The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-26
CON CIR E SSI0NAL
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGREss---Firsts Session.
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY "a, 1858.
SENATE

IN, / lie on
the table and be printed
THE Secretary sends letter from the Office of
the AdJutant General, containing the information
with the names of officers absent, &C., from which
the following is given:
First DragoOns-The Colonel and Lieutenant Col
onel are absent leave, with several other compa-
ny officers, three of whom are in hill health.
Second Dragoons-The Major is on leave of alb
whom are in ill health.
First Cavalry-The Colonel, four Captains, and
four Lieutenants are absent on leave.
Second Cavary-The Lieutenant Colonel and two
| ant in i'll health
Mounted Rifemen-One Major and four subordi-
nate officers on leave of absence one Major and one
| Captain in i'll health.
| Second Artiery-Two Captains and two First
| Lleutenants on leave of absence,
Third Artillery-The Colonel unemployed the
MAJOR on leave OF absence, three Captains in ill
health one Lieutenant leave of absence, two
Lleutenants in i'll health. To First Lieutenant Syl-
vester Mowry the following note is appended:
| absent by permission, it having been represent
ed to the War Departme mt that he is the delegate
elect from Arizona and also that he will be permit
| ted to take his seat in the House of Representa-
tiyes."
Fourth Artillery-The Colonel is in ill health,
the Major suspended by sentence of Court Martial;
one Major, three Captains, and nine subordinate of
! hcerS on leave; one Captain in i'll health.
First lntantry-The Colonel in ill health, the Ma
Jor and two Captains on laave Of absence.
| z,
| jor, one Captain and one First Lieutenant in i'll
health. and one subordinate on leave.
Third infantry-Two Majors, two Captains, and
FIRST Lieutenant are on leave of absence
Fourth lntantry-The Colonel one Captain, and
one Second Lieutenant are in i'll health, and two
Captains on leave of absence.
Fifth lnfantry-One Major two Captains, and
three eatenants are in ill health, and two Captains
on leave of absence.
Sixth lnfantry-One Captain in i'll health, and
two Lieutenants on leave of absence.
Seventh lnfantry-One Major and one First Lieu
tenant in i'll health, and two First Leutenants are
on leave of absence.
Eighthlnfantry-One Major and one second Lieu
tenant are absent on leave, and two Captains in i'll
health.
Ninth Infantry-One Captain in i'll health. and
and one Captain and one First Lieutenant on leave
of absence
Tenth lnfantry-One Major and two Captains in
i'll health.
Owing to the limited supply of public quarters in
Kansas, larger number of officers are absent with
leave from the command serving in that Territory
than Wonld be the case under other circumstances.
RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES.
Mr. Jones presented resolutions of the Legislature
of Iowa. in favor of grant of land to aid in the
construction of the Prairie du Chen and Mankota
railroad.
Also, from the same source, in favor of grant of
land to aid in the construction of the Lansing North
ern Iowa and Southern Minnesota railrOad-which
were read and referred to the Committee the
Public Lands.
Mf houston presented resolutions OF the Le0lSla-
ture of Texas, instructing their Senators and
questing their representatives in Congress to pro-
such action the part of the United States
will cause the Indians in Texas west of the Pecos
river to be collected upon the reserve provided for
them.
Also from the same, in favor of permanent mil
itary post as near the junction of the Larger Wi
chita and Red river as practicable.
Also, from the same in favor of appropriation
for the building of United States courthouse in
that State and the establishment of another judi
cal district.
Also, from the same, in reatien to weekly over
land mail route from some point in Texas to San
Diego in California.
Also, from the same in favor of granting addi-
tiOnal mail facilities in Texas.
All of which resolutions were read and appropri-
ately referred
MEMORIALS &C.
The following memorials, &C., were presented and
appropriately referred:
By Mr. Foster: From Franklin Kelsey, asking
that an appropriation be made for building, equip
ping, and testing steamboat scientific model
invented bV him.
r. Hagner, guardians of the infant children of the
late Major j. r. Hagner, of the United States army,
asking that said children may be allowed pension.
BY Mr. Bigler: From Joseph Z. Cole and numer-
others, principal merchants and business men of
the city of Baltimore, deeply interested in the
cess of the enterprise urging upon Congress- the
tabshment of line of mail steamers between Bal
timore and st. Thomas in the West Indies.
By Mr.. Doolittle: From Henry Cordier and fifty
four other citizens of the United States asking that
the public lands may may be granted only to actual
settlers and in limited quantities.
By Mr. Green memorial adopted at a meeting
of citizens of Clarke county, Missouri demonstrating
against the division of the lands granted bv Con
gresS for the improvement of the Des Mones river
the application of those lands the State of Iowa
to any other purpose than that for which they
originally granted
BY Mr. Benjamin: From the city of New Orleans, |
asking that the title to certain lands bequeathed by
thal lata Inh Mol tcItt thA Of
Baltimore NAV be confirmed by the United States.
Also from the same, asking Congress to relin-
qush the interest of the United States to certain
lands bequeathed to the cities of New Orleans and
Philadelphia by the late Stephen Girard.
By Mr. King, from the city of Buffalo, New York.
demonstrating against the granting of public lands
to corporations, and that in all cases they be confn
ed to the actual settlers.
BY Mr. Jones, from the Legislature of Wisconsin,
in relation to the Pacific Railroad and in favor of
donation of land to the Territory of Nebraska.
Also memorial and joint resolution of the same,
in behalf of j. B. Thomas and his family, who were
sufferers by Indian depredations.
REPORTS COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Iverson, from the Committee of Claims, asked
to be discharged from the further consideration of
the memorial of David Gordon, and that it be re-
ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Also, from the Committee of Military Affairs, to
which referred the bill from the House of Rep
resentatives for the relief of Whitemarsh b. Sea
brook and others, reported it back without amend
ment and asked its immediate consideration.
Mr.. Iverson having explained the bill, it
sidered and passed.
Mr. Clarke, from the Committee of Claims, sub
mitted a report. accompanied by bill for the re-
lief of Ecazer Williams.
Mr.. Clay, from the Committee on Commerce, to
which the following bills were referred submitted
an adverse report in each case
The bill TO provide for the construction of a
tOmhOuse, courthouse and post-office in Trenton
in the State of New Jersey the bill to provide for
the construction of a courthouse, pOst-Offce, and
customhouse in Alphabetically in the State of Flor
ida.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion by Mr.. Wilson,
Resolved That the Committee on the District of
Columbia be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of providing by law for the establishment, un-
der the authority and control of the Government
of the United States, of efficient police in the
city of Washington.
On motion by Mr.. Biger,
Resolred, That the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads be authorized to cause to be print
ed for the use of the Post Office Department 200
copies of the report of the Postmaster General with
the appendix, and | 200 copies of the same report
without the appendix.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr. Mallory introduced bill authorizing the con-
struction of dry dock for the naval service at Pen
sacola; which was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Naval affairs.
Mr. Slidell moved to proceed to the consideration
of the bill to amend act entitled "An act to au-
thOrlze relocation of land warrants numbered g.
4 and ., granted by Congress to Gen. Lafayette
approved 10Th of February, 1s45 which motion hay
ing been agreed to
Mr. Pugh submitted an amendment restricting
the locations, which, being satisfactory to the chair
man of the Committee on Public Lands, was agreed
to, and the bill as amended was read third time
and passed.
GoNzAGo COLLEGE.
Mr. Brown asked the Senate to indulge him in
taking up the bill to incorporate Gonzago College
in the city of Washington and District Of Columbia
The motion having been agreed to, and the bill ex-
planned by Mr.. Brown, after brief colloquy it was
passed as originally introduced.
ADMISSION KANSAS.
Mr.. Green moved to take up the bill for the ad-
mission of the State of Kansas into the Union, for
the purpose of assigning special period for its con-