The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-03

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time rsen and agreed to resolution terminating inc De
bate in five mnutes proceeded to address the committee
but being interrupted, took his seat
Mr. COBB called for the reading OF a letter upon the
subject before the House, written to the chairman oil the
Committee of Ways and Means by the Secretary OF
State; and il was read as follows;
DEPARTMENT or STATE, Washington, March 2, 1877.
SIR Among the amendments adopted by the Senate 10
the civil and diplomatic bill you viii find appropriations
OF $4,000 10 be paid to the Spanish government or the
IadP ease 81 distribution among '' ''' " '' AIMS
This claim has been necessarily urged upon the
government of the United States by the Spanish gov
eminent They have much feeling upon the sub
iect ahd win never am persuaded cease use, IRON th
question thorough and deliberate consideration, and can
avoid the conclusion that the claim is well founded I'M
der the Sh, 9th, and 10Th articles OF our treaty with SPAN
OF the 10Th October 1875.
But if the claim doubtful may repeat what
said in my letter of March 49, 1885, the chairman OF the
Committee Foreign Relations OF the House. that 80 long
as it shall remain unsettled II cannot fail TO prove source
of irritation and discod between the two countries highly
preudcia in many respects 10 the interest oil the United
States,
have the honor be- with yoqT obeden'
Hon. JAS. j. MCKAY, Chairman Committee
of Ways and Means, II. OF Reps
The question was then taken agreeing to the amend
ment of the Committee of Ways and Means to the amend
ment of the Senate; which said amendment was agreed
to- and the Senate amendment as amended was then con-
CURED in.
! The 5lst Senate amendment was read, when
Mr.. ADAMS, of Massachusetts, asked leave to say
few. words; [Cries OF agreed" agreed ,.,
! Mr. A. then proceeded-but in tone almost inaudible
at the reporters deskto make some remarks In reply to
the view of the Amisad" case taken by the Secretary
of the Treasury in his letter read to the committee lew
minutes previous by request of Mr. COBB He was un-
dersood TO say that the Spanish never claim
ed the negroes of the "Amstad" as property, but de-
manded them as assassins; and that therefore, IN no
view, was the Secretary OF State justified in the view
which he had taken of the relations OF the United States
with Spain upon this subject growing out oil the treaty
with Spain
The question being then taken upon the said 5ls
amendment of the Senate, DIVISION the were
! IS, nays "a.
SO the amendment rejected
The committee proceeded to the consideration OF the
amendment allowing TO Messrs Richie & Hess the diff
ference between the prices OF congressional printing as
established before the passage OF the JOINT resolution OF
last session regulating the said printing, and the price al
lowed them by the said Joint resouon-he said allow
TO be made however, only for the work performed
prior to the passage of the said resolution.
The Committee of Ways and Means recommended a
disagreement said amendment; but the Committee of the
Whole concurred in the said Senate amendment
| The committee having acted upon all the Senate
amendments, rose and reported its action on the same.
Mr.. MCKAY demanded the previous question: which
was seconded, and the main question was ordered to be
put. ,
separate vote being demanded upon the amendment
in relation to lighting Pennsylvania avenue, the yeas and
nays were demanded and ordered when
The hour of O'Clock and 30 minutes having arrived
the House took recess until o'clock, p, H.
EVENING SESSION
On reassembng,
The House, by unanimous consent, proceeded to the
consideration of business upon the Speakers table
ADDITIONAL MILITARY FORCE
The Senate act to amend an act entitled an act to
raise for limited time an additional military force and
for other purposes read twice and referred to the
Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the umon
WAR MEXICO
The Senate bill making further appropriation to bring
the existing with Mexico TO speedy and honorable
conclusion was read twice, when
Mr. G. S. HOUSTON moved its reference TO the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr.. WINTHROP moved call OF the House, upon
which motion the yeas and nays were taken and resulted
yeas IS, nays a.
The SPEAKER voted in the negative, and the motion
therefore was lost by tie vote.
The question recurring, "Sha the bill be reerred' y
Mr.. ASHNlUN moved that it be laid upon the table,
which motion negatved, by yeas 81, nays 1903; and
the bill then referred to the Committee OF the Whole
on the state OF the Union.
RESERVATIONS ETC, IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI
The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill
entitled act to amend act entitled act to carry
into effect in the States of Alabama and Mississippi the
existing compact with those States with regard to the
five per cent fund.- and the school reservation, with the
amendments of the Senate thereto, when SAID amendment
OF the Senate was read and concurred in.
PIRACY.
The (Senate bill to provide for the punishment of p
racy certain was taken up read third time and
passed
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
amendments to the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
lne ayes anu noes, on the amendment IOr llgHtnS
Pennsylvania avenue having been heretofore ordered,
they were then aken and the amendment passed by yeas
! 1906 nays SO.
separate vote having been demanded on the amend
men in relation to the auxiliary guard in Washington
city, the ayes and noes ordered and the question
decided in the negative by ayes SIS, noes u.s.
! IA message from the Senate received by the
hands of Mr. Dickins, their Secretary stating that the
Senate had passed sundry bills
The appropriation to indemnify the owners OF the
schooner "Amisad" rejected by ayes 40 noes ll2.
The amendment paying to Messrs. Richie Helss the
difference between the present and the former prices for
congressional printing done prior to the passage OF the
joint resolution of last session in relation to public
printing agreed to by yeas %, nays 5ias follows:
| YEAS-Messrs. Ashnun. Atkinson, Bayy, Bedinger.
James Black, James A. Black, Bowdon, Bowlin, Boyd,
w Campbell, John II. Campbell, Augustus A. Chapman,
Chipman Cobb, Cummns, Cunningham, Daniel, Darg,n,
Darragh, De Mott, Dillingham; Douglass, Dunlap, Edsal
Hopkins, Hough, G. s Houston, E. w. HUBBARD, Hunter,
Charles j. Ingerso, Joseph r. lngerso. Jenkins, James
H. Johnson Joseph Johnson, George w Jones, Seabom
Jones' kaufman, Kennedy Lawrence, Leake, Lefer, La
See Levin Lyon, Lumpkin Mclean Mcdaniel, Joseph
| J. Mcdowell, John P Martin Barclay Martin, Morse,
Moulton, Nven, Norris, Owen, Payne, Perl, Pisbury,
| yer, Scammon, Seaman, Seldom, Leonard III. Sims,
Robert Smith, Stanton Starkweather, Strong, Sykes Thb-
odeaux Jacob Thompson, Tibbats Wick, Williams,
NAYS-Messrs Abbott Arnold, Bell Brinkerloh, Milton
Brown, Burlington, Cathcart, John G Chapman, Cooke,
Coamer Grozier Guom Garrett Davis Grinne Gro
Houston, Samuel ID. Hubbard, Hudson, Washington
Hunt, Daniel 7. King, Lewis, Long, MGceiand Nc
Gaughey, MeIonry Ncllya , Mckay, Morris Police
Schenck, Severance, Truman Smith, Albert Smith,
Thomas Smith, Stewart, Strohm, James Thompson,
Tilden, Tumbo, Vinon, Wheaton, White, and Wright
The report of the committee relation to the remainder
of the amendments was concurred in.