The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-25
in CONGRESS OF THE q. STATES.
Thirty-Fourth Congress Third Session.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1857.
SENATE.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

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The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Senate com
munication from the Secretary of the Treasury in comp
ance with the resolution Of the Senate of the 10Th inst in
curing whether the lands owned by the United States in
Chelsea Massachusetts, have been sold authorized by the
act OF March 1855 The report says that the lands have
not been sod for the reason that it not deemed prac
hcabe TO make advantageous sale until the marine
| hospital should be completed The communication
read and ordered lie the table and to be printed
The PRESIDENT pro en also laid before the Senate
message from the President of the United Sate
.mng report from the Attorney General in to
resolution of the Senate calling for copies of any letters
which may have been received from Samuel d. Lecompte
chief judge of Kansas Territory explanatory of his judicial
conducin that aTerrtory which read and ordered to
| lie on the table and 10 be printed.
| MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. WELLER presented the petition of Oliver f. Woods
the SAFE and speedy delivery ofleers to floating popua
tion in full opeaton which referred to the Commit
| tee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr. BROWN presented the petition of Albert Boschke,
praying that number of copies of his Typographical
map of the city of Washington may be purchased for the
use OF the government; which was referred to the Com
Mr. DODGE presented memorial from the legislature
OF Wisconsin praying an appropriation to build post Of
flee and United States court house in the city of Madison
Wisconsin which was referred 10 the Committee Com
| merce
Mr. d. also presented apettion of citizens Of Wiscon
sim pray the establishment of malroue from Musco
da to La Cross in that State which referred to the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr. FESSENDEN presented the petition of Jabez
Woodward, claiming to be the originator of the steam
mail service between the Atlantic aud Pacific States and
praying that the contract for carrying the mail for the
next ten years from New York to San Francisco be
awarded him which was referred to the Committee on
! the Post Office and Post Roads.
REPORTS FROM ooaaTTEEs
Mr. GREEN, from the Committee on Pensions to whom
referred the following bills from the House Of Repre-
sentatives severay reported them back without
msnt, and recommended their PASSAGE
Bill for the relief of VIM. l.. Oliver
Bill for the relief Of Wm Walton, soldier of the OF
1912. s
Bill for the relief of Isaac p Washburne
Bill granting pension to Franklin W. Armstrong of
Harden county, Kentucky.
Mr. BROWN, from the Committee the District of CO.
lumba, to whom referred the memorial of commit
lee Of the corporation of Washington the subject
ported bill cedng 70 the corporation Of Washington GER
tain public grounds for market purposes and granting
powers relating hereto which was read and passed to
second reading.
Mr. FOSTER, from the Committee on Pensions to whom
referred the petition of the heirsatlaw of John and
Sarah Gibson, ing to be allowed pension, submitted
| an adverse report thereon
Mr. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance to whom
referred the bill from the House of Representatives
reduce the duty imports and for other purposes report
ed it with sundry amendments and gave notice that he
should ask the Senate tomorrow at twelve o'clock to pro-
ceed to the consideration of that bill.
Mr. BRODHEAD said that as member of that commit
believing that the bill in the shape in which from
the House is the only practicable which be
adopted at this late period of the session to reduce the
enue.
| Mr. HALE from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims
whom referred the memorials of the heirs Of Daniel
Truehar and of Nathaniel p Swan submitted adverse
ports thereon; which were severally agreed to. .
INTRODUCED. ........ ..
Mr.. BROWN asked and obtained leave to introduce
bill to apporon The clerks in the several departments of
the government among the States aud Territories accord
ing to federal representation; which read twice and
| referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion by Mr.. BGGS the Senate proceeded to the
consideration Of The bill from the House of Representatives
for the relief of Joseph Richards Berks county Pennsy
hrt m,da tn
further consideration of the subject was postponed until
| Friday next
| RULES OF THE SENATE.
| On motion by Mr. BENJAMIN, the Senate resumed the
amendment of the rules of the Senate regards the organ
izaton of the standing committees Mr. explained the
reasons which had influenced the committee in making
the changes proposed and hoped the amendment would be
adopted
Mr. CRITTENDEN moved to lay the subject on the ta-
| ble which agreed to.
Mr. BENJAMIN then gave notice that he should call it
| up again tomorrow morning
| ADMISSION OF MINNESOTA. g.
Mr. HALE moved to reconsider the vote by which the
Senate passed the bill from the House of Representatives
to authorize the people of the Territory OF Minnesota to
form a constitution and State government preparatory to
their admission into the Union equal footing with
| the original States.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Kentucky addressed the Senate at
length in opposition to the BILL because he did not
like the politics of the people of that Territory and did
want them to send here two whose voices and
votes would De given against Wa ne CONSIDERED the best
| interests of the country.
Me- DOUGLAS replied, arguing that the people of any
Territory had right to admission into the Union
State whenever they had the requisite population to be
entitled to in Congress He hoped the bill
would be reconsdered and that the amendment adopted
the other day restricting the right to to citizens of
the United States would also be reconsered that the
bill would pass it from the Committee on Terri
tories.
Mr. GREEN said that all this discussion looked TO him
like tempest in teapot" these questions not
necessarily involved and were only argued in reference to
uerior results.
Mr. ADAMS also expressed his views contending that
the amendment restricting the right of suffrage citizens
of the United States founded upon sound principles
Mr.. BAYARD and Mr. BUTLER concurred in the opin-
ion that great anger might result pepeuity of our
voting in the formation of the organic laws of new States
Mr. PUGH spoke briefly in favor of the motion recon-
ser desiring that the amendment might be struck of
the bill
The question being taken, the vote reconsdered
yeas 35, nays 2l-as follows:
YEAS-M Allen, Bell of New Hampshire Bipler
Bright Cas Collamer Dodge, Douglas, Durkee, Fessen
den, Fish, Fitch, Foot Foster, Green Hale, Harlan Iver
James, Johnson Jones of Iowa. Mallory Nourse Puah
Rusk, Seward Stuart Thomson Of New Jersey, foombs
Toucey Trnmbnl Wade, Weller, Wilson, and Yulee35.
NAfSMessrs. Adams, Bayard, Bell of Tennessee, Bggs,
Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay Crittenden, Evans, Fz
patrick Geyer Gwn Houston Hunter Jones of Tennessee
Mr.. HALE then moved to reconsider the vote by which
the amendment adopted restricting the right of suf
frage to citizens of the United States.
Mr. BlGGS could not consent TO let the question be ta
ken without being heard He earnestly advocated the pro-
priety of the amendment
Mr.. BROWN remarked that the other day the Senate
passed deliberate vote placing the right of suffrage in