The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-04
THlRTY-.FIFTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
MONDAY, MAY 3, 1858.
SENATE.

SENATE
Hon. JoHN @. BRrcKiNRIpdg, Vice President of the
United States and President of the Senate resumed the
chair - u
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS.
Mr. SEWARD presentcd the petiton Of Matthew FIans
burob soldier IN the war of le rcyo,ut;on prayipg In
~ ai,nr., nors;an hl, Vac eferrod ~ tbe com
,,,;ttaa :, nn pe,s;ons - :"
M HALE ,,esent.sl the ,ett;on of Joscn, Hmm,
nhr;s nr,vnc that thc secretary Of the NAVY NAV bc
ho,,,ai 70 tst h;u ,atcnt ..Ao,tn,y nncboy mr. drnr
for vessels 70 ride nv IN heavy gales Of wind at sea with
view to its adoption in the navy; which referred to
the COMMITTEES ON Naval Affairs.
MI r. "so peSneu ',ic iciui"i " .os'ii n,eSo ).
praying waSIant LOT a"us on "'. hc hau sc,'co ~
oregon, and rom wlo. h' ws urlsoll, anu Also ~,
uoini'y ~ ies 'o,..s'"b v'.. ''' "o "''i we
reierrea 10 tpe Committec on IlMns ,gslEltss III
OoMMrTrEEs. ~ 4gs
Mr. FOSTER from the Committee on Pensions. sub
mjttd an adverse report on the memorial of James
Mcf,ntc,,no, 4 M - a 81 8' 715- -,77g <. 49,.
NJ uapIaN from Tho C,o,n,;ttec or p,l,;c t,nds
70 whom WINS referred n memorial of the legislature of
Iowa an tho snlet rc,ortna = Joint resolution ren,ny
ng the restrictions upon certain grant Of five sections
Of land to the State Of Iowa which was read three times
Inv unanin,o,s consent and mscd - i.'Il '- .--7'I
Mr. INVERSION. from, the Committee ON Clams report
ed h;ll for the relief Of Sa,nucl II Taylor which, WINS
read and passed to 4 second reading
Mr. JOHNSON of Arkansas from the Committee on
Printing to whom was referred the motion to print the
rsport Of the Secretary of the Navy transmitting infor
nation I'M relation to the publication of the results of the
United States naval exploring expeditions the North
Pacific occal, and the La Plata river reported in favor of
printinc the same and the report was agreed to-
Mr.. IRUMBULIa, from the Committee on Patents and
the Patent Office reported a bill for the relief of NJ c.
Gritzner which was read and passed to second read
inp.
Mr. HARLAN from the Committee on Public Lands
TO whom WAS referred the bill for the relief of the HuDga
ran settlers upon certain tracts of land in Iowa hitherto
reserved from sale by order of the President dated Jan
nary % 1883 reported IL without amendment and rec
commended it's passage "a
geit bfIats ss@ie L.4. -...y f4t4 @
~ rg ssrt'.h8 D'i'e D'i''e iNiNop' .
Mr. KENNEDY asked and obtained leave to Introduce
bill to establish line of mail steamships between
tain ports In the United States and Great Britain which
read twice and referred to the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads.
This bill provides that line OF steamships shall be
established between the ports OF New York Philadelphia,
and hltimore stopping at Norfolk and savannah In the
United States and liverpool in Engand departure
to be four times In each month om the United States in
alternate weeks and four times in each month from Eng
land the days to be fixed by the Postmaster General The
tract with Ambrose Thompson for the establishment
'' ''eo ~ a' ,s ~ I so VT, o' ~ ,' nm o
thr se,t autbornc tho scgeary Of the Trcasurv to
advance the bonds OF tho United States bearing eve
cent coupons rmyslie sc,ui-unnuay and the prncpal
pyae in twenty wears to tho amount of thirds of
the cost ef ildng sd ships to be paid from time to
time as the work progresses under the supervision of
sach pa.y ~ .e ~ Inc Navy ana 1hc ros.mas
.~ ~ ,n.smr, ~ n,,aI ar,n"nts as ,a, 80 aa'.