The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-14

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1859.
SENATE.

N.
snellwood, Of the Protestant Episcopal Church asking
remuneration FOR LOSSES INJURIES and expenses incurred
by the attack American citizens at Panama on the 18th
of April 1856
Oregon Territory, and draws sad picture of that fatal
attack and Of his individual suffering That when
travelling peaceaby through the territory of New Grana-
da he sustained irreparable bodily injuries and losses m
consequence of the governor Of Panama directing his
police force 10 protect the peuceabe and eencees pas
senger that bad taken refuge from the hands Of the mob
ia the railroad depot ordered them to take tue building
which was done In the most and brutal manner
| BY Mr.. THOMPSON: From Eliza @. Townsend widow
OF MAJOR David s Townsend late Of the army asking
to be allowed pension.
Also, several memorials all numerously signed, urging
an examination OF an invention patented by w Y Gill
TO protect tlleropes Of steamboats, and other vessels
nom IRE, and the enactment of law to require
boats to use said invention.
MIR. T., in presenting these memorials went into a
STATISTICAL statement of the large number of boats
by lire annually the western rivers and drew very
vivid picture of the instances of the sacrifice OF
human life 10y the burning of tlerropes which this in-
yentlon admirably calculated TO lessen and invoked
the favorable action of the Committee on Commerce In
the premises
BY Mr.. SEWARD Memorials from Moses TAYLOR s.
Co.. and Morse Brothers, havana Co. owners OF prop
ety destroyed by fire in Blxtes bonded warehouses in
New York asking to be allowed the benefit of the
March, 1854
BY Mr.. KING From Benjamin willard asking remu-
neaton for losses occasoned by the declaration of the
mssary during that war.
BY Mr. SHIELDS From B. b Meeker, asking the
establishment OF overland mail route rom Lake Su-
perior to Puges Sound with branch to the Pacific
Oregon
Also from the clerk Of the United States court for the
Territory of Minnesota asking to be allowed the compen
sation contemplated by the act Of February, 1858.
BY Mr. FOOT From Joseph Needhani, asking to he
allowed bounty land and pay for services in the of
1912.
BY Mr. BIGLER From citizens of Philadelphia, ask
lug the enlargement of the navy-yard at that place
BY Mr. SIMMONS; From the Warren Baptist Associa-
ton of the State of Illinois, in relation the appoint
ment OF chapains in the navy and the regulations OF the
Navy Department upon the performance of religious
vice In the navy.
BY Mr. CAMERON Resolutions adopted at a meeting
of the soldiers of the of 1872 in relation the
actment OF law granting pensions to soldiers of that
war,
By Mr.. CLAY A letter from the Secretary of State
covering letter from our minister at Bremen inviting
the attention of government to proposition of citizen
of Rremenhaven for testing invention for preventing
the destruction of vessels by fire.
REPORTS COMMITTEES.
Mr. STUART, from the Committee on Public Lands
to which referred the House bills for the relief of
Abel NJ Butler, and for the relief OF Hannah Little, and
for other purposes severay reported them back with
recommendation that they do not pass.
Also from the committee, to which referred
the bill to authorize the issue OF patents for lands entered
under the graduation act reported it back with
mendation that it ought not to pass.
Also from the same committee, to which referred
several memorials from citizens of the Fayetteville land
district in Arkansas, asking that the may be
moved to Huntsville asked to be discharged from their
further consideration the ground that the power to
already in the hands of the Secretary of the
Interior, and that legislation the subject
sary which agreed to-
Also from the committee submitted adverse re-
ports the memorials from citizens of Iowa. asking the
establishment of land district in that State, the
ground that the Commissioner of the General Land Of
hnn In, latte
sary; which letter ordered to be printed.
Also, from the committee submitted adverse
ports on several memorials asking grants of land for
various purposes the establishment of normal
settlement bounty lands TO those engaged in the Black
Hawk and all these asking that the public lands
may be laid out in farms for the exclusive of actual
settlers
Mr. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims to which referred the memorial Of the heirs
of General Stephen Moylan, submitted report,
panied by bin for their relief.
Also, from the committee, submitted report
accompanied 10y bill for the relief of the surviving
grandchildren Of Colonel VIM Thompson, of the revolu
tionary army, Of South Carolina
Mr.. FITZPATRICK, from the Committee ON Military
Affairs submitted an adverse report the memorial of
Theodore Lewis which ordered to be printed
Mr.. CLAY, from the Committee Commerce. sub
mted adverse reports in the following cases. viz
luons of the Chamber OF Commerce of Apaachicpla rela
tive to harbor at that place memorial of the legisla
ture of Minnesota relative TO the improvement of the st
Croix river at certain points therein named all the
several memorials from citizens Of different counties Of
the State of New York relative to breakwaer ut Cape
Vincent.
Also from the same committee to which referred
the memorial of the assignee of H. b. Russ reported
bill for the relief of Richard Chenery.
Mr. HAMLIN from the Committee Commerce. 10
which referred House bill for this relief of Captain
Douglass ottnger reported it back without amendment
and recommended its passage.
RESOLUTIONS
On motion by Mr.. BROWN,
Resolved tho Committee
Instructed inquire into tho prorc Of establishing maroutc
slssipp Mount Zion, In Smeon county Rock
port, % Eiaziehurt, in oopah county, MIssissppi.
On motion by Mr. CLINGMAN,
Rervd inquire
cxpdoncy cIng the salaries OF governors New
Mexico and Oregon.
On motion by Mr., SHIELDS,
Resolved That the Committee
weekly mail from Chatlcd In Fillmore county Wnnebgo
Fsrbant High Forrest Hrownssie lansing
sumner and Bancroft also, mai route and weekly mail from
itana werner county Merden and Wilton
mil weekly mail Hastings in Dncoa county
Nicoie Lukeyle, Wheatlhnd and licking
ton nil In the State Of Minnesota
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. KENNEDY A bill to establish national line
of mail steamships between cert ain ports of the United
States aud Great Britain
This bill provides for two divisions of the eryicetho
first to be In alternate trips from the ports of Portland
Boston, New York, and philadelphia, TO Liverpool the
second to be in alternate trips from Baltimore Norfolk
Savannah and New Orleans to Southamp
ton England.
Section two authorizes the Postmaster General 60 con-
tract with Ambrose W. Thompson for the service which
to be performed by less than six steamers ior the