Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL
sENATE.

VI
MONDAY, Jan. %. 1854.
MI. 'loambs, OF Georgia, appeared to-day.
On motion Of Mr.. Petit, the Committee on
Private Land Claims were allowed to employ
clerk.
Mr.. johnson presented a memorial from Eliza
beth O. Smith, asking be allowed bounty land
and three months extra pay for her services in
the Mexicanwar, [frhe petitioner states that her
maiden name was Elizabeth o.. Newcome, and
that she enlisted in male attire underline name of
Bill Newcome, in company ID, OF the Missouri
infantry volunteers; that she was mustered into
service, and faithfully performed all The uties OF
a soldier for eight months, when her sex was dis
covered and she was semitic Fort Leayenworth,
where she was informall selarged by Lieut., Col.
Wharton, heing about ten months from the day of
her enlistment, and that she has received no pay
from Governments. ~
MrsDougiass, from the COMMITTEES on Terrior-
les, reported bill TO tablishthe territorial Gov
:ernments of Nebraska aud Kansas. He said that
the bill formerly reported by the committees to
stablish the TERRITORIAL government Of Nebraska
fixed its southern boundary at SO So. The attenss
ton of the committee had been called TO the fact
that that line would divide the territory set apart
for the Cherokee nat lion. The 5committee there
foie proposed to substitute the line of 81 north
latitude. The people of that territory chad two
delegates here. urged that the territory should
be divided into two territories, and so far as he
had consulted with the delegation of Missouri and
Iowa, the committee had come to the conclusion
that the Interests ofSthes people there would be-
better served by having two territories, and had
SO reported. He moved that il be printedj which
motion was agFee ed 10. & ,sii $50
Mr.. ZONES; OF lowe, reported bill granting
pension of FIVE years half pay to the widow of
Capt, Gunnison, lately killed by the, Indians in
Utah. Passed. 4 Il u ;f VI kil 'l8f
81 4; nj Il; Hunter, from The Committeeaou Finance,
reported back the bill making appropriations for
the military academy, with amendments, nppto-
pratng ST, 200 for the repair of tile professors
quarters, and $4,000 for cavalry exefcise hall;
which anne ndrnents were agreed TO- g. q a.
Mr.. Shields, moved nrthsr to arnend the biliby
increasing the coapensat of tile professors Of
French, Drawing and sword exersise; which was
also agreed to, and the bill was passed. d
On motion of Mr.. Mason: g ii
sResofped, That athe President beSrequested to-
communicate 10 the Senate, as far as may be COM
patible with the public interest, copies of all the
dispatches written by a. Dudley Mann, whilst he
was EMPLOYED in the Diplomatic service of the
United States at or near The States or the German
Confederation, Hungary and,Switzerlanl, together
with copies of all The instructions under which he
acted. and other communications made TO him by
the Department of State. szlls,sisE
Mr.. Coss submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That the Pr be feoucsted I'd
communicate to the Senate as far MS he nav deem
compatible with the public Interest, a COPY Of any
correspondence which may have tax Ell plnce with.
the Papal Government toucni,,s a mission 10 th.
U. States. - ~
Mr., Cass said that ii was known that for come
time past a gentleman had been in the United
States-chareedwith some kind of specia mission,
to this government. He had seen in the Spipiic
Journals accounts of violence and hostile ontrages
against This pefson which he felt s,Ire no Ameri
can could hear q q without regret. AS a private
Individual this foreigner entitled 10 that mo-
lection, under the law, which all good citizens,
would endeayof to secure him. and If he q chang
edissithIany Diplomatic, then INN great
er d.eree should this nation proect him He de-
SIRED 10 know il it were true that he had been
charged with any mission 10 this government he,
cause if soto see III anyiurther Legislation be need
had made inouiries as 10 the cbafacter al mis- ge
temau and had received assurances III he bigb
regard and esteem entertained for him MT home
Before he was sent here, the Papal government
inquired of the American epresentstiye al Rome
as 10 whether this mission y ould be fayorably
received by The. people and government ~ III,
United States. and that Va
itwould.st .ssf AVN ~ ~ I a. aiis5T
Mr.. @. alluded to the accusations made against;
1.-The Papal representative of bean 4 rs ins;
gator OF The execution. as il, was called. biit more
nropefly ut,ler. Of Sassi at Boiopna. and said
that his information as such as 10 ir,tnee hin, 10
believe that The gentleman he alluded 10 had no
more 10 do with that affair than he MIR q ba,l
The proceeding was the work of The Austria mil
litary authority These yiolent and hostile demon
rations against this person were calcIiated to
prevent the spread OF Republican instilutions.
ihep would be heraIdet from England to- S;beTa ~
evidence of The ineffciency of nonular Govern.
nents to restrain tumuit ons nroeeelin nos and nra
serve law and order He tl,ei, referred
| ty to the violence manifested Mt New YORK BAL
timore, and in Cincinnati; and condemned II in
strong terils s 5ss5.5 ; .5lg,FIi
Mr. Mason said he had listened with great satis-
faction to tht. sentiments az nress, Nv the
bic Senator from Miehiean Wa one mr.,
in our form Of government which the Amer,ca,S,
people should Be prou,lTo more than onv other II
was that IL was II of Lou, a;,a 49,
and AS such distnenished from Ali others
the duty of ery citizen to see that this
ciple of his government should moi be yiolated.-
tls resretted deeply Thai this gentleman, be he
w ne may, mad with outrage and yioe nee.
were here as the representative of his nation
sryshere.i II here as a private citizen, thoughthe
plolecllon OF me national government might not
reach him, yet the expression of opinion here oil