The daily union., 1846-04-29

s1@s INSTITUTIONS ior the edacAloh oi the NINA
The question being taken, the amendment wasrs-
jeeted.
Mr. WOOD moved an amendment, to insert in
the 4lh line Of 10Th section the word "usefaln and
| 10 strike out the llth, l2th, and 18th lines.
The question being taken, the amendment vas
rejected. q"
Mr.. ADAMS moved TO strike out the 10Th sec
tion (in order TO conform TO previous amendmsntS)
The question being taken, was decided in the sE
6rmatiye ayes 6S, noes ST.
SO the section was stricken out.
Mr.. WOOD moved amendment to add as a
new section between the tenth and eleventh sections
| the following: .... ........... .............-.
iad BE- IL farther enacted That the Of $4,000 OfAs
interest Of said fund ami hereby annual
for the purchase publication OF library Tor the d
son Of useful knowlsdss 70 be selected or Pubhshsi
under the direction Of the said board VI managers which
shall include the best elementary popular works upon the
history geography and statistics Of the United states
ri shs%.y ass5aSsss and PSy.oosy and Which ssa
library shall be distributed among the several states and
wsrdsd to the several governor. o sas States and rsuo
rs. to bs distributed tho people thereof IN such
and shall most tend to increase aud diise knowedgs
Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS moved an amend
ment 10 add at the close Of the last section the fol-
lowing proyiso; " ... .f q.
.iad p,srd,t fartA.r. That no appropriation .Aal b,
made for the advancement Of this insahen except rOm
moneys which properly belong to the Smithsonian iund
Agreed TO.
Mr. McCLERNAND gave notice of substitute
which he Intended TO offer, when in order, (Which
was read for informauon.) .a|
| Mr.. q. w. JONES moved further proyiso at
the end Of the bill, as follows;
Pyosdss That nothing in thls shall be eonsusi
as to connect any manner whatever said smithsonisn
Eututon with any other Institution OF society whatever
Rejected. .....
The bill having now been gone through with,
Il The question REQUIRED on the amendment OF Mr.
G. w. JosEs, 70 strike out all the bill after the
word "be' in tho 9th line, lat section, and insert
Paid BY the Secretary ths Treasury % the hesstw or
q kin Or Ie.saay ssase o. the said Jams. snihson
Provided that he Secretary Of the Treasury shall In
pay ing said money herein directed deliver said
bsIs ali state bonds or other stocks Of every Kind which
have been purchased with said money or any part thers
Sys,ts IN State bonds or other stock and The sISSes
Of said Of money any not 20 invested shall Be paid
out Of any money In the treasury not Otherwise apProP
!, Mr.. SIMS moved as an amendment TO the amend
ment, the proposition OF which he bad given notice
Us substitute for the billy to provide for the return
Of the money.
The CHAIRMAN decided the amendment Ou.
A Of order at this time. 1851. -s
MIR. RATHBUN moved TO amend the amend
ment Of Mr.. JosEs, by striking out much
lates 10 the restoring 10 the heirs, &c. Of Mr. Smith
son the bonds Of the States ESQ that the money and
n not the bonds, should be retumed.)
The amendment 10 the amendment was rejected.
amendment Of Mr. JosEs, was taken by tellers, and
decided in the negatiye--ayes 3, noes ll5
. So the amendment was rejected. .#
The question then being on rising and reporting
q the bill as amended .H... .... ...
Mr.. ADAMS, in compliance with previous no
tice, offered the following substitute for the bill
Strike out the preamble, and all except the snacting
That the President Of the United states be requested
the Of suitable Of moral suason and Obe
to obtain from the governments OF the states OF Aann
and illinois payment Of the arrears OF interest due
om the said States to the United States, and the inter
cOrdns to the promises the face Of the bonds given
benevolent Engishmsn to the United States OF America
for the special purpose Of founding at the city Of Wash
ledge among men which bequesi BY Of Con
gress approved the ht Of July 1895 accepted with
pledge Of the faith Of the United states that should be
applied to the purpose, prescribed by the testaior
SEC. a .4nd Be II further rnsetsd That when payment
o a. and Illinois Of the Of interest due their
said bonds Congress shall forthwith proceed to apPre
he interest hitherto received or hereafter to Be received
until the time Of making such appropriations in such man
ner they shall deem suited to redeem the pledge Of the
the United States to the application Of the funds Of
beques Of the said James smhson to the specific Pur
sre q .and BE- Il Jriisr enacted That until the
interest due by the said States OF Arkansas and M
nois to the United States, upon their said respective
bonds shall have been received at the OF the Uni
ted States appropriation shall be made by Congress
sbageabe upon the people Of the United States for the
Of the purposes prescribed by the esiator James
smithson, for the disposal OF his bequest
thirty days OF each and successive session Of Con
ges shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
to report TO Congress the then actual state Of the smhso
fund particularly the Of Of interest
due upon the said bonds Of the States Of Arkansas and iii
nois together with copies Of all showing
the result Of the of moral susson used during the
preceding to obtain payment Of the said arrears Of IN
erest and the said annual reports shall be printed Tor the
Information Of the people g.. -.' q ".. q q.
: Mr.. HOPKINS moved an amendment to the
amendment to strike out in its first section the words
/, "of moral suasion and no others.", Agreed to.
The third section of the said substitute amendment
be ing under consideration, ~
Mr.. J. DAVIS moved an amendment to add at
the end of the section the following:
Popd.d hoperr that il the governor of the State Of Ar
kansas shall make appear to the satisfaction Of he
suitable obtain from the Real Estate Bank Of Ar
Of the debt due by said bank to the State
until the due by the said Real Estate Bank shall
been received into the treasury Of the State Of Asn
the said State shall be, and is hereby declared to e
absoved from the promises on the face Of her bond, s
which the said State heretofore pledged her faith for the
payment Of the principal and interest OF said bonds
The question being taken, the amendment was
:, rejected. -,.,., .. ...
l. Mr.. WENTWORTH moved an amendment, to
: = add at the end of the section the following:
}, "That the State Of Illinois shall have the power
hereafter, like other Staes to tax all lands with
i in that State as soon as sold, providing the pro-
ceeds of said tax shall be applied to paying the in
= cessary, and the balance, if any, to paying the
t interest upon her other bonds"
: Mr.. HOPKINS raised the point of order against
! the amendment, on the ground of irrelevancy.
# The CHAIRMAN sustained the point, and deci-
e ded the amendment out of order. .s
! Mr.. E. ii. EWING moved an amendment to tho
substitute, to strike out the third section. Rejected
i; The fourth section, on the suggestion of Mr.
; HOPKINS, WAS SO modified by Mr. ADAMS, as
to conform to the amendment Of the frst by striking
, out the words "moral suasion.'
The question then being on the substitute of Mr..
ADAMS, as amended, was taken by tellers, and
decided in the negative-ayes 81, noes IA.
SO the substitute Of Mr.. ADAMS was rejected
The question again recurring on the original bill,
d as amended, $50 -. T|
Mr.. HOUGH offered the amendment of which
J, ne had given notice rs a substitute for the entire
r bill being bill consisting Of fourteen sections
!, ['rhe substitute, as passed in an amended form,
will be found below / 'n.