The daily union., 1854-02-08
in CONGRESS on THE U. STATES.
Thirty hird Cenxrsss-rirsl sss.lsn.
TUESDAY. FEsRUARy !. iss4.
SENATE.
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SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS. Erc.
Mr.. HUNTER presented The petition Of The heirs oi
Edward Radd, OF Elizabeth cily ylsiAia prayius iH
demny iot slaves carried on by The enemy daIn. The
war OF iSi2 which was referred 70 the Committee oa
Fotelsp hsistons.
Mr. WALKER or sen,ea ,hs pe.i,loa Of n. cLubb.
l. Lea. / Y smoot. and ave hundred and hiiy plhei
citizens OF Washington. d. c. praying that measures
may DC taken Tor The early introduction q the Ross
men upon Pennsylvania avenue which was Teltfea 10
the Committee on the District OF Columbia
Ar hAMLlN presented i've petitions, numetou-ly
signed by oerfs and soldiers Of the Of isla aac
other citizens OF the Stale OF Maine. who ask lha ihr
oouniy'and laws may be amended grant lees
Than one hundred and sky acres o land 10 al those
VINO actually served the government in ANY OF the wars
s,nee ITO; wnieh We're referred TO the Ccmml,ise on
Public Lands
MIR. Il also presented the petition OF Mrs. Mary Carl
ton, widow OF Moses Carlton, revolutionary soiief
1888 wh,ch as referred 10 the COMMITTEES Pensions
Mf BklGH presented Inc petition OF h A. n.
Dodge Co, J. d Rrad, Z. Pickereil & Co, Easard
Boyer, John Berry II r. Eigish, and two hundred aad
hiy-hye other citizens o Georgetown, and the peii.
ton OF Gdeon Hotchkss, aud hfee hundred aud nifty.
seven other citizens OF Washington in the Dsnci OF
Columbia, praying tina, George w. Yerby others MAJ
be authorized 10 construct railroad from Grorg
III Navy Yard, IN the city OF Washington which were
referred 70 the Conniltee on the Dis,rct OF Columbia
MI SUMNER presented The pelltion oi Barton Rick
etson, OF New Bedford, Massachusetts, praying remune-
ration Tor his expenditures and osses aud for his ser
vices performed or the United States in raising Two
seiB winch were sunk near The Delaware bfeakwater
which was referred 10 the Committee oi Claims.
Mr.. GWlN presented The pe,iun OF the heirs Of Brsa-
der General Richard b. Mason, OF the army, playn.
certain allowances in the seitiemen, of his accounts
civl ana military governor OF CALIFORNIA; which
Tered 10 the COMMITTEE Military Affairs.
Mr. CHASE presented two petitions OF citizens OF Gin
clnnaii, Ualo praying The aid Of government in the
slrncon o Canal aroand The a.ls OF the 0Aio
the Indiana side os l- yef which were referred to The
Conmee on Roads and Canals
Mr.. BRIGHT pfeseaird ths pstiiioa OF Hrs. "a Van
Ness praying iha. whatever may be allowed On
The claim Of heI late husband C r. Vaa Ness mag be
paid to her and 10 the administrators; which was
referred TO the Committee on The JadieiaIy
PAPERS wITHDRAws AND srYEaRKD.
MIR. HUNTER asked leave 10 withdraw IRON the files
OF the Senate the memorial o Otway n BerfymaB, oi
lhe navy, praying TO be allowed a.oant equal 10 lie
balance found against him the settlement oi hs ac-
counts acting purser, while IN command of the United
States schooner "Onkahys," and witch amount he bas
been Obliged to pay over 10 Tie UGiiea States aud that
the same be referred 10 the Coaniea on Naval Atairs
which agreed to-
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, asked leave 10 withdraw
from the nes OF the Senate The memorial ot the Broad
Street Bridge Company, OF Nashville, Tennessee. pray
ing that the bridge erected by il lbe Gun Tixnd
river may be made lawful structure and established
pos-roue. and that the same be referred The Com
mitlee on the Post Office and Post Roads which was
agreed TO.
Mr DAWSON asked leave 10 withdraw from the files
OF the Senate the documents in relation 10 the appc
ton OF John Sbly Tor The extension OF patent, and tina,
the he referred 10 the Committee Patents and the
palen, Office; which was agreed to.
Mr.. SMITH asked leave to withdraw from the files
OF the Ssnae the petition OF Lucrea w. Hubbard, for
herself and other children 0; Elijah Ransom deceased,
praying 10 be allowed the pension 10 which he woula
nave been entitled uGde the act OF May Is ls2s. had he
lived un that time, aud that the be referred the
Committee on Pensions; which was agreed TO-
Ar 5. also asked leave 10 Withdraw from the flies oi
the Senate the petition OF Robert Steele praying that the
children oil John Steele officer IN the oil the
ouon, may be allowed tie pension their father would
received under the act of May Is, 1885, had he
yyed the dale OF us approval, and that the may be
referred 10 The Committee on Pensions; which was
agreed to
Mr S. also asked leave to withdraw from The files OF
the Senate the petition OF JohnF WebD, pra,in thai
the children OF John Webb, deceased, may be paid the
amount o pension their itner would have received un-
er the ac OF May IS, ls2s. had be lived uuii that time
and that the same be referred to the COMMITTEE Pea
sioas which was agreed 10.
MESSAGE raoA THE HOUSE OF RErErsrsrArvEs
message was received from TIE House Of ReprSssat
auves, by AIR Foney, their Clerk, announcing 10 the
Senate that the House agree 10 The amendment OF the
Senate the bill making appropriations for The pay ment
OF invalid and other pensions OF the Uniied Saies tor the
year ending the 30ih OF June, Iss that asy have
ed the resolution o The Senate saihofaS an Increase o.
the n the Office OF The sapeEasea1set 81 the pub
lc printing and that they have passes OIL sTanu 4
ihe right oi way the ST. Louis AID loa Moaatln rail-
road through the Arsenal Magazine as1 lsHFsaa Bar
rscks tracts which the Of The >erae i
requesled.
lie also annouaeed that the Speaker OF the House o
Representatives having siSned an enrolled OIL. ac had
ofoug il The Senate Tor the sgnst0Ee Of lAen Pes
dent.
The PRESlDEN pro ssm, then sgnei lhe enrolled
bill whicb had Just been resolved IRON the House ol Rep
esen laVes, beIag The bill giving lurher for salts
ying claims Tor bouniy snds uud for other purposes
and ID was delivered 10 The committee 10 be presented
the President Of he United States.
RspoRTs FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. ALLEN from ibe Committee on Pensions, 10
whom were referred the documents in relation TO the
claim OF Mrs Csudia Stuart pension Tor The loss oi
Der son Captain James Stuart, OF the army who wss
killed IN balie submitted adverse report Toe
Mir A from The same committee, 10 whom was refer.
red The petition Of Edward Wheeler, pray ing pension
"a consideration 81 The services oi his father, Samuel
Wheeler dunng the war OF the revolution, submed an
adverse report on the same.
Mr. from the same committee, TO whom re-
ferred toe petition OF sophia g. Dillingham;, praying
pension on account Of The services oil her father Elisha
Dnshafn, during the wat OF the revolution, submitted
an adverse report On the same.
Mr. DODGE, Of Iowa, from the Committee on Public
Lands 10 whom fsierled three petitions OF citizens
o Ohio praying thai The unsod public lands in that State
may be granted Tor the OF the public schools therein
asked TO be discharged from The further consideration OF
the same as the committee have reported bill 10 reln
ansh to the State OF ONO all The unsod and unsppro
ofialed public land remaining IN that State.
Tie motion was agreed 10.
MIR JONES, o Iowa from the Committee on Pensions.
10 whom was referred he petition of Thomas u. Parsons.
navy invalid pensonet for arrears of pension, or the
adereEce between the ha pay OF seaman and q petty
officer in which capacity he acting al the time he
as 1917 lof the reliel Of Thomas Parsons which
read and passed second reading, and the report was
ordered 10 be printed
Mir J. from the same committee, 10 whom refer