Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-24
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
The following memorials and petitions were presented
and appropriately referred
BY Mr. DODGE, Of Wisconsin From Mary Kinner
and Mary c. Mccoy asking be unidentified for losses
sustained in depreciation Of their property consequence
Of delays nterposed by the land Offices in proving their
titles.
BY Mr.. BELL: From Henry NJ Ryan and % other
citizens Of Knox county, Tennessee who performed SER
vices iii the Creek of 1914 which had been wholly
overlooked and for which they conceive themselves quite
much entitled others who had received the bounty
Of Government in various ways for services Of less value
asking that such an unjust discrimination may be re-
meded.
By Mr. EVANS: From Robert Mills, architect, in re-
laton to central railroad to the Pacific This is
elaborate document of some forty or fifty pages.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. SEWARD, from the Committee Commerce, to
which referred sundry memorials asking appro-
priaton for ship canal around the falls Of Niagara,
asked to be discharged from the further consideration of
the same.
Mr.. s. said that while the committee approved of the
object, and think the work highly important one yet
there had been division in the body to the exped
ency Of any legislative action at the present tme and
also partly account of constitutional objections as to
the mode suggested and hence the committee had not
been able to agree on any general bill.
The report was agreed to.
Mr. HAMLIN from the Committee on Commerce re-
ported bill supplementary to act entitled " An act
provide for the better security of the lives of passen
gers beard Of vessels propelled in whole in part by
steam, and for other purposes approved both August
1862.
1.-THE 1st section Of this supplemental bill provides for
supervising inspector, to receive compensation OF
200 per annum and the usual allowance for travelling
expenses.
ID In addition to the local inspectors there added
two for the district of Pugets Sound to be inspector
of huls and the other Of boilers to be allowed each
$780, to be paid under direction of the Secretary Of the
Treasury
3D. suspends the operation Of much of the 9th
ton regards the Of all metals fusbe by the heat
Of steam until the Sd of March next
Section repeats much of the act OF July, 1885, as
authorizes the appointment of persons to make inspec
ton of steamboats, boilers and res and the inspections
required by this supplemental act under such regu!a-
tons the Secretary may prescribe for the
of said supervisors and local inspectors.
Mr. HAMLIN asked the immediate consideration of the
BILL and having explained the object of its provisions
the bill read third time and passed.
Mr.. HAMLIN also, from the same committee asked to
be discharged from the further consideration Of
memorials from various quarters relating the suspen
sion Of the law of 1882 adopting steam safety valves
&C.. which was agreed to-
Mr. DAWSON, from the Committee the District OF
Columbia reported bill for the relief of James Dixon
Mr. D. explained the bill and asked its immediate con-
sderaton and the bill read third time and passed
Mr. D. also, from the committee, asked to be dis
charged from the further consideration OF the memorial
of Vim. Gunton and others, asking further allowance
for the bridge the Eastern Branch of the Potomac
which was agreed to.
M
ported bill for the relief of Cyrus II. Mccormick
Mr.. TOOMBS, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted adverse report the memorial OF George
Stealey.
Mr. ALLEN, from the Committee on Pensions, submit
ted adverse reports the petitions of Frederick Drurio
and of p. C. Miles
Mr. SUMNER, from the Committee on Pensions sub
mitted adverse reports the petitions OF Urah jones
and Of Sarah Hartman.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
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to the of Africa in vessels owned by citizens of the
United States in certain cases.
This bill provides that when any American vessel with
out the limits of the United States and within those Of
the Queen of SPAIN in the islands Of Cuba Porto Rico
be transferred in whole in part citizen of the Uni
ted States she shall first proceed to port in the United
States and shall be entitled to all the privileges of
vessel of the United States provided all the requisites
for registering of vessels be complied WITH pursuant to
the Sd section of the act of I'd March, 1903 and declares
shall not be lawful for any vessel of the United
States which, pursuant the 18th section of the act Of
3ls December 1892, may have been transferred in whole
in part citizen of the United States in any part Of
the Queen of Spans dominous elsewhere out of the
United States proceed to the coast of Africa under the
bill of SALE described in said last mentioned acts and
all navigation and between the said ports Of
the Queen of Spain and the coast Of Africa in vessels OF
the United States is hereby prohibited
Mr. SEWARD said 1t becomes necessary, in my judg-
ment that such bill should be brought to the consdera
ton of the Senate. After giving the notice yesterday
learned that the honorable Senator from Delaware r
CLAYTON at time during my absence, had express
ed purpose to introduce such bill and learned also,
informally that he had been instructed by the Committee
Foreign Relations to report bill to that effect.
merely ask leave introduce this bill and have it laid
the table, my object is not to embarrass him, but to
cooperate with him.
PENSIONS.
Mr. PRATT introduced joint resolution in relation to
surgeons mates Of the army Of the revolution:
Resolved de- That the resolution Of the 18th of January
17SI regulating the allowance during life in lieu of half
pay the officers of the hospital department and medical
STAFF shall be construed to extend to surgeons mates
who shall be entitled to receive the by said eso
luton is allowed to hospital physicians and surgeons
Mr. PRATT read the resolution of 1884, and said that
Notwithstanding its broad language, the officers of the
Treasury still followed the rule which had been estab
shed shortly after its passage, and hence had excluded
surgeons mates from all benefits of its operations Mr.
P said that in all where application had been made
Congress by these surgeons mates they had been in
variably allowed the compensation The whole object Of
the resolution to make the resolution of 1871 to be
construed to embrace the surgeons mates to which
he presumed there would be no objection.
Mr. BAYARD objected to its second reading, unless
for reference
Mr. PRATT then had it read second time and it was
referred to the Committee Military Affairs.
On motion by Mr.. GWIN the Senate took up the bill
provide for the payment Of such creditors of the late
republic Of Texas comprehended in the act Of the
9th Of September 1850; and his motion it recon-
United to the Committee on Finance.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE NAVY.
Mr. MALLORY a.. / 81 nov 10 take mn