselves OF its advantages, and
receiving education in those institutions They also
state that their opinion public interest s Of greater
Importance Than attention to The means OF education for
ell the citizens in every portion OF the Union and the
public domain, they understand u, is the common
pperty of all the States they pray that township of
land may be given each of those Institutions
that without reading, the memorial be received and
fered to the Committee on Public Lands.
The motion was agreed 10. M
Mr. H. also ask leave to presen, the memorial Of
Elder 4 Collins and sixty -four other delegates OF the
churches composing the Baptist Association for West
Tennessee These memoriasis set forth that they are
members OF large body OF Christians in the United States
believe they OF the numerous denomina.
tons in this country, appearing by the last census TO nun
ber about three mons and they represent that IN thei
opinion. tand IN emoraliz,ns Congress- upon tha sob.