The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-04
CON CIR ESSI0NAL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1859.


SENATE.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn laid before the Senate re-
port from the Court Of Claims in favor of Thomas File
brown accompanied by bill for his relief Also. ad-
verse reports the following claims OF Ssmuei j.
Hensley Charles H. Stuart, Martin b. Lewis. George Nc
Dougall Herman Hooker and others, heirs and repre-
sentatyes Of James Hooker deceased Charles St. John
Chubh executor OF Lewis Warrington deceased Philip
r. Voorl.ies, John Percival, Herman Thorn and Eliza
Hamilton executors OF @, B Hamilton, deceased David
G.. Rarnitz administrators of David Grier Samuel r.
Holbrook and Alexander Cross which severaly
ferred 10 the Committee Of Claims.
MEMORIALS, Erc
The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred -
By Mr. SEWARD From the canal board and canal
commissioners OF the State Of New York, asking APP
preparation from Congress to pay the expenses incurred
by that State in erecting beakwater and piers at the
harbos Of Buffalo and Oswego and asking the improve
ment Of all hasbors the chain Of lakes within the
ursdction Of tho American Uuion aud serving ports
Of shipment for property delivered for the canals Of New
York. Thismemoral was accompanied by resolution
of the legislature containing request that her senators
aud representatives in Congress advocate the passage OF
the laws necessary the objects sought by said
memorial
MIR SEWARD, in presenting the memorial said II
drawn with such SURPRISING ability had never been
exceeded in merit interest by any State paper which
has been produced In the United States As it was
luminous however, he would only state its effect In
the year lall only twenty two years after the reosan
zation of the American Union under the federal
stution the State of New York. by delegation Of two
of her most honored and eloquent statesmen De Witt
Clinton and Gouyerneur Morris appeared here and APP
piled to Congress for aid in the construction of an alt
cia channel through that State to unite the navigation
of the board with that of the great northern inland
seas The appeal failed Thomas Jefferson at that time
pronounced the work premature by period of at least
hundred years Less than half that period had now
elapsed and New York appeared to inform Congress
that unaed and alone, she has accomplished the great
enterprise Great national benefits had flowed and would
continue to flow from this work, and New York only
asked some of recognition and remuneration.
In 1925 New York had completed navigable channel
forty feet wide and four feet deep, from the naygabe
waters of the Hudson to Lake Erie at Buffalo but this
scale found to be too small and she has com
peted, practically, enlargement of the channel To
seventy feet wide and feet deep SO as TO enable
steam vessels of 24O pass through it, completing
the line of inland navigation from the Lower Mississippi
through the Lakes and this great channel, to the COM
ercal metropolis This work had cost New York forty
millions of dollars and although it has not directly
benefited the government fiscal sense yet it has been
great benefit to the other States. 1t il connecting
link in great chain Of navigation extending now 1000
miles, and opening coast line of than 60 900
miles This internal navigation is the basis of the com
mercal prosperity OF the city OF New York, which has,
within twenty years, brought into tho treasury some
$3.50 900 600 The canal itself is the basis of than
$40 O0O 900 annually The idea of the State In making
this communication to lay the foundation for ap
peal for the improvement of the haVbors Of Oswego and
buffalo, the western termni Of this great artificial chan
nell and such necessary improvements of rivers, &c., as
will bring the canal into The appeal Is enforced by
a statement of the great extent of commerce between
other States transported this artificial river. Ex
elusive of the products Of her own soil she has, within
the last twenty years. transported products valued at
200 600 000 and within the next twenty years the
4 amount is likely to be doubled
The memorial and accompanying resolutions Of the
New York legislature laid the table and ordered
| to be printed
| Mr.. SEWARD submitted motion to print 900 extra
copies which referred to the Committee on Print
| ing. 7ts
| BY Mr. BIGLER Three memorials from the citizens
of Huntingdon and Fulton countless in the State Of Penn
sylvania asking the establishment of tri-weckly mail
between Orbisona and McConnelsburg
! BY Mr.. IVERSON From Commodore William Mer-
vine, asking that he may be refunded the amount of
Judgment obtained against him for the discharge OF al
! official duty.
BY Mr.. SIIDELL: From citizens of New York, very
numerousy signed, against any further traffic in the
! public lands
who was in the expedition with George Rodgers Clarke
against the Indians in 1884, asking the land promised by
/ the laws of Virginia.
BY Mr.. FEsSENDEN From William Allen asking to
1 BY Mr., JONES From Harriet B. Macomb widow OF
the late Major General Macomb, asking to be allowed
1 pension
By M. THOMPSON From citizens Of Monroe county,
Kentucky asking the establishment of cavalry depot
and school OF instruction at the Western Military Asy
| 1um.
COMMIrrKes
/ Mr. BAYARD, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
to which referred the memorial OF the State OF In
diana requesting that the Hon. Henry s. Lane and the
Hon. VIM Monroe McCary be admitted to seats in the
Senate of the United States the only legally elected
and constutonaly senators of that State sub
mited report asking to be discharged from the further
! consideration of the same.
Mr. b. asked that the report lie on the table and be
| printed.
| Mr. COILAMER submitted the views of the minority
| Of the committee the subject which likewise
| ordered to be printed
! MIR BAYARD then gave notice that he would call III
| the subject Monday next
Mr. ALLEN, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, t.
| which referred the memorial of Edward Briney
officer in the navy asking to be allowed the difference
between the pay of mdshipman and that of heuten
during the time he acted in the latter capacity sub
| mitted adverse report the same; which was
| agreed to.
| Mr.. CLARK, from the Committee Of Claims to which
referred the memorial of Thomas Crown, praying tf
be allowed damages occasoned by the abrogation OF
contract made by him with Captain Blaney to furnish
bricks for the Notifications at Oak Island, submitted
report accompanied by bill for the relief Of Thomas
Crown.
Mr. IvERSoN, from the Committee of Claims, tc
which was referred the bill of the Court of Claims for thu
/ relief of John PEBBLES with the opinion OF the Conr
/ thereon, reported it without amendment and recon-
/ mended its passage
Mr. JONES, from the Committee on Pensions to which
was referred the petition of Marshall Harvey to be placed
on the roll Of invalid PENSIONS submitted an adverse re
| port thereon
| Mr. SEWARD submitted the following resolution and
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