The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-20
CONGRESS OF THE o. STATES.
thirty Third Congress First session.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1854


SENATE
ExKcurIvK COMMUNICATION
The PRESIDENT pro laid before the Senate report
Of the Postmaster General munieating in compliance
with resolution of the Senate information in relation
entered into by the Post Office Department with
w Kelley, in 1852 for the transportation Of the mail in
from cambridge Georgia, to Apaachicoa Flor
Ida which read and referred TO the Committee the
Post once and Post Roads.
aEaoKALs PETITIONS ETC.
Mr. ALLEN presented the petition Of George w Lppett
United States consul at Vienna praying additional com
pensaton for diplomatic services which referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. COOPER presented the petition Of steamboat in
spector engnebuldes and others citizens Of Ptsburg
Pennsylvania representing the Importance OF Evanss
Safety Guard for preventing the explosion Of steamboat
ers and praying the purchase Of the patent right the
adoption of other OF making the same free to
the public which referred TO the Committee on Com
merce
Mr. WADE and Mr. COOPER presented remonstrances
against the passage Of the Nebraska bill which laid
Mr. COOPER presented the petition Of Joseph s. Kite of
philadelphia praying extension Of his patent for inn
in railroad cars by which the dangerous
auences Of the breaking Of their axes is prevented
RIGHT presented the memorial Of the president and
directors of the Metropolitan Railroad Company, praying
the passage Of act asserting to the act of the legislature
of Maryland Incorporating said company and also the
passage OF act incorporating said company within the
District of Columbia with authority extend and
str9ct said road from its terminus in Georgetown through
said town and the city of Washington to the depot Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the city Of Washington
and to the Navy Yard and Potomac river and also asking
for donation of public land appropriation Of money
TO aid in its construction which referred to the Com
mittec the District of Columbia.
Mr. DODGE of Iowa, presented memorial Of citizens Of
New Mexico praying the establishment of custom-house
at Frontera the State Of Texas which referred
the Committee on Commerce,
rNLApING yEssEIs
Mr.. SEWARD, from the Committee on Commerce. to
whom referred the bin to prevent unnecessary delays
in the unading of cargoes arriving from foreign ports
reported IL back with substitute and asked that it might
be Immediately taken up for consideration.
The motion being agreed to- the substitute read and
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury recommending
it, also read The effect of the bill is to dispense with
that provision in the present law which requires delay Of
five days in the unladng Of cagoes arriving in steamers
from foreign ports The amendment was agreed to- and
the bill passed, the title being amended to read
section of the act entitled An act regulate the collection
Of duties on imports and tonnage approved the I'd day Of
March, 1893
CLERKS.
The bin to amend the third section of the act making
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the
government for the year ending the 30h of june 1854
and for other purposes received from the House of
Representatives with amendments.
On motion by Mr. ADAMS, the bill was taken up, and
the amendments were concurred in.
AN3sTHETic AGENTa
On motion by Mr.. EVERETT, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of the bill to recompense the discoverer
Of practical dnasha The bill appropriacs hundred
thousand dollars the discoverer aforesaid and the
question as TO who is the individual entitled to this
De settled by adjudication. The Doctors
Jackson Morton and Wells mentioned in the bill the
prominent claimants; and amendments proposed and
adopted inserting also the names Of Dr. Long Of Athens
Georgaj DR.. Samuel Guthrie of New York and DR.. ]. t.
Dickinson The BILL having been further amended was
passed by the following vote:
YEAssMessrs Adams, Bright, Brown Chase, Cooper,
Iowa, Jones Tennessee Petit Sebastian Seward Shields
Sumner Thompson Of Kentucky Thomson of New Jersey,
son. Dodge q Wisconsin Evans, Fitzpatrick. Hunter n.
son, Rusk Slidell and Stuart-l3
THE HOMESTEAD BILL
The homestead bin was then taken up, and
Mr.. WADE offered amendment striking out that
clause which confines the benefits Of the bill those who
Mr. ADAMS opposed to the amendment and to the
bin He thought that proper graduation bill would
be worth great deal more to the country than the home
stead bill lie said that he objected to the principles of
the bill for LEI it be disguised it may il is taxing
portion of the people for the benefit Of another portion
and II the proposed amendment should be adopted it would
ba taxing our own nnveborn citizens for the benefit of
foreigners.
Mr., THOMPSON of Kentucky, opposed to the
amendment considering il as offering premium to men
from Europe TO flee from the difficulties impending, and
instead Of standing by their country and fighting for
publican institutions to seek asylum here The bill it.
self encouraged the lazy and the 'wasteulmen who had
earned $780, and who too ndoent TO work for
IT, II we were to give land to the landless' why not
give money to the moneyess And if TO the agricltur
st TO give farm, why not give equivalent
the mechanic or the professional man After having
~ 70 acre OF hardy pioneers Tor many
years--men of kndrcd--it proposed
with the recommendation of President from Washing
ton TO Pierce TO give away lands to strangers ncn
ding the descendants of the Hcssians who had fought
against in the REVOLUTIONARY this when from
the South be prohibited from entering upon the
territory Of the United States and excluded from the ben
ehs Of the bill Although the public lands the prop
ery of all the States and in effect mortgaged for the
payment of the national debt yet il seemed he pro-
posed TO give them away win votes in approaching
presidential campaign Satan offered to Saviour all
the Kingdoms of the world to fall down and worship him
when the old scoundrel did not inch Of terra
fr1a In all creation. He thought that the lands should
be reserved for The of the government that the pro-
eceds should be applied II required by necessity to
strengthening navy and Of defenceor the
begeren powers Of Europe might IL they chose blockade
California, burn the city Of New York-rather than
that they should be devoted the establishment of
iacrinn IN impcrio composed Of from every nation
aud every tongue rngstreaked speced and spotted to
bold foreign power eectualy control government
and our institutions.
Mr.. BROWN was opposed TO the amendment lie
willing TO grant every proper facility to foreigners to be
American citizens and when they had become such
he would give them every privilege Of the Amecan-born
but he could not approve placing them upon equal foot
ing with American citizens when they had merely declared
intention TO be naturalized He concluded by giving
notice that, at proper time he should move, subs
tue for the bill the bill to perpeuate preempton TO
on puhli had