Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is, 1854.
TN SENATE.


The following memorials and petitions were presented
and appropriately referred
By Mr. BROWN: From the Legislature Of Mississippi,
asking the establishment of mail route by land from
Jackson direct the counties the Of said
State, setting forth that although several growing
md important towns exist within the limits Of said coun
ties, they deprived Of mail facilities with the capital
Of the State
By Mr.. SUMNER: From citizens Of Massachusetts,
in favor Of cheap ocean postage
By Mr.. SEWARD: From citizens of Green Point, New
York. asking that the public lands may be granted in
limited quantities to actual settlers.
By Mr. MASON: From j. Balestier asking remunera-
ton for certain expenses incurred while special agent Of
the United States TO Southeastern India.
RESPONSIVENESS against the passage of the Nebraska
bill and violation Of the Missouri compromise pre-
sented by Messrs SUMNER, FOOT, and SEWARD.
Petitions in favor of securing religious liberty to ct
zens abroad were presented by Messrs. DODGE WADE,
and CASS.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. CLAY, from the Committee on Pensions, to whick.
were referred House bills for the relief of JAS Green,
of Pennsylvania and for the relief Of Lemuel Hudson
severay reported them back without amendment and
recommended their passage.
Also, from the committee bill for the relief Of
WD. Miller.
Also, from the committee, an adverse report
House bill for the relief Of George s. Clafin.
Mr. PETIT, from the Committee the Judiciary, to
which referred the bill to regulate the fees and
compensation of the district attorneys in the courts Of the
United States for the Territories Of Minnesota, New
Mexico, and Utah. reported it back without amendment
and asked its immediate consideration
No objection having been made, Mr. p. explained the
bill, and it was read q third time and passed.
On motion by Mr. STUART
Resolved That the Committee Commerce be instructed
inquire into the expedency Of establishing port of entry
anddevcy upon Lake SUPERIOR within the State Of Michigan
TIE ARMY.
Mr.. SHIELDS asked the Senate to take up the bill
its passage promote the efficiency Of the army by
firing list Of disabled officers; which agreed to-
And the question, Shall the pass it decided
in the affirmative, as follows;
YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Brodhead, Brown, Butler Cass,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas. Evans Everett Fish, Fitx-
patrick, Foot Geye Gwn, Johnson Mason, Poarce, Rusk
Sebastian, Seward, Shields sdeL Stuart Toucey and VIII
liams-25.
NAYS-Messrs Adams Chase, Clay, Dodge of Iowa, Ham,
lin, Norris, Petit, Sumner, Wade, and Walker-lo.
Mr.. HAMLIN said there was joint resolution from
the House lying the table which he wished to have
taken up and disposed Of He alluded to the joint
luton authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury and
Lighthouse Board to determine upon the site PLAN and
mode of constructing the lighthouse Cohasset Rocks,
and for other purposes.
The resolution having been read at length aI
Mr.. HAMLIN said that, although the resolution had
not been referred to the Committee Commerce. it had
nevertheless been sufficiently investigated to warrant s
immediate consideration He stated that, by the law of
1882 $4,000 had been appropriated for the erection Of
lighthouse on Minots Ledge, plan to be approved
by the Typographical bureau By the act Of 1883 IN adj
ditional survey had been made and different site
commended The resolution proposed to submit the
whole matter to the lighthouse board and to leave the
question Tree as TO whether the lighthouse should DO
erected the inner the outer rock there being two
conflicting reports on the subject.
The resolution was then read third time and passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr. PETIT called for the consideration Of the special
order being the report of the Committee the Judiciary
the right of the Senator from Vermont Mr PHELrsl
to seat in the Senate, when
Mr. FOOT and addressed the Senate at length in
favor of the report confirming the right Of his colleague
Mr.. PHELPS, to o seat
Mr.. MASON moved that the further consideration OF
the subject be postponed until tomorrow, with view to
proceed to the consideration of Executive business which
motion having been agreed to-
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of Executive
business and after time spent therein the doors
were opened
On motion by Mr.. HAMLIN, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill to authorize the issue of registers To
vessels owned by the Accessory Transit Company, and is
was read a third time and passed.
And the Senate adjourned.