The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-27


Monterey California praying indemnity for loss Of live
stock during the administration of Governor Mason
IN s4s and is4s which referred TO the Committee OF
Claims
Mr.. CHASE presented memorial Of the president and
faculty OF Obern College together with other inhabitants
Of Ober Ohio praying the reduction OF the rate Of ocean
postage Tor single letter to two cents which was refer
red 10 the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr. o. also presented petition of citizens Of Cincinnati
Ohio protesting the Jewish religion praying Congress to
take such measures will secure to them religious free
dom while absent in foreign lands which referred To
the Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr.. RUSk presented document containing new plan
Of railroad intended for the transportation Of the
mails and TO the safety of passengers and pedcs
TRANS invented by Robert Mills engineer and architect
and Post Roads.
Mr. MALLORY presented petition OF the citizens OF
fernando county Florida praying grant of land where
in to locate county site which referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Mr., JOHNSON presented petition Of citizens Of Hot
spring county, Arkansas praying the establishment of
post route from Fair Play to 0wensvlle in Arkansas
which referred to the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads.
ward and others praying that $500 may be granted out Of
the treasury to mechanics if the homestead bill should be-
come law which was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. SEWARD presented petition of George j. Cornell
Albert Gallan A. Hamilton, and other citizens OF New
York, demonstrating against the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise which was ordered TO lie on the table,
Mr. s. also presented the petition Of Charles Nelson
ecutor son. and heiraaw Of John Nelson praying COM
pensaton for the services of his father and remuneration
praying to be allowed the pension to which his father was
ened which referred to the Committee of Revolu-
tonary Claims.
Mr. s. also pleented the petition of C. NJ. Clarke pray
ing remuneration for losses sustained by her father Ethan
Slman under contract with the to furnish
muskets which referred to the Committee OF Claims
DESIGNATIONS
Mr. EVERETT. have been requested to present the
memorial Of Benjamin Peirce and others members of the
American Association for the Promotion OF Science
ing Congress to make appropriation to enable Professor
MITCHELL of Cincinnati to construct machine for obsery-
ing rghascensions and decnations by the aid Of mag
netsm. t= +
This is subject of very great Importance to science
The memorasts among the most distinguished men OF
science in the country Their memorial is accompanied
by the report of committee of this association in which
they represent this machine to be of great Importance,
promising great practical utility in its application to sci
enfc purposes and rejecting great credit upon American
science ta.sGs E tags
| am somewhat at a loss to know what disposition to
ask for the memorial Ii does not to belong to any
of the standing committees of the Senate and have been
requested that it be referred select committee
make the motion with great reucance but as the sub
mittee move that the memorial be committed to select
committee of 6ye members.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. EVERETT. Inow that the committee be ap-
pointed by the President pro tempme.
The motion was agreed to.
WITHDRAWN
Mr. EVERETT asked leave to withdraw from the files Of
the Senate the petition of Henry Newman praying have
tract Of land and that the be referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands; which was agreed to.
INTRODUCED. st
Mr.. FITZPATRICK, in pursuance Of notice asked and
obtained leave TO introduce bill Is 35l) granting the
right Of way and making grant Of land to the State
Alabama in aid of the construction of railroad from Gil
rard in Alabama to the city of Mobile; which read
the first and second times by unanimous and
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands
rosr-RouTK
Mr. ubnit he fol
which considered by unanimous consent and agreed
TO: ar.#
Rssolred That the Committee the Post and Post
fishing post-roue from Memphis, Tennessee via Mound
City, Arkansas, to Aberdeen, in Arkansas.
REPORTS COMMITTEES
Mr. JONES, Of Iowa from the Committee on Pensions
whom referred the following petitions asked to be
discharged from their further consideration and that they
be referred to the Committee Public Lands which
| agreed to;
Petition Of Frances Dcpries, praying be allowed
Petition of the heirs of George Hoyle deceased praying
authority TO sell land warrant issued said George
Petition of d. McManus chaplain in the army PRAYING
to be allowed bounty land
Mr.. DOUGLAS from the Committee on Territories to
whom was referred memorial Of the legislature of the
Territory of New Mexico praying the confirmation Of the
titles to land under grants from the Mexican government
asked TO be discharged from lis further consideration and
that it be referred to the Committee Public Lands
J which was agreed 20.
Mr. u. also, from the committee to whom was re-
ierred memorial Of the legislature OF the Territory OF
New Mexico praying that measures be taken
the inhabitants Of that Territory from Indian depre
dauons asked TO be discharged from its further consdera
ton and that il be referred the Committee on Indian
Affairs; which agreed to-
Mr. ID. also, from the same committee TO whom re-
ferred memorial Of the legislature of the Territory OF
New Mexico praying the recstablishment of the military
post AT Fort Atkinson asked to be discharged
further consideration and that it be referred TO the Com
mittee on Military Aiars which agreed TO.
Mr. CLAY. The Committee Pensions TO whom were
referred the petitions of James Worden John OIeary
John Williams and Others, invalid pensioners OF the navy
praying increase OF their pensions have directed
submit report and ask be discharged from their
ther consideration having concluded report general
bill, embracing all of that kind. As Is known to
the Senate presume generally the highest pension paid
TO an invalid pcnsoncr Of the navy is six dollars per
month that s to what called the seaman but the
man in ordinary is paid FIVE dollars per month"; and mn
rine three dollars and fifty cents The committee have
certaned inquiry Of the Commissioner Of Pensions thai
the aggregate increase Of pensions by the bill which
report VIII be something upwards of $4,000 They have
therefore instructed to report bill placing the
sioners IN the naval service the footing with pen
sioners in The army OF the United States that the
report be printed
to increase the pensions OF senmen and Marines and
passed to second reading The report ordered to be
printed
Mr.. BRoDHEAD, from the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads, 10 whom referred the petition o
Joseph Mock, praying indemnity for the violation by the
Post Office Department. of his contract for making mail
locks and keys, submitted a report accompanied by bin
Is 349 for his relief which read and passed
second reading The report ordered to be printed
Mr. CLAY, from the Committee Pensions to whom
ere referred the petitions Of Mamie Denman Aracla
Riley Minerva CatIet and Eliza O. Townsend praying
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