Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-23
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1854.
IN SENATE.

message was received from the President Of the Uni
ted States, communicating, in compliance with resou
ton of the Senate Of the Sd of August last further
respondence between the Department Of State and the
American Minister at Constannope relative to the Rev
Jonas King
On motion by Mr.. ROCKWELL, it was referred to the
Committee Foreign Relations and ordered to be print
ed with the correspondence communicated ut the last
session on the same subject
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Military Affairs
submitted adverse reports the petitions of James p
Heath and Of Samuel NJ Cendenin.
Mr.. DODGE, Of Wisconsin, from the Committee on
Commerce. reported back House bill to change the
Of the Amercanbut brig Como that Of Jehossee and
grant her new register and asked it's immediate
sideration and the bill read third time and passed
Mr.. PETIT, from the Committee the Judiciary,
reported without amendment House bill restoring the
title Of the United States to certain land in the city
Of Cincinnati and asked its immediate consideration
read q third time and passed.
Mr.. BRODHEAD, from the Committee of Claims re-
ported House bill allowing ratons to Brig Gen. John E.
Wool, without amendment, and recommended its passage
Mr.. WELLER asked the Senate to consider the bill at
once; and it was read third time and passed.
Mr.. WADE, from the Committee of Claims, reported
back House bill for the relief Of Lincoln Bates and re-
commended its passage.
Mr.. BRAINERD, from the Committee of Claims re-
ported without amendment House bill for the relief of
Polly Carver, and recommended its passage
Mr. ALLEN, from the Committee on Pensions, reported
without amendment House bill for the relief Of Zabna
Rawson and recommended its passage.
Also, from the committee, submitted report ac-
companied by bill for the relief of Parmelia Allen late
the wife of John Blue
GENERAL COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
Mr.. BROWN submitted the following resolution, which
Resore (he House of Representatives concurrng That
the following be added to re standing rules Of the Houses
There shall BIO appoited standing committee Of the Sem
ate consist Of members the House of
Representatives to consist of thirteen members be called
To
be the duty of said committee in the House Representa-
tves report bill at each session of Congress making ap
preparations for the payment of private claims the
committees of the House report favor of any claim
the report with the evidence which based shall be
referred without debate and as matter of privilege to the
said General Committee Claims and that committee
ter due examination in said report they shall insert
item for the payment Of said claim in the bill for pay
ment OF private claims and herenpon submit the report
evidence to the House. be printed otherwise disposed Of
the House may direct. When the bill aforesaid re-
ported the House the Senate it shall be forthwith
referred to the General Committee of Claims in the Senate
and they shall proceed therein items as may In
like in the Senate the House, report
sanction Of said general committee The said before its
final passage in either House. shall be read by and
separate taken each section item and this
standing the previous question have been moved and
conded In the order of business the bill for the payment OF
private claims shall have precedence bills ext after
the general appropriation bills.
Mr. B. briefly addressed the Senate on the subject Of
the bill that had been referred yesterday on the subject
of the appointment of board Of commissioners to adjust
private clGms, and expressed the opinion that the bill
would not effectively relieve the Senate from the burdens
which these private claims imposed He commended the
resolution to the select committee appointed on the SUBJ
ject yesterday, and asked its careful consideration by
said committee.
The resolution referred accordingly.
The following resolution, submitted yesterday was
called up for consideration:
eoeed That the Committee Naval Affairs be instruct
ed inquire into the expediency Of sending
tender TO the Arctic for the purpose Of rescung
ing relief to passed assistant surgeon E. X Kane Of u
5. navy and the officers and men under his command.
Mr.. BR0DHEAD made an interesting statement in
relation to the part taken voluntarily by Dr. Kane in
the search for Sir John Franklin and alluded to the
chivarous feeling which actuae6 him on the OCCASION
and spoke of the correspondence that had taken place
between Lady Franklin and that officer.
The resolution agreed to-
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Mr. CASS said that this the third session since the
Of the presentation Of petitions asking for
the nterposton Of the American Government to secure
to citizens abroad the rights Of religious worship as
well as the rights Of sepuure AT the first session when
they were presented the subject referred to the Com
mttee the Judiciary, and excellent report accom-
panied by appropriate resolutions, was made by Mr. I'M
derwood, then Senator from Kentucky Subsequently
petitions had become numerous and the whole SUBJ
ject was again brought to the attention Of committee