The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-19
THIRTY--FIFTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
TUESDAY, MAY Is, 1858.

MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.


Mr.. KING presented a petition from business of
the northwestern lakes in relation to ascertanng whether
Prof Ballots rule TO forete the approach of storms
is applicable to the lakes which was referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. TRUMBULI. presented the petition of J. H. Lang
ley and other citizens of Illinois, urging the recognition
of their presumption claims to lands in the late military
reservation Rock island Illinois, which referred
to the Committee Public Lands fs94 Na2nsFq i1oa
Mr. PEARCE presented the petition Of Michael Nourse,
praying compensation for certain services performed by
direction of the First Comptroller OF the Treasury which
referred to the Committee on Claims
Mr.. p. also presented the petition of Hiram McCul-
lough praying to be released from his suretyshp the
contract of s. A. West and O. Mccullough for the dev-
cry Of stone at the Gosport navyyard which refer
red to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. WRIGHT presented petition, of citizens of the
United States praying that the public lands may be laid
out in farms lots Of limited size for the free and excl
sivc Of actual settlers which referred to the
Committee on Public Lands. 6,le ,t 49, ~ ,.s,l5s
8sl8 ass a s REroRB COMMITTEES. al Ii s3lag
Mr. BIGLER, from the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads, to whom referred the petition of
John Wghtman, submitted adverse report thereon.
Mr.. YUI.EE, from the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads to whom referred the joint resolution
explanatory of act entitled IAN act for the relief Of
George Chorpenning r" approved March 3, 1857, tho
petition of George Chopennin and the pesentment of
the grand jury of the United States for the northern dis
trc Of Flora, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration OF the same and that they be referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary which agreed to.
Mr.. VI from the same committee, to whom refer
red the petition of citizens of Michigan relative to the
construction of certain wagonroads in that State and
the papers relating to the adoption of o. Woods plan
for the delivery of letters in California and in Oregon
and Washington Territories asked to be discharged from
the further consideration Of the which agreed
to-
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, from the Committee on
Printing to whom referred motion to print the
memorial Of Tai Shaner reported in favor of print
ing the memorial without the map and the report was
N. 1ot,1 La ls,,i.r. f-o,>
further consideration of said memorial and that it be
referred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads which was agreed to.
Mr. SEBASTIAN, from the Committee on Indian AZ
fairs to whom referred the petition of the children of
Stephen Krebs asked to be discharged from the further
consideration of the same which was agreed to.
Mr. s., from the committee, reported bill for
the relief of Madison Sweeter which read aud passed
to second reading. qt4 ~
MESSAGE PROM nrR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,.
message received from the House of Representa-
ves by Mr. Allen their Clerk, announcing the Senate
that the House had passed the bill to provide for the col
lection and sackeeping of public archives in the State
of California with amendment, in which the
renee of the Senate requested tAA
Mr. BAYARD moved that the Senate concur in the
amendment to the bill just named which agreed
to. t a'5 l ~ D. PSI
DIFFICULTIES WITH FOREIGN POWERS u
Mr.. GWIN asked and obtained unanimous consent to
introduce Joint resolution for the adjustment of Difficult
ties with the republics of New Grenada Central Amer
ica and Mexico which read twice and referred to
tho Committee Foreign Relations. II provides that,
for tho purpose OF adjusting tho differences between the
United States and New Grenada the Central American
States and Mexico, the President shall be authorized to
adopt such measures and such force MS In his judg
mcnt may be necessary and advisable in the event Of
the refusal by the of any Of said States of
Just satisfaction for wrongs inflicted upon American cit
ttfiAfAN ltt if it4l
In introducing the above joint resolution, Mr.. G.
markell that he had adopted the nature of the
subject would permit the very words of the joint resolu
tion which passed the Senate few days ago. having refer
ence to our difficulties with Paraguay in order that
new question would have to be considered by the Com
mttee on Foreign Relations in acting upon the subject
1t could not be denied but that we have been trihed
with by the governments Of New Grenada and Nicaragua
The treaties made by ministers there have been in
ono instance altered to be almost insult to this
government, and in the other delayed to place It
out of tho power Of the President If it ratified
to lay it before the Senate previous to the cose Of the
present session In both OF these Statcs especially the
former citxcns have been pundcrcd aud murdered
and we have had redress He also said that he In
clded tho other Central American States In his Joint
olutlon because he had doubt but that the President