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ttCb Lhe provisions OF the second article Of said
treaty e0nfeTrng certain political powers upon the
consul Of the United States who may be appointed TO
reside ct Bangkok, and suggesting that the extension
70 the Kingdom Of Siam of the provisions Of the act
70 carry lhto Eject certain provisions in the treaties
between the United States and China and the Otto.
man Porte, giving certain judicial powers to minis
ters and consus Of the United States in those conn
tries that might obyiate the necessity of anv other
Legislation upon the subject which was read. ana
: on motion hy Mr. Mason referred 70 the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
Ihe Senate proceeded to the selection of the stand
ing committees
On motion BY Mr.. Seward the rule recurring the
Vote 70 6e by ballot was dispensed with.
or. allen thea sent to the chair the following list
OF committees as having teen agreed upon
On Foreign Relations-Measrs. Mason, Douglas
SIidell. Polk, Crittenden, Seward Foot
On Finance-MessFs. Hunter, Pearce, Gwin Bright
Hammond, Fessenden, Cameron
On COmmerCe-Messrs. Clay Bigler ToomFg Reid
Allen Hann, Chandler.
On Military Affairs and the Militia-Messr7, Davis
Fitzpatrick, Johnson of Arkansas, Chestnut, Br0der
On Naval afiairs-Messsrz Mallory. Thomson Of
New Jersey, slidelI, Allen, Hammond, Bell, Hale.
On the Judiciary -Messrs. Bayard, Pugh, Benjamin.
Green, Clingman, COIamer Trumbull.
On Post.Office and POstRoads-hes5rs. Yulee, Big
Ter, Gwin Rice, Ward, Hale, Dixon.
On Public Lands Messrs. Stewart, johnson Of
Arkansas, Pngh, Johnson Of Tennessee, Chesnut,
Foster Harlan.
On Private Land Claims-Messrs Benjamin, Polk,
Shields Thompson Of Kentucky, Durkee.
On Indian Afairs-Mes Sebastian, Brown, Fitch,
Rice Bell, Houston, Doottle.
On Pensons-Messrs. Jones, Thomson of New Jer-
sey, Clay, Bates, Thompson Of Kentucky Foster,
King.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Shields, Bates,
CHttenden, Durkee, Chandler.
On Claims-Messrs. Iyerson, Mallory, Ward, Sim
mons, Clark.
On the District of Columbia-Messrs. Brown, Ma
son, johnson of Tennessee, Yulee, Kennedy, Hamn,
| Wilson.
On Patents and the Patent ofice-Messrs. Reid,
Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs, Simmons Trum-
bull.
On Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs. Bright,
Davis, Douglas Kennedy, Clark.
On Territories Messrs. Green, Douglas, Jones, Sc
baStian Fitzpatrick, Colamer Wade.
10 Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of
the Senate-Messrs. Wright, johnson OF Tennessee,
Dixon.
On Printing -Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Clingman, Cam.
erOn.
On Engrossed Bils-Messrs. Wright. Bjrler. Harlan.
On Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Jones Brown Doottle.
den.
The above list was adopted.
Mr.. ClinRman asked to be excused from service on
the Committee on Printing. He was opposed to the
circulation of these documents, and he did not think
it fair that he should be placed upon that committee
where he would have to bear share OF the response
bility of their circulation.
The request was granted.
The following memorials and petitions were pre-
sented and appropriately referred.
BY Mr. Brown: From Oscar j. E. Stewart, setting
forth that his slave the inventor Of useful agr-
cultural machine, for which the Commissioner of
Patents refused patent, on the ground that ma
chine invented by slave, though it be new and use
full could not be in the present state OF the law pa
tented; and asking that the patent laws may be so
, amended that patent may issue to the master.
Also, from Jonas p Levy, asking the immediate
attention OF Congress to his claim against Mexico.
| Also from ElllnUr Gardiner asking compensation
for property destroyed during the war with Great
Britain.
Mr.. Mason gave notice of bill to equaIise the com
pensation of the ministers of the United States to
France and England, respectively, between the lst
day OF July, 1855 aud the 9th day Of January, 1851
Mr.. Clingman submitted the following preamble
and resolution
Whereas the Clayton aud Bulwer treaty contains
stlpuiatOns which are in direct hostility to the cher
ished policy aud future welfare of the United States
-stpulatons calculated to operate adversely to the
Independent action of this Republic in the line of
duty which it may become imperative on it to adopt
in regulating and controlling the affairs OF the Cen
tFal American States and that consequently the all
rogatOl OF the said treaty is demanded alike by the
honor aud interests of the Union; therefore,
Resolved, That the President be requested to com
municete to the Senate, if not, in bis opinion, incom
patibe with the public interest any correspondence
which may have passed since his Inauguration be-
tween this Government and that OF Great Britain
and between this Government and that of Nicaragua
with respect to the termination preservation of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty.
MIR. Clingman made few remarks on introducing
this resolution, stating that the protection Of Ameri
can INTERESTS required Lue immediate aDrOgatlOD OF
the ClaytOn.Bulwer treaty, and calling attention to
the manner in which American vessels have recently
been searched by British cruisers while their way
to Central America.
Mr.. Mason objected to the immediate consideration
OF the resolution. 1t accordingly lies over.
MIR. GWin moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration Of the Pacific railroad bill, which
being agreed to, delivered elaborate speech in ia
v0r of the immediate construction of railroad to
the Pacific The Senate then after the consideration
OF executive business, adjourned.
H0Hse-Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, from the Commit.
tee on Foreign Affairs, reported the following resQn-
ton:
Rcsoced, That the President of the United States
be requested III not Inconsistent with the public in
erest) to communicate all information in bis posses
sion, or which may shortly into his possession
respecting the reported recent acts of visitation by
officers OF the British navy of American vessels in
the waters OF the Gulf Ot Mexico
Mr., Morgan, of New York, objected,
Mr. Clay moved that the rules be suspended; which
motion agreed to.
The resolution was then unanimously adopted.
The House resumed the consideration of the re-
port OF the Committee on the Judiciary in the case
Of John Q. WatrOus, district Judge Of the United
States for the district of Texas, and long debate
upon the merits of the case followed, pending which
The Speaker laid before the House a message from
the President OF the United States transmitting a
copy of the treaty between the United States and
siam, and calling the attention of Congress to the
cessty of providing for the carrying into effect of Ger
tain stipulations therein contained.
!, On motion Of Mr. Letcher OF Virginia, that portion
of the message asking for to execute the treaty
was referred to the Committee OF Ways and Means;
the remainder referred to the Committee on For
eign Affairs.
Mr. Hughes of Indiana offered the following reso.
lution
ReS0ived, That the Committee of Ways and Means
be and they are hereby instructed to prepare and re-
port BILL making appropriations for such necessary
sums OF money may, in their Judgment, be required
for taking the eighth OF the United States ac
coding to the provisions OF the act of Congress ap.
proved May %, 1850 entitled An act providing for
the taking Of the seventh aud subsequent censuses of
the United States, and to fix the number OF the mem
bers of the House of Representatives, and provide for
their future appOrtonment among the several States
Objection made, and on motion the House ad.
joarued
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4-Senate-The following
memorials and petitions were presented aud appro.
priately referred:
By Mr.. Hamln: From Joseph Stockbridge, a chan.
lain in the navy of the United States complaining of
certain prosecutions to which he had been subjected
in consequence OF refusing use the Episcopal liturgy
in the performance OF public worship on board the
United States frgate Savannah, under the command
OF Samuel Mercer, and bearing the broad pennaut of
| Commodore W. D. Sater in the Rio de Ia Plata
The memOrialist details the prosecutions practsed
upon him by certain officers and having failed to ob.
tain redress had appealed 10 Congress, protesting
against such persecution, and asking for the enact
ment of such laws as will protect him in future and
punish offenders; which laws he contends should
make the right Of the chaplain to perform divine ser
wee according to the practices and customs of the
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