The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-12

now npon the s,0cAs, aud to pa and put into active ser
vice all the slOoPs vessels Ofwsr now 10 ordinary.
Sc, g. and 81 JHhs ed, That the President be
aud he Is hereby authorized ~ purchase OF collect such
navel supplies materials, ana ordnance as his judgment
may deem the public interest requires limiting the amount
70 the pPUgPrat!ou for lIs Purpose heTenaerw aIds
made
effect the Gt section OF this hill the President be aud he
is hereby autAoLel to said ships vessels TO be
built under contract IT, in his opinion the public interest
would thereby he promoted.
sre o ind hthry tnas'td That for the purpose Of
carp ing iao effect the foregoing proyS Ons, the
aEe millions six hundred aud tw vny dollars
10 wit loT the building aud cquPpiHg the shi and vessel
nine hundred twenty thousand dollars for completing
the ships and yesses upon the stocks million
hEe hundred and twenty thousand dollars Tor repairs OF
ships and vessels in ordinary sN hundred aud twenty live
thousand dollars for the purchase Of naval supplies mate.
rails and ordnance five hundred thousand doliabe and
ey In the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
sEc find BED (rAs, tnacsd That much Of the first
making appropriations the service for the year
ending the s0h Of June s4o limits the whole number
and boys In the naval service 10 seven thousand hye hun
dred be, and the same is hereby, repealed
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on Public
Lands, TO whom was referred a resolution passed
by The legislature OF Arkansas, asking for a law to
authorize the sale OF the public lands in half-quarer
sections to actual settlers, reported act to repeal
part Of the act entitled "an act supplementary to
the several laws for the sale of the public lands,
approved 5th April, 1882, and for other purposes"
which was read, and passed to a second reading.
r. MIR. SPElGHT, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back the bill referred to said COM
mittee to aid the State Of Mississippi in the con-
struction Of railroad from Jackson, through Bran
don, to the western boundary of Alabama, without
amendment.
Mr.. 8. also submitted report on the subject,
which was ordered TO he printed.
Mr.. BENTON gave notice Of his Intention by
leave ofthe SenUte, 10 introduce bill To abolish the
duty on salt.
Mr.. DICKINSON gave notice OF his intention,
by leave OF the Senate, to introduce bill TO amend
the entitled "an act for the regulation Of seamen
board the public and private vessels Of the Uni
ted States"
PosT-hOUTEs IN TEXAS.
Mr.. NILES, from the Committee on the Post or
fee and Post Roads, 10 whom vas referred the bill
establishing certain Postroutes in Texas published
few days since,) reported the same with amend
ments.
REVOLUTIONS
Mr.. LEWIS presented the following resolution;
which was agreed 10:
Rs,sIr,d That the Committee on Finance lie allowed q
clerk to be paid the usual compensation by ths secretary
out OF the contingent fund Of the Senate.
JUDICIARY.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Louisiana presented the fol-
lowing resolution which was agreed to:
Rsssired That the Committee the Judiciary be In
structed to inquire into the expedency OF modifying an ac,
entitled IAN act to establish the judicial courts Of The
Unilen states approved September "a l7s9 and OF the
different acts supplementary thereto so as to relieve the
judges Of the Supreme Court from the performance Of cir
cult duties and to reduce the number Of said Judges
the expediency Of modifying the said acts TO PrOvds
for circuit to be composed OF the States OF Louana
and Texas.
Mr.. YULEE presented the following resolutions
which were sgreed to:
Rssolrsd That the Committee on Naval Affairs be In
'tructed to make inquiry to the various late improve
msnts in the construction Of steamer and particularly
to examine into the advantages OF the late
made by Lieutenant Hunter in his submerged hor1ona
propeller and the adoption OF his plan OF propulsion
! construction for cruising and defensive purposes
Resolrsd further, That the committee examine int
the condition Of the naval deence Of the Gulf Of Mexico
and report what further legislation is required give ul
security to the American coast and oil that
OREGON
4 Mr.. ALLEN rose and said Some DAYS ago, sir
! instructed by the Committee on Foreign Relations
4 reported resolution from that committee to an
nul and abTogaIe the convention of the 9Th Of Au
gust 1927, between the United States and Grea
Britain, relative TO the Oregon territory stated q
the time when made that report, that would a
4 some early day of the session move the Senate Z,
take it up with the view Of fixing some future da,
for its discussion and decision. According to tina
notice which then gave, sir, | now rise and asl
the Senate take up that resolution with that view
I'D when is taken up if it should be the plcasur
ofhe Senate so to take il up, shall move that il b
postponed to- and made the special order Of the dal
for Tuesday, the 9th inst
The resolution reported by Mr. ALLEN was ther
r taken up, and the reading of it called for; but
On motion of Mr.. CRlTTEN DEN the reading
was dispensed with.
Mr. ALLEN then moved that the consideration
Of the resolution be postponed to, and made tn
order of the day for Tuesday the 9th inst.
Mr.. HAYWOOD. | would greatly prefer tina
the postponement extend week later; and there
fore move that the consideration of the resou
tom be postponed till Tuesday, the 81 Of Febru
AIRY. offer this motion by way of a compromis
all round
Mr.. ALLEN. When a grave question like ths
submitted by that resolution is to be passed upon
is very natural suppose that there should be SOM
dversties of desire, il not of opinion the tim
Of proceeding to the consideration Of it-dverste
arising out Of the personal convenience inconve
nience Of particular members of the body. | wa
aware of circumstances which would very NATURAL,
make 1t, on the part of my friend from North Caro-
lima, extremely desirable that the consideration
this grave and great subject should be postponed
the day that is named On the other hand othe
senators desired that it should be consider
ed at a day much earlier than that which hav
named. Some senators were for one day
others for another; and in the general desire whic
was felt by the committee to accommodate all a
RI far as possible the majority Of the committee-
deed do not know but | might say the decisio
was unanmous-seted down on the day which
have named. ! extremely regret, sir, that | cannc
acquiesce in the motion made by friend from Mort
Carolina. ] regret 1t on account of the esmat
which put upon the value Of his presence here d
the commencement as well during the connu
ance of this discussion. But, sir the present is
Of those cases which it is utterly impossible for u
entirely to reconcile to the wishes and convenience
every particular member of the body. have only t
add that shall be compelled to adhere to the dat
named from necessity, and certainly, as hope nee
hardly say, not from any disposition to thwart tn
wishes OF the senator from North Carolina
Mr. HAYWOOD. | do not wish the senate
to suppose that | am actuated merely by
motives Of personal convenience. 1t is true, d
not expect to be here the day named, but Ger
tainly that consideration did not influence me 10 d.
anything more than to make the personal appea
out of the Senate which has been already made
The reason why think the consideration Of thi
subject should be postponed, is because regard tn
question as one to be thought upon, to be rehecte
upon, to be acted upon, not to be talked about
And in this view Of the case, | think three weeks
four weeks, will afford little enough time sen
ators for consultation with their constituencies,
with their own calm and deliberate judgments. BE
sides, by that postponement time will be siorde