The daily union., 1856-04-01
In COMPRESS OF THE U. STATES
Thirty-FourtL Cengress--First session.
MONDAY, MARCH 81, 1855.
SENATE.
AKMoRIAIs, PETITIONS, Erc.

SENATE.
AKnoRIAIs, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. MASON presented . petition OF citizens OF George
town, District Of Columbis, praying an amendment of
referred to the COMMITTEES the District Of Columbia
Mr. FOOT presented ths petition Of Samuel Ptaslee and
OF the late bountyand law which ordered 10 lie on
the table ,is.A u 4 Eaht8 &E -EtH4E ia FL =
Mr.. CLAY presented the memorial Of steamboat pio,,
on the southern and western waters praying amend
ment Of the Of 1884, so insure the employment o.
competent pilots board such vessels which was refer
red to the Committee on Commerce ). ~ sa..I.
Kruman praying be allowed the right Of "a
tract OF land upon which be had settled which was re-
ferred TO the Conmit,se on Public Lands.
MIR. WELLER presented two petitions from officers o
the army praying that the Communication price of the army
ration may be increased 10 forty which were referred
10 the Committee on Military Affairs. .a n, /
Mr. W. also presented joint resolutions Of the Legislature
of CALIFORNIA; In favor of appropriation for fifty thousand
stand Of for the of that State also In favor Of
the river Colorado from Fort Yuma 70 ia source ALSO in
favor OF the establishment Of collection district In The
northern portion q the Slate and port Of entry Bucks
Mr.. PUGH presented petition from citizens Of Indiana
praying an amendment OF the prescription laws and the
confirmation Of their titles to the lands on which they have
settled which was referred 10 the Committee Private
Land Claims. ...sE lss4 l.lsa15s4s. !. atE .r..
Mr. p also presented petition from citizens Of Indiana
praying modification OF the bounty-land laws and tbs
Increase of the compensation Of the register of the land
Office at Indianapolis which was ordered to lie on the
table. .,t ~ gIs. srE4 Es al ztsleg ~ ..sga. h
Mr. also presented petition of citizens Of The Terri
tory of Kansas praying amendment OF the pre-smpou
laws the establishment land Office at Boonyile and Of
mail route for the Sac and Fox agency Boonvle ia
that Territory which referred the Committee an
Public Lands. E Esf aa
REpoRrs ERoH COMMITTEES.
Mr.. SEWARD, from the Committee on Pensions, to
whom was referred the bin malng provision to compen
and Of settling their accounts reported without
amendment and recommended its passage. he remarked
that it was important which much needed
and had been approved by the proper department. and be-
would therefore, move that be made the special order
for Thursday APril To- at halfpast twelve o'clock The
Mr.. WADE, from the Committee Of Claims, reported
bill for the relief Of Peter Grover which read and
passed to second reading. " @
Mr.. CLAY, from the Committee on Pensions submitted
adverse reports the petitions Of William Sears Nathan
Cook John Allen Zachariah Corbin Martha Stanton Les
lie Comts, Mrs Margaret O. Hanson, and Robert Morton
Mr.. THOMSON of New Jersey, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, 10. whom referred the memorial Of
John Guest praying compensation for surveying the coast
between Apaachicoa and the Mississippi river submitted
from the surplus fund for the relief Of Lieut. John Guest
and others which was read and passed second read
ing, and the report was ordered to be printed.
Mr. +, from the Committee on Pensions reported bin
to increase the pension Of Amaziah Goodwin and submit
ted an adverse report the petition of Abel Jackson heir
Mr.. WELLER, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
to whoR was referred the memorial of Mary Mcknight
widow Of Francis NJ Mcknight ariicer who was seci
IN service OF the government
ported bill for her relief which read and passed to
d second reading. ~ W @ss}7 .af Fa -
Mir. BROWN, from the Committee on the District Of
tees Of the public schools Of the city Of pray
ing donation Of city lots fer educational purposes sub
msd rerS accompanied by bill for hs benefit q
aud passed to second reading and the report or
dered to be printed. = y = n u g. r.
Mr. JONES, Of Iowa. from the Committee on Pensions
reported the following bills which were severay read
and passed to a second reading: ta' .1'
BIZ, Bin Increasing t the pension q Albert Hart
Bill for the relief Of Betsey Whipple .."
Bill restoring Joshua Mercer to the roll Of invalid pen.
sions. " .s. s@.7 ~ 7lrE
Bill to increase the pension Of Apheus T. Palmer late
lieutenant in ihc 9th regiment of United States infantry
Bill granting pension to SamuelB Porter soldier In
the late war with Great Britain. - :.
Mr. j. from the committee submitted adverse Ne
ports the petitions Of Jesse Barker Thomas Coward
John LamOthe Lyman Treat City Powers, and Lucy
Bingham. - =
Mr. j. from the same committee to whom were referred
additional papers in the Of Enoch s. Moore asked
leave 10 be discharged from the further the
same; which was agreed to.
BILL IsrnoDucrp.
Mr.. SLIDELL asked and obtained leave 10 introduce
bill to x the graduation perods for lands In the Greens
burg district in the State of louisiana which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
NAVAL BOARD.
The Senate proceeded tho consideration of the follow
ing resolutions which submitted by Mr. IvSRsoS on
The 29th Of February:
Resolved, That committee OF senators be appointed
by the Chair with power send persons and pape
and that said COMMITTEES be, and hereby authorized abd
instructed 70 summon before u the members OF
val retiring board such Of them may be copvenepty
brought before the committee and them upon oath
TO the facts and evidence, grounds reasons
which the action OF sad board founded each o
ped from the and Sa S sns Is's 5. @ q
structed to inquire and obtain any other which, their
opinion, bear upon the aforesaid report the
same 20 the Senate. - - -
4ad % ts.., .s'o.ta That said committee be author
tbs United states in relation the cases said retired
and dropped officers, with the view OF correcting any
or injustice which may bave been committed by the action
,sid retiring board the reappoutment resoraionG
improperly retired or dropped. =
Mr. 1vERSoN addressed the Senate at some lenghiur
laton TO the general subject Of the acon of the naval
firing board He remarked that had been almost uni
versy conceded that injustice had been done by the
tion OF that board The Secretary OF the Navy bad admit
ted this fact the Committee Naval A1ars who have
perhaps the subject thoroughly than any
bin intended AZ remedy for IT. Even those senators
who have addressed the Senate favor Of The policy and
wisdom OF The Law generally admit that innsice bas In
many cases been the result OF the action under IL
The officers OF the navy who have been taken from active
service list loudly complain that they have been uujusy
treated and the almost universal voice OF the county
condemned the proceedings Of this extraordinary tribunal
who bad been cut down without notice or warning bya
secret tribunal such ought not 70 be tolerated By free
people Could u be true that nearly one third Of the Off
GERS OF the American navy physically and morally
incapable Of Peroruing their duties The summary
ncr in which the cases OF officers disposed Of reminded
him OF The oten-qnoted exclamation OF the humpbacked
yrant on with his head So much for Buckingham
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