The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-06
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATLi
SENATE,


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ton Of the 2oth alt requesting him 10 communicate 10 the
Senate final report made by the late board OF army ot
upon the claims presented to them under authority OF
the section of the act of August 81 1852 for funds
and supplies furnished or taken for the use Of
Frenons California battalion in 1896 which was read
and on motion by Mr.. WELLER, it was referred 10 the
Committee Military Afairs and ordered to be printed
IS ~ al.a MEMoaIAIs, PETITIONS, Erc
Mr. CASs presented the petition of James A. Grardin,
administrators of James Girardn, deceased praying pay
men Of balance due for the services Of The deceased az
volunteer in the OF 1872; winch was referred TO The
Committee on Military Affairs. Il ta
Mr. BiGGS presented memorial Of Cherokee Indians
y s Tsss s.s III e Sspsss % of f. ho
may be divided per fappa alnong the members OF that
tribe which was referred to the Committee on Indian
Mr. FISH presented the petition Of James s. Abee Uni
ted States military storekeeper Rome New York; pray
ing be allowed additional compensation which was re-
1 ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
! Mr. WILSON presented the memorial Of Francis C.
Treadwe praying that the engaged u le De,
Britain may be placed the same footing as 70 payand
bounty land with other volunteers who served in that war;
which M was referred m to the puoG @ asos Of
Iowa. praying the adoption OF measures Tor he consrac
tion Of railroad to the Pacific which was referred
I to the COMMITTEES on Public Lands. LIMA. ~ .-3
Mr. j. also presented three petitions Of citizens of Iowa,
praying the establishment Of mail from Dyersye
to Deoorah in that State which referred to the Com
mittee the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr. DURKEE presen ted the petition of zba 7. Peters,
delegate of the Sockbdge and Miami Indians praying an
those Indians under treaties with the United States which
referred TO the Committee on Indian Affairs
AIR M prsssnsSS PeSnon ii ro %,
Benton to Camden in that State; which was referred to
the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads .
3 ssans aIS ns
compensation for services in California which refer
red to the Committee on Military Affairs.
| .sAFFAIRs IN KANSAS. ,..,."
MrPUGH presented joint resolutions Of the legislature
nrala kanaa In yybi he
from that State instructed and their representatives in
Congress requested to oppose all acts and measures
which tend to recognise legal and binding any OF the
of the pretended legislature Of Kansas held at Shaw
Mission and their best endeavors for the imme-
dste passage of act Of Congress admitting Kansas into
the Union free State and further o use their best
endeayors the passage of laws prohibiting sa-
very the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska and all
territory embraced in the Missouri Compromise and re-
establishing the original American policy declared in
the regulation proposed by Thomas Jefferson in 1884 for
the exclusion Of slavery from all territory ceded or to be
ceded and of such other laws shall best fulfil the high
duty repeatedly acknowledged by the people of Ohio Of
using all power clearly given by the terms OF the national
compact prevent the increase mitigate and finally
eradicate the evil of slavery without encroaeng upo or
any way egssting upon the right each State to adopt
and modify iu municipal laws, TO regulate its own
internal ars and TO hold and maintain i's equal and IN
dependent sovereignty with each and every other State
Mr.. p. said that his colleague (Mr WApEl had sign
fed his intention follow Gen. CAss in the discussion Of
the question Of affairs in Ksnsas would avail himself OF
early opportunity thereafter to express his views on the
subject and would state the reasons which would compel
State. ar' -. aHlpa. '@rt"a.,.A ~ .. -. -,
The joint resolutions were read and ordered to lie
the table and TO be printed ..... .a.... .
q 70 aRKroRrs Ynos COMMITTEES .u..aa ......
Mr. SEWARD, from the Committee Pensions report
ed bill for the relief Of the hers-atlaw of Sarah Cendal
deceased which read and passed TO second reading
MI, BAYARD, from the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary, TO
whom referred the bill from the House Of Representa-
tives for the relief Of Christian Hax of the State OF Mary
land reported il without amendment and recommended ts
pas age; and II was read third time and passed.
rpnsf N aup mil n " Naq
the resolution nstrucng that committee to inquire into
the e1pediency Of providing for the appointment OF com
mission revise the public statutes Of the United States
asked be discharged from the further consideration OF
| the same which was agreed to-. .9 t.e
Mr.. JOHNSON from the Committee on Printing, TO whom
referred the motion to print the memorial OF Doctor
Luther " Bell OF Charlesown Massachusetts, claiming to
have been the original inventor of the plan Of transmitting
mail matter by of the atmospheric telegraph and
praying Congress to make experimental trial Of tho
practcabiity of the same submitted report recommend
ing that the memorial be not printed as ~ was small
document and could be easily examined by senators IN
manuscript and Il was not supposed that was desirable
! to print II for distribution ~ t..-.s s.ts.. -
Mr. FOSTER from the Committee on Private Land Claims
to whom was referred the memorial Of Smith howr pray
ing the confirmation Of his title certain lands in Florida
submitted an adverse report thereon.
1 Mr. JONES OF Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions
reported bill granting revolutionary pension TO Sarah
Blunt bi granting Ave years hapay to Mr Ann TuI.
widow Of aSs sssS snS of
~ Richmond deceased which were severally read and
MT MALLORY from de Committee on Naval Affairs,
to whom referred the petition of T. l. Winde sub
\ mtted adverse report thereon. +. .. 50.
y Mr. PUGB from the Committee Public Lands report
ed bill grant the right Of presumption in certain lands
TO the Indiana Yearly Meeting Of the Society OF Friends
which was read and passed to second reading
| Es asst ata HnsoLuTfos ADOPTED. n l . ..r.. ..
The following resolution which submitted by Mr..
CrArros time since, was taken mp and agreed to
Rored That the Secretary Of State be directed TO lay
before the Senate the original OF proceedings OF the
board OF American commissioners at Paris 10 qudato and
audit the claims Of American crens against the French
srnmen being debts due them and for the satisfaction
OF which provision made by The convention between tho
fore copy from said journal Of the adudcatong
of said claims therein recorded under the respective titles OF
q alphabetical indsx the certificates Of sdmance and
alphabetical nder 10 the certificates ofreecton and
copy Of said and Of the proceedings Of the board a
recorded the st day o December 1904 being the day on
which the commission Of the board terminated .
\ .a 4. ~ N ~ Bills rsTsopuorp.
Mr. GEYER In pursuance Of notice asked and obtained
leave introduce hefolowing bills which were saverauy
twice and referred the appropriate committees
bill provide and continuc in force Tor limited PERIOD
IAN for the final adjustment of land claims in Mis-
souri, approved July 1851 and for other purposes
bin 10 relinquish the inhabitants Of St Louis Mis-
souri, for the Of schools certain outlo and common
field lots heretofore reserved, 80, e5f A
II bill TO provide for peremptory challenges in criminal
cases Of the United States within the States
admitted into the Union since September, 1889.
-. NOTICE BILL.
Mr. PUGH gave notice OF bis Intention TO ask leave TO
introduce bill granting pension to Mrs Mary A. NJ.
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