Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-08-12
NO.2S.

! necessity for lis sestablishmcntlo carry on
tho operations of the Government. If that
necessity exists, then j, is.incumbens ON
Congress 10 exercise its power. and not
postpone il until the occurrence OF a access :
sity whicfit is supposed may hereafter
arise. Aiiersomc remarks by Dir. Dtxon
and Mr.. White 10 explaua'iOnoi oil the votes'
the question was taken on;ilic indefinite
posponement, and ncsatived-ayes Ei'
noes 2S. Mr.. Henderson then rose, as ne
said, moi to make speech, but conies-
sion. The amendment proposed by Mr. :
! Clay Yesterday bad not met bis concur.
renee. He was irreconci!eably opposed
TO it. aud he had been in his seat, when
the vote was taken, he wonid baye been
compelled to vote against 1t. 10 aVoiu
placing himselfip opposition 10 so many
of his political friends he had absentee
limseffrom the Senate. 1t was incor-
| porated in ,he bill without his agency, aud
he would vote for The bill without deiaining
the Senate to assign his reasons for so DO
Jog. The vote was then taken on the pas
sage of the bill, aud was decided in tho
affirmative-ayes .26, noes %, as follows:
Yeas.- Messrs Barrow. Bales. Baysrd,
Berrien, Choarc. Clay Of Kcriucky. Dix
Oh, Evans, Graham. Henderson, Hunt.
ins,on, Ker, Mangum, Merrick, Miller,
Morehead, Phelps, Porter. Prentiss, Pres
Ton, Simmons. Smittfof Indian, Southard.
TaIlmadge, White, and Woodbridse,-26.
Nays-aicssrs. Allen. Archer. Benron
Buchanan, Calhoun. Clay Of Alabama,
Fulton, King Linn, McRoberts. Mouton,
NichoIsop, Pierce, Rives, Sewer, Smith
of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walk
er, Williams, Woodbury., Wright, and
Young-23.
MIR. !Cuthbcrt was accidentally absent.
and as Mr.. Clayton had declared that he
would not vote for the bill, the ..contin-
cy," of Mr.. Preston occurred; which was
The necessity Of his vote TO secure its pas
sage. There werc2 votes pledged against
its passage, and if Mr, Preston had repre-
sen,ed the almost unanimous sentiment OF
the State which sent him here, the bill
would have been defeated by q tie vote
His course, however, occasioncd no sur
PRISE and was in keeping with his conduct
throughout the session, which has been all
together controlled by similar contingen-
cies. He has voted with Mr.. Clay in eye-
ry instance where his vote was necessary
to carry the measure, except one. and thar
was so evidently n miscalcGiafion, That
:here was considerable merrimenI az ilis
expense. When bis vote could be yr,afsIi. Z
he would not vote ct nll. or give i, on the
liberal side Of the question:; but if the mea-
sure was so odious as To compel some Of
The less bigoued oithe party TO ay the track,
then Mr.. p. submitted to The ovcrrulipg
emergency. MY man Charles" himself
could not be more completely subservien,.
The Virginia Senators express conf
dent belief that the President will veto tho
bill. aud this opiuion is very generally
prevalent.
In the House, the Tariff bill was deba-
ted nearly the whole day. Much diversity
of sentiment prevails among the friends OF
The measure, which may occasion it's re-
lection. a motion was made and carried,
that it be taken out OF Committee on Fri
day next.
WAsHiYGToS, July 90.
In Senate. this morning, Mr.. Mangum
reported from the Committee on Naval
Atlnrs. the bill from the House making
appropriations for naval pensions. Tho
navy pension fund was originally created
by approprnIinS portion Of the money
received from the sale of prizes captured
during Inc last war with Great Britain, aud
was indebted for the relief Of the widows
oc those who had fallen in battle. ltwas
restricted 10 this purpose until 1897, when
bill was SO amended as to give pensions
10 all who had incurred disabilities" and
to the widows of all who died while in tho
public service. Under this law, which
was made retroactive, ifa man had died
in The pnblic service, five m,irtes after he
entered il. of disease previously contrac-
ted. his widow was entitled to n pension,
aud a case was cited Of ] petty officer who
entered the service about the year 1920.
and in five days after died. Under the
act Of 1887. his widow recovered several
thousand dollars rs arrears ofpension from
the date ofhs death TO the passage Of the
law. II was also stated that there are
now officers in command Of line Of baltic
ships. and receiving full pay, who are all
receiving Il pension for total disability
This soon dissipatcd the fund-inierest
and principal, and the bill reported TO day,
made au appropriation from the Treasury
for the payment OF the pensioners. Tho
second section was intended to repeal ths
law Of 1887, and restrict the pensions to
The class for whom they were originally
provided. II was, however. somewhat
ambigously expressed, and MIR. Maneum
moved To strike il out, which would make
i, mere appropriation OF money for ma
val pensions without any restriction, and
leave the law of 1887 in foil force. Dir.
Calhoun pointed ou, this rs the result, and
and said The better way would be 10 amend
the section so as TO make il explicit. This
was opposed by Mr.. Mangum and other
hiss, on the plea Of n want Of time TO ex-
anime The subject fully, and tina, it might
opperale harshlyin some eases. MIR. C..
said these individual cases would recon-
mend themselves to special Legislation. and
insisted on The propriety Of at once put
ting stop TO the abuse. Mr.. Woodbury.
then offered an amendment, TO the section
which prohibits officers from receiving paw
and pensions at the same time; This ar.
ter long debate was adopted. Aves. q.