The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-15
On motion by Mr.. WILSON


by Messrs Upton and suamcy and Washington and Mason
On motion by Mr.. WILSON,
Resolved Secretary the Navy be requested 10 furnish
the SENATE with copies Of all contracts advertisements for
authority they propcsa made
under the advertisements OF May 3D. 1857 and June 18th 1858
gvc the lowest bidders whom
cd state whether any contracts abroaied when and
N %a @ o @ %ny s oa made live oak
what authority state whether the
making specified to state
what quantity Of live oak any and the description herso
terry yards the date the advertisement proposals
li 1875 and !" whom tS same belonged and such timber
yiiuai and for what purpose was there and BY Whit
such existed Furnished according pro
posa issued May 2i 1857 whether the whole any pon
allowed for delivering tho timber the
u jane lt,h 1855, WAS the usual and customary time.
Mr. SHIELDS submitted the following resolution and
asked its consideration
sioux indians IN the State Of Mime oa bgyc larger
country nceossary for Their
whereas the winnebngo Indians Blue
white settlements and which reservation the centre Of the
Re.cd secretary the senate whether
eSpcicnt take steps present
upon portion elsewhere ard secure %
each bend cf family Of both a'oos Of land sucen,
frm aud whether and what legislation necessary
enable him 10 effect Chat purpose.
Mr. HALE had no objection to the call for niorma-
ton but ii struck him affirming fact which he by
voting for it, supposed to endorse and of which he
was ignorant
Mr.. CLAY objected to the consideration, and it lies
over under the rule
INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. FITZPATRICK /: A bill to establish line of
mail steamers from New Orleans or Mobile to sundry
ports therein mentioned on The Gulf of Mexico
This bill proposes to authorize the Postmaster General
TO contract with any parties that have obtained like
contract from Mexico for The coEveyaace Of the mail TO and
from this country and from the republic Of Mexico every
week by seamersthe terminus in the United States 10
be New Orleans Mobile to touch each trip at Calves
ton Matagorda, Brnzos Santiago Tampico, Vera Cruz
Coataooalcos, Tobasco Lrguna, Campeachy and Sisal
The contract not to exceed term of years. and not
to involve expenditure of - thousand dollars per
year. the same to be paid out of the treasury.
RAILROAD ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
MIR. CAMERON moved that the Senate proceed TO the
consideration of the bill from the House of Representa-
lives in relation to railway along Pennsylvania avenue
il Washington ely
Mr. IYERS0N hoped that motion would MOI be agreed
TO- This the day usually assigned TO the ponsdera
ton of private bills and he hoped that inasmuch as
the session about half gone and very little time had
been devoted to their consideration the private calendar
would now DO taken up.
Mr. HALE would prefer to have the resolutions sub
mittcd by the senator from Tennessee Mr. JoHSsoS in
regard 10 retrenchment ia the expenses of the govern
ment, now taken up for consideration
Mr. BROWN urged the importance of taking up and
dsposng Of the bill indicated by the senator from
Pennsylvania ..f as.T. t afsEn'
Mr. CAMERON remarked that passenger railways in
other cities had been found great convenience and
fort and so they would be here 10 members Of Congress