The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-25
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
SENATE.



Hon. RoBERT TooMB from the State Of Georgia, appear.
ed in his seat this morning.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS ETC.
Mr.. SLIDELL presented the memorial OF Cesario Wall
lace praying the confirmation of his title to tract OF
land; which referred to the Committee ON Private
Mr. SUMNER asked leave to withdraw from the files Of
the Senate the memorial Of Huldah Butler, heir Of John
Brown; which was agreed to.
Mr.. HAMLIN presented the memorial Of inhabitants Of
Penobscot county Maine praying the establishment OF
postroue from Matawamkeag TO Nickeon In the State Of
Maine; which referred TO the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads. s a@
Mr. IT, also asked leave withdraw from the files of the
the memorial Of sundry merchants and czons Of
Georgetown District Of Columbia, presented during the
last Congress- praying for the purchase OF Forrest Hail. for
post Office and eustonhouse and that the might be
referred to the Committee which was agreed
TO.
Senate the memorial of Lemuel Worcester praying for
pension and that the might be referred to the Com
nittee Pensions which agreed to.
Mr. WADE asked leave to withdraw from the files OF the
Senate the papers in relation the claim Of Jonas F. Levy
with view of having them presented to the Court Of
Claims; which agreed to-
Mr. FOSTER presented the petition of Hannah Franklin
Niles the daughter and only surviving child Of the late
Captain Robert Miles, Of Norwich, Connecticut, and his
sole heirataw praying compensation for the services OF
her father during the of the revolution Mr. stated
that prior to the revolutionary Captain Miles
gagged in the merchant service shipmastcr and had
acquired high reputation that immediately after the
cited take commasd Of armed vessel in the service
of this country and did having been commissioned by
Governor Trumbu then governor of the colony of Con-
neccut He captured various prizes, which he brought
into port and he also engaged in the transportation of
provisions and for the army at different points along
the coast between New England and Virginia. In June,
States to carry out official copy of the ratification Of
the treaty then recently made between the United
States and France to Doctor Franklin then minister
resident at Paris; which service he successfully per-
formed So much Importance did this government at
tach to that service that less than three copies of that
treaty sent in many different vessels but Captain
Niles was the only who succeeded In reaching France
the other two vessels having been captured by the enemy
He ran the gauntlet Of the British feet OF the port OF
and succeeded in landing in safety and In consequence
OF the reception of the treaty. the French feet which was
there waiting Immediately sailed to render assistance to
this government The petitioner now asks that some COM
pensaon may be made to her for these services OF her
father Captain Niles died in 8l8 in extreme poverty,
never having received anything than the deprecated
currency in which the government paid its debts except
the single of $50 which paid short time pre-
vous to his death under an act Of Da. ne oea
petition referred to the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims.
Mr. DODGE presented the petition Of the register aud
receiver of the land Office Menasha Wisconsin, praying
additional compensation which was referred to the Com
mttee on Public Lands
Mr. BROWN asked leave TO withdraw from the files Of
the Senate the petition and papers OF Michael Nash, and
that the same might referred tho Committee the
District of Columbia; which agreed to.
Of the State OF Iowa praying the establishment of mail
route from DEBORAH TO MITCHELL in that State and three
petitions of citizens of Iowa. praying the establishment OF
mail route from West Unon in that State to Austin in
the Territory of Minnesota which referred to the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
Mr. FITZPATRICK submitted the following resolution,
and asked that it might be immediately considered
Resolued That such Of the private claims en-
braced Senate bill No. 43 of the last Congress- and which
the claimants choose to prosecute before tho Court OF
Claims be- and the hereby referred TO said court
Mr. r. explained the object of the resolution The bill
alluded the "bl to authorize the payment OF certain
claims for depredtons and spoatons during the hosi-
ties with the Creek and Seminole Indians in 1885 and
1884," which provides for the payment Of something like
thousand claims citizens of the States of Georgia and
Alabama.
Mr. f. stated that many of the claimants residing in
Georgia anxious to prosecute their claims before the
Court of Clans, while Others, residing in Alabama, did
not wish adopt that and he offered the rcsou-
ton for the benefit Of the former class
Mr.. FESSENDEN inquired whether the resolution adopt
ed the other day did not cover these claims. "a
Mr.. FITZPATRICK replied In the negative large
part of the claimants among his constituents did not wish
TO go before the Court of Claims There were various
kinds Of camssome for loss OF property some for loss OF
crops &cover which thacour would have no jurisdc-
tion There also class OF claims upon which the
Court of Claims would have ursdicton-such as those
for indemnity for property taken for the use of the army
But he wished to leave optional with the claimants to
take such course they might think proper-eher to
prosecute their claims before Congress or the Court o
Claims
Mr. FESSENDEN thought the resolution had better lie
over and it accordingly laid over whereupon the
Senate adjourned until Thursday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The IIonse met at IL m