The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-24
IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
TUEsDAT. IANrART a 80


M BENJAMIN presrGted tht petition 81 The widow ~
Louis Laeranche o. Louisiana PRAYING the confirmation of
Der title 20 of Land il she parish a. ST Charles
which was referred 70 Ne COMMITTEE Private Land
Claims
Mr. GEYER prrsensea tho rtltion a. Il isror. n -
criminal ceart nov n session IN The ey of WAsAingaon
demonstrating against the passage af the for tie re-
organization q the Judiciary q the District Of Columbia
and urging the passage q law aathe7Eng convention
prepare and report code far e utEse g0gernent af
The District after TIE shall have been Submitted
and passed BY Congress whch ~as referred % the oo
Mr. FEssEynEy presented The petitioa of Caleb FIRE.
her q Nathaniel FRYE of the revolatanAry army praying
60 he allowed communication pay which referred 10 The
Committee Revolutionary Claims
Mr. SEWARD presented ths petition o. Hastea Kroehl
submarine eagineers proposing 10 the CEsed States 70
srrncng the navigation At Hen Caste city oF
View York which referred 70 The CsmEfiee on Can
Inerre.
Mr. BROWN presented the petition of saas stocxwell
praying be allowed locate military land
iSsued 10 VIM G. shaw, and by him transferred 70
the nenoralst which referred % the Committee on
Public Lands
Mr. BELL presented the petition Of jean Baptste Fsri-
han and Pelagis FarihAait praying the payment Of the
Fce agreed with the Secretary 81 ar for The pur
chase OF aa the confluence Of the Mississippi and
ST Pierre rivers for military post which referred 10
the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs.
Mr. GWIs presented the petition Of John Guest, hen
tenant IN the navy praying compensation for his svicss
IN surveying the between Apaachieoa Florida
and the Mississippi river which referred 70 the Com
nittee Naval Affairs
Mr. WRIGHT presented The petition Of soloraon An
drews praying compensation for The BY the Post Office
Department Of bis fuvention Of the earshe lock for
curing mail bags which referred 70 the COMMITTEES
the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr. HUNTER presented the petItioa of numerous ship
masters praying legislation 50 enable them to enforce
discipline and prevent InslborGilatlOn shpooard
which was referred to the CorDruttee on Commerce
EXPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr.. SEWARD, from the Committee on Pensions sab
ntted adverse report the petition Of Raymond VIII
Ha1ns; which was agreed 10
A a. a
adverse report tine petition Of John Garvn which
concurred in
Mr. HUNTER frbn tie Committee ou Finance to whom
referred the petitions of Harriet saunders and q
Jane Rudalph asked to be discharged from The further
consideration Of be same and ta they he referred the
COMMITTEES on Pensions; which WAS agreed o.
PuHEisS FArrrEs AsB
Mr. COOPER submitted the following resolutions which
read and Laid upon the table
Rssospsd That the President Ungh4 be- and
hereby respectful requested the Secretary Of
and the Secretary Of the Treasary, respectively
in their several departments relating transportation
courrts and pauperx into the Unita States rom foreign
seanr sare lad 4 .eninr them a hrr sa such In
ton they relating the voluntary ingra
each arrived Within the last years whether
voluntarily through the compulsory agency Of their
Rssogr.d Thas the uomuttss On The ysdcssrv he no
strucaed inqars what segislacn, any is neceary
ing the United States conrict and paHpes whether
any and Whit legslaton prevent the velun
tay into the nised Sates fa fr-gn countries
Of either az the shove classes OF persons
Mr. C gave notice that ne sheald tonorrow morning
ask the Indulgence Of THE Seuase ezplsn briefly, Tie
reasons why these resolutions were submitted
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Mr. JAMES moved that the bill 10 amend the several
In force relating the Patent Office be taken up
and made the special order for Saturday next agreed
Mr. PRATT moved that the hin for the improvement Of
the navigation of the Pafapsco river and 10 render the
the rqv rF
United States be taken up and ade the special order for
tomorrow, when other bills Of similar character TO
be considered: agreed 10.
REsnLuTIos ADOPTED.
ON motion by Mr. RRDDHE ID the Senate uroceedea 10
consideration of the resolution Submitted y h vi the
last session Of Congress In relation the purchase Of copies
Of Gardners Dictionary Of the Army and the question be-
ing taken the resolution WIS agreed 10
hill wTRopuuEp
Mr. FOOT IN pursuance Of notice asked and obtained
leave introduce biA marine hospital 81 Bur-
ngton Vermont which read twice and referred TO
the Committee on Commerce
bills pAssEp.
The following bs ssvsraly taken uP considered
and passed
House bin for the relief Of William Hankins
House bill for the relief Of james Wright E OF the stae
Of Tennessee
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Mr. HUNTER moved to postpone all prior orders and
take Up TIE hrfaY appfetrIats11 Oil
Mr. BRODHEAD hoped that course w0ala not be adopt
ed he thought the bounfyna b could be disposed Of
to-day.
Mr. HUNTER said that be had given way several tires
that hi but il important that the army h should
be disposed Of without DELAY. q
Mr. BR0DHEAD thonghi that IL the boanty-lsna bill
were 10 be postponed BOW il would be utterly Impossible 10
get il u hereafter he therefore looked upon i as test
question whether the pass that bin or
not
Mr. SHIELDS expressed himself decidedly in f4Esr Of
the bogntyand bl but be should be compeies 10 vote
give the army h preference justice 70 the army and
10 the country required It's immediate passage
Mr. HUNTER said that il would not be test g1esti0E
the merits Of either b was question q PR
ority Of business
The question being taken, the motion agreed
to--yeas "a, nays 23-as follows
YEAS-Messra. Adams, Benjann Bright. ,3rown. bat
ler Clay, Dodge Of Wisconsin, badge of Iowa Fitzpatrick
6eyer, Gwir Hunter, James, Johnson Mertor Petsit.
Shields. ToaceT, W Waae W eler, and Wefs-9i-
NAYS-Messrs Allen. Bed. Bredhesd. Cass, Chase, ClnT
Cooper Dawson, Dxon Foot, eisrte Houssn Jones
D Tennessee Pratt Bsid Rockwell Rusk Seward. Stuart
sumner, Thopser " kentneky fbem-ou of View Jersey
The Senate as Ia committee o. ths whole then resumed
the consideration Of the bill IN addition 70 certain acts
granting bounty isna certain seers and soldiers who
hare esen engaged The military service of he nited
States The question pending the amendment Of
Mr. xSER the effect Of which make Increase II
twenty per cent upon The paid consmis
stoned officers upon the fnvsd pension roll and fty
per upon the pensions af pon-co saionea ocers
and Privstea wno were wessS-a er disaolea