The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-09
MONDAY, MAY 8, 1854.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

The PRESIDENT pro laid before Senate a report
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury communicating in
pance with resolution Of the the 9Th
prepared by the Register Of the Treasury
the amount Of bonds other securities Of the United
States redeemed since the Sd of March, 1853 &c from
which IL appears that the whole amount of stock redeemed
from the 4h of March 1858, to the 9Th inst is Sl6sl3
ia ib the premium paid the is S26579 o2 %
and the Of stock whether actually issued a-
thorzed be issued aud for which the United States
liable outstanding is S5o3l5s12 b. The report was
read and ordered 70 lie the table and to be printed
The PRESIDENT pro tenn also laid before the Senate
message from the President, Of the United States communi
eating correspondence between the legation Of the United
ton OF seamen from the American whale ship Addison
Valparaiso, and the Imprisonment Of William A. Stewart
American citizen, by the authorities Of Chill which
was read and referred to the Committee Foreign Rca
tons
The PRESIDENT pro tenn also laid before the Secate
message from the President OF the United States with
report OF the Secretary of State transmitting in oompli-
with the resolution OF the Senate of the 18th u
copies Of the correspondence in relation the
United States and the arrest at Heidelberg of T. T. Dana
and other citizens Of the United States copies of
correspondence with the King Of Prussia the subject Of
religious liberation which ordered lie the table
and TO be printed for the use OF the Senate.
AsTr-xEsRAsKA
Mr. DOUGLAS presented the petition Of upwards Of FIVE
hundred cergymen OF the Northwestern States protesting
against the passage Of the Nebraska bill repeal
modification Of existing legal prohibitions Of slavery in that
part Of the public domain proposed TO be organized into the
Territories of Nebraska and kansas In presenting this pc
on he took occasion to comment at length the
course Of The twenty-five Chicago cergynen who had
moriazed Congress this subject former OCCASION
and stated that they had charged him with msepresenng
the language Of their memorial when he had quoted the
precise words of the copy which had been furnished by the
secretary Of that meeting the public prints at Chicago
and which had been sent TO him printed in those papers
lie also read several extracts from delivered
Chicago the 9th Of March, relation to passage Of
the Nebraska bill by Of these mcmoralists spec
men OF The style OF pulpit oratory used by these political
preachers. The memorial was laid on the table
"Reminiscences against the abrogation Of the Missouri
Compromise and the passage Of the Nebraska bill also
presented by Messrs foor and rrsr,
MEMORIALS, rErIroSs Kro
Messrs ALLEN FOOT, and T0UCEY presented petitions
in favor Of reduction Of the rates Of postage which
Roads
SIR. GwIN prcsentM the petition Of DR. & j. Anderson
agent o. ~ ~ Wilson CO. merchants OF New York pray
ing mat heN may he unidentified for the loss Of certificate
held by them in the Trinity Land Company for ten thou
sand dollars with interest thereon the same having been
prescn led and referred the Committee OF Claims of which
Mr. Soulc chairman, the nth OF MAY 1852 and
subsequently LOST which referred 10 the Committee Of
Claims.
Hannibal aud st Josephs Railroad Company, praying the
right Of way and grant Of public land for the
ton OF railroad from point opposite - Josephs to the
racine ocean which was referred 10 tho Committee
Public Lands
Mr. FISH presented memorial Of the Chamber of Com
merco Of New York praying that treaties be entered
favorable oong and protecting the rights Of neutrn and
Tor suppressing prvateerng which referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
RELIGIOUS
The motion BY Nr CASS to refer the report OF the Com
mttee Foreign Relations the last session Congress
in relation to the adoption of securing to
american citizens in foreign countries the rights Of re
gous worship the Committee Foreign Relations was
taken up aud the further consideration thereof post
poned until Monday next
Mr. GWN moved that the Senate proceed to the consd
Grafton Of the bin granting public lands to the several
States o The Union for the benefit Of INDECENT insane per-
sons which had been returned by the President with his
objections
Mr. WALKER desired to have the homestead bin taken
up, that being the first special order
The question being taken the motion of Mr.. Gws,
u was agreed to, on division--aycs 20, noes IL
Mr. BADGER having indiestcd desire be heard upon
the bin