was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office.

The engrossed bill (S. 183) to relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States to a certain reservation therein mentioned, and to confirm the title of Charles G. Gunter, was read a third time.

Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the resolution (S. R. 2) expressive of the sympathy of Congress for the exiled Irish patriots, Smith O'Brien, Thomas T. Meagher, and their associates; and,

On motion by Mr. Shields,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to, and be the order of the day for Saturday, the 7th instant.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution (S. R. 6) in relation to printing the returns of the seventh census; and, After debate,

On motion,

The Senate adjourned.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1852.

On motion by Mr. Hunter,

Ordered, That the execution of the order of the Senate of the 22d December last, assigning Friday of each week to the consideration of private bills, be suspended until 1 o'clock this day.

Mr. Pratt presented a petition of the Board of Trade and Insurance Companies of the city of Baltimore, praying an appropriation for placing fog-bells on the light-boats and certain islands in the Chesapeake bay, and also on Cape Henry, Cape Hatteras, Cape Fear, and Currituck or False cape; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Wade presented the memorial of L. H. Shepard, assistant marshal for taking the seventh census in Erie county, Ohio, praying additional compensation; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Brodhead presented a memorial of citizens of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, praying an appropriation for the erection of piers. and harbors in the Delaware river and bay; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Hamlin presented a memorial of the assistant marshals for taking the seventh census in the county of York, Maine, praying additional compensation; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Fish presented a memorial of the assistant marshals for taking the seventh census in New York county, New York, praying additional compensation; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Bradbury presented a memorial of assistant marshals for taking the seventh census in Franklin county, Maine, praying additional compensation; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Felch presented the petition of William A. Burt, praying a just allowance in consideration of the benefit the government has derived from

the use of a compass invented by him; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Clemens presented a memorial of the legislature of Alabama, praying a donation of land in aid of the school fund of such townships as have valueless sixteenth sections; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.

The President pro tempore laid before the Senate a memorial of inhabitants of Jefferson county, Indiana, praying that the transportation of the mails on Sunday may be prohibited by law; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Mallory presented a memorial of assistant marshals for taking the seventh census in Florida, praying additional compensation; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Mallory presented a petition of citizens of Duval county. Florida, fraying an alteration of the rates of postage on newspapers, pamphlets, books, and other printed matter; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented a memorial of the legislature of Iowa, praying a donation of land to aid in the construction of the Burlington and Fort des Moines railroad; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented the petition of Robert A. Defrance, praying that a patent may be issued to him for a lot of land upon which he resides in the city of Burlington, Iowa; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Cooper presented a memorial of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, praying the establishment of a bureau of agriculture; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Mr. Cooper presented a memorial of citizens of Philadelphia, praying the construction of piers and harbors in the Delaware river and bay; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Cooper presented the memorial of Thomas C. Hawkins, deputy marshal for taking the seventh census in Greene county, Pennsylvania, praying additional compensation; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Cooper presented a memorial of citizens of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, praying further legislation for the protection of lives and property on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Badger presented five memorials of assistant marshals for taking the seventh census in North Carolina, praying additional compensation; which were referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion by Mr. Fish,

Ordered, That the documents on the files of the Senate, relating to the claim of John Hogan, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. On motion by Mr. Butler,

Ordered, That the proceedings of the Chamber of Commerce of Charleston, South Carolina, on the files of the Senate, in relation to the establishment of a branch mint in that city, be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a

motion made by Mr. Felch, the fifth instant, to print an additional number of the report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, accompanying the annual message of the President of the United States, reported thereon; and, in concurrence therewith,

Ordered, That one thousand copies of the said report be printed for the use of the General Land Office.

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the resolution submitted the fifth instant for printing an additional number of the report of the Light-house Board, appointed in pursuance of the eighth section of the act of March 3, 1851, reported thereon; and, in concurrence therewith,

Ordered, That three thousand copies of the said report be printed, one thousand copies of which for the use of the Light-house Board.

Mr. Borland, froin the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the memorial of Alfred Guthrie, reported thereon; and, in concurrence therewith,

Ordered, That the memorial be printed; and that five thousand five hundred copies in addition to the usual number be printed, five hundred of which for the use of the memorialist.

On motion by Mr. Felch,

Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of documents in support of the claim of the State of Alabama for the payment of interest due on account of the five per cent. fund, and that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion by Mr. Atchison,

Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of resolutions passed by the legislature of Michigan, presented the 15th of January, and from the further consideration of a resolution of the Senate, of the 15th of January, instructing the Committee on Indian Affairs to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the payment to the Ottawa and Chippewa nations of Indians of the overplus money which shall be found due, in pursuance of a treaty concluded at Washington on the 28th of March, 1836.

Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Public Buildings, to whom the petition of certain mechanics and laborers employed on the Capitol was referred, reported a joint resolution (S. R. 17) to authorize the continuance of the work upon the two wings of the Capitol; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Ordered, That it be engrossed, and read a third time.

The resolution (S. R. 9) to establish certain mail routes, was read a third

time.

Resolved, That this resolution pass, and that the title thereof be as afore

said.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

On motion by Mr. Gwin, that the consideration of the private bills be postponed to Friday next,

It was determined in the negative, Nays(Yeas-On motion by Mr. Soulé,

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bradbury, Brodhead, Clemens, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs. Felch, Gwin, Houston, Jones of Iowa, King, Mallory, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Borland, Butler, Clarke, Davis, Dawson, Fish, Foot, Geyer, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, James, Jones of Tennessee, Mason, Miller, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Seward, Smith, Soulé, Spruance, Sumner, Underwood, Upham, Wade.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 51) for the relief of David C. Cash and Giles U. Ellis; and, On motion by Mr. Shields,

Ordered, That this bill be postponed indefinitely.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 80) for the relief of Thomas H. Leggett: and,

On motion,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to

morrow.

The following bills were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole:

S. 151. A bill to extend two patents to Zebulon Parker.

S. 152. A bill for the relief of John F. Callan, administrator of Daniel Renner, deceased.

S. 153. A bill to authorize T. H. McManus to enter by pre-emption certain lands in the Greensburg land district, Louisiana; and,

Ordered, That they be postponed to Friday next.

The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 111) for the relief of William A. Richmond, and the reported amendment having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate, and the amendment was concurred in.

Ordered, That this bill be engrossed, and read a third time.

The following bills were severally read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole:

S. 171. A bill for the relief of Jane Irwin:

S. 150. A bill for the relief of Frances P. Gardiner ;

S. 161. A bill for the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, of the State of Missouri; and, no amendment being made, they were reported to the Senate.

Ordered, That they be engrossed, and read a third time.

The Senate proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 38) for the relief of M. K. Warrington and C. St. J. Chubb, executors of Captain Lewis Warrington, deceased; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate.

Ordered, That it be engrossed, and read a third time.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration. of the bill (S. 137) to confirm the claim of John Ervin to a certain tract of land in the Bastrop claim; and no amendment being made, it was reported

to the Senate.

Ordered, That it be engrossed, and read a third time.

The following engrossed bills and engrossed joint resolution were severally read the third time:

S. 38. An act for the relief of M. K. Warrington and C. St. J. Chubb, executors of Captain Lewis Warrington, deceased.

S. 111. An act for the relief of William A. Richmond.

S. 137. An act to confirm the claim of John Ervin to a certain tract of land in the Bastrop grant.

S. 150. An act for the relief of Frances P. Gardiner.

S. 171. An act for the relief of Jane Irwin.

S. R. 17. A joint resolution to authorize the continuance of the work upon the two wings of the Capitol.

Resolved, That they pass, and that their respective titles be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

The bill (S. 156) for the relief of John W. Simonton, was read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and,

On motion by Mr. Badger,

The Senate adjourned.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1852.

Mr. Seward presented a petition of citizens of Mount Morris, New York, remonstrating against an extension of C. H. McCormick's patent for a reaping machine; which was referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office.

Mr. Shields submitted documents in support of the claim of the widow of Brevet Major J. P. J. O'Brien, late of the United States army, for a pension; which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Shields presented the petition of Rufus L. Baker, of the ordnance corps, praying to be allowed the difference of pay between the grades of captain and major during the time he performed the duties of the latter grade; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Walker presented a petition of the board of supervisors of the county of Columbia, Wisconsin, praying that the military reserve at Fort Winnebago may be granted to the State of Winconsin for the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Brodhead submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to inform the Senate whether all the claims which were exhibited to the late board of commissioners on claims against Mexico were finally adjudicated; and also whether the sum designated in the treaty was adequate to the full payment of the sums found due.

Mr. Clemens submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy and Postmaster General be requested to furnish Congress with copies of all contracts originally made, and at present existing, for the transportation of the mails between New York and California, by steamships on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and all