and what commission the said agents receive, by way of compensation for their services; that he be required, further, to inform the Senate whether Messrs. Howland and Aspinwall were not appointed agents to purchase and inspect the whole or a great part of the coal necessary for the supply of the Japan squadron; whether the commissions allowed them are not double the amount of those allowed and paid to the regu lar purchasing and inspecting agents; and whether the said commissions are not counted on the gross price of the coal, namely, on the price with freight, exchange, and insurance added; that he be required also to inform the Senate what quantity of coal it is estimated will be required for the supply of the said squadron annually, and what kind principally will be used; what amount of demurrage has been paid, and for what quantity of coal; for what length of time, and to whom; also what rate of demurrage is to be paid hereafter. On motion by Mr. Gwin, Ordered, That Washington M. Ryer have leave to withdraw his petition and papers. Mr. Sebastian submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That all business heretofore referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and pertaining to the business of the executive session, and not reported on or otherwise definitely disposed of, be again referred to said committee, with like power and authority possessed by them at the late session. Mr. Sebastian submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be directed to furnish a statement of the amounts paid as annuities under the different treaties with the Choctaw tribe of Indians, specifying the amount and date of each payment, and including the interest on investments under the treaty of 1837, together with a statement, in detail, of expenditures under the various treaty provisions for education. Mr. Brodhead submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the clerk to the Committee of Claims be continued as heretofore, until otherwise ordered by the Senate, to be employed in completing and keeping up the index of the reports of the committee authorized by the resolution of March, 1851, and in such duties as the committee may require. Mr. Badger submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate have published in the daily National Intelligencer the full debates and proceedings of the Senate for the late legislative session, and pay the same compensation therefor as is allowed to the Union and Globe, and pro rata for what has been reported and published in the Intelligencer during the present Congress. Mr. Chase submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That two thousand additional copies of the report of Captain R. B. Marcy, of his exploration of the waters of the Red River (ordered to be printed by the resolution of the Senate of the 4th of February last), be printed for the use of the Senate, two hundred copies of which to be furnished to Captain Marcy; and that two hundred copies of the report of Captain Sitgreaves (ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate) be furnished to Captain Sitgreaves. On motion by Mr. Rusk, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, it be to Monday next. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Webster, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States : I nominate George W. Carr to be receiver of public moneys at Jeffersonville, Indiana, in place of Samuel Merriwether, deceased. WASHINGTON, March 10, 1853. To the Senate of the United States : FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Jesse B. Clements to be marshal of the United States for the middle district of Tennessee, in place of William M. Brown, removed. WASHINGTON, March 10, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate William M. Lowry to be marshal of the United States for the eastern district of Tennessee, in place of I. Parsons, resigned. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WASHINGTON, March 10, 1853. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Samuel Edwards, now a master in the line of promotion, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, from the 17th of January, 1853, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Lieutenant Charles Heywood. Charles W. Place, now a master in the line of promotion, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, from the 21st of February, 1853, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Lieutenant George W. Chapman. Thomas S. English, now a captain, to be a major in the Marine Corps, from the 18th of February, 1853, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Major Thomas A. Linton. James H. Stuart, of Pennsylvania, and J. Pembroke Thom, of Virginia, to be assistant surgeons in the Navy, to fill vacancies occasioned by the promotions of Passed Assistant Surgeons James J. Brownlee and Stephen A. McCreery. WASHINGTON, March 10, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Samuel J. Bridge to be appraiser-general to be employed on the Pacific coast, under the act approved March 3, 1853. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 10, 1853. The messages were read. Ordered, That the nominations of George W. Carr and Samuel J. Bridge be referred to the Committee on Finance. Ordered, That the nominations of Jesse B. Clements and William M. Lowry be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered, That the nominations of Samuel Edwards, Charles W. Place, Thomas S. English, James H. Stuart, and I. Pembroke Thom be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. On motion, the Senate adjourned. MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1853. On motion by Mr. Everett, Ordered, That two thousand copies of the message of the President of the United States, of the 28th of February, in relation to the fisheries, be printed for the use of the Senate. The President pro tempore laid before the Senate a report of the Postmaster General, communicating, in further compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a contract with Messrs. Ramsey and Carmick for the transportation of the mails to San Francisco; which was read. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads and printed. Mr. James submitted documents in relation to an outrage on James H. West, a citizen of the United States, by the authorities of the Island of Cuba; which were referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and printed. Mr. Adams submitted the following resolution for consideration : Resolved, That the Senate will, at this session, elect a Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by Mr. Chase to provide for the printing of two thousand additional copies of Captain Marcy's report, and furnishing Captain Sitgreaves with two hundred copies of his report; and The resolution was agreed to. The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Clayton the 7th instant, respecting certain propositions for the settlement of the territorial controversies between the states and Governments bordering on the river San Juan, and the conflicting claims of Great Britain and the State of Honduras; and, After debate, On motion, Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow. The President pro tempore laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information in relation to the contract with Howland and Aspinwall for supplying the Japan squadron with coal; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table and be printed. On motion by Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, Ordered, That E. P. Calkins and Company have leave to withdraw their petition and papers. Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 9th instant, the nominations of William Henry Vesey and John F. Bacon, reported. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred, the 10th instant, the nominations of Samuel J. Bridge and George W. Carr, reported. On motion, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1853. On motion by Mr. Rusk, Ordered, That Harriet F. Fisher have leave to withdraw her petition and papers. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Webster, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Alpheus Felch, of Michigan, Robert A. Thompson, of Virginia, and Thompson Campbell, of Illinois, to be commissioners under the act of Congress approved 3d March, 1851, entitled "An act to ascertain and settle the private land claims in California," vice John L. Helm, of Kentucky, whose nomination was not acted on by the Senate, and Hiland Hall, of Vermont, and Harry I. Thornton, of Alabama, removed. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, March 14, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Theopolis L. Toulmin to be deputy postmaster at Mobile, Alabama, in place of Oliver S. Beers, removed. FRANKLIN PIERCE EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, March 14, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Samuel D. Heap to be consul of the United States for the city and Kingdom of Tunis, in place of Joseph H. Nicholson, recalled. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WASHINGTON, March 11, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate George A. Z. Smith to be collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Vienna, in the State of Maryland, vice Hooper C. Hicks, resigned. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 15, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Oliver S. Dewey to be collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Ocracoke, in the State of North Carolina, vice Joshua Tayloe, whose commission will expire on the 15th of March, 1853. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 15, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Charles G. Greene to be naval officer for the district of Boston and Charlestown, in the State of Massachusetts, vice Charles Hudson, whose commission will expire on the 13th of March, 1853 FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 14, 1853. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Charles H. Peaslee to be collector of the customs for the district of Boston and Charlestown, in the State of Massachusetts, vice Philip Greely, jr., resigned. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 14th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Robert Parks to be collector of the customs for the district of Cuyahoga and inspector of the revenue for the port of Cleveland, in the State of Ohio, vice Cornelius L. Russell, resigned. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 14th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate William B. Snowhook to be collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, vice Jacob Russell, removed. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 12th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Kittridge Sheldon to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Portsmouth, in the State of New Hampshire, vice John N. Frost, whose commission will expire on the 15th of March, 1853. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 15, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Minott A. Osborn to be collector of the customs for the district of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, vice James Donaghe, whose commission expired on the 13th of March, 1853. EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 14, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate George S. Hawkins to be collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Apalachicola, in the State of Florida, vice Benjamin S. Hawley, deceased. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 15, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Addison C. Gibbs to be collector of the customs for the district of Umpqua and inspector of the revenue for the port of Scottsville, in the Territory of Oregon, vice Collin Wilson, removed. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 15, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Thomas D. Winner to be collector of the customs for the district of Great Egg Harbor and inspector of the revenue for the port |