1849, of the circuit court of the United States, holden at Nashville; also the letter of the foreman of said grand jury.

5. Letters of S. D. Freerson, William P. Martin, Thomas S. Bransford, one signed by Henry Allen and others, Judge Cahal; two letters written by Ex-Governor N. S. Brown, the first directed to Allen A. Hall, and the second to the President of the United States; also a letter of John S. Brien to Secretary Ewing.

Mr. Douglas submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making appropriations for the extinguishment of the Indian title to that portion of the Territory of Minnesota which lies west of the Mississippi river; and also for the extinguishment of the Indian title to that portion of the Territory of Oregon which lies between the summit of the Creswell mountains and the Pacific ocean; and also for the extinguishment of the Indian title to that portion of California which lies between the summit of the Sierra Nevada or California mountains, and the ocean; and also for the extinguishment of the Indian title to the valley of the Great Salt lake; and also for the extinguishment of the Indian title to that portion of New Mexico which lies east of the summit of the Sierra Madre or Rocky mountains. And also that said committee be further instructed to inquire into the expediency of laying off and setting apart a portion of the territory of the United States as one or more Indian territories, within which the emigrating Indians may be permanently located and protected.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Seward asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 11) concerning judgments in the courts of the United States within the State of New York; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 12) allowing exchanges of, and granting additional, school lands in the State of Arkansas; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Borland asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 13) for the relief of Cincinnatus Trousdale and John G. Connelley, of Arkansas; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committe on Military Affairs.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Douglas asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 14) providing for an additional term of the United States circuit and district courts at Chicago, in the State of Illinois; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Seward asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 15) appropriating money to remove rocks in the Hurlgate channel, and elsewhere, in the harbor of New York; which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred, the 27th instant, the motion to print a memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New York, reported thereon; and

Ordered, That the memorial be printed.

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

the motion to print a report of the Secretary of the Navy, on the subject of transfers of appropriations, reported thereon; whereupon, Ordered, That the report be printed.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a motion by Mr. Phelps that twenty thousand copies of the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances be printed for the use of the Senate, reported thereon; whereupon,

The motion was agreed to.

Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred a motion by Mr. Phelps that ten thousand copies of the President's message, with the accompanying documents, be printed for the use of the Senate, reported thereon; whereupon,

The motion was agreed to.

On motion by Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts,

Ordered, That a committee, consisting of five members, be appointed on the subject of the census, and that the Vice President appoint the committee; and

Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, Mr. Butler, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sturgeon, and Mr. Shields, were appointed.

On motion by Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts,

Ordered, That the report of the board of commissioners on the subject of the census, communicated with the President's message, be referred to the Committee on the Census.

On motion by Mr. Badger,

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

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Campbell, their Clerk:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. R. 1) to extend the privilege of franking letters and packages to Sarah Polk; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The said bill from the House of Representatives 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 pass to a third reading.

The said bill was read a third time, by unanimous consent.

Resolved, That this bill pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. After the consideration of Executive business,

The Senate adjourned.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1850.

The Honorable Presley Spruance, from the State of Delaware, attended. Mr. Walker presented a petition of citizens of Wisconsin, praying the establishment of a mail route from Milwaukie to Madison, in that State; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Mr. Shields presented a memorial of the late and present officers of the land office at Edwardsville, Illinois, praying that commissions may be allowed on all entries of military bounty-land warrants; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Mason presented the memorial of John N. Brickhouse and John Simkins, administrators of Coventon Simkins, deceased; the memorial of

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John C. Vowell and others, citizens of Alexandria, Virginia; and the memorial of the heirs of James Miller, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Mason presented the memorial of William A. Christian, a purser in the navy, praying to be allowed a credit in his accounts for payments made to certain warrant officers on board the United States steamer Princeton; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Mason presented the memorial, of John Crosby, administrator of Andrew D. Crosby, deceased, late a purser in the navy, praying to be allowed a credit in his accounts for payments made to certain warrant officers on board the United States ship Ontario; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Mason presented the memorial of Elizabeth V. Lomax, widow of a deceased army officer, praying to be allowed a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, presented the petition of J. Downs, praying compensation for forage supplied by him to a company of mounted riflemen in the Creek war; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Hunter presented the memorial of the heirs of Joice Billups, deceased; the memorial of the heirs of Edward Durant, deceased; the memorial of the heirs of Philip Carr, deceased; the memorial of the executor of Thomas Edmunds, deceased; the memorial of the heirs and representatives of Alexander Macaulay, deceased; and the memorial of the heirs of James Miller, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations. Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Hunter presented the petition of James S. Fowler, praying compensation for services rendered and work done on the public stable built by order of the Senate; which was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings.

Mr. Bradbury presented the memorial of the heirs of William Melcher, deceased, and the memorial of the heirs of Samuel Bartlett and John Storer, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Sturgeon submitted additional documents relating to the claim of Amos and John E. Kendall; which, with their memorial on the files of the Senate, were referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Badger presented the memorial of the heirs of Timothy Savage, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, presented fifty petitions from citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying that the spirit ration in the navy may be abolished; which were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, presented forty-five petitions from citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying that corporal punishment in the navy may be abolished; which were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Baldwin presented the memorial of the heirs of Robert Allyn, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Hamlin presented the petition of John A. McGaw, praying to be allowed demurrage on a vessel employed by the government as a trans

port during the war with Mexico; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Hamlin presented the memorial of the legal representative of John Millikin, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations. Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Bright presented a memorial and additional evidence in relation to the claim of George Hervey in behalf of the owners and consignees of the British ship James Mitchell; which, with his memorial and papers on the files of the Senate, were referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. Bright presented a petition of the late and present officers of the land office at Jeffersonville, Indiana, praying to be allowed commissions on entries of military bounty land warrants; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Corwin presented a memorial of S. Mason, Israel Garrard, and others, citizens of Columbus, Ohio, praying an extension of the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States to all the navigable rivers of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Corwin presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying an appropriation for the improvement of the Mississippi river above the falls of St. Anthony; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Corwin presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the lands granted for the use of schools in that Territory; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Corwin presented a resolution passed by the legislature of the State of Ohio, in favor of the enactment of a law reducing the price of the public lands in the vicinity of the Wabash and Erie and Miami extension canals; which was referred to the Committee on Public I ands.

Mr. Corwin presented a resolution passed by the legislature of the State of Ohio, instructing the senators and requesting the representatives of that State in Congress to inquire into the expediency of enacting a law to set apart a portion of the newly acquired territory for the benefit of such free persons of color as may become settlers thereon; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Corwin presented a resolution passed by the legislature of the State of Ohio, in favor of a modification of the law regulating the postage on newspapers; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Corwin presented a memorial of merchants, factors, brokers, insurers, and citizens of Ohio, praying that the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States may be extended over all the navigable waters of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Cooper presented a memorial of merchants and others, citizens of Pennsylvania, praying the construction of a harbor at Reedy island, in the Delaware river; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Cooper presented a petition of citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, praying that the spirit ration of the navy may be abolished; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Cooper presented the memorial of the executors of Robert Smith, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Downs presented a petition of inhabitants of the parish of Terrebonne, Louisiana, praying that the sale of certain school lands may be confirmed, and that other lands may be granted for the use of schools in lieu thereof; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. King presented the petition of W. R. Hallett, executor of Joshua Kennedy, deceased, praying compensation for the destruction of property by hostile Indians in the Creek war of 1812; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Butler presented the petition of Charles Brenan, John McCully, and the administrator of Francis McCully, deceased, praying compensation for a steamboat wrecked while employed by the government as a transport in the Florida war; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying the improvement of certain roads in that Territory; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying the establishment of a mail route from Prairie du Chien to Stillwater and St. Paul, in that Territory; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying the construction of a military road from Fort Snelling to the mouth of Sioux river, on the Missouri; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying an appropriation for purchasing the Sioux lands west of the Mississippi river; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying the improvement of the Mississippi river, above the falls of St. Anthony; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, praying that the legislature may be empowered to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the lands granted for the use of schools in that Territory; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Mr. Badger presented the petition of John Mitchell, a naval pensioner, praying to be allowed an increase of pension; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Mr. Stewart presented the memorial of the legal heir of Robert Courtney, deceased, and the memorial of the widow and heirs of John Munnikhuysen, deceased, praying indemnity for French spoliations.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

The Vice President laid before the Senate a resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, in favor of the removal of the Chippewa Indians from the lands ceded by them to the United States, in that Territory; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.