The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-13
CON ESSION AL.
Thirty-Firth Congress First session.
TUESDAY, JANUARY -, 1868,
SENATE,
uKAonIAIs, PETITIONS, rru.


uMonIAIs, PETITIONS, ENC
Mr. DOUGLAS presented the memorial OF Henry
oRielly, concerning military highways" stock
AIDE routes Ion protecting travellers and settlers, faci
tatng mail and Geographic communication through vast
interior territories, and rendering the United States
independent Of foreign countries for transmitting the
mails between the Atlantic and Pacific States and Also
similar memorial from the corporators Of the ST. Louis
and Salt Lake Telegraph Company Inpressntins these me
MORALS Mr. d. remarked that the memoriAlists were I'M
der the impression that the present state Of our terrific
ries required the immediate establishment Of lines OF
telegraph from tho western border Of the Missouri or
Iowa to Fort Laramie aud the South Pass Of tho Rocky
6ountains Ia order to facilitate the public service and
that ten times their cost would be saved during the Nor
mon war alone by the pr0mptnes with which intelli
gence could BIZ transmitted The plan which the
rass ask Congress to adopt h. In it, general features
that lines Of stocades be established along the route
at intervals of ten twenty miles aud that the United
States soldiers may do the work and protect the line after
il s completed, TO secure an uninterrupted tee-
graphic communication from military post to another
The memorials referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs aud ordered to be printed
Mr. BIGGS presented memorial of citizens of Missis-
spp praying that the Office OF chaplain in the public
vice may be abolished which referred to the Com
lnittee on the Judiciary.
MI MALLORY presented papers in favor Of the allow
amos Of extra pay Vim. f. Lowell and other officers and
Of the expedition In search of DR. Kane which
,Vera refdyred 10 the COMmitteeo Naval Affairs
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, presented the petition of
A. S. H. White praying compensation for services as as
sstant secretary to sign land patents under appoint
nent from the President Of tho United States which
was referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. BROWN presented petition of soldiers of the last
war with Great Britain praying that tho soldiers of that
WAR NAV ~ allowed pensions which was referred to the
Committee Pensions.
VA'e iAoA
Mr.. JOHNSON, from the COMMITTEES on Printing, re-
ported in favor Of printing thousand copies OF the re-
mort of the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs for tho Of
NJ md five hundr
Commissioner of the General Land Office for the use OF
that Office; and the reports were agreedto
MI = ny ., ,ah.r ~ a;ous axscut;ve iocu
psin.ins u .ne nssS. a nu 1870. ~ -
hs s u.ITnpv trr,, TX Committee Of Claims TO
MI "Ah c,. . ., -. ;Y - Im p.Lar asLaa 10
WHOM we $500 s- ~, f.I os;sarat,o ~ tle same
De discna.sea il.m, sIe my com;,tss on Pensions
ana tnas :. " '1s.A Wy
when was 1e.sTu w. -, o... - ,,,au
Mr. BENJAMIN ii' ~. Il . Lonnn..ee On Io an.;.,ai
10 wnoin "As IeiulIc1 s - 60 ~ .h T..snrv ~
IAN -. - . n1 4; nsrts;r cases annroved
change tne lanes ~ VESSELS - ~ 4, 49, %L lei d
TUG o"i u Au",N", ..i ~ 49,. .,r;a.ro.;o,,
men, anu s ~, - -. ~ g - shv,c tIs nso.ss;tv
~ TIA measure propcscd He had before him list of
ninetytwo vessels whose names had been changed within
eighteen months and out OF that number thryohe had
been either lost Oundered at sea- or had been the
of the loss Of life and property IN many cases te
names Of vessels were changed ior the OF aece
ing the public when tAe vesses were io''sh anu u'''
worthy.
In this connection he referred to the case OF ne zen
tral America which was the old George Law ushe
had been put for the voyage which she was lost a
the George Law many of those who were lost on board
of her would have been unwilling to intrust their safety
to her, and would have escaped their untimely fate.
Another to which he alluded WAS that OF vessel
whose had been changed three times She had been
examined and condemned when she had her name
changed she again condemned, and again changed
her After these changes she went to sea- and was
supposed oundered at never having been heard
from afterwards.
The bill was read third time and passed
~p = HILLS INTRODUCED.
roo, - .,a oh,.;nea ,.oxs 20 ;otrodnce a lii,
M. roun .sAea an s;1 and sn,isrs Of ill., war
gIamng rciel 70 esi,A .anos' any a;oI ,as .ad t
ol $3.50. nh - .a rar,n,;.ea nn pensions
anu varr9 CON 81 I'D nht.;nea ne nan;ons con
~ ~, - 60. :. ;.dn q I'M o,nlanatorv of az,
e. - 80 49, :; adJ;to, "a certain acts GRANTING
ne,. ,.is 60 csrta; nf,;cer and soldiers Who have
~, raJ 81 ~ n,;ary s.ryce ~ the JTn,tad states
oee e.,e"s go, ,asK ht as re.d t,v;ca and w.
sppa .s % n's "l ran :" to- ., pansions
o ,r ~ ,;'". - A. I;,, - t sacr ,.s 10 The hairs ot
e .u;a ~ Is;,s Who have disd hsfo tbe Land
i isa.aa.s.. .', 49, s s,aa'''
Warrants wei" 'As issuea'
ErYIcIKScY OF rhE NAVY
On motion Ly Mr. MALLORY, the Senate resumed the
consideration of the Joint resolution introduced by him
ton 81 the act approved January lG 1857 entitled An
act to amend an Act to promote the efficiency of the
navy"
After debate, the joint resolution was amended
and passed in the following form
Resolved &c. That the operation Of the act entitled leo
An act TO amend an act entieu an sc' 70 p.o'ote e