On motion by Mr. Clarke,

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

Mr. Jones reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled the bill (II. R. 47) to admit a vessel called the Etiwan to registry.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, their Clerk: Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an enrolled bill, I am directed to bring it to the Senate for the signature of their President.

The President pro tempore signed the enrolled bill (H. R. 47) last reported to have been examined, and it was delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States.

The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times, by unanimous

consent.

Ordered, That the bills numbered 4, 91, and 92, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; that the bill numbered 88 be referred to the Committee of Claims; and that the bills numbered 89 and 90 be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until

to-morrow.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the resolution (S. R. 3) explanatory of the act approved September 28, 1850, entitled "An act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States," with the amendment reported thereto; and the reported amendment having been amended, was agreed to, and the resolution was reported to the Senate accordingly. A further amendment being proposed by Mr. Walker,

On motion by Mr. Badger,

The Senate adjourned.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1852.

The following message was received from the President of the United States by Mr. Millard P. Fillmore, his secretary:

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:

I transmit to Congress a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by a letter to him from the contractors for paying the instalment of Moxican indemnity due on the 31st of May next, and respectfully invite attention to the subject.

WASHINGTON, January 19, 1852.

The message was read.

MILLARD FILLMORE.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance, and printed. Mr. Badger presented a memorial of Washington A. Bartlett and other

officers of the navy, praying additional pay during their service in the Pacific; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Miller presented the petition of the heirs of William Tuttle, a revolutionary officer, praying to be allowed commutation pay; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

Mr. Jones, of Iowa, presented the petition of Margaret Farrar, praying that a sum of money due her under the treaty of 1836 with the Sac and Fox Indians, may be paid; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Gwin presented the memorial of Thomas O. Larkin, praying compen sation for supplies furnished for the use of the California battalion during the late war with Mexico; which was referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Brodhead presented the memorial of the Marine Insurance Companies of Philadelphia, praying that the salary of the United States district judge at Key West, in Florida, may be increased; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Norris submitted additional documents in relation to the petition of Isaac Adams; which were referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office.

Mr. Shields presented a petition of citizens of Washington, in the District of Columbia, praying the improvement of Delaware avenue, north of the Capitol; which was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Mr. Seward presented a resolution of the board of aldermen and board of assistants of the city of New York, tendering to the United States a plot of ground in that city for the erection of a mint; which was referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Bradbury presented the memorial of the administrator of Charles Foster, praying the appointment of a tribunal for reviewing the decisions of the late Board of Commissioners for settling claims against Mexico. Ordered, That it lie on the table.

On motion by Mr. Hunter,

Ordered, That the memorial of the representatives of William Teas, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

On motion by Mr. Hunter.

Ordered, That the petition of Elizabeth Jones, heir of John Carr, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr. Mallory,

Ordered, That the memorial of George Mackay, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

On motion by Mr. Mallory,

Ordered, That the petition of Gilbert Knapp, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion by Mr. Mallory,

Ordered, That the memorial of the heirs of Darius Garrason, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion by Mr. Rusk,

Ordered, That the memorial of the widow of Marvin W. Fisher, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Seward,

Ordered, That the petition of Anna Norton and Louis Toskit, heirs-at

law of Zephaniah Ross, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Pensions.

On motion by Mr. Seward,

Ordered, That leave be granted to withdraw from the files of the Senate the documents in relation to the claims of Charles Reeder, Walter R. Johnson, and the legal representatives of Thomas P. Jones.

On motion by Mr. Davis,

Ordered, That the petition of citizens of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, on the files of the Senate, in relation to the improvement of North river, be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

On motion by Mr. Davis,

Ordered, That the resolutions of the corporate authorities of Lynn, Massachusetts, with the documents on the files of the Senate, relating to the establishment of a port of entry at that place, be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Davis submitted additional documents in relation to the petition of John W. Whipple; which were referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Norris submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to audit, and from time to time to settle, the account of John C. Rives for the reports of the Senate proceedings and debates published in the Congressional Globe, at seven dollars and fifty cents per column.

Mr. Hamlin submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be requested to furnish the Senate with an estimate of the number of pages which the census returns will contain if the same shall be completed on the plan now pursued by the Census Bureau; also, what part of the same will be composed of statistical tables, and what part of other matter.

On motion by Mr. Felch,

Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of six petitions of citizens of Michigan, in relation to the Zilwaukie, Grand Traverse, and Mackinaw Plank Road Company; a memorial of the legislature of Missouri in relation to the Lexington and Daviess county railroad; a memorial of the legislature of Missouri in relation to a plank road from Tully, in that State, to Bloomfield, Iowa; a memorial of the legislature of Missouri in relation to the northern Missouri railroad; a petition of citizens of Wisconsin in relation to the Milwaukie and Mississippi river railroad, presented January 2; a memorial of a railroad convention of Iowa, presented December 22, 1851; a petition of citizens of Iowa, presented January 14, and a memorial of a convention of citizens of Iowa, presented January 10, 1852.

On motion by Mr. Shields,

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Thomas Kennedy and the memorial of Gabriel Valleré.

On motion by Mr. Borland,

Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of the Arkansas Central Railroad Company.

Mr. Upham, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, to

whom was referred a memorial of John T. Sullivan, submitted a report, accompanied by a bill (S. 130) for his relief.

The bill was read, and passed to the second reading.
Ordered, That the report be printed.

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee or. Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Joseph Gideon, submitted a report, accompanied by a bill (S. 131) for his relief.

The bill was read, and passed to the second reading.
Ordered, That the report be printed.

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of John O. Mcans, submitted a report, accompanied by a bill (S. 132) for his relief.

The bill was read, and passed to the second reading.
Ordered, That the report be printed.

Mr. Underwood, agreeably to notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 133) granting lands and the right of way to the States of Indiana and Illinois in aid of the construction of a railroad from a point on the Ohio river, opposite to Louisville, in Kentucky, to a point on the Mississippi river, opposite to St. Louis, in Missouri; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill (S. 134) to re-inkurse the Common Council of New York expenditures made for the first regiment of New York volunteers; which was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. Wade, from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Robert Piatt, submitted an adverse report; which was ordered to be printed.

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3) granting the right of way to the State of Missouri, and a portion of the public lands, to aid in the construction of a railroad from Hannibal to St. Joseph, in said State, reported it with an amendment.

Mr. Felch, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whem was referred the bill (S. 90) granting to the State of Michigan the right of way and a donation of public land for the purpose of constructing a canal or railroad across the peninsula of Michigan, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution (S. R. 12) to authorize an investigation into the causes of explosion of steam-boilers, and the best means of preventing the same, reported it with an amendment.

Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred the proceedings of a court of inquiry in the case of William K. Latimer, a captain in the navy, reported the following resolution; which was read:

Resolved, That the charges and specifications, and also the report and opinion of a court of inquiry, in the case of William K. Latimer, and the letter of the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the same, and the general order in said case, dated July 1, 1851, be printed for the use of the

Senate.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the ill (S. 121) granting to the State of Arkansas the right of way and a portion of the public lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from

a point on the western bank of the Mississippi river, opposite the town of Memphis, Tennessee, by way of Little Rock, to a point on Red river, on the border of Texas, reported it with an amendment.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 106) granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the State of Arkansas, in aid of the construction of certain railroads in said State, reported it without amendment, and that it ought not to pass.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 114) granting to the State of Arkansas the right of way, and making a donation of a portion of the public lands, to aid in the construction of a railroad from Helena to Fort Smith, in Arkansas, reported it without amendment, and that it ought not to pass.

Mr. Shields, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 51) entitled "An act for the relief of David C. Cash and Giles U. Ellis," reported it without amendment, and that it ought not

to pass.

Mr. Shields, agreeably to notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 135) to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Washington Gas Light Company," approved July 8, 1848; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Mr. Bayard, agreeably to notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 136) concerning the sessions of the courts of the United States in the district of Delaware; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, to whom was referred the petition of John Ervin, submitted a report, accompanied by a bill (S. 137) to confirm the claim of John Ervin to a certain tract of land in the Bastrop claim.

The bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

Ordered, That the report be printed.

Mr. Dawson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of George Poindexter, reported a bill (S. 138) for his relief; which was read, and passed to the second reading.

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted the 19th instant by Mr. Sebastian, to authorize the Committee on Indian Affairs to employ a clerk; and the resolution was agreed to.

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

S. 71. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a regis ter to the brig Ada.

S. 99. An act to provide a room for the Congressional Library.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 139) for the appointment of a Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Gwin asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 140) to release the bonds given for duties on goods, wares, and merchandise destroyed by fire in the city of San Francisco, in California, and for other purposes; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Finance.