The Washington union., 1858-03-18
SENATE.
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The VICE PRESIDENT lAid before the senate COM
uunicafscu fum the Secretary Of War, IN sn-rsr 70
r.-oluaon Of the senate calling Coz oos Q. the military
tspogra,1sesl neanoiT, report and map u inc military
deE~rtment OF the Pacn. BY Captain T. . tfan "i the
c1rps u topognpneal engineers ~h'h was reAd anu s
Cerrel 20 the COMMITTEES on Military AFsrs
Also memorial from the Iaemhrs ard officers Of The
legislative assembly a the territory ci Cah srtlns
nth their pri-yansss and asking redress which
6pr, 10 ttr Committee Territories and ordered to be
psinfed-
rrxnuIALsa rErrIIoNs kre
x pIsI rr rssanfci the petition Of creftoTs of the
s,. AZ Txas residing IN fhiladeipha expressing their
,rx,s that the iesAfrIe OF Texas should have passed
,anaing for that State the balance Of tho sp
ccw p the under the act oi F-bru-
srv p 1850 and earnestly demonstrating against the
,uIr,sse f those resolutions They claim the balance
e,rcsd fr The benefit Uf the creditors and urge the
sge ,f a law authorizing the Secretary Of the Treas
ry 4, distribute the among the creditors who have
6l their cain.s In pursuance Of law; which refer
red 10 the Committee ON Finance
Mr. SEWARD presented the petition of Eliza T. og-
5.n pravng an equitable aowaEcc per ccnfaSe on
rrtair disbursements made by her late husband Major
Edmund Ogden for suppression of Indian ho<tties
rhle actiug assistant quartennaster in the United
states army which referred to the Committee
Claims.
Mr. WRIGHT presented taAe petition cf Lawrence
Karnev captain in the United States navy praying
compensation for certain expenses incurred and services
rendered which rsfsred 10 tho Committee Ma
val Aiairs.
Mr. GREEN presented the petition Of James H Birch
Er himself and Others PRAYING 10 be protected in their
oaio Of certain lands IN the Plaisburg land district
which referred TO the Committee PUBLIC Lands
Mr. FREDERICK presented the petition cf citizens of
klamath county, California, prsyirg that the Pacific Mail
steamship Company may be required land the rusils
at Trinidad which referred 10 the Committee the
yu~t Office and Post Roads
Mr WADE presented resolutions II the Board Of Trade
~ eeveand Ohio i'm nvos " appropriation of pub
e lands MD in the construction OF sp-calal around
hs fss Of Niagara which were referred 90 the Com
mittec ON Commerce
Mr.. HARLAN presented tsse memorial Of the legisla
urs cf Iowa rfsvinc donation OF public lands the
support agricultural colleges aud scisntifc agriculture
~ith VS. rforred to the Committee on Public Lands
.ars COMMITTEES
Wr WIIS1S trrsm the COMMITTEE on Revolutionary
Claims reportrd bill for the relief of ths legal repre-
44natiTes uf Charles Porterted iaase which was read
and psssed 10 a second reading
vi EVANS, fsura the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims Fepeed bin for the rciici OF Susannah Hsyne
Psckncy sole heir OF Captain Richard Shubrick which
rGni and passed 20 second reading.
Mr.. T., from the same committee, submitted adverse
reports the claims Of the hsrso{ Colonel Samuel Ham
nlond of Jane NJ Kean Mary A. Resnoadr, and Caiha-
rue Z. kssn, and ,d Sarah Smith Stafford
Mr.. lvEESON, from tsc Committee Of CLAIMS. asked
be discharged from the further consideration Of the
asmorial Of the Legislature Of Iowa, relation in
grnnist for the expenses i that State in the Sioux
heak and that il be referred to the Committee Mill
tarp Affairs which agreed ,p.
Mr MALLORY from the Committee Naval Affaiy-
reported iill increasing the pay of certain officers OF c
cutters wic serving in the navy Of the United
states ~heh read and passed TO a second reading
Mr. WILSON asked and obtained laaye 10 inir.luca
hill 10 provide for issng patents in certain where
Grants OF public land. have been made by Congress
which read twice aud referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands
NJ STrARr said thnf Dasnl,ch ss the morning busi
ss seemed 10 be finished, and the senator from Ken
tiMby who had the floor the Kansas bill being In
MS he would that the senate proceed to the
Consideration Of tire private calendar.
Mr.. BIGGS raised the question whether there WAS a
queum present and it appeared that the objection
well fssslded
Va business dome for time, during which sew
-ra senator's in aud took their seats
Nr. hale desired TO mako personal explanation
which would NOT occupy more than ivr minutes. In a
recent speech OF the senator frcm Louisiana Mr. BExJ.
ssl he found himself represented having declared that
be was perfectly content with the Toombs hill He pro-
tseded to read from the Globe the remarks which he
rnHdc when that bill before the Senate showing that
be then raised objections 10 H.
Mr. BENJAMIN di.clained any intention To nifreprc-
-Dnt the senator from New Hampshire He hsd heard the
-grch delivered aud il left upon his mind the impress
that Mr. HArg satisfied with the bill aud only
iae that the government agents would carry out
lie provisions satisfactorily
HEsarruos ADorTEr
- t,u p,otsp by Mr. GwIN. a resolution was adopted
nsirusting the Committee Military Affairs to inquire
Ao the ezpedienry "a selecting three sites for national
toundr'es for the manufacture of cannon prieces and
whcr essgs for the service OF the United States
u said sites 10 II located and one of the AL
esaDy range of mountains and the third in the State
of California.
pgEKs pom SENATOR'S
Mr.. stWAKD submitted a resolution, which lies over
Until Tomorrow, 10 the effect that the e desks for
members ought 70 he dispensed with in the senate
chamber
FAssEn
On motion by Mr. BROWN the following lall was la
Ven ~, considered and passed
Bll further to amend the act entitled An act TO in
arate the pravident Association OF Clerks, in the
a'A departments "a the government Of the United
Mates, Ia the District Of Columbia
ADMISSION or KAxsss.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for
Ihe admission of the state Of hantas into the Union.
Mr. CI1TFNpfEN said that in considering this SUBJ
sc' the qncslians which would govern his mind were,
los this cn-tuon iFhhcy the viii of the people Of
hsnsas Does IL 70 under such sanction that
VIC are Obliged 10 regard IL their act and deed He
was oempcr these questions in the negative,
sa proccchrd 10 give the why he had arrived st
hsl concinsen. IL admitted that the Iecompton
tis ~ the territorial sssnturE il made bv dele
s"ss~ r-guarly elected by the people and srau Sc<
would appear that II had the sanction Of The rs,ofir OF
hsfsn- bii ho Thought there esiarnce OF higher
character to show that il not their constitution IL
had but the Appearance ~ tn4 their crsiitagn md
naf the reality in ths first place the ar was b-vond
al controyerss that an overwhelming majority Of the
geople ef Kansas opposed TO IT, The two hiChes,
eoers of the federal government lately there under an
posnfnents bs the President ct the United staiestor