The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-23


shs Sesesnee Of district attorneys nsrshsls and clerks
ins circuit and distract courts OF the United States re
Sac. .fnd Be 64ytLsy enacted That the Attorney
General shall have seal Of once TO DO made with such
papers In his once authenticated under such seal shall be
evidence equally as the original record OF pap"r.
hs acs 81 M Dc JtAe snaed ina, there shall Ss IN
70 the clerk now authorized BY law to the Attorney Gen
sr and the said chief clerk shall be appointed by the At
toney General and be employed he shall deem proper
and IN ease OF vacancy in the once Of Attorney General
Hins charge q al the records books and papers al
receive compensation at the rate OF two thousand dollars
sac find De further enacted, That the Secretary OF
s Treasury the Attorney General and the Solicitor ofhe
Treasury DO aud they hereby constituted hoard for
circumstances Of debtors the United States and their
snreeS and they hereby authorized and empowered in
all cases where such debtors nsoyent n doubts. cir
eumstanees, and In all whore the surees of such
debtors Or any OF them, insovent unable TO pay
the whole amount Of their several joint liabilities to the
United states when the claim Of the United states is Of
Irrigated and doubtful character settle and adjust the
same and TO release and discharge such debtors suTses
from their liabilities the United upon such
heS ss 81 the the I Inch S
ted states TO receive in discharge Of said liabilities
MIR. THURMAN moved to amend the substitute
by inserting therein the Sd section Of the original
bill. REJECTED
Mr. HoGE moved to amend the substitute by
striking out 50 900 as the salary Of the chief clerk
lin the 4th section, } and inserting 81, 500.
The amendment, by ayes 76, noes 50, was agreed
10.
Mr. HAMLIN offered the following amendment;
which was rejected;
Strike from the substitute the word. in addition
ersl"
Mr. BoWLIN moved an amendment, striking
out the section which creates board to investigate
Indebtedness TO the United States
The amendment, by ayes GO, noes 54 was agreed
10.
Mr.. THURMAN renewed his motion to includ.
IN the substitute the third section Of the original bill
changed so as to go into operation after the 10th of
August next, instead of"from and after the passage
Of the bill" Agreed 10.
The substitute Of Mr. TBBArTs was then agrsed
On motion of Mr.. HoGE, the committee rose and
reported the bill and amendments to the House.
And the question being concurring in the
amendments, and ordering the bill to a third
reading,
Mr. NORRIS moved the previous question;
which was seconded.
When, on motion Of Mr.. ROBERTS, the bill and
amendments osrs laid on the table.
The House then again resolved itself into Com
mittee Of the Whole the State Of the Union, (Mr.
BRoDHEAD, Of Pennsylyania, in the chair.)
A struggle for business followed.
DEFENSIVE WORKS.
The result was that, on motion Of Mr. SEAMAN,
the committee took up the following bill:
BILL making appropriations for certain defensive works
Of the United States for the fiscal year ending the
threth day Of June, one thousand eight hundred and
fory-six.
b enacted BY NJ, Senate and House Of Rsprsssniars
re United States Of 4@srieG in COHgrsSI assrnblsd That
the following sums be- and they hereby appropriated
TO be paid out Of any unaPproPrsed money the
Tor the preservation repair and construction Of certain
lortincaons for the fiscal year ending the hireh day
June one thousand eight hundred and iorty-six,
For the purchase from the OF New York Of the de-
lensTe works on staten island together with tho land
bought by the State for the site said works with all the
material on and about them and for repairs OF said works
extnguShed one hundred thousand dollars: Prorid,d
That the Executive be, and he hereby authorized
poss Of the site and materials OF old Gans-voor and
Staten island;
For the OF batteries on Sellers Point aa,
below Baltimore, thirty thousand dollars;
For the commencement of fort at the entrance to Cum
beriand sound, Georgia, twenty thousand dollars
For the commencement Of fort on the east side of Dan
phin island Mobile bay Alabama twenty thousand dol
lars.
MIR. TlBBATTS indicated amendment stri-
king out all after the enacting words and inserting
provision repeating the law already passed making
appropriations for certain fortified tons
MIR. E. B. HOLMES moved an amendment n
propriating $50 600 for the commencement of de.
fensve works at the mouth Of the Genesee river on
Lake Ontario.
MIR. SEAMAN went into a speech explanatory
Of the item Of appropriation for works on Staten
Island, and the importance and necessity of the pur-
chase.
Mr.. GILES followed in some remarks in expla-
nation OF the appropriation for Notifications in Ma
ryland, and Of the necessity thereof.
Mr.. GRlNNELL moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting an appropriation of $4,000 for
the commencement offortifcations for the harbor of
New Bedford in the State of Ma Massachusetts,; (which
amendment Mr. G. explained, had the sanction Of
the Committee on Military Affairs
Mr.. w. w. CAMPBELL advocated the bill.
This Che said) was no new proposition. 1t was one
winch for years had been pressed upon Congress
by the recommendations Of successive public Off
GERS: He referred to the very limited and defective
state Of the Notifications of the city of New York
Ii was IN less defensive state than many of our
third and fourth rate towns and urgently advocated
the provisions of the bill. At all events he urged
that the question to the purchase Of these works
from the State of New York should be decided one
way or the other
Mr.. J. R. INGERsoLL presented the defence
less state OF the city Of Philadelphia and proceeded
to argue the importance of Congress taking some
action towards the settlement of the title to the Pea
Patch island which was the only place in the river
Delaware which admitted Of an ample and successful
defence to the invasion Of an armed enemy He en-
tered into an explanation of the present condition Of
that utle and the steps that have been taken to
wards ts settlement; and he gave notice of an amend
ment proposing preliminary steps on the part Of
Congress towards the accomplishment of this OBJ
ject.
Amendments were indicated by Messrs
FORD. Mr.. H briefly advocated his, which pro-
posed provision for the defence of Sackets Harbor
On motion, the committee rose and reported.
Mr.. KING, of Georgia, asked leave to introduce
resolution setting apart Monday next as a special
order for the bill providing for the construction of
iron war steamers.
Objections were made.
The SPEAKER ION eave) laid before the House
communication from Major Butler, one of the COM
mssioners to the Indians in Texas, &c, referring
TO animadversons made in the House of Represen- |
atives upon the manner in which the expenditures
had been made by that mission, and asking the APP
poln,ment of a select committee to inquire into
them.
MIR. BURT asked leave to offer resolution pro-
vidIng for the appointment ofsuch committee
Mr.. KING, Of New York, obecting-
Mr.. b. moved suspension Of the rules for the
reception of the resolu tion.
Mr.. HoGE asked the yeas and nays on this mo-
ton.
MIR. CHAPMAN, Of Alabama moved to lay the
resolution on the table