Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-25
TwENTY-sEvENru CONGRESS-
UNITED STATES SENATE.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
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MoRSIgG BUSINESS.

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FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
| MoRsgG BUSINESS.
The Journal of yesterdays preceding having
been read and approved, the mornin. business com.
msneed with the reception Of memorials and 70.
ports.
MIR BUCHANAN Of Penn. pre,en,ed rc.r,D,;,,.
from Penn. asking Congress to pass a law giyins
| protection IN Domestic manufactures.
a number OF private Bills were passed during the
day.
The business was of private character through
the day. Among the Bills considered were the FOL
lowing:
To provide for losses sustained in Florida, passed
| by vote Of 20 10 I6
The Bill for the rel ef OF the New England and
Mississippi Land Company was some time before
he senate. The Ii il was read and the repor, nc
companyins u, when the question OF the proprietv
| OF Ns passge was discussed by Messrs CUOATE
OF Mass, TAPPAN of Ohio, aud WRIGHT of n.
I. aud then LAID upon the table for the present.
| MIR KING OF Alabama gave notice OF his inten-
ton to introduce Bill to allow petitioner to in
troduco her slaves from Texas into the United
States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The special order this morning was the Navy
Bill, and all efforts, and many were made. TO pro.
coed 10 other business, failed. The debate had
been continued last evcnng upon tho Bill until
nearly five o'clock by MIR CAVE JOHNSON OF
Tenn. and 10y Mr. CUSHING OF Mass, when the
House went into Committee Of the Whole. This
morning, Mr. Caruihers OF Tenn. was entitled TO
the floor. lie addressed the Committee nj lensth
IN opposition even to keeping the Navy its present
strength.
MIR KING of Geo. replied until twelve O'Clock.
when the hammer Of the Speaker Brought him to a
conclusion IN double quick time. The first amend
ment was then voted upon, which was TO Increase
the Appropriation for material for the Navy. This
was rejected by n vote Of IS 10 &c. Tie IIouse
insisted upon 81 335 00c, instead Of 80 500 900 as
proposed by the Senate. The next amendment
was upon the personnel OF the Navy.
The Pr)viso OF the Senate TO the Proviso of the
House was rejected The House Proviso was.
that. 'ull otherwise ordered Ivy Congress, no mart
OF this, or any future existing approximation
shall be applied 20 the payment OF any officers in
the navy appointed after this date, beyond the
number IN each grade on the first day of January
one thousand eight hundred and forty onc and that
the excess now in the service beyond that number
shall be reduced fast as deaths resiynations md
promotion will q init"
The following was the Proyso of the House
unnnmity: 800 s'N''
Prorided, That, till otherwise ordered by Cons
sress the officers OF the navy shall not be incrcas
ed beyond the number, 10 the respec tive erades
That may exist at the end Of the present session OF
Congress; nor OF mldshrmen, beyond the number
now IN service. Aud oil vacancies OF mdshnnen
when hlled. shall he supplied from States, Terri
tories, and District Of Columbia, which at the time
shall not have their due proportion OF midshipmen.
having regard 10 federal numbers in the service;
provided suitable applications are made for the
same.
The amendment, of the Senate nppropriating
100000 fora Naval construction at Pensacola,
was eoncurred in.
The words quoted being amendments of the Sc
nate were cOncuued in:
No. .. For improvement and necessary repairs of
The navy yard at Brooklyn, New York, one hum.
bred and twenty nine thousand one bundled dol
llrs Propided, That no part of this or nnv fornsr
appropriation TO that object shall DO app 81 TO tbo
construction Of dry dock ut Brooklyn, "excent in
payment Tor materials previously contracted for and
YET 10 he delivered" until suitable place shall be
selected IN the hnrbor of New York md the title
10 tie land obtained, and plan aud estimate OF Tho
coast made, under the direction Of the Secret,rv Of
the NivY, and approved by him and the Presidcn'.
land provided, also, That the Secretary Of the
navy may IN Ire discretion, apply the sum Of ono
hundred thousand dollars OF the nmount hereby an
propTlated, and any balance Of former nppropria.
tons, ior the construction Of dry dock al Brook
lyn, New York, or the construction Of floating
dock at the same place." in his opinion such noat
lng dock will supersede the necessity Of the Dry
Dock.
All nfier the word place, is an amendment Of the
House, which will have To loo considered in the Sc
nate.
For the charter Of steamers sp'oodd and Clarion
IN September and October, eighteen hundred and
lorly one, for tho survey Of Nantucket Shoals
four thousand three hundred and forty five doll. "a
and thirty nine cent?.
For carrying into effect the no's for the sunpres-
sion OF the slave trade, including the support Of
Tecaptured Africans, and their removal 10 Africa
under authority Of said acts, including an uner
pee cd balance " former apprOpra tons carried In
the surplus fund, seven thousand three hundred and
sniy-live dollars and fourteen cents.
MIR FILLMORE moved TO increase this ammo
pralion 10 OJi2 at the request Of the Secretary
Of the Navy, from whom a letter was read stating
ulat this the sum due.
The following amendment vas also concurred in.
For tho transportation, arrangement, and preser.
walton Of articles brought and 10 be brought Nv the
exploring expedition, twenty thousand dollars II 30
much he n ROSARY.
This amendment disposed Of the Bill was rsported
20 tho House. The Previous Quest was novel
and rejected. Mr ADAMS then addressed the
House for an hour nearly upon questions moro
personal md local than public, and IN reference 10
the share Of honors nd amount OF service received
and rendered bY his constituents 10 tho Gonsrnl
Government. Mr. Adams spoke with his usual
pungoncy anJ severity, and much he said was in
rely to Mr. Wise, who had re-introdueed this
subject into debate IN tho remarks yesterday
submitted by him TO tho Committee.
1 Mr. Adams spoke his foil hour, and his subject
| warmed him as he went on. When told that il
was not in order 10 speak IN reply 10 wha, was said
| n Committee, he said that he would Imagine s,eb
opinions TO havo been spoken elsewhere by an
imaginary being, by a demon H. hell as Il m sht be-
| and no would thus answer them. THUS he did
answer them, and with severity corresponding 10
| tho sentiment.
| Mr. BURNEI.L. OF Mass, spoke the next bou,.
and in reference % the appointments in the Navy,
and tho inequality Of them under tho Admnis,rSs
| tor.
Mr. WISE has replied with ne much bitterness,
ne he could use, abusing the House for urging him
on, chilling him "the bull dog oct on by the House ~
and MS more drcadodby those who set him on than
any one else. Mr. Wise then quoted Lord Cha.
tham's reply Ia Wapo.o, ana read tho Whole -
tact, applying the remarks TO Mr. Adams. n tod
that he should not use such language towards an
| old man, ho should not allow any member upon the
floor to speak Tor him, but he would use the ,sa.
sons Of PITT, which he then quoted,