New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-30
xxxvITy,k First Session
SENATE ...wAsmNGToS Api %. 1854.
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TsEsERyOTas OS THF UFPER NISsl2 IfPT
MI GRIMES Gun, Iowa. presented the me-
mortal Of Alanson Penfeid Clerk IN the Treasury DE
par;ent praying for the construction Of reservoirs
FOR supplying the Upper Mississippi wlsh medium
stage Of water for navigation throughout the dry sum
mer months and canal from the head Of Lake Supc
,ior 10 me Red River Of the North Via sandy Lake.
distance OF forty niles, thence via Crow wing. LEAF
River and OitaTial Lake TO BrecAipridec total dis
lance OF 30 miles thus opening igatOn Ivy The Red
River and Saskatchewan for 900 Ines 20 me base o.
the Rocky Mountains and furnishing an outlet 20 ihf
Hudson BAY region. This would require 81 improve
nent a. miles less than The to1 ana "lsc'nsih hyei
Canal route and 20 miles shorter than the Illinois and
Mississippi Canal -
RELIEF POR TIE INDIANS.
Mr. EANsAY On, Mimi introduced 4 b.ll Tor the
which the President is authorized 10 locate them upon
new reservations Congress retaining The power 10 va
cate such reservations when tho President can iVcate
them again and sell tho!r lands.
Duty on WOOL.
Mr.. DooLnTIE Un., WIS., presented memorial
from citizens q Wisconsin. nsking ;ur an Increased
duty OF 10 per cent foreign wool Referred 70 Com
mittee on Finance.
EGIK CANAL LOCK IMPROyEmIt,T.
Mr. DoouriLf also presented the resolution Of the
Legislature of lscOnsn asking for the improvement
of tho looks on the Erio Cans Referred TO tho Com.
mittee on Commerce.
REIMBURSEMENT 40 EaoDE BLAND.
Mr. SPaAoUK (Un. H. - introduced the resolution 81
the Legislature ni Rhode leland asking for reimburse
10 officers and mustered into the service. Referred
the Military Committee.
IOWA MAIL FACILITIES.
M HAgLAS (Un.. Iowa introduced The resolution Of
the Iowa Legislature asking iOr increase OF mail IA
c.lites in that State. Referred
4dR COTTON SPECULATION hYBSIGATtOS-GEh.
BASRs's DISASTER.
Mr. UnNDrRsOS (Un. MOI offered JOINT resolution
10 pgoy dc for the printing OF the report OF the Tom
mission OF which Ma. Gen Irwin Mcdowell was Pres
idet 20 examine into cotton specostiOns and irss
the psIt OF officers IN tho West
modification 81 Mr.. q BIaIs, requesting the Score
taJy OF W sr 10 transmit tho report wa5 accepted.
On motion OF Mr.. LAM (Un kansal the words " II
not incompatible with the pubbc Interests" were
added.
An amendment Of NJ. CRIBS. requesting OIL infof-
motion touching the subject tOuchBg the persons
supposed 20 he mpcaed ia the report, was adopted G
MIR. WILSON (Un.. Mass.). Mr. ftrsKHD.h a. n, Me
and others thought the resolution had best not De
adopted now. -,
Mir HESDlRsoN said that information on We SUBJECT
was desired now o. II wOnld bear upon the bills pend
ing before this body and this was the only AUTHENTIC
way 10 obtain H. ono was the bill concerning negroes
freed during tho war. There was vast den I'd the
report Of tho Commission bearing upon that SUBJECT
Another the bill reported from the Commerce CO-
mtee putting IL in the power 81 the secretary ~ 'he
Treasury 10 purchase all the products OF the Southern
States He had read letters the last three days RON
the Red River saying that defcnt there was on ao
count OF speculation. The cavalry In advance on thst
occasion numbering 600 men. had POS wagons. which
became entanged and coniuted the whole action ana
brought on disaster
Mr. WILsoS wanted to know Il the Senator charged