The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-09
IN COAGRESr OF THE U. STATES.
Thirty Fourth COngress-FiF Session
SATURDAY AUGUST 1856
sen ATE.
nENoRIALs. rrrIrIoNs. 20

Mr. FISH presen ed the peutlvn OF Ed vim II Chafce
praying extension Oi he tor improve
the prUrts Of mHnufacturng india Yuhher goods which
Ofhoe.
Mr. 81 DELL presented the memorial Of the legal rep
rsentauFes Carlir Pollok laying 10 be released from
LIABILITY as sureues OF liam Queen, d-puy IosInIas
al New Orleans which S"s rre'eu 10 the COMMITTEE on
the Post Office ard Post Roads
Mr. BtGLER presented the memorial OF Drsxel & Co !,
Ihomas iCke sham, and thei6, renors and holders
bonds OF he late republic OF Texas prayI"g that
naming portion OF the fund appropriated tor The redemp-
ton Of the bonds OF thai repubc may he nppooned pro
rata among them which referred 10 the COMMITTEES
Finance.
ALEXANDER EAcHn.
Mr. PEARCE asked and oblaued the unanimous consent
Of the Senat to introduce joint resolution authorzng
Alexander Bache accept medal presen ,ed him By
the King Swed which read three times b, unan-
iinous cousenL and passed
JAMES N. GooaIE
On motion by Mr.. MALLORY, the Senate proceeded TO
the consideration OF the bil the Of Repr
uves to consrue The act eud An for the relief OF
James Goggin" approved July 27, 1884 which WAS
read n third iiuIe and passed.
COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS or CONGRESS
| Mr. HUNTER, from the COMMITTEE Finance, TO whom
referred the bill regulate the comp nsaton o meu-
bers OF Congress, reported it with ndipen-heDg
TO strike out all The enacting clause and
substitute The substitute provOcs thar the compensation
Of each seuator representative and delegate shall So 500
per annum from and after the
tournament of the present the first pay be
made pro rata At the Of the session. and
monthly during the session uat its close The pay OF
memhers OF each future Congress shall commence the
4h of March of each year. whether they shall elected
before after that time They also be allowed
mileage at each annual session. the of eight dol
lars for every twenty miles OF the estimated dapce ny
from their residences and from ash
iugton when such estimated distance does not exceed
Twelve hundred aud nifty miles and when that
lance dollars Tor every twenty miles The President
pro tenn OF the Senate when there Vice President and
speaker of the House Representatives. shall receive
IN addition TO the above enough equal in the aggrega
the pay of the Vice President and in the tempo
rary absence Of the Vice President the President of the
Senate pro ten shall receive dollar. per diem addition
70 his annual compensation An additional section provides
any books shall hereafter be distrbu ted
of Congress by resolution of either both houses
price given for the shall be deducted the
pensaon herein provided by Law prODtdd that this shall
extend books ordered be printed during the Con-
tor which the members respectively shall have been
elected.
OPERATIONS cALIFoRvIA, ETC.
After long executive session. doors were reopened
and, motion by Ar. THOMSON, OF New Jersey the
Senate proceeded 10 the consideration OF the following
resolution which submitted by HIM the 4Ih in
slant;
queted furnish the Senate with copies the dispatches
Commodore Stockton in 1886 forwarded by Mr. Chris
topher Carson giving Of his operations in Ca
fonia also II in possession government any
patch history frem Messrs W. b. de John Gfigsby,
and Samuel Nash, relative to the declaration OF ndepend
eDce hosting the Bear Gag California previous
ly the arrival OF Commodore soat that station.
Mr. THOMSON then addressed the Senate follows
Mr.. President rad the honor submit q few days
ago S-uate resolution asking copies of the ds-
patches which Commodore Stockton forwarded from Cali
lorna goverumrnI ls46 Toy Mr. Christopher Car
for copy Of rror, or history Of the origin aud
cUmpl ion Of the revolution n California signed BY Wm
B. Ide, John Grrgsby, john II. Nash
Tnss. docum -uts tnink would throw light upon sub
c wh from various causes has been much mlruuder-
st,od by the people generally and hope il may be in the
power Of proper drp.r,uieuls furnish the uformn-
ton Which has b,eu askrd Tor
These documents reintr the early history OF the
revolutionary AID military Of the ADeriu.n
s-trs, and to the o,eratisns th- Uned aies naval
fOrcs under Commodore Sout aud Stockton CAhior
NJ, Fremou, has fr,qutnty b termed he conqu,ror
Ca orna X solu,ous udop,ed b. pohic, meetings
have rreA, me on, uuu many 10 engtnt per
sincerity rTtnin The Opiuou SuCh s the 10 TIL
title the l6sth eta, Oi Mr.. Bruiups Tnrt, ia :
NieS' Fr thro eIpvdl ion and 0cqatSftOn u
Ca. .f0ruia Ia the Bgispby oi Nj FrtnuuL recently
put lisl d. TIE clam Is also prrfrted And II hAs
been adUpud by compiler Of h'storica
incidents Of Auer ns'ory published u Boston y John
Phibrick, 1886 Blu Nj. President ss utz,n d heS
j. s.N crled upon dispute this Clam IN favor u
Mr Fremont AMI 70 assert tor OF the most distinguish
O thai SAte ConsItusnt and frtnd aud prcdr-
! this honorable body Commodore $40, k,On.
In the examination which pfopDre make IN
reference thus claim 10 behalf Of Fremont II will e
ceived think that persons eycu o. the highest m
rank aud wth the hss means o. obtaining correct IN
furnAtou) have BEN led error on his subject The
arUl Which the Of Mr. Fremont have teen
eIhIi ed and the yrUmBence him The sIclu
I'll others in tbt narraSts oi in California
put bed sdrsncr Of Ocsl documsn inaucrd their he
let tha be tie he all rbe movements and
winch precsdtd tbe acquisition of that Country.
The impression doubt made uTon the N, nd
Of many who rtsd the messsge Of the President the
Untd States ls46 and the report Of The Secretary Of
War OF the same year
The language of the President alluded To- indeed
probably furnished by Mr. Benton. The President Gays
oar squadron the Pacific with the co-oPrrsuon Of =
gallant ocr in that distant country acquired blood
iess pus-esston Of California
The teas,n why impuIe Mr. Benton the authorship
Of this paragraph Ia the Presidents msssge H. B hecaure
In his Thirty Yesr History he makes the claim for Ere
mon Of the acquisition Of CaforuIs and berause he
lG5h chapter that work he s-ys that IN. Presidents
nessage submitted hfm before being 10 Con-
qr,ss snd vas by him modified and altered.
TIE President OF the United States could have had
ton but Mr. entons relations Col Fremont such
a woud naturally induce him 70 clam tor the latter
undue share merit Accordingly Stockton s ignored
sgu1droH' substituted Tor him. his
TONED aud the corporation 20 gallant Ccer made
prominent
Not content with inducing the insertion in the Prsi
denis message Of the paragraph rs'erred 70 there Is in
trlnc evidence that Mr. Benton furnished the Secretary
Of War portions Of his report which cited
by Frrmonts adIdirers to prove him oonqueror. On
page l73 and ia Of Niess Register vol H. S be found
letter Of Mr. Bentons 10 the President Of the United
States dated November o 1896 IN which he states the
movements the American settlers who had declared the
independence Of California and also Mr. Fremouts p-ri-
patton with them An hs facts obtained from Fremont
huscE whose letter recng them appears IN the vol
ume 81 Ness Register page lo1 and from letters ad
dressed 70 Mrs Fremont by her husband from California
have prepared tracts from these letters with which
will not deain the Senate but ask that they may be
printed with these remarks
Mr. Benton In the letter referred 70 TO the President Of
The United States daud November ls46 be found in
Niles's Register, vol n, D. l7a, states that