The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-10
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
FRpAr, July 10, 1886.
In SENATE.
The journal having been read
FnmAr, July 10, 1886.

vote taken upon the graduation BILL he having, in
every instance, voted against the said bill,
This accounts for the like mistake by our re
porter, he having corrected his yeas and nays by
the journal.
Mr.. TURNEY presented the petition of Lemusl
p. Montgomery, an officer in the last war with
Great Britain, asking pension; which was referred
10 the Committee on Pensions.
MIR. PEARCE presented petition from the rep
resentatiye Of William ID. Degges, asking permis-
sion TO institute suit against the United States for
the recovery Of certain lands enormously conveyed
by his executor TO the government; which re-
ferred TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. DIX presented the petition Of yeffries q
Caterhed, manufacturers Of birthstone, asking that
crude birthstone may not be subject To duty; which
was referred TO the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. ID. also presented the memorial of Royal z
House, asking the aid Of the government in the
srucuon Of magnetic telegraph between the cities
of New York and New Orleans, upon a plan in.
vented by him; which referred TO the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. u. further presented the memorial Of J. ID.
Wyckof, asking compensation for materials fur
nlshed for the construction Of the custom house
New York. which was referred to the Committee Of
Claims.
Mr.. MoREHEAD presented a memorial from
the Kentucky Historical Society, asking the publ
cation OF an increased number Of the works Of the
exploring expeditions which was referred to the
Committee on the Library
MIR. M also presented memorial from the same
society, asking that books, maps, and scientific
apparatus, imported for the Of schools and tera
ny institutions may be imported free Of duty which
was referred TO the Committee on Finance.
REroRrs FROM consurrEEs.
Mr.. PENNYBACKER, from the Committee Of
Claims, reported bill, which was read and passed
to the second reading.
The Senate proceeded, as in committee Of the
whole to the consideration Of the "bil for the re-
lief Of the legal representatives of John j. Bulow
deceased, I" which, after amendment, reported to
the Senate, and the amendment concurred in.
The question being upon ordering the bill 10 be
eagrossed and read third time,
Mr.. ASHLEY called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
Senators wEsTCoTT and YULEE opposed
the bill. II provided for the payment of something
like 500 900 for property destroyed by Indians du-
ring the Florida war; the petitioners claiming relief
on the ground that the property was destroyed in
consequence OF its military occupation by the Uni
ted States troops. The senator's alluded TO were
disposed to extend relief to these individual claim
ants only while il refused TO the great OF
the people Of Florida, who had suffered equally in
proportion to their means, and whose in
cry way equitable.
Messrs J. NJ. CLAYTON and PHELPS ad.
vocated the bill. They desired that every matter
should stand on its own foundation, and considered
that the claim in question was one which called for
the favorable consideration Of Congress.
After some further remarks by Senators DICK
INS0N, TURNEY, and YULEE,
Mr.. McDUFFiE moved that the bill be laid upon
the table; which motion was agreed to.
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. EVANS moved a reconsideration Of the vote
by which the army appropriation bill was passed
Yesterday in order TO introduce an additional amend
whlc Wi IN
Mr.. E. then, as in committee Of the whole, sub
mitted an amendment of no general interest, which
was agresdto.
The bill was reported to the Senate, read third
time, and passed.
Mr.. E. then moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of the (House) "biIl making appro-
priatons for the support Of the Military Academy
Tor the year ending June 30th, lS47" which motion
was agreed to.
The bill was then considered as in committee Of
the whole, the question being upon certain pending
amendments. H'
Mr.. BENTON was opposed to putting any legis-
lation in the bill, and also to giving any compensa
ton to the annual examining visters, which gave
rise to an unseemly competition for appointment
visers. West Point was very accessible, and the
best class Of visters would be found willing serve
without compensation. ."t
Mr. EVANS replied. He contended that this
not one Of that class Of appropriation bills the
introduction of legislation in which was objection
for the payment Of the actual travelling expenses of
the visiters. As to the compensation, there was,
properly speaking, no compensation at ALL
Mr.. DIX moved that the further consideration Of
the bill be postponed; which was not agreed to.
Mr.. CALHOUN observed that it was due to the
senator from NJ York, as matter of courtesy, that
the special order be taken up The bill under con-
sideraon had been taken up on motion BY the
gentleman from Maine, [Mr. EvANs,1 the gentle
man from New York Mr.. DIX having yielded the
d.. - l. H. A. II
no debate then upon the Military Academy bill. He
moved that the bill be laid upon the table, which
motion was agreed to.
THE WAREHOUSE BILL.
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of the
"act to provide revenue from Imports and to change
and modify existing laws imposing duties on i'm
ports, and for other purposes" which had been re-
ported to the Senate and amended, being still open
Mr.. SIMMONS addressed the Senate in OPPOSE
ton to the bill, and in conclusion submitted an adj
donal section thereto reserving the benefits Of the
warehouse bill to American importers only.
Mr.. DAVIS followed in opposition to the bill in
After some further conversation between Messrs.
DIX and SIMMONS, the latter withdrew his
amendment. al GSeI
Mr.. BAGBY submitted a few remarks not under
Mr. Hu Or called the attention Of The
senator from New York to the fact that blank in
the original bill had been filed with "threen years,
&c. He (Mr. CO. desired to know whether there
had been any decisive action upon the insertion of
the word "three" alluded to.
Mr.. DIX explained, and moved to fill the blank
referred to with "three; upon which motion the
yeas and nays were ordered; and being taken, re-
suited as follows: "
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Bagby, Ben
ton Calhoun Cass, Chalmers Colquu, Dickinson Dix,
Greene, Halpegan, Houston johnson of Louisiana
Lewis, McDSme. fennybacker, Rnsk, Sewer, Turney,
Westcot and Yuiee-22. #'st .-..
NAYS-Messrs. Archer Atherton Barrow, Cameron,
Cilley John NJ Clayton Thomas Clayton, Corwin,
Critenden, Davis, Dayton, Evans Fairfield Haywood
Huntingdon Jarnagin, Johnson of Mary and, Mangum
Miller Morehead Niles Pearcs. Phelps semple simmons
Sturgeon, Upham Webster, aud woodbrdge-2o.
So the amendment was disegreedto.
Mr.. DIX moved that the blank be filled with
"two.n .... ..
Mr.. CALHOUN then spoke in favor of the bill
He regarded it as most important commercial
measure. IL was not little remarkable that in
England the system was met at its introduction with
the most steady and stern resistance against which
N long time I'LL of tr,th