Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1854.
IN SENATE.

The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred
By Mr.. JAMES: From L. P. Holladay S Co., asking
to be allowed to large and commodous hotel on
the public grounds in the city OF Washington
By Mr.. BADGER: From r. Piemont and others, ask
ing for compensation for saving the United States ships
Raritan and yandalia from destruction by fire on the
18th October, 1917.
By Mr. GWIN: From James Mccormick, asking the
payment of an amount due him under contract with
Commodore Jones while commanding the United States
squadron in the Pacific
BY Mr. BUTLER: From the American Medical Asso-
citation, asking the enactment Of law requiring certain
passenger vessels to have physician on board.
Mr.. HAMLIN, from the Committee on Printing, re-
ported adversely the resolution Of Mr. BEoDHEAD to
print 10000 copies of the abstract Of the th
which report was concurred in.
Mr.. HUNTER submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That tho Committee Public Buildings inquire
into the expedeny oproydug by law for the erection of
suitable building fer the Department Of State.
Mr. DOUGLAS suggested more extensive inquiry, in
which Mr.. HUNTER acquiesced; and the resolution was
made include Interior, War; and Navy Departments
and in that shape adopted.
On motion by Mr.. MALLORY,
esolrd That the Secretary the Interior be requested to
communicate to the Senate the AMOUNT noun, o. pa0e % G
United for the removal Of Indians from Florida as such
with the objects for which said money was expended
and the number of Indians removed bJ him.
On motion by Mr.. CASS, ..
Resoesd That the Committee Commerce be instructed
inquire the expdency of making appropriation for
the survey OF the harDorS on Lake Superior Wtnn the s
of the United States.
On motion by Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee
Resoeed, That the Committee on Military Affairs be in
sruced inquire into the expedency Of three OF
Thomas Ii. Barows panetarum for the use Of West Point
Military Academy Annapolis Naval School, and the National
Observatory.
, Mr.. MALLORY, in pursuance Of notice, introduced
hill to establish land district in Florida, to be called
the district of Tampa; which referred to the Com
mttee on Public Lands.
NOTICES OF BILLS
Mr. FOOT gave notice that he would ask leave to in
roduce bill providing for the construction Of railroad
between the Mississippi river and the Pacific coast
Mr.. F. observed that, as he was something of prac
cal railroad man. he proposed to offer for the considera
ton of the Senate bill differing in its main features
from any Of the plans yet submitted and would ask the
indulgence of the Senate explain its provisions when
he brought in the BILL
By Mr.. JOHNSON: A bill granting an additional
school section of each township Of the public lands
On motion by Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa. it ordered
annexed in document form to the copies Of the
port accompanying that bill which have been heretofore
ordered to be printed.
CLAYTON AND BULWER TREATY.
Mr.. CASS moved that the message of the President
communicating further correspondence in relation to the
treaty of Washington of July a. 1850 be referred to the
the further consideration Of the motion be postponed
til Tuesday and made the special order Of the day
which was agreed to.
Mr. HAMLIN moved to take up the bill for the relief
OF Joseph Mitchell; which motion prevailed and Mr. Fl.
having explained the same, it read third time and
passed.
On motion, the Senate adjourned to Monday.