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ACCIDENTS on BOARD or STEAM VESSELS.
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FRIDAY, February H.
ACCIDENTS on or STEAM VESSELS.


Mr.. fouNo, OF Illinois, presented a Report, ad-
dressed to the Right Honorable Charles Poulett
Thompson, President of the Board of Trade in
Great Britain, on the subject OF inquiry into the
number Of accidents board of vessels propelled by
steam, the causes leading TO such accidents and the
best mode OF prevention; containing much valuable
information, drawn from the experience of that
country, well as the countries Of France, Belgium
and Holland.


The report was referred TO the Committee on
Commerce.


SALT Observation-Disclosures BoUNrrEs, &c.
Mr.. BENTON asked for the printing of an extra
number OF copies OF certain documents in relation
u fishing bounlies and allowances, which had been
referred to the Committee on Finance and reported
| back TO the Senate.


| Mr.. BearoN took occasion, as usual to allude to
his great exerons 10 abolish the duties salt, and
these fishing bounes and allowances He went
back 10 his early efforts in the cause and reminded


the Senate ofhe decided stand which had been taken
| against all his movements for this momentous OBJ
jecl, by Senators on all sides, friends and foesl He
had stood alone--ycs, solitary and alone He now
only wanted clear stage. He wanted sea-room--
to pursue the course he had determined upon
against these monstrous monopolies. But he sub
miued whether il was not due TO him. to give him
instruments wherewith TO work. For that purpose
he wished the documents before the Senate, so inn
portan to the grea: end which he contemplated. He
wished to send these documents all the country!
and therefore asked that an extra number OF copies
should be printed


Mr.. Clay Of Kentucky opposed the motion lie
said that, If these documents not more valuable
than The salt document, Of which 50 many copies
were printed the last session. on motion Oh inc Se-
nator from Missouri, more waseful and proh'less
expenditure Of the public money could not be made
than in printing them. The most OF that document
had been taken up with questions and answers tend


ng to show that salt was very important and neces