tract by the Postmaster Geveral, on route No. 5616; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented the petition of Orson Young, praying a pension on account of an injury received while in the military service; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Soulé presented a petition of citizens of Louisiana, praying an alteration in the mode of transporting the mails on the route between Donaldsonville and Washington, in that State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Soulé presented the memorial of Henry M. Hyams, and others, praying that the act of January 27, 1851, granting the right of pre-emption to certain purchasers and settlers under the Maison Rouge grant, be so amended as to secure the same right to all purchasers holding bona fide under the same grant, irrespectively of any improvement or cultivation; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Soulé presented the memorial of Joseph Mitchell, praying that certain duties illegally exacted and paid on American casks and barrels, may be refunded; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Soulé presented resolutions of the Common Council of New Orleans, in relation to the establishment of a navy yard and naval depot at that place; which were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Soulé presented a memorial of citizens of Louisiana, residing on the Mississippi river opposite New Orleans, praying that the port of New Orleans be extended to their side of the river bank; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Sebastian presented documents in relation to the claim of Billy Sena Factor, for services and the loss of property during the Florida war; which were referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Mallory presented a petition of citizens of Alachua county, Florida, praying a grant of land in lieu of the sixteenth sections, included within certain Spanish grants; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Mallory submitted additional documents in relation to the claim of Kennedy and Darling; which were referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Mallory submitted additional documents in relation to the claim of Otway H. Berryman; which were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Rusk presented the petition of Anna Norton and Lois Foskit, heirs of Zephaniah Ross, praying to be allowed a pension for the services of their father during the war of the Revolution; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

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Mr. Smith presented a petition of legal voters of Litchfield, Connecticut, praying that the bill now pending before Congress, granting to every man who is the head of a family, one hundred and sixty acres of land, may come a law; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Cooper submitted the following resolution, which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby directed to communicate to the Senate, the report of the engineer in chief of the navy of the result of an experiment or experiments lately made by him to test the quality of the various kinds of coal now in use in the navy of the

United States, together with any information in possession of the department on the subject, not communicated in answer to the late call of the Senate.

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, presented the memorial of Thomas Flanagan, praying to be allowed a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pen

sions.

On motion by Mr. Atchison,

Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the following subjects:

Report of the Secretary of the Interior in relation to a claim of the St. Regis Indians;

Petition of residents on the Menomonec purchase, praying the removal of Indians therefrom;

Petition of Samuel Stone and Isaac H. Marks;

Memorial of John D. Stette:

Petition of residents of the town of Stockbridge, respecting controverted land claims.

Mr. Clemens, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Colonel John C. Hays, submitted an adverse report (No. 221;) which was ordered to be printed.

Mr. James, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of the heirs at law of Henry Miller, submitted a report (No. 220,) accompanied by a bill (S. 423) for the relief of the heirs of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Miller, late of Pennsylvania, for services in the revolutionary war.

The bill was read, and passed a second reading.

Ordered, That the report be printed.

Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 151) for the relief of the heirs of William McFarland, deceased, reported the same without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Jones, of Iowa,

Ordered, That an additional member be added to the Committee on Enrolled Bills, and that the appointment be made by the President pro tempore; and,

Mr. Brooke was appointed.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sebastian asked and obtained leave to bring in a joint resolution (S. R. 37) respecting revolutionary pensions; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Underwood asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 424) to change the mode of compensating members of Congress; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and,

On motion by Mr. Underwood,

Ordered, That it lie on the table, and be printed.

Mr. Mallory, by unanimous consent, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 425) to establish a land district in the State of Florida, to be called the district of Tampa; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

On motion by Mr. Mangum,

Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, it be to Wednesday next.

Mr. Brooke reported from the committee that they had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills:

H. R. 205. An act to regulate the mileage of the delegate from the Territory of Oregon;

H. R. 219. An act to authorize the legislature of the State of Mississippi to sell the lands heretofore appropriated for the use of schools in that State, and to ratify and approve the sales already made.

The following engrossed bills were severally read the third time:

S. 107. An act declaring the assent of Congress to the State of Missouri to impose a tax upon all lands hereafter sold by the United States therein, from and after the day of sale;

S. 155. An act granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the States of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa in aid of the construction of a railroad from the Wabash to the Missouri river;

S. 358. An act directing a survey and estimate of the cost of constructing a canal basin at the terminus of the Ohio and Chesapeake canal in Georgetown.

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 Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (H. R. 207) to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1852; and,

After debate,

On motion by Mr. Sumner,

The Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1852.

The President pro tempore laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of War, made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to any additional provisions which may be necessary for the allowance of a just compensation for service in the settlement of accounts connected with the Mexican contribution fund; which was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Fish presented a memorial of citizens of New York, praying that the public lands may be granted in limited quantities to actual settlers; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Bright presented a resolution of the legislature of Indiana, in favor of a modification of the bounty land law.

Ordered, That it lie on the table, and be printed.

Mr. Bright presented a resolution of the legislature of Indiana, in favor of an appropriation for the erection of public buildings in the city of Indianapolis.

Ordered, That it lie on the table, and be printed.

Mr. Bright presented a resolution of the legislature of Indiana, in favor of the establishment of an agricultural bureau.

Ordered, That it lie on the table, and be printed.

Mr. Bright presented a resolution of the legislature of Indiana in favor of the construction of a ship canal around the rapids of the St. Mary's river.

Ordered, That it lie on the table, and be printed.

Mr. Bright presented resolutions of the legislature of Indiana in favor of the adoption of measures for the suppression of the African slave trade and the colonization of the people of color.

Ordered, That they lie on the table, and be printed.

Mr. Rusk submitted documents in relation to the claim of James Myer, late of the Mexican boundary commission, for balance of salary and expenses of transportation from New Mexico to the United States; which were referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Seward presented the petition of the heirs of Nathan Weeks, a lieutenant in the revolutionary war, praying the pay due to him, and the seven years' half pay due to his widow or children; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

Mr. Seward presented seven petitions of citizens of New York, praying that the bill now pending before Congress, granting to every man who is the head of a family and a citizen of the United States, one hundred and sixty acres of land, may become a law; which were referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Sumner presented a petition of last-makers in Massachusetts, praying a modification of the patent laws.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Sumner presented a petition of workmen of Boston, praying that the bill now pending before Congress, granting to every citizen of the United States who is the head of a family, one hundred and sixty acres of land, may become a law; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Weller presented resolutions of the legislature of California in rela-' tion to volunteers who served in California during the late war with Mexico, and the payment of claims for private property taken for public use.

On motion by Mr. Weller,

Ordered, That they be printed.

Mr. Weller presented a resolution of the legislature of California, relative to the levying and collecting a tonnage duty for hospital purposes; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Weller presented a resolution of the legislature of California in favor of the establishment of a branch mint in that State.

Ordered, That it lie on the table, and be printed.

Mr. Walker presented the petition of citizens of the United States, praying that the bill now pending before Congress, granting to every citizen of the United States who is the head of a family, one hundred and sixty acres of land, may become a law; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Gwin presented a resolution of the legislature of California, in favor f a change in the time of meeting of the electors of President and Vice President in that State; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Gwin presented resolutions of the legislature of the State of California, in relation to contracts for the transportation of the mails between Panama and San Francisco; which were referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented the memorial of John Cripps, praying to be allowed a pension for services in the war of the Revolution; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, submitted documents in relation to the claim of Noah Smith to a pension for services during the war of the Revolution; which were referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented the petition of Joseph Robbison, praying a grant of land for his services in the war of 1812; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Mallory submitted an additional document in relation to the claim of Kennedy and Darling; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Smith presented the memorial of A. Miles and Son, alleging that they are creditors of Texas, and praying the payment of their debt by the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

On motion by Mr. Brooke,

Ordered, That the petition of John Crawford, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

On motion by Mr. Mallory,

Ordered, That the report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of J. T. Page, be printed.

Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a motion to print ten thousand copies of the report of the Committee on Military Affairs, accompanying the bill (S. 413) to repeal the several acts organizing the staff departments of the army therein mentioned, and to provide for the discharge of the duties thereof by a detail of officers of the line,, in octavo form, in connection with the bill, reported in favor of printing two thousand five hundred copies of the same; and the report was concurred in.

Mr. Foot presented additional documents relating to the claim of Doctor Avery Downer; which were referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr. Foot,

Ordered, That the report of the Committee on Pensions, on the same subject, be recommitted to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Copeland, submitted an adverse report (No. 230); which was ordered to be printed.

On motion by Mr. Gwin,

Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Richard M. Johnson, and that it be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion by Mr. Gwin,

Ordered, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of resolutions of the common council of the city of New Orleans, on the subject of a navy-yard and depot, presented the 17th of May.

On motion by Mr. Gwin,

Ordered, That the said resolutions be printed.