The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-23
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1857
SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.


erts Horace Clark and Elwood Fisher under
the contract between A. g. Soo and the government for
mail service between New YORK New Orleans Havana ana
which referred to the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads
Mr. BIGER presented the petition of John s. Van Dyke
who was wounded in the of 1872 praying to be al
lowed arrears OF penson which was referred to the Com
mittee Pensions
praying the establishment Of additional mail facilities be-
Princeton and Fsklwa, in that State which was
referred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads.
Mr. ADAMS presented the petition of Sale Eola Rem
neau urging upon Congress the prompt adoption of meas
for the education Of the daughters Of America by the
charter and endowment of The National Female Unver
sity Of America which referred to the Committee ON
the Library.
Mr. MALLORY presented the petition of Charles G.
Brown and other wachmen board the steamer Mime
sofa while lying at the navyyad at Washington praying
to be allowed additional compensation which referred
to the Committee Naval Affairs.
Mr. SLIDELL presented additional paper relating to
the CLAIM of George Whitman TO compensation for losses
sustained in consequence of the failure OF government
agents to pay draught drawn in his favor by the Post
Office Department which referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
REPORTS CoMMITrRgs
Mr. STUART from the Committee on Public Lands,
asked to be discharged from the further consideration OF
the resolution Of the Senate in relation to increasing the
compensation of registers and receivers in the several land
Offices in the United States and of the memorial of
convention of citizens of Kansas praying grant OF land
for the purposes Of education which was agreed to-
Mr THOMSON. of New Jersey, from the COMMITTEE on
Naval Affairs asked to be discharged from the further con-
sideration of the memorial of T. d. Shaw, and that he
leave TO withdraw his petition and papers, which
was agreed to.
| Mr. EVANS, from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims reported bill for the relief of Elizabeth Mongome
ry heir Hugh Montgomery which read and passed
| to second reading.
Mr.. BROWN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
ported bill for the relief of John Shaw which read
4 and passed to second reading.
/ Mr. FOSTER, from the Committee Public Lands, to
whom referred the bill granting bounty lands to the
officers and Of private armed vessels commissioned
by the United States reported it wthoHt amendment and
made no recommendation upon the subject submitting it
TO the Judgment of the Senate.
i SPECIAL ORDERS.
i On motion by Mr. STUART the bill to extend the time
for selling the lands granted to the Kentucky asylum for
teaching the deaf and dumb taken up and made the
special order for Monday, February at halfpast IL
/ O'clock
j On motion by Mr. WELLER, the bill making appropra-
tons certain Notifications taken up and made the
special order for Wednesday next, at one o'clock
II On motion by Mr.. HUNTER, the Indian appropra-
ton bill was taken up and made the special order for
Monday next, at one o'clock.
NOTICES BILLS.
i Mr.. WILSON gave notice of his intention to Introduce
bill to procure bust in marble of the late Chief Justice
William Cushing, of Massachusetts,.
Il Mr. FOOT gave notice Of his intention to introduce a
bill for the relief OF the widow of Cheever Fech deceased
i OCEANIC TELEGRAPH.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to
pede Geographic communication for the of the gov
in its foreign intercourse The question pending
was the Of Mr.. PuGH amend the bill by add
ing the following proviso;
Provided That this act shall not take effect until treaty
shall been concluded and ratified between the govern
ments of Great Britain and the United States whereby such
portions British North America
mand the western terminus of telegraph
shall subjected to the principle Of naturalization
signed at Washington on of April 1880 and such
other convention supplementary thereto may be ratified
hereafter
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amendment that should read follows provided
That no money shall be paid under the authority of this
act until convention shall have been concluded, &C.
Il Mr. SEWARD remarked that the discretion lodged
in the hands Of the President and if he deemed that the
interests of this country required any such treaty he would
no doubt tnke the proper measures for that object
Mr. PUGH then spoke at some length in opposition 10
the bill He adverted to the aid which this government
had extended the Collins line of steamships but that
scheme had come TO termination it proposed to
place this telegraph company upon similar footing He
could not consent that the government should pay
to private citizens for doing their own business The Brit
ish government having both termin of the line
cure secrecy well despatch in the transmission of all
her communications but how have any security OF
that kind? If any message was sent by this government
which the English government thought it worth their
while to know they would find to discover it. In
the event Of war; the first step that the British govern
men would take would be to send sufficient naval force
to protect the terminus in Newfoundland and to prevent
us from destroying the wife Now have tried this
tralzaon project in Central America and fit be sound
principle there why not apply it bere This government
private property in time of should be neutral and
empt from capture The argument urged that an
amendment OF this kind would delay the contamination OF
the project but he thought it would not delay il
single hour If Great Britain acting in good faith
towards If she will consent to apply that doc
rine the terminus of the line the treaty
be concluded and ratified before the adjournment Of the
present session Of Congress- But suppose it should
cause delay what claim has this company upon us
They have gone on with their scheme and hove applied to
the British government for aid and after they have
got their scheme matured to suit themselves they come
forward ormality and ask this government to
come in partner and render assistance from the Uni
ted States treasury He could not consent to pay them
single dollar by the aid of his vote until 30 far as treaties
could co. and SO far as the good faith of nations could 60
should be secured against having safety and the
lives of people pered by the exclusive of this line
by the British government in time of war; That was
consideration superior any that might be connected with
commerce.
But he did not regard this as scheme TO benefit the
government at all 1t project for the benefit Of the
obbers in Vail street. and the spectators in stocks in
cotton and in produce. STILL he did not propose to inter
ere with the thing to prevent the company from carry
ing their project and he willing that the govern
men should lend the aid Of the national vessels to lay
down the wire but he did object to obgang our
selves to pay seventy thousand dollars per unless
he that the money would not be applied to load
feeling at all against the people Of England he was
willing TO consider them, fathers considered them
enemies In war; in peace friends But this seemed to be
the golden opportunity; and this proposition
tia to Great Britain and Insignificant to us let us
act from her the naturalization Of this territory.
Mr. BENJAMIN said that at first he had no intention OF
participating in this discussion but the senator from Ohio
had made remarks Of extraordinary character
that he felt compelled to brief reply file could not
III believe the seriOus inviting