The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-21
VOL. XIV. NO. 81.

bill providing for the allotment of lands 10 certain New
York Indians, and for other purposes which read
twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. CoLLAMER asked and obtained leave TO intro
ducc joint resolution that the Solicitor for the United
States of the Court of Claims and the Judges of said
Court be allowed the of the Library Of Congress- and
that said Court be furnished with the laws Of Congress
published from time to time, and such bills and doou
ments published by either House OF Congress are fur
nished to the Solicitor of the Treasury and that the 30
lcor and Clerk of said Court be allowed the franking
privilege to the same extent as the Solicitor OF the
Treasury which was read 80 es tTe,
Mr. CIINGMAN asked and obtained leave TO introduce
bill regulate the rates of postage TO and from foreign
countries which read twice and referred to the Com
mittee the Post Office and Post Roads This bill pro
vides that from and after June 30 1860 discriminating
rate of postage of hundred per cenum shall be
acted upon all letters and other mail matter conveyed
foreign countries to the United States by vessels
sailing under foreign flags which shall receive govern
ment bonus malcarrers and that the Postmaster
General shall abrogate any existing postal convention
with foreign government the stpulatons of which
calculated to prevent the execution of the preceding
vision IL also provides that from and after June 30 1860
no higher other compensation shall be allowed 10
steamships owned by citizens Of the United States for
veying the mails between the United States and foreign
countries than the gross amount of posages charged
letters and other mail matter which they may convey
together with half the amount of the United States
inland posages deryable from the closed mails bdnsu
foreign countries which shall be carried by them from
the ports of their departure. H,,y
Mr. PUGH asked and obtained leave to introduce
bill for the better regulation of sales and entries of the
public lands and limit tho fees of registers and
ceves Mt the several land offices which read twice
and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
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The following bills were severally considered and
passed s I'll
BIZ for the relief Of Anthony Caslo soldier of the
war of 1872.
Joint resolution for the relief of Lieut. John Carter
| of the United States navy.
Bill for the relief of j. Hosford Smith.
Bill for the relief Of Joshua Shaw, of Bordenown, New
| Jersey. r1e
Bill for the relief Of Jeremiah Pendergas of the Dis
trct of Columbia.
| Bill fe. the relief Of George Phelps.
| Bill for the relief of William d. Moseley.
Bill for the relief of Joseph Hardy and Alton Long
| Bill for the relief of Jennett II Mccall.
Bill for the relief of Frances Ann McCauley. rs,
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy
to pay TO the officers and seamen of the expedition in
search OF Dr. Kane the rate of pay that was allowed
to the officers and Of the expedition under Lieut.
| De Haven
Bill to confirm the title of Benjamin f. Edwards to a
certain tract of land in the Territory Of New Mexico.
Bill to extend entitled can act to continue half
pay to certain widows and orphans approved February
| 8, 1853
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.
KIxG, considered and adopted Esd
Resolved That Office and Roads
mas to refuse person authorized
the letters nddrssc and whether
legislation required this subject and to report by bill or
otherwise.
| On motion by Mr. JONES, resolution adopted
nstructng the Committee Military Affairs to inquire
into the expcdicncy of providing for the engraving and
publishing map Of the explorations Of Lieutenant War
| rem in Nebraska Territory. ESsaat
/ On motion by Mr. SIIDEII, resolution adopted
requesting the Secretary Of War to inform the Senate
whether in his opinion it is expedient to convert any
portion of the of the United States now hand
into beech loading arms, and OF the advantage to be de-
rived from such change the probable cost thereof for
rifles and muskets and any and what appropriation be
necessary for that purpose.
Also another resolution requesting the Secretary OF
the Treasury inform the Senate of the present condi
ton of the custom-house at New Orleans what sum
will be necessary for its completion, and what appropra
tion required for the payment of liabilities under exist
ing contracts
! On motion by Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, a resori-
tion was adopted nstructing the Committee Military
Affairs to inquire into the propriety and expedency of
marking and opening route for wagon road, OF
near the 35h parallel of latitude from Fort Smith,
the Arkansas river, to Albuquerque, in New Mexico
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4 On motion l,y Mr. JOHNSON of Tennessee the Sen
ate proceced TO the consideration of the bill to grant to
every person who is the head of family and citizen OF
the United States homestead of hundred and sixty
acres land out of the public domain, upon condition
of occupancy and cultivation of the for the period
herein specified s
Mr. j. spoke at great length in advocacy of this prop
osition conendng that the principle involved in the bill
was old the time of Moses, and that it had been
recognised n sound by Vattel and other high aI
thorities 1t had also been sanctioned by Gen. Wash
ngton and other patriots and statesmen of our own coun
4 try and there numerous prccedcnts running
through all legislation in support of it, He proceed
cd to urge that the granting Of these homes to those who
would occupy them would elevate the character of the
peope and thus give increased stability to govern
ment which rests upon popular basis BY adding to
the industry of the country it's would be bene
fted aud thus for many reasons this measure COM
mended itself to his Judgment the best mode of dis
posing of the public lands. When he concluded his re-
marks the Senate proceeded to the consideration OF cx
/ ccutiye business and after some time adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ,.
! No quorum having appeared,
II Mr. CLEMENS, of Virginia, moved that there be q
call of the House which motion was agreed to-
The roll was accordingly called when one hundred and
forty members answered to their nanes and all fur
ther proceedings under the call dispensed with
4 Mr. GARTRELIa of Georgia, by unanimous consent,
introduced bill for the relief of DIR. George P Smith
late postmaster at Atlanta Ga. and it read twice
and referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post
| Roa.ls.
Mr.. wINsLow, of North Carolina, introduced joint
resolution authorizing Lieut.. Maury to accept gold
medal awarded to him by the Emperor of Austria and
it was read twice and appropriately referred.
u wrLLE1T's POINT
Mr. HASKIN asked consent to submit the following
resolution: angH.f fE
Pd appointed by the House the 9th Of
February and purchase OF property Wes
Point New York purposes
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