The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-02
I'm CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
THURSDAY, MARCH i, 1855.
SENATE.


THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1856.
SENATE.
EXECUTIVE co,muscArloss
The PRESIDENT pro tenn laid before the Senate mes
sages from the President of the United States transmitting
communications from the Secretary of the Interior and
recommending that the appropriations therein asked for be
made which were read ordered be referred 10 the
Committee on Finance and printed ssa
The PRESIDENT pro tenn also laid before the Senate
message from the Presdent OF the United States IN COM
pliance with resolution of the Senate requesting him. if
not incompatible with the public interest to communicate
to the Senate copy Of letter addressed TO the Secretary
of State by Francis w Rice late United States consul at
Acapulco since the lth Of January last in relation TO the
curage committed upon him by the authorities of Mexico
at that port which laid the table and ordered to
be printed.
The PRESIDENT pro tsa also laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary of War, transmitting
reports of the Aduan General and General
Of the army in to resolution of the Senate call
ing for information whether there original appropra
tons of land for military purposes at Fort Laramie Fort
Riley on the Kansas old Fort kearny the Missouri and
Fort Kearny the Platte either of them and if
the extent of the lands originally appropriated and
if not then to communicate what is the extent OF the land
claimed by the War Department and belonging to each OF
said forts military reservations respectively which was
read and motion by Mr. STUART it was ordered to
lie on the table and to be printed,
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. also laid before the Senate
communication from the Second Auditor of the Treasury
Communicating copies OF his Of disbursements OF
moneys goods effects for the benefit Of the Indians with
list OF tue names OF "erSOn9 10 whom goods
effects have been delivered and communication from
the Treasurer Of the United States transmitting copies of
his accounts Of receipts and disbursements for the Post
Office Department for the year ending the 30th june 1854
which read and ordered to be printed.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. also laid before the Senate
report from the Postmaster General in resolu-
on of the Senate calling for the correspondence between
the Post Office Department and the British postal depart
ment the subject Of the postal treaty between the two
governments; which ordered to be printed.
MEMORIALS PETITIONS ETC.
Mr.. DODGE Of Wisconsin, presented resolutions of the
legislature of Wisconsin in favor of granting bounty
lands and pensions TO the officers and soldiers of the
of 1872 and to the widows and legal representatives Of.
those deceased which referred the Committee
Public Lands. a sH M
Mr., D. also presented memorial of the Legislature of
Wisconsin, in favor Of the establishment of mailroue
from Portage City La Crosse in that Stae which
referred to the COMMITTEES on the Post Office and Post
Roads.
BlIL REJECTED
The bill from the House Of for the relief
Of the legal representatives Of Henry Hoffman taken
pp II had been reported adversely by the Committee
Revolutionary Claims aud the question being taken the
report concurred in.
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. JONES, of Iowa. from the Committee on Pensions,
reported bill for the relief of Anthony Phelps of Hardin
county Kentucky, and bill for tho relief ps PANEL Do
land. VIII '''". "
Mr. J. hon the same committee reported without amend
meut the following bills from the House of Representa-
uves, with recommendation that they pass:
Bill for the relief of VIM Brown. sfHsa a.sai Htr...
Bill for the relief of James McIntre.
Bill for the relief of Elizabath Iogemalt
BIZ ioF th iarnsr relief Of Isaac Aep Of Turner in
Kill for Che relief Of Wyatt Griffith, of Washington coun-
n n ta'eesv'hs State Of Tennessee
Mr.. y, rom the Committee, reported the following
House bills, with the recommendation that they do not
Bill for the relief of Solomon LafolIette
Bill for the relief Of Thomas G. Ramsey, Ananias g.
Richardson, and James Mclaughlin. II
IA ap,nnl itlaI NAya nr.i,, go
George NJ Bentley o the State OF Indiana approved Au-
gust = lSas
Bill for the Increase Of John G. Burtons pension
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Kentucky, from the Committee on
Private Land Claims to whom referred the memorial
of Alexander McKee, asked to be discharged from the fur
ther consideration thereof and the motion vas agreed to
Mr.. BENJAMIN, from the tolnTittee on Commerce, to
whom WAS referred tue bill from the House Of Represents,
iyes regulate the carriage of passengers in steamships
and other vessels reported it with amendments which
agreed to- and the bill then read third time and
passed.
The following bills sevealy taken up considered
and passed W. =
House bill for the relief of Charles II. poipter
House bill for tho relief If Thomas Underhi executor
Thomas 1Inderhill, deceased
House bill for the benefit of the heirs of Philip R. Rice
deceased.
House bill for the relief of the children and grandehil-
dren of Thomas Morris.
House bill for the relief of William G. Preston
House bin for the relief Of Sarah Morris only heir of
!
Hopge bill for the relief of William g. Howison
House bill for the relief OF Anna 4. Cook
Bill supplementary to act entitled "An act to ascer-
tain and settle The private land claims in the State of Cali
iornia," approved March 8, 1851
PRIVATE
On motion by Mr. JONES, of Iowa, the Senate proceed
ed the consideration of the bill from the House of Rem
resenatves for the relief Of L. r. Lyon and Dean S How
ard, of the State Of New Yora. W. 80 u
Mr, STpARa opposed the passage OF the bill on the
ground that large amount of the money appropriated in
II was not rightfully due He thought if the matter was
postponed day Two he could convince the Senate Of
that fact and he therefore meyed lis ppspppemen until
to-morrow
Mp, Bh0pHHAp stated that The same allegation had
been madc before the Committee Of Claims who had thor
oughly examined the matter, and it his opinion that
every penny of the money due.
"a The question being taken, the motion to POSTPONE the
further consideration of the bin until tomorrow was
agreed to-
Mr.. WALKER moved that the Senate proceed 10 the
consideration Of the bin for the relief Of Cyrus IL McCor-
mick bat the motion was Nos agreed to-
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
br CASS moved that the Senate proceed TO the copsd
Grafton OF the resolutions submitted by him some time
since in relation the subject Of religious oleration 10
American citizens when travelling or residing in foreign
oouptries-beng the same which were reported al pre
ylops session by Mr. Underwood from the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
The question being taken by yeas and nays the resolu-
ilons We're taken up--yeas 20, nays s-as follows: