Year: 1860




The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate mes
sage of the President of the United States compl
with resolution of the 10Th of March, calling for the
correspondence had in relation the Mountain Meadow
and laid on the table.
TThs correspondence is somewhat voluminous being all
the letters in relation TO that sad affair." which, from
hasy glance at the papers, would to be still shrouded
In mystery


Also a letter from the Postmaster General commmcat
ing in compliance with resolution OF the Senate, copies
Of the contracts of Daniel a. johnson and Cornelius Van
derbt for transporting the mails between New York New
Orleans and San Francisco, via he Isthmus together
with the correspondence relating thereto which read
and ordered to lie the table.


THE Postmaster General sends an abstract of the several
bills and the correspondence fully explaining the action Of
the Post Office Department the subject and says it is
proper to add that the amount of postage mails
received and by the Vanderbilt line of steamers from
October 9, 1889, to March "a, 1860, inclusive, was
SS7 1884


MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS


The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred:


BY Mr. KING From the President and Directors of the
Board of Trade of Oswego, complaining of the
which the treaty of 1854 between the United States and
Great Britain known the reciprocity treaty, exc
cuted and asking such modification of the will be
in harmony with the intention of its trainers and the In
terests Of the people.


BY Mr. BROWN: From the Corporation of George
town. d. c., setting forth their objections to bill intro
duced into the Senate to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad extend the Washington branch of their road
across the Potomac river at the site of the Long Bridge





Mr. HAMLIN, from the Committee on Commerce, asked
10 be discharged from the further consideration of the
memorial of the American Philosophical Society of Phla-
epba asking that the Superintendent of the Coast
vey NAV be authorized to send persons suitable
point ON the Atlantic coast to make observations OF the
eclipse of the to the 18th of July next and
that be referred TO the Committee on the Library which
was agreed to.


Mr. SEBASTIAN from the Committee on Indian At
fairs to which referred memorials from
State Legislatures, officers of the army, &c in relation to





aud suengs occasioned by attack of the Indians while
pursuing their journey California asked to be discharged
from the further consideration OF the samei which was
agreed TO.


BILLS INTRODUCED.


Bills of the following titles introduced, read first
and second time and referred appropriate committees
By Mr. CRITTENDEN: A bill to provide for the
certainben and satisfaction of Claims of American citizens
for spoatons committed by the French prior to the 3st
day of July 1901 which ordered to be referred to
Ry Mr. GREEN A Bill for the relief of Evelina Porter
widow of late Commodore Porter which referred
to the Committee ON Pensions.


Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to take up for consideration
the bill for the relief Of Arson Dart


Mr. IVERSON resisted the motion the ground that
this the day set apart for the consideration OF bills on
the private calendar and that to take up bill out of its
turn which would lead to protracted debate would be
doing injustice to other private claimants.


Mr. DOOLITTLE proposed TO take up the bill during
the morning hour and if it to lead to discussion the
sooner it commenced the better He pointed to the
number of times the bill had been passed by the Senate
and avorably reported on by the House, and now thai
il had been passed by that body, he thought it
than right that should be passed at by the Senate
He pointed TO the remarks of the late Senator Rusk
tanning the BILL wei to those of Mr. Bell of Tennes
see and Others whom he considered well able and compe
tent to iudge of its merits.


Mr. LANE hoped the motion would not prevail The
bin involved principles that ne hoped never to see esao
shed and intended to put money the pocket OF
not entitled to it. t should be taken up he intended to
be fully heard on the subject which would take time
perhaps day at least and he prepared as wei
then as at any future tme he would have objection
go at once


Mr. GWIN said it was evident that the bill would
lead to proracted debate he hoped the motion would mol
prevail There was but short period to eapse before
the time for taking up the private calendar would arrive
and a. he desired to hold short Executive session, be
would that the Senate proceed to the consideration
of Executive business


Which motion having been agreed to, the galleries were
cleared and after brief Executive session. the doors
reopened and the Senate proceeded to consider the
private bills the calendar when about about twenty Ds
were read a third time and passed


The Senate then adjourned to Monday