The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL. b.
Thirty NTH Congress Session.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 0, 1853.
SENATE.

pern or is agents on the subject of trade in guano
which was referred the Committee ON Foreign heanonS
and ordered to be printed. .t
The President communicates letter IRON the pecie-
tary of State enclosing ali tho correspondence from the
10Th OF January 1854, to the 9th of August, 1893.
REsoLuroRs OF STATE LEclsLArunEs
Mr. SEWARD presented resolutions OF the legislature
of the State of New York that the people OF that ota.e
are opposed any increase of the present rates OF post
age and that their representatives VIII promote he pes'
interests of the State by refusing to support any law pro
vding such increase which were ordered 70 ie on
the table and be printed,
Mr.. CHANDLER presented resolutions OF the iegis'a
te OF the State Of Michigan requesting their repesen
taves their best efforts to procure the passage oil
law granting said State looO 900 acres OF land the pro
eeeds of which TO be set apart as fund 10 be USED
svely in the erection of buildings and tor The support OF
the asylum for the insane and for the blind, deaf and
dumb which ordered to be printed and referred 10
the Committee on Public Lands
mEMonrALs ETC.
The following memorials and petitions were presented
and appropriately referred:
By Mr. SEWARD: From ID. w. Lamsford and other cit
izens of New York. urging upon the Senate the passage
of the bill passed by the House OF representatives 10
pension the soldiers of the war of 1872
Also, from the city OF New YORK, remons.faune
aoanst any further traffic in the public lands and that
they be laid in farms for the exclusive use OF actual
By Mr. WILSON From citizens Of Boston, protesting
against the removal of the post Office OF that city from
its present location. ~
Also from citizens Of Massachusetts, asking that the
bills extend the patents Of e. NJ Chaee and Nathaniel
Hayward for improvements IN the manufacture o. ihoA
rubber goods may not be passed 4t t 8N
BY AIr FOOT: From citizens of New York, very nu-
merousy signed urging upon the Senate tho passage oi
the land bill known the homestead bill
BY Mr. CAMERON From citizens OF Pennsylvania,
very numerously signed, in favor of the same.
By Mr. THOMSON of New jersey From citizens OF
New York and New Jersey, protesting against any ur-
her traffic in the public lands and requesting that they bc
,l,xpfvn Of
REpoRrs FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BAYARD. from the Committee on the Judiciary,
to which was referred the bill to authorize the Attorney
General represent the United States in the proceedings
in equity pending in the Supreme Court the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state OF hnode
Island reported back the same without amenumen anu
asked its immediate passage.
The motion having been agreed to, the bill was eA
planned by Mcssrs. BAYARD and WILSON and passed
Mr. CLAY, from the Committee on Commerce 70 winch
was referred report of the Secretary Of the Treasury on
the subject reported bill reorganizng the collection ds
trcts of the United States and designating the ports OF
entry and delivery for the same, and regulating the APP
poinment and compensation Of officers OF the customs
which was read and passed to q second reading
Mr. FITCH from the Committee ON Indian Affairs, re-
ported bill 10 compensate Israel johnson for per-
formed by direction Of the Indian agents at the treaty
ground at the forks of the Wabash IN 1888 which WAS
read and passed to a second reading
Mr. REID from the Committee on Patents and the
Patent Office to which referred the resolution OF
Mr. llst VI VI ouopoA''-
cd applications patents since lS40 reported adversely
on the same which was agreed to-
Mr. CHESNUT, from the Committee on fuphc LANDS
to which referred the memorial OF Lucian ieyrohnet
Of Charleston s. c. asking to be allowed to locate GER
tain bounty land warrants issued under act OF Congress OF
nth February ls49 submitted an adverse report on the
same which was agreed to-
Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee on Military Afiafs,
to which was referred the resolution directing that COM
mtee to inquire into the proprey Of paying the officers
Of the army gross sum instead OF the allowances now
given them reported bill to fix the pay and regulate
the allowances of officers OF the army Which weS ieau
and passed to second reading.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. WARD asked and obtained unanimous consent to
introduce bill for the relief of Mrs Elizabeth NJ Cook,
widow Of Major Thomas f. Cook, late United States
marshal of the district of Texas which was read twlce
and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. MASON asked and obtained unanimous consent 70
introduce bill for the relief of Anna H. Bronaugh wlu
ow Of the late John w Bronaugh which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The bill for the relief Of Samuel A. West, George NC
Callough and Charles Pendergrast was consaeed 'uiu
passed -.
bill reconsidcred, and slight amendments was made
IN Il when II was again read third time and passed
On motion by Mr.. TRUMBULL, the House joint reso-
luton to correct clerical in an act for the relief
of Isaac Body and Samuel Fleming was taken up and
passed.
Senate Joint resolution for changing the plan OF the GUS
tom house at Galveston in the State of Texas was con-
sidered and concurrcd in.
RAILROAD PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
At one clock the Senate resumed the consideration of
the bin from the House of Representatives in relation to
q railway along Pennsylvania avenue in washington
CITY, District of Columbia
Mr. BRIGHT hoped that this bill would be laid aside,
in order proceed TO the consideration OF bill OF much
more importance which yesterday reported by him
self from the Committee Public Buildings--beng the
bill to provide for the and preservation of the works
constructed by the United States for bringing the Poto
mac water into the cities of Washington and Georgetown
for the supply of said water for all governmental purpo
ses and for the and benefit of the inhabitants Of the
said cities The bill under confederation would
doubtless lead long debate and he therefore moved to
postpone its further consideration with view to take up
the bill he had named.
Mr.. BROWN stated that he was opposed to the adop-
ton of that course The railroad bill about two
thirds finished and he thought it would be want of
economy in time pass by and take up anything
else.
Mr. BAYARD thought that after the very full discus
that took place last Saturday this bill the subject
exhausted and there no reason why vote could
not be had on the proposition now.
The question being taken, the motion OF Mr. BRIGHT
was not agreed toyeas IL, nays 27--as follows:
Hunter Jones' Mallory Pugh Shields sldeIl Thomson
New Jersey, Toombs, Wade, and Wnght-17.
NAysMesrs Bsyard Broderck, Brown Cameron, Chandler
Cttenden Dixon, Dootte, nrkec,
Fitzpatrick Hale smin Harlan johnson OF Ten
Kennedy King Reid Rico, Seward Simmons, Trumbo
and Wison--27
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, submitted amend
ment in the form of additional section TO the effect
that nothing in this act contained shall I've construed to
authorize the said Washington Passenger Railroad Com
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