The daily union., 1854-02-07

on the Mason Rouge grant the OF The final adjud-
cation Of the lille 10 iayor Of lhe United States, aps
prov red January a. 1851 which read and passed TO
reading and the report was ordered to be printed
Mr.. SHIELDS. from The Committee on Military At
fairs, TO whom was referred The petition OF Capt L. G.
Easton assistant IN the army praying that
be may be credited with amount OF public money OF
which he was deirsuded by his clerk submitted report
accompanied by bill g 1881 Tor the relief Of Captain
Langdon C. Eason assistant quartermaser In the United
States army; which was read and passed 10 second
reading, and The report ordered to be printed
Mr.. s., from the joint committee OF The Senate and
House OF Representatives. 10 whom was referred The
luton nslructing that committee 10 inquire and report IN
what olm the acknowledgment OF Congress may be most
appropriately expressed to the OF the Survivors
on board The steamer San Ffanciseo submitted report
accompanied by joint resolution manlieslpg the
OF Congress towards the officers and seamen OF the
sells and others engaged in The rescue Of The officers and
soldiers OF the army the passengers. and the officers and
OF the steamship San francisco from perlshing with
the wreck OF that vessel which WAS read and passed to
a second reading, and The report was ordered 10 be
Mr SHIELDS think. Mr.. President. that there
will be opposition TO the passage OF that resolution
| II is that ought, perhaps, TO be proceeded with
promptly, and therefore ask Tor It's consideration a, the
! pesenl lime.
| endar | am member OF the select committee from
whom it's reported, and DO not concur with the action
The PRESIDENT. AS lis consideration is objected 10,
| Mr. GWlN. desire 10 give notice that ii is my pur
pose TO draw up and present 10 the Senate report i'm
00dyng the views oil tne Uln0Tly oI Tue select com
| mttee on this subject.
ELIZABETH c. SMITH, FEMALE SOLDIER
| Mr. JOHNSON, am directed By the Committee on
Military Affairs, 10 whom referred the petition oil
Mis- Elizabeth Smith, TO report bill Tor her relief,
granting three months extra pay Tor her services 20 The
Mexican She enlisted private served eight
| months before her discovered. and believe,
then honorably dismissed She has never received
her pay.
The bill was read frs, time aud ordered to second
| reading.
Several SENATORS Read j. the second lime now,
Mr.. Johnson. 1t was my intention 10 ask that the
bill might now be put upon it's passage.
The bill, by unanimous consent, was read second
time, and considered in committee oil tue whole IL
directs the proper accounting officers Of the treasury TO pay
her ior her services private company d. OF Colonel
Gilpn's regiment OF Missouri volunteers hom Septem
Der l6 1Si7 10 May H. lSis, in which she served dur
Ing that in male attire, and under the assumed name
OF Bill Newcom, well three months extra pay,
provided for by The fifth section OF the act approved July
49, lS4S in the II she had been property
mustered and regularly discharged Ii also authorizes
drece the Secretary OF The Interior to her
warrant for hundred and sixty acres Of land, in
cordance with the ninth section OF the act approved Feb
Tuary IL lS47, for her services, the
she had served out the full term Of her enlistment
The bill reported 10 the Senate without amend
ment
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee Mr. President, ! desire
10 ask simple question. am not personally acquan,
ed with this soldier [laughier;l bu, as the disun.
guished chairman OF the Commitee Military Aiass
MIR. SHELDsl was believe, on that line IN be Mexi-
can war desire 10 know whether she was under bis
command lLsugherl ] hope The senator viii en-
tighten us thai subject, aud shall be better able
dispose of this bill. Renewed Laughter
Mr SHIELDS hlr President. | not fortunate
enough to have this lady under my commands but have
20 doubt she performed her duty very faithfully in the
command under which she served. l hope That state
nent is satisfactory 10 the senator (Lspgher.l
Foe bill was ordered be engfosss ed for third read.
ing and by unanimous consenl, II was read third lime
and passed
BILL INTRODUCED
Mr. HUNTER, in pursuance oi notice, asked and OBJ
tanned leave introduce bill 1907 provide Tor the
settlement ol certain pubic accounts; which read
the iTst and second times by unanimous CONSENT and
referred TO the Committee on Finance.
NOTICE BILL.
Mr. MASON cave notice that he should tomorrow,
or on some eay day thereafter ask leave 20 introduce
bill 10 amend tue entitled IAN 10 provide for
hqudang and pas ng certain claims oil The Stale OF Vr-
glns, approved July 5, 1884, 10 extend the provis
oi lis third section 10 ebrace all that class OF Off
provided for By the law OF Virginia. passed 29h May,
i77o.
HOUSE REFERRED
The following bills from the House were seyeray
read the first and second lines by unanimous consent,
and referred 10 The Committee OF Claims
bill for the relief OF Grafton blker.
A bill for the relief OF Madison Parton.
bill Tor the relief Of tue executors oi the late Lieut.
John Z Bsphsm.
bill for the relief Of the Utica Steam Woollen Com
psny
A bill for the relief OF Gray, McNiurdo & Co.
The bill from the House to cede The State OF llli-
nos that part OF The Cumberland road lying within said
State read the hfsl and second times by unanimous
consent and referred TO the Committee on Roads and
Canals
The following b lis from the House were read the first
and second times by unanimous consent, and referred TO
the Committee on Pensions:
bill for the relief of Henry n. Halsead.
bill for The relief OF Benjamin Hammond, Of the
Stale OF New York,
oiIl Tor the relief OF Henry j. Snow Of Rome in the
State of New York.
A bill Tor the relief of Charles Staples.
bill for the relief oil Lemue Hudson.
bill fof The relief OF George 5 Cahn
bill for the relief OF James T. Green, of Pennsyl-
vanIa
A bill for the relief Of Thomas Frazer
bill for the relief OF Cornelius II. Latham
bill for the relief Of Samuel w. Brady.
bill tor the relief OF Lyman ~ Cook.
bill for the relief OF Benjamin Rowe.
bill for the relief Of Emile Hooe widow OF Captain
Hoee.
bill Tor the relief of John Hamilton.
bill for the relief OF George w. GIBSON.
bill Tor the relief OF Pamea Slavin widow Of John
Blue, deceased.
bill Tor the relief OF Alton Nelson
bill 10 provide pension for Sas Champion, of Cen
esee county, IN the Stale of New York.
bill Tor the relief OF Aaron Stafford.
bill Tor the relief OF Hezeksh Johnson OF the town
oi Bridgewaer, IN the State OF Vermont
ball for the relief of Mary Deany, widow OF The late
Lieut. James A. Deany, OF the United States army.
The bill from the House Tor the relief of Fayeile Mau-
zey and Robert g. Ward was read the first aud second
times by unanimous consent, and referred the Commit
tee the Judiciary.
The bill from the Hoase for The relief of Iohn q
Means read the first second times nv