The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-26
In CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
Thirty-Third Congress second Session.
THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1855.


appropriations for the payment OF the Cherokee Indians
and recommending that the same be granted which
referred 10 the Committee Finance and ordered be
printed
The PRESIDENT pro I'm also laid before the Senate
message from the President of the United States transmit-
ting report OF the Secretary of the Interior and OF the
Postmaster General together with documents communion
ting what had been done under the act Of August 1884
provide for the accommodation of the Uni
ted States in Massachusetts, and in the cities OF New York
and Philadelphia which was read and, on motion by
Mr. BRODHEAD IL was referred to the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads and ordered TO be printed
MEMORIALS, PErrrIoSs ETC.
Mr. SEWARD presented the petition Of inhabitants Of
East Pembroke New York. demonstrating against the grad
bill of the last session, and praying the immediate
passage Of the homestead bill which was laid on the
| table
I Mr. SUMNER presented two memorials from citizens of
Newton Delaware in favor of cheap postage and
two memorials in favor of the mediation of the United
States between the begerent powers of Europe which
were appropriately referred.
| Mr. COOPER presented the memorial of T. B. Tilden,
asking the purchase by the Senate of Mchels Universal
Atlas which referred TO the Committee on the Li-
brary.
Mr. ROCKWELL presented the petition Of Hudah But
ler praying the communication pay which her father
entitled which referred to the Committee Revo-
lutionary Claims.
Mr. PRATT presented the petition OF the heirs Of James
Harper praying to be allowed to locate quantity of land
in the military land warrants issued by the State of
Virginia TO their ancestor which was referred to the
Committee Public Lands.
Mr. CLAYTON presented the petition of John T. Wat
mough praying continuation Of the pension granted to
him in consideration OF severe wounds received during the
last with Great Britain and particularly that received
in the storming of Fort Erie Mr. c. stated that this
no ordinary He knew the memoralist, who many
ago was member of the House OF Representatives
while he (Sr o. member of the Senate and in or
der that the Committee Pensions might form idea
the merits Of the case he read extract from the report
Of Gen Gaines in which it stated TINT ball
passed through Mr.. Wamough within inch two of
his heart at the sormng of Fort Erie He hoped the COM
mee would act promptly in the case, and give the memo
riast some assistance (which in Lis declining years. he
1 so m SutferingS
conduct The petition referred to the Committee on
] Pensions.
FROM COMMITTEES.
| Mr. SEWARD from the Committee on Pensions submit
ted adverse reports on the petitions of Oakley H. Wright
and Emily Mcmillan.
! Mr. S. from the same committee to whom referred
the bill from the House of Representatives for the relief of
Jephah L. Hennnger reported it without amendment and
recommended its passage.
Mr. FISH, from the committee of conference on the dis
agreeing votes of the houses the bill for the relief of
Thomas Marson Taylor recommended that the Senate
cur in the amendment of the House of Representatives.
which was agreed to-
Mr. STUART from the Committee on Commerce, report
ed bill for the relief of jeremiah Moors which read
and passed to second reading.
Mr. FOOT from the Committee Public Lands, report
ed bill granting bounty lands to Susan Palmer which
was rend and passed to second reading.
/ Mr. ALLEN from the Committee ON Pensions submitted
adverse reports the petitions OF Harriet H. Saunders
/ Emily L. Slaughter, and John Brown.
I Mr. JONES' of Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions
submitted adverse reports the petitions of Margaret
I
Mr. j. from the committee asked to be discharged
from the further consideration of the petition of the heirs
atlaw Of Capt Wm Underwood and that they have leave
to withdraw their papers on the ground that pension
will be granted under the present law application at
the department. The motion was agreed TO-
BILL INTRODUCED.
/ Mr. CHASE asked and obtained leave to introduce a
bill to provide for the Improvement of the navigation of
the Ohio river which read twice. and made the spe
cal order for Monday next appropriates 100000 for
that object and makes the Louisville and Portland Canal
| free
/ MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
| Mr. WELLER moved to reconsider the vote by which
the Senate adopted the amendment of Mr. BADGER to the
bountyand bill and the motion entered the jour
nal.
Mr. BRODHEAD gave notice that in consequence of this
motion, he should at the earliest opportunity again
to take up that bill for consideration.
FOREIGN coNvIcTs AND PAupERs
The Senate resumed the consideration of the following
resolutions which submitted by Mr. COOPER on the
| 23d instant:
Resolved That the President United States be- and
he hereby respectfully requested the Secretary Of
sa the u m BE-
in their several departments relating to the transportation OF
ana paapers n'o he h om brsgn %
belong have sending them thther aso such nfora
to the United states Of the above classes the numbers
each that have arrived within the last two whether
voluntarily or through the compulsory agency of their re-
esoissd That the Committee on the Judiciary in
the Of
ing to the United States convcts and paupes also whether
any, and what Legislation prevent the voun
into the United States from foreign countries
of either Of the above classes Of persons.
Mr. COOPER stated that his object was when the inior
nation called for should be laid before the Senate have
such action taken upon the subject Congress its wis.,
dom shall deem proper Senator's said he doubt
that policy which justly seeks concealmen OBJ
tains in of the States of continental Europe by
which the inmates of their almshouses and workhouses
constantly sent hther The business Of sending them here
has become systematic The great packet lines which
passengers the Atlantic from the other side this
maintain agents Of these governments whose busi-
is to visit the villages and towns and collect those
who charges upon their parishes and upon their
ernment and to make arrangements for carrying them
Havre Bremen and other ports for transportation the
United States He alluded to the fact that many
since vessel arrived Baltimore with hundred and
sixty convicts board and the mayer of that city,
learning the fact applied to the general government to
know II there not some to prevent their
landing shores but he received the reply that
the government could take steps in relation to the
and feet Of these ons in the sight Of the citizens
Of Baltimore and they turned loose in their
midst short time since, vessel called the Acadia
partly laden with convicts and partly with paupers
was wrecked of Cape Sable and the passengers
red into Halifax and from thence New York by way
Boston Mr. G. also stated that he bad in his possession
the affidavit of of these persona, in which he
that he, with thrtyour Others inhabitants of Il viii
lage in Switzerland and that being poor to suppor
themselves the authorities of the village entered into
contract with the agent Of Of the packet lines bring
them the United States There were on board of this
vessel less than hundred and fifty paupes and hf
vessel more recently