The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-18

course; but having been reported from committee IT
necessary to dispose of by vote.
The amendment was then negatved,
The amendment to change the numbers of the
sections, rendered unnecessary
The following additional section reported from the
Committee on Finance, was agreed to:
SECTION g. And be Il further enacted, That the act OF
June seventeen A. ID eighteen hundred and forty -four en>
uled An act making appropriations for the naval ser
eighteen hundred and iory-fve," which directs tha the
soned a o. ne NaT c sn order m h
naval stores for foreign suadrons in place of naval store
be deposited, and where stoekeeper is necessary be,
and the same is hereby, far modified authorize the
cers to be sorekeepers on foreign stations when suitable
naval officers cannot be ordered such service when
win be promoted thereby Persons selected and
appointed to receive the compensation as now allow
law of officers of the navy performing said service
Mr.. FAIRFIELD moved to amend by inserting after
the word "Philadelpha" the following ''lf the
should be deemed desirable" 1t well known, he
SAID, that there ardent competition gong on be-
tween hepopetors of different floating docks and he had
understood that the propreors of dock had claimed
that the of the term with basin and railway" was
intended to designate their dock And SUCH he feared,
the construction of the senator from Connecticut,
LMr HuNTINGToN,] from some remarks made yesterday.
Such however, not his understanding or of other
senators about him. There nothing IN the least
limiting the discretion of the Secretary in that expression
The propetors of both the rival docks that had been in
successful use in the commercial marine claimed the
equal applicability of basin and railways to their respee-
tive plans The value of this, however, had not been
tested while the value of the docks had He was in ia
vor of giving the Secretary the largest discretion he
had however particular socude about il, especially
many seemed to regard i as important that the bill IN
this respect, should go back to the House unamended
Mr.. ATHERTON hoped the amendment would not
prevail He did not know that the BILL it stood, desig-
mated any particular kind Of floating DOCK nor that was
generally considered by those quaned with the sub
jec The Senate had by strong vote manifested their
approval OF the section came from the House, and
he hoped nothing would be done leopard the BILL so far
asst no for was
considered the provision, passed the House, most u
dicous, and promising to be emncny conducive to the
public interest The appropriations it recommends are
limited TO the present condition of the finances, and ne
hoped the section, as 1t came from the House, would be
suffered to stand untouched
Mr.. WEBSTER said he hoped the section providing
for these docks would pass the Senate without amend
men 1t had been adopted by the other branch by strong
vote and the Senate by its previous vote, had sanctioned
him to be the wsest place the fate of these
useful appropriations in jeopardy by any alterations not
shown to be of actual importance.
After a word or two from Messrs CAMERON and
DICKINSON the question was put upon agreeing to the
amendment and determined in the negative.
MIR; FAIRFIELD, by direction Of the Committee on
Naval Affairs, moved to amend the bill by the addition of
the following section:
SEC. 6. Be further enacted, That in every of the
ted ates the accounting officers Of the treasury under the
direction of the Secretary OF the Navy shall be- and they
the purser of such vessel credit him with such portion of
the amount OF the provisions clothing small stores and
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, they shall be satisfied,
was inevitably lost by such capture loss ola public YES
credit from all liability account of the provisions,
clothing small stores and money SO proved to have been
After a brief debate, in which Messrs. FAIRFIELD,
JOHNSON, Of L 9sada CAMERON EVANS, SIM
Mons and DAYTON S took part, the amendment was
YEAs--Messrs. Ashley, Bagby Beren, Breese, But
den, Davis, Dx, Evans, Fairfield Hannegan Houston,
o
Niles Pearce, Simmons, Turney Woodbridge, and Yu-
NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Anterior, Badger, Bright,
Cameron chalmers 1Giey Dayton Dickinson Jarnagin
Mr. FAIRFIELD, by direction of the same committee
moved further amend the bill by the addition OF the
following section; which was agreed to:
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, That from and the
passage of this act all moneys derived from the sale of all
stores and other articles belonging the navy shall
na, from whah sne stores and Other ar
Treasury is hereby authorized and directed refund to
the appropriation for clothing for the navy the proceeds
paid into the Treasury Of the United States subsequent to
counts of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and the
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and shall not be lawful
head of appropriation for clothing for the navy any
other head Of appropriation, except in the adjustment of the
oldb'rsing officers at the office OF the Fourth A
ditor Of the Treasury.
Mr. FAIRFIELD, by direction of the same committee
moved further to amend the bill by the addition of the
following secton which was agreed to-
g. BE further enacted That the LIST section of the
act of It'll August 1872 entitled Gan act making appropria
the naval service OF the United States for the year
1872, shall be construed applying to the appoint
of boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and saimakers
Mr.. FAIRFIELD, by direction of the committee
moved further to amend the bill by adding the following
to come in between lines and of the first section
which was agreed to
For pay of IL additional assistant surgeons whose APP
pointment is hereby authorized, $i23jO"
Mr.. FAIRFIELD, by direction of the committee
moved further to amend the bill by adding the following
to come in after the amendment Just adopted
"For pay of pyroechns for the navy, whom the Pres
den, by aud with the advice and OF the Senate
hereby authorized to appoints with the rank and pay of
lieutenant commanding, 81 300"
Mr.. FAIRFIELD explained the object of the amend
ment and, after few words from Mr.. WESTCOTT,
On motion by Mr.. SEWER, the further consideration
of the bill was postponed until to-morro
THREE MILLION
The Senate then resumed the consideration,
mttee of the whole, of the bill making further appropra-
ton to bring the existing war with Mexico to a speedy
and honorable conclusion
Mr. COLQUITT addressed the Senate in support of the
war, and in vindcaon OF the Executive from the
ton assaults which have been made upon him in the
course of the debate the celebrated resolution of Mr.
YUIEE for the expulsion of the editor of the Unon
In the commencement of his remarks the honorable
aor from Georgia eoqueny asserted the freedom of the
press and stated that had he been present, he would
have voted against the resolution of expulsion He then
proceeded in forcble and conclusive argument de-
fence of the policy of the administration IA full report
of this speech is in course of preparation
Mr. MANGUM made remarks in relation to the
action of the legislature of the State of North Carolina
to which the senator from Georgia had alluded by way
of correcting what he considered to be msappehenson
on the part of that honorable senator
Mr. BUTLER intimated his intention to address the
Senate upon this subject tomorrow; and,
On motion of Mr.. MANGUM, the bill was postponed