The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-07

rh,rty-rir1h congress--second session.
THuRspAY. JANuAnY 8. ls5g
eENATE-

municatinn from the POST Office Denartn,ent ,,ads In
CON, nliat,ce Win resoto, ~ ths 2qd az Is1
calling for All the uapers ana documents on Ge IN that
department onobinp the various charges made aaist
the official conduct of the posnagter at San Francisco
IThe Postmaster General saws at will Ne observed
that the nauers are very voluminos. INIT I have had
them ARRANGED in the best order practicable for exaninn
ton by keeping those received since took CHARGE Of he
department sepamteIv TO those received ror IN flat
time ana the answers of the denarroant aIs b tben
selves In the order OF date ~
Mr. CLARKE observed that the resolution calling for
those papers was introduced by his colleague. INF
HALE who was not present and he would trefor osk
tnnt tbev noht he laid on he tale e., t. ssent
Mr.. BiGIfR thought the proper dsnositiaa would he
to refer them TO the Post ONCE Committee
Mr. CLARKE would prefer tbat they sboold lie ON tbe
table until the arrival of his colleague which would GER
tajnly he in a dav or two
The documents were ordered to lie ON the table
Also a report from the secretar, of the qrqs,,r the
Postmaster General and the ATTORNEY General Of Che
proceedings under the Joint resolution OF January I'd
which was read and on motion of Mr. RIGIER REFER
red to the Committee ON the Post Office and Post Roads
az
Inc iollow.nS nehorislS ana petitions were presented
Rv mr SEWARD, MON the delaoates Of the noonIa
az Kansas asking In be admitted into tho ITnon a.
sovereign state together With statement Of tbe yoto
noIed 81 an election held en- the RI ruesdov If Nav
1853 for and against the constitution framed az eyen
worth on the I'd Of April 1853 and for State officers
pFQ
Also from Peter Tyler asking The aid Of government
in enforcing Ills claims npainst Perm
Also from citizens of the United States asking the
massage of law TO prevent all further traffic in and mo-
nonoiv of the public lands and tbat they be laid ont IN
farms of limited size for the exclusive use Of settlers
Also additional papers in support of the claim of the
widow of Commodore Perry TO a pension
nv M, ZONES From the widow of CoI Iosiab snoI
l;n~ askino To he allowed n nension
~ Mr. HUNTER From citizens of Ioudoun county
Va asking the establishment of u national fopndry on
the Potomac river in said county AZ Mace onnnste the
Point of Rocks
~ Mr. RIGI ER From VIM young osl,ino tIa es
t,Isbmcnt of an additional day mail between fe ces
~ New yorlr aud nostop
nv Mr. pIGH From Thomas q Ratibone asking in
demnty for spoliations by France rrior To 1900
Also from lanes AIbertsen soldier In tbn ,vor win
Mexico for pension.
nv Mr. SIIDEIL. From the Louisiana rebuantenec
lononany assino die epactment o a law outbori1ino be
issue az reisters 10 the ste,msbns Anerc, ami Ca5a
AMI 81 chanpe their names
~ Mr. johnson. Of Tennessee. Resolution az the
ctv council of Memnhis In favor of tho esaIb,,ent ~
an isnecon district and the erection Of marine hos
initial ut TINT nlaco
"Foi's iho" eohhiflhD'
Mr.. BROWN, from the Committee on the District OF
Columbia, to which was referred memorial OF citizens
Of Washington IN relation 10 the prevention OF malicious
mischief reported bill to prevent malicious mischief and
protect property in the District Of Columbia.
This bill provides that trespasses upon any lands with
in the District OF Columbia without permission Of the
owner or occuper and who do not immediately leave
upon being notified by the owner or ocouper of such
land, shall be deemed guilty of u misdemcanor, and
upon conviction before any justice OF the peace shall be
ued not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars at the
discretion OF the magistrate for each and every offence
and, in default Of payment e committed to the county
jan u,i lne p a'iu AZ eeu ''e ~, p' " .o
before the next criminal court and upon conviction to be
confined in the county Jail for not less than ten
than thirty days at the discretion Of the the in
pine' " ~ s ~, -
Sec makes ID awful lor Tue o"hei VI occupier OF
;,,st;ca of tta neacc
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Soc allows the fines imposed to be collected on exc
synaa III, n,, ;stioa of tha aaca the cnIlactnr
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an net approved 81 March 1885 entitled IAN act grant
inc bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have
becn engaged Ia the military service Of the United States
made mn adverse report on the same.
Also, from the same committee, submitted adverse re-
ports on large NUMBER OF 'lenioais rom legislatures
railroad companies, anu aSilhs sasns "
lana 70 iiu ~ ~, ~ oA, liz ~ d. pr,
OF laws allowing oouhv N''u " u '"o D''A
HAWK war &c ,,a... j, ,,,n,,,,o.ao y Nth
ni', S 80 oA ~. ~, ~ ,al;c;
relative to the appointment Of consuls at the ports of
uuayms MR. tau, sia'iN'n,,io INV "a ~ ~ ,, N
asked to be discharged from the further consideration OF
the same which agreed to.
ea,t, ~ "a s,,o asked no discbaroeI
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