The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-06

sire TO take advantage Of the thinness OF the Sen
ate. He was willing TO lot the bill lie till thes'
was full Senate, MMN III
Mr.. MoREHEAD hoped that the bill would take
the ordinary course. Ii appeared that those OPP
posed 10 the bill were not 10 expect any eouri.Iy
He trusted that the bill would be taken W :" "'
natural course.
Mr. wESTCoTT remarked th.. ne hea voice IiIo
against the postponement beo.s'e &C., .,
bill in which the personal fssnns VI 90 ,h ~
no senator intsres,sl ~ ,',;II;,, W 49,
ter character, he wolia ""'' 'S'N ""e W r''
pone. .r.. X 49,. 49,. tI,,,.. or d.
..-..'.,;vas, announcing that said House insisted
Il ,'.oa Ihair Sd and 9th amendments 10 the Senate
ss,sndments to the bill TO supply Deficiencies of APP
Preparations made for the service OF the fiscal year
ending June 30th, l647.
| DEFICIENCIES or APPROPRIATIONS.
The message from the House. alluded to above
Mr.. HAYWOOD moved that the Senate recedt
| from its third amendment.
| Mr.. EVANS objected and remarked that If the
motion prevailed, he would feel himseh under the
necessity Of moving that the Senate recede from It's
I'd amendment also.
| Mr.. HAYWOOD stated that he was not aware
that there was more than one amendment, and then
moved that the Senate recede from both It's amend
ments; his object was to secure the passage OF the
main features of the bill.
| Mr. WESrCOTF objected to this course, but
was in favor Of the appointment OF committee OF
conference between the two houses.
| Mr. BAGBY expressed the hope that the hrs'
amendment would not be receded from, as such q
course would deprive Mr.. L. b. Jones Of his eqi'
table claim for services rendered the United States,
in making certain experiments in relation to steam
boilers.
The question being taken upon Mr.. HArwOOD''
motion, il was decided in the affirmative, yeas IL
nays u. So the amendments were receded from.
| MINERAL LANDS.
| Mr.. BREESE, in fulflment OF pledge to the
| senator from Ohio, Mr.. CoRwR,l moved that the
Senate should take up for consideration joint
olution in relation 10 the mineral lands
| Mr. EVANS objected to proceeding out Of the
/ regular calendar.
| The question being taken upon the motion, it was
lost
| FRENCH sPoLIArioss.
Mr.. J. NJ. CLAYTON moved that the Senate
should take up the consideration Of the French spo
liaton bill, with view TO the designation of some
day upon which the debate thereon should be re.
sumed; the motion was agreed to.
| Mr. MOREHEAD signihed his intention of ad
dressing the Senate upon the subject, but was not
prepared TO do so at present, and moved that It's
| further consideration be postponed until Monday
| next; which motion was agreed TO.
| JUDICIARY.
| The Senate resumed as in committee Of the whole
the consideration Of the 'bill to establish courts
of the United States, and provide for the due ex.
ecuton Of the laws Of the United States in the State
of Florida" The Committee on the Judiciary here
| tofore reported a substitute for the original bill
| which substitute was under discussion.
| Sundry amendments were proposed, in the dis
cussion of which Messrs. YULEE, w ESTC0TT
JOHNSON, Of Louisiana, and EVANS took part
after which, the bill was reported to the Senate, the
| amendments cOncurred in the amendaIOrv hill
as amended concurred in, and ordered TO be en-
crossed for a third reading.
! Mr.. NILES moved that the Senate should pro.
coed to the consideration Of executive business
| which motion was not agreed 10.
| The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal of yesterday read in part, and
1.-THE further reading having, motion Of Mr..
| MARSH, been dispensed With was approved
The SPEAKER announced the special order OF
the day to be the bill to repeal that part of the act
| of the 30th August, l842 which imposes a duty OF
| twenty per cent. ad valorem on Java coffee, &c.
| RECESS.
Mr. MCKAY asked leave to submit motion that
| hereafter the House would take daily recess from
2 to haf-past O'Clock.
Objections were made.
| Mr.. MCKAY moved that the rules be suspended
TO enable him to submit the motion.
! The SPEAKER expressed doubts whether the
motion could be received inasmuch as the special
order had itself been made under a suspension of
/ the rules.
| After brief conversation between Mr. BOYD
and the SPEAKER, on the point of order
| Mr.. Mckay moved to postpone the considera-
ton of the special order for the moment to enable
| him to submit the motion.
The affirmative vote stood 90; the oes were moi
| counted.
So the special order was not postponed; and the
motion for a recess was not received.
Mr.. S. ADAMS, on leave given, withdrew from
the files Of the House the papers in the of Mrs
| e. Adams and of Mrs. Mayrant.
| Mr.. r. CHAPMAN, on leave given, presented @
memorial Of citizens of Tennessee valley, PRAYING
| an appropriation for the removal of distractions &c
the navigation Of the Tennessee river at Muscle ant
Colbert's shoals; which memorial was committed
JAVA COFFEE AND SPANISH VESSELS.
On motion of Mr.. C. J. INGERSoLL, the House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
The SPEAKER invited Mr.. PAYNE to the chair
who excused himself.
| The SPEAKER then extended the invitation tc
Mr.. BoYp, who accepted it.
| The committee proceeded to the consideration Of
the special order, being the bill to repeal that part OF
the act of the Goth August, l842, which imposes Q
duty of twenty per cent. ad vaorem on Java coffee
and to refund the discriminating tonnage duties lev
led Spanish vessels Except those from Cuba and
Porto Rico) by the act of the 18th July, 1882.
| The bill was read follows:
Be enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives.
the United States Of .8meriea in Congress assembled Tha
from after the passage of this act coffee imported
from the European ports Of the kingdom of the Neither
lands into the United States whether Dutch American
vessels shall be admitted without discriminating duty up
on the same footing with coffee imported directly from
Brazil and other countries where coffee is produced ant
that much of the act OF the hirteh Of August eighteen
hundred and fortytwo, imposes duty of twenty pe
sd valoIem lava coffee be- and the is hereby
| repealed.
SIC .3nd be further enacted That the amount of dis
eliminating tonnage duties levied Spanish nde
the act OF the thirteenth Of July eighteen hundred and hr
ytwo, coming from any foreign country Except thos
from Cuba and Porto Rico be refunded and that nom an
after the passage Of this act discriminating tonnage du
ties be levied Spanish vessels except such come from
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Mr.. C. J. INGERSOLL moved to strike out N,
first section of the bill
II Mr.. ]. said the Dutch subject was embraced !,
the general tariff act reported from the Committe
/ Of Ways and Means. There was no occaso,
. therefore for that provision here. All we wanted
was the second section respecting Spanish tonnag
, duties, which he Aattered himself would receiv
? the unanimous sanction of the House.