The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-15
Bill for the relief Of Antoine Robideau.
Rill for the r, lief of Edmnnd Aitchell

| Mr. FESSENDEN, from the Committee on Patents and
the Patent ONCE to whom was referred the bill from the
House Of Representatives for the relief Of Isaac Adams
reported IL without amendment and recommended its pas
sage.
Mr. BReDHEAD, from the Committee of Claims to whom
referred the following bills from the Court OF Claims
reported them without amendment and their
passage:
Bill for the relief of Henry and Frederick w. Meyer
| chants of the city OF New York
Bill for the relief of James Beas personal representa-
tive. aa.0aa
Mr. SEBASTIAN from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
to whom referred the bill to provide for the sasao
ton Of Cherokee reservations under the nineteenth article
of the treaty Of Dancing Rabbit Creek OF September $780,
the same and that be referred to the Committee on the
| Judiciary which agreed to.
Mr. g. from the same committee, to whom was referred
the bill for the relief Of John Rogers reported without
| amendment, and recommended Its passage.
Mr.. BENJAMIN from the Committee on Private Land
Claims to whom referred the bill from the House Ct
Representatives authorizing the legal representatives G
Manuel Gonzales Moro to enter certain lands Ia Missouri
reported 1t without amendment and recommended its pas
| sage ,,,
whom referred the bill to G,oyide for holding the
courts OF the United States in me State of California the
of sickness or disoty of the judges of the district
courts, reported - with an amendment
Mr. FOS TER, from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims, to whom referred the bill from the House of
Representatives for the relief of the legal of
Thomas Gordon deceased reported it without amendment
and recommended its passage.
Mr.. WELLER from the Committee on Military Affairs,
to whom referred the amendment of the House OF Rep
esentatves the bill for the relief of Mrs Agatha 0Brien
recommended that the Senate concur therein which
agreed to.
Mr.. W.. from the committee, to whom referred
the amendments Of the House of Representatives to the bill
to authorize and direct the settlement of the of
the Bank Of the State of Missouri for money advanced for
the subsistence and transportation Of volunteers
mended that the Senate therein which agreed
| to.
/
Mr. BENJAMIN asked and obtained leave to introduce
bill to confirm the title of Benjamin Edwards
tain tract of land in the Territory of New Mexico which
read twice. and referred to the Committee Private
Land Claims.
Mr.. PEARCE asked and obtained leave to Introduce
joint resolution accepting portrait of John Hampden,
presented to Congress by John McGego of England and
providing that 1t shall be properly framed and placed in
| the executive mansion
| Mr.. P. submitted letter which had been written by Mr.
McGregor to the late United States minister London
the subject and which read Mr. ?. then stated that
the portrait attributed to the pencil of Van Dyke the
greatest portrait painter known er Titan 1t was not
unreasonable TO suppose that II really his work but
If not it coad be ascribed to no source than Sir Pc
ter LEY The joint resolution read three times by
unanimous consent and passed
| HON. JAMES
Mr. JONES' of Iowa. moved that the credentials of Hon.
JAMES HARLAN of Iowa. together with the resou tons of
the senate of Iowa relative 10 his election senator
from that State be withdrawn from the files of the Senate
| and referred to the Committee the Judiciary.
Mr. HARLAN moved that the subject be made the special
order for tomorrow at twelve O'clock he desired to
some documents which he had not now before him,
Mr.. BUTLER remarked that the question could not be
considered at this late period Of the session.
! The motion OF Mr. HARLAN was agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
On motion by Mr. SLIDELb a RESOLUTION was adopted
nsrueting the Committee Printing to report upon the
expediency Of prntsg in quarto form FIVE thousand copies
OF the message of the President the House of Represent
atyes on commercial statistics with the accompan wing
documents for the OF the Senate
oh motion by Mr. PEARCE, resolution was adopted,
requesting the Secretary of the Treasury communicate
to the Senate in December next report from the supern
tenden Of weights and measures showing the number and
kind OF standards and Of balances made and distributed
states and custoHhouses and the legislation Of the differ
ent states IN relation to standard weights and measures
Il Mr. SLDELL submitted the following resolution which
was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to:
Resolved That all the subjects before the Senate at the
close Of the present session. Including those before the
ed with in the ournment of the
had taken places and the papers which have been refer
red to the committees and be in their possession the
close of the session. shall be returned informally the Score
tar and by him restored to the committees when appointed
at the next session.
Mr. MASON submitted the following resolution; which
was considered by unanimous consent and agreed
RsSolved That the claim of the legal representatives Of
James lie Caze surviving partner of lie Care Malet be
referred to the Court Of Claims.
i B. CLUsKEY.
Mr. TvERSON submitted the following resolution
which referred to the Committee Public Buildings
and civil engineer asking to be compensated Tor the plan
projected by him, he alleges for the enlargement Of the
Capitol and presented the LIST of December 1885, in
of the Senae resolution OF the 25th September pre-
vou (Which plan was approved and Its adoption
mended by the examining archects) be taken from the
files of the Senate and referred 10 the Committee Public
Buildings and that the said committee examine and
his design for casron dome the otundo with associate
subordinate features the wings shown said PLAN with
the plan which the dome proposed be erected and
port their relative and adaptation TO the whole
in it's extended length and ALSO how the
sign Of Mr. Cluskey imboded and about be
nVnV aAnIap hat l..
lowed him for being the first TO devise and recommend the
improvement Of the dome by Of Of
chitectural proportions and harmony Of design described
in his report the public buildings here in ls49 (See
port No. 90 Of the Committee Public Buildings and
Grounds, seth Congress, second session.)
Mr. BAYARD remarked that II would be impossible for
the committee TO report the subject before the
sion Of Congress
/ MONIES RAPIDS.
On motion by Mr. JONES' Of Iowa the Senate proceed
ed 10 the consideration of the bill from the House of Rep
resenatves for continuing the improvement Of the Des
Mones rapids in the Mississippi river which had been
turned by the President with his objections
The question being taken, "Sha the bill pass the OBJ
econs Of the President to the contrary Notwithstanding
II not agreed TO- less than twohirds having voted
therefor The vote was-yeas %, nays l7-as follows
| YEAS-Messrs Bayard, Bell Of New Hampshire Bell
Of Tennessee BENJAMIN, Biger Cars CLAYTON Colamer,
Crittenden Dodge Douglas Burkeo Fescnden Fsb Foot
Foster Geyer Hale Harlan, James, Jones OF Iowa. Jones
Of Tennessee, Pratt, Pugh, Seward Stuart Thomson
New jersey, Trumbu, Wade, Weller Wilson, andwrigbt-
lisa
NAYs-MeArs. Adams, Biggs, Bright, Brodhesd, Brown,
Butler, Clay Evans Fitzpatrick, Houston, Hunter lTerSon,
Mallory, Mason, Reid, foombs and Yulee-l7.
ISAAC ADAMS.
/ I'm rnotion nv Mr. FFSSRNDEv thu Sonata nronecded