The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-26

their representatives thelr lnilucnce the
passage of act authorizing the Secretary OF War To
detail annually officer of each corps OF the United
States army for the proper military instruction, at such
times and places the governor shall request of the
uniformed volunteer companies OF Michigan militia /;
which read aud referred 10 the COMMITTEES Mill
tary Affairs,
Also from the same in favor OF the establishment OF
semi-weekly overland mail from st. Paul, In Minnie
sofa To Puget Sound, the coast OF the Pacific
which was read and ordered TO be printed.
MrMonrus, Erc.
The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred
BY Mr.. GWiN From citizens OF Arizona, represent
ing the grievances under which they suffering. and
earnestly urging Congress to allow volunteer copaies
OF rangers be raised to protect them from the Apache
Indians in the place o the present military force IN New
Mexico.
Ihese memoriss say that they hailed The arrival Of
the United States troops with joy, and confidently ex-
pected the opening Of the country To cviliztion pIo-
lection in their lubors and market for their produce
but that in all such expectations they have been most
bitterly disappointed that the military command had
wandered from Tuscon where il was ordered TO locate,
to San Xavier from there to Tubac, from Tubac to Gala,
bayz,s until finally in July 1857, it located at a
point sixty miles southeast from Tnscon, known as the
ojo Ciente, at the head of small uninhabiied valley
remote from any known travelled road hcmmed in by
rugged hills and mountains, named dcrisvely by the
Mexicarls Fuerte Econddo (IIildcn Fort,) and by
the government Fort Buchanan that from that period
the thieving Indians came with the moon and dis'p-
peared with It's waning finding that the troops made
little effort 10 pursue and punish them that one
train Of egrans entering the country were robbed and
numbers murdered while another totally destroyed,
the all murdered and the women ravshed to DEATH
not soul escaping
ny Mr. KING From Moody, Sccor, & Co., essees of
the United States dry dock at Mare island in California
asking be allowed such compensation Congress may
deem just and reasonable under the circumstances.
BY Mr.. IyERSON : Two memorials from citizens of
Cass county in the State Of Georgia. asking increase
nf It,fu ,.iI irip aptt
do not ask the imposition of duty 80 high as to cx
cde foreign ron yet nevertheless insist that the duty
should be so imposed to enable our manutactu-
rers realize fair and reasonable reward for their la
bor
(. REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.
Mr. CLAY from the Committee Commerce, to
which referred the memorial OF the Red River Raft
Company reported joint resolution giving the assent OF
Congress to certain acts passed by the legislatures OF the
States Of Louisiana and Arkansas in relation to the raft
the Red river and for other purposes, and asked Its
immediate consideration which agreed to, and the
joint resolution was passed
REsoLurloxs
On motion by Mr. HALE, the following resolution was
referred to the Committee on Naval affairs
Resolved That The Secretary Of the Navy tho
reports letters of Commodore James Armstrong with
sssr 4 "a tie n G p b e DE % a.ca na es s naa af o q
ber 1885, all correspondence in conneAon herewith
On motion by Mr.. KING
Roei Secretary communicate the Senate all
the claim Of john Reeves ship builder citizen Of the United states
Sultan Of Turkey If not incompatible with
the public interest
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr. LANE introduced Joint resolution giving con-
sruction to an act approved March 3, 1857, entitled
An act for the relief Of George Chorpenning jr which
was read referred to the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads
HOUSE ELLIS
Mr.. STUART asked the indulgence of the Senate to
tab 4, frnp, fbf Douer afR ufNI tn
amend an act entitled 'An act authorizing repayment
for land enormously sold by the United States as it
was of very important character to some of his
sttuents. The motion having been agreed to- the L
was taken up and passed
Mr. PlJGH asked the indulgence of the Senate to per-
nit him take up bill that had bcon passed by the
House the relief of Kennedy Brien, soldier in the
with Mexico which motion having been agreed to-
the bill passed
HOMESTEAD
Mr. DOOLIrTI.E moved that all prior orders be post
poncd for the purpose of taking up the homestead bill
That had been discussed for fifteen years and he
did not seek to debate IT, but only asked vote upon it
Mr.. SLiDEI.L pointed at the clock and caci the at
tenon of the Senate to the fact that tho hour had
arrived for The consideration of the special order.
The CHAIN called up the special order, being the un-
finished business of yesterday.
Mr. YuLEE remarked that the Senate had adjourned
yesterday while vote being taken the passage of
the post route BILL it asceraine that quorum
was present and 1t the general understanding that
at twelve clock today the vote should be taken with
out debate,
Mr. DooIITTIE was willing to yield the floor for the
purpose of allowing that vote to be tas.n
The post route bill, amended, then passed
yeas 80, nays 25-as follows:
YEAsMessrs Allen Bell Benjamin, Boierek Brown Chesnut
Clay Cngman Davis ttcb Fitzpatrick Green, Hammond Hlner
Iyeaon johnson Joae Mallory rcarcc Folk
Reid Rice, sesaunn, shibls, she Stuart roomb', Ward and
NAys-Mcasrs Bgler Cameron Chandler Clark cclIame
on Doouc Douglas pnrkoc, fcssenden, Foot Foster Hale Ham
lin fIan
Trumbul Wade, and Wright--25
Mr.. STUART explained his vote on this bll. He hid
voted against increasing the ratio of postage under nstruc
tions from the Legislature Michigan but there
many other things in the bill which met his approval,
and he therefore recorded his vote in of its passage
Mr. SLIDELL then moved Go postpone all prior orders
and proceed TO the consideration of the bill making ap
propnations for facilitating negotiations for the acquisi
tion of Cuba and in order that nobody might be taken
by surprise he gave notice that when that bill should
be taken up the debate must go until it comes to
final vote
Mr.. DoOLITrIE said that Inc bad endoavorcd to get
the floor to renew his motion to take up the homestead
bill and he would appeal to every friend of that
to stand by it, for after the announcement of
the senator from Louisiana It was evident that unless
the homestead bill could be voted upon before the Cuba
bill was taken up il could not pass during the present
session
The question being taken, the motion of Mr. SLrDELL
was agreed to yeas 50, nays "a as follows:
YEAsMcss Arcn Bayara, Dell, Bcij,min Beer Brown
chesno, Clay Cingman Davis Fich Fitzpatrick, Grccn Gwii
Hammond Houston Hunter Ivcrson Jones' Lane Mallory Mason
Polk, Pugh, Reid Rice sebastian, Shields sdel Smith, Stuart
roanes Ward, Wright, aud YuIee-S5
NAYSMessrs Broirricy Cameron Chandler, Clark, Collner
Dixon Doole, Douglas, Durkee Fessenden Foot foer, Hale
iIamn Harlan, ohnson OF Tennessee, Kennedy, King poarce
seward, simmons, Tru ubull, Wade and Wilson
Alau'slsM % cVha.