Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-10
coNGREss--Isr SESSION
MONDAY, FEE. 6, 1854.
SENATE.

Mr. Ruek appeared to-day, and the Senate is full.
Nj Bright presented femonstrance rom Georgetown
against the construction Of any bridges osor ie Potomac
Mr. Dawson resented memorial Of the Baptist confer.
Of Georgia. that the freedom OF conscience be secured
| 10 Americans In foreign countries
Mr. Pratt presented resolutions of the Legislature Of Ma
| ryland respecting the guano trade. Referred.
Mr. johnson reported bill for !he relief of Elizabeth
Smith. he said she enlisted as private In the Aissouri
regiment Of volunteers under the OF Bill Euchre that
she served faithfully in the war for eight months when her
sex discovered and she honoraby discharged
She had received either pay or land The bill gave
] her both.
who thai line. whether this soldier was under his
command.
Mr. Shields said he had had the honor Of having the
lady in his command but he had doubt she performed
| faithfully all the duties OF nan. Bill passed.
Mr. Shields from the Joint committee on the subject oil
the wreck of the San Francisco and OF acknow
Judgement 10 those engaged the rcscue, made report
The committee give facts OF The wreck and rescue % lar as
| known, and conclude 90 follows:
c committee deeply impressed with tho generous
conduct of these gallant Tsn, vhO aided In rescung our
distressed counymen from the wreck OF Inc San Francis
The commanders Of the Three Bells Kby and Antarctic,
deserve the grateful acknow Judgements of the country for
their humanity and intrepldity.
Thunks and praise especially due to Capt. Creighton
OF the Three Bells who for six days and nights
~ spirit OF dnterested humanity and the imminent peril
Of himself and crew, stood by the sinking steamer until her
gallant commander who remained the last board,
abandoned the doomed and deserted vessel.
Capt Watkins and his officers and appear to great
!
Murray of U. States Navy also entitled to especial
notice for his humane md valuable services.
"Prasc is also due Surgeon Buc, Of The San Francis
co. for assuy 9Th which he attended 10 the sick and
diving soldiers alter they a,Gares from their
neons Major WYse and his junior occrs deserve great
credit for their Efficient conduct In the absence OF their sl
oericr officers Several ohers who be desig
mated by name, owing 10 the imperfect information before
the committee, believed also be entitled praise, and
! 10 the thanks Of the country
"The committee arc persuaded iha these humane and no.
bic scrycca rendered without any hope expectation
CT pccuaary compcnsa!on but they are for that very
SON. in the judgment Of the committee, entitled not only to
grateful acknowledgment but also 10 substantial
ward They therefore report Joint resolution for that pur
pose"
The Joint resolutions are as follows:
"Bs il enacted &C.. That the President Of the United
S:ace be requested procure three valuable gold medals
ton of the ship Three Bells OF Glasgow Captain
Lowe of the bark Kby Of Boston, and one to Capt Stout
fer OF ship Antarctic, testimonials OF The national
gratitude for their gallant conduct In escuing about i've
hundred Americans from the wreck OF the steamship San
Francisco and that The of The same be paid Of the
| Treasury
sand dollars hereby appropriated out Of any money in
Treasury otherwise appropriated 10 enable the Pesi-
dent to ward he may deem appro.
PIRATE The officers and crews Of those vessels that aided in
Inc rescue of the survivors of said wreck and such other
persons as distinguished themselves by Offices Of humanity
and heroisn ha! occasnn the reward 10 be proportion
ME 10 tho nature OF the efforts made and the merit OF the
rendered. 80 far as the same can DC aaccaincd
Mr. Shields sssei that the resolutions be now passed.
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in committee and would submit hereafter minority esou-
! lioas
| THE NEgRA:KA
Tie Nebraska bill was then taken up.
Mr. Wade said lta, he 10 address the Senate with
prea, ddence on any subject had always preferred
perform his dulles sny but the importance and the bold
ness of ha required him TO give expression 10 his
objections 10 it, Though young that time, he vel
remembered the adoption of the Missouri Compromise.
He rccolected well the opposition and resistance by The
whole Northern people any further extension Of slavery
the storm which followed and that il only quieted By
the assurance and conviction that the question then for
ever settled and slavery excluded from the territory Since
that time he knew OF 10 man vino had been bold enough &c
question its foally 10 propose its repeal. Why
now proposed He also recoec:ed the Compromise OF 1850
Since its passage he had heard from all lis friends indeed
no had almost heard nothing else from both parties, from
government papers, except that this ast compromise
hnaity be questioned in Congress or elsewhere
Why was ii, in the face Of these well known facts ha
1t proposed only depart from the Compro
mise Of 1850 but go back TO the sacred of 1890
and asidc2 he had expected 10 hear from the Senate
from Illinois, when he proposed is handed measure
some reason for IT, He had expected hear the Senate
tell the country what light had rendered this measure
necessary now.