The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-20

force Ills c'rttiiuents paid tsAes to Keep up
sLd navy, and were epti'led 10 the- oectou rber
vas but one point In Cal forni. from witch suct
expeoiiions csuo sail, and thsS wa, SAa Fcane..cs
eouR prevent tnsrr departure The tmaon vii aD
force TO execute It would have effect to irrs
The people Hs desired the uulry to know the f.o
and hat when ths 7cdiiors s,ilsd there was not
chip OF gar within thoussnos of miles Of the co.st
Nc BADoKR, (.hig) Ot g., Aeresd with tine Sepator
that there onsht 10 bsva been ni ,ent force
to- ST ui Ca forpx 10 prevented tn. setting ont
ca sxpedton the turcessul prosecutioa Of which from
port The United States Cal IGlsed to indct dssp
repIoash upon ths OF n,tion Bat neither the
present Dor the last sdnipstrAtoa bla ae All
knew that The system " cutting down tho sstimstss
Iursued during the last two left both the pre
sent aud The late atinist xions without the means of
maintain ng rce tners az won epabl, Il At ali
ss 10 execute the laws an vnolcats the honor
country sgas awess pom peSosate states
a iiairg To place naval force of Csnfornla would
fave npelled tbs Executive to tbs necessary
force in other quarters He though, that far the
blame TO which ths governmsnt exposed, Congress-
Rlops vts responsible.
Mr. SHIELDS, (osm.) cf Ill said that hs uudsrstooa tts
Senator from Cshornia a. charging the Prsdsat vita
neglect Ct duty or failure ia the discharge of his duty
IN not having 2lacsd naval forcs the coast OF Call.
forns. TO prevent tais m,rsodirg expaiitoa
Mr. GvN No Sic, isAid ths !; there such orse
ttefe called attention to to4t fact.
Mr. SHEETS consderei that ruting to the sane
to'rg The Senator complains Of tho President FOR mt
having had force thsrs when he (Mr y as the hssd
refused 70 supP the Presdest With the means to put
sny force into service How cou' tbs President put the
Ietce op nat coast when the force does The
senaoi mad Justified the poor ptiul wesa vay ,nd
exeeiton against the psacsabs AMI quiet people Of 60
nora.
Mr. GwIS--I did not begin 20 justify It,
r snmps said ho was glad 70 hear the Senator say he
did not justly it, but he would be glad hear the Ssua
'or state row the President could naval
to California from ths foroe which the limited appropra
tions Of Congress allowed him to call into serviue
Mr. GwIS-I will show 1t
Mr. Shields contrusd his remarks, oondenning the
and its object Is something almost beneath
contempt
AL
spare his contempt for those engaged In the expsd n
for they had a met DEATH and punished their
crime He did consider the to blame In not
having put fc Rt forcs to guard the country from
mics Without and lswless expeditions from within
The government had large naval force at par upon
mission which ne highly approved and for which hs had
voted but the freitent ha1 found that he could no.
protect tos cosst and msr tain the neutrality laws
wise he soud hI Withdrawn from the expedon ons OF
it's Steamers which would been IL ssnt to CALIFORNIA;
fuffcient 10 prevent these expeditions. The same
might be said Of tse surveying expedition TO
pore the srsis In which Eve vessels in
huc.ent the Davy seemed to bs 1t soglysd la
grand and msgnih ,eLt g, pseop to Remote quarters of
the globe aving our ON coast sb.ndoned and unpro
tected THIS showed how the navy. in ssrvics dis
iouted If no vessel could be spared to tao Of Cali
forpii he would like to knov how the President
enforce his proclamation He had always been in
OF increase OF ths navy The people OF California
more Ia favor OF awess petitions than they.
Mr.. BRopHxAD (dem) OF Pa, said that s the iufor
tion called for by the resolution had been
to the Senate in the annual repotot the Secretary Of the
Mr.. MASON, (dep.) OF Va, said 1t WAS very Ger ain
that the character and honor OF the
interested In the prevention BY a proper of
pretatious foreign shores but he did not think 1t
duty Of this to provds force eitaer
isno pfeyen. our pope either tae Ia ws
10 increase OF the navy but he denied that IL
part OF the du Of the government to provide navs
force to protect other ns ions from ps1ps He
approved Of the policy Ct the ana present admins
a'or' IN employing portion Of the naval forces Of the
country 10 exploring great highways of commerce
md O M kali for Hz uyht
government ought TO rel tns people Of the country
where there expeditions originate to m,ntain and axe,
the Pr saent bad done nothing but what his predscss
for ffom he time OF Washington dovr, lad dons. he
thought that when the Ubitei States should have
to esssblish q police force by land to guard
people from violation OF ts laws, that then
the dsys Of our liberty would be numbered Sup
poe tie President should station armsi vessel
In Htmpto1 Hsds Tor the express obsct Of preventing
.he people OF Virginia from sending forth psiton
ssnd demand is withdi.w. and not U WITH Sssdrs % Tn
woud remove it. So would Other people, IL vessels
stationed in their ports for that purpose II the Prs
dent had reason tsspppose that expedition pre-
psrisg to start he might perly Send vessel pre-
vent "; but as general thing to station vessels IN
bArors and ports and Cd the coast to watch the people
ise such thing might occur was somshiDg to which
he opposed.
Mr. DAWSON, fwhg) OF Ga, considered that the blame
Of the total efficiency ot the navy was upon that Con
gres which had refu ed President Fillmore the mstss
for putting the navy In active service He dwst upon
the 81 bjsct ~ lsrgtb.
Mr.. 6wn replied to Mr.. Mason, contend ny that the
United States under obligations to provide force
Mr. MASON Denied ,hst tss Prssasnt had any ri. to
employ ths army rAvy In the execution OF the laws
except 80 far as they were auxiliary to the civil
Mr.. GwIy said that the presence Of force thsre
would prevent from yielding to the temptations
which lis ab encs presented 10 embark in those exped
tions.
Mr. BADGER suggested to the Senate that all the infor.
nation called for was now before the Senate ths
nua reports. He thought 1t would be improper to ask
Of the President the question proDoed BY the reseu
whether the force there was suicien This wouli i'm
ply that the President had the force At bis command and
IS had OF placed there it would further Imply
that he had failed 10 bis duty It must bs supposed that
tbs Preside not send force there thAt hs had It
not 1t his disposal He hoped the resolution would be
laid over.
Mr.. GwH ccnrentsd and 1t was laid over.
HILLS PAsaED- ADMISSIONS rH1 FLOOR. src
Three private bills passed.
Mr. BADGERS resolution, regulating admissions to the
floor OF the Senate, WA tasen up.
M sSx,ER, (frsssoi OF Mass moved to amend, BY In
cudirg editors Of newspapers Of Washington city Lost
This excludes all Warrington editors, except Mr.
Tucker, who is admitted officer Of the Senate.
81 everal House bills we're referred.
ADJOURNED MONDAY
Mr.. BApoIR m we'd to adjourn till Monday, giving as
special that the Fnar COMMITTEES had important
business before 1t and could NOT dispose Of before the
hour Of meeting o: tho Senate.
Mr.. DAWSON sssgestsd that tho Firanss Committee
Mr BADGn had NO personal objection to that but he
really could not see how the Senate could get along rth-
out npss Fssn. '1S ,s 9al,s.Euei ,on s..
nows
Mr.. BADGER Cooking round)-I see myself, and believe
The motion was agreed to, whom, after short sxs,u.
tive session, the Senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1854.
ROAD BErwnS SALT IAKR AND CALIFORNIA.
On motion Of Mr.. BERsusxL (dem) Of Utah, the Com.
mise Military Affairs instructed to inquire into
the erpesency OF constructing road from Great Salt
lake City TO the boundary of California for military
other rursoses
uIAsp MorSrs RAPIDS
On motion Of Mr.. wAsHBuRSE, (vhs) Of H., the secre
tsry Of War requested to oommuHicAts to the House
the progress which has been made in the improvement
Of Rock Island and Des Mones Rapids under the appro
priation Of 500 900 voted for that purpose.
RIGHT or WAY soR DlILRoAD-sTRIrD DSRArl.
Mr.. CARrTHns, (whis) Of Mo from the COMMITTEES on
Public Lands, reported bill giving the right OF way to
the st Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad through the
ground Of the Jefferson Barracks and moved that 1t be
put on It's passage
Mr. kAcR (dsm Of Ia, ohjeoted, and referred to the
fact that te last session the.Commtee Pa bile Iands
AL other making