The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-11
THlItTlETTI CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

WAsHISGroS, August 9, 1S4S.
The Senate met, according to adjournment at II
O'Clock, A M, and for an hour busily employed
in considering variety of bills, sc. when,
On motion, the people were cleared from the gale
res and the Senate proceeded to the consideration
executive business. They continued in session
till half past three o'clock when the doors were again
opened, and the calendar CT private bills resumed
from y sterday At four O'Clock, the Senate took a
in order to attend to the QUESTIONS of their
stomachs.
EVENING SESSION
The Senate was called to order at six O'Clock p NJ
MrDouGLAss moved!to take up the Oregon bill; but,
after some conversation, it agreed take up the
bill of
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ARMY
The sum of the several items of this bill rea ches
nearly to eleven millions of dollars (Sl 900 OO0)
Several mendmentsw agreed to from the Finance
Committee.
The question coming down to an amendment ap-
propratDg 100000 for arrearages of certain
made in Oregon and California by Lieut. Col. Ere
mont
MIR. r. JOHNSON desired to know under what autho-
MIR. ATHERroN explained that the item was for sur
veys made in California for which appropriations
had been made.
MIR JoHNsoN-Then it was for SURVEYS made without
authority of law.
MIR ATHERroN read from the report of Col Albert,
Chief Of Typographical Engineers that the reason the
appropriation was not made last year was, that from
accident other the appropriation was omitted
In report OF the Bureau for the Committee of Ways
Mr.. BENTON next read and further explained that
this accidental omission might be explained by the
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ways forgotten" Fremont and his party were 8 900
miles of sir and if the appropriations were stop
ped he would have to be first informed before he could
be suspended Well, sir, out of the previous years
appropriation the party of Fremont, augme nted on
account Of the from thirty fifty and sixty men;
Col. Albert and Lieut. Peck. who went out bv the
Red river, and through the Camanche country to
Santa Fe with thirty men, sir, all paid out of that
years appropriation The usual appropriation
was[S3O OOo-here have 2o,0O0-so that by a years
delay the government actually an amount OF
he
With some further conversation between Mr.. John
son. MIR. Benton and Mr.. Atherton. the amendmen Mt
was agreed to.
THE WAR IN CALIFORNIA
MT ATHERTon moved IN item of 100000. for the
expenses of the military operations in Alton Cafor-
mia, under Commodore Stockton and 1t. Col Fremont
including pay Of troops for services horses Sc; and
providing also for the payment of the civil expenses
under the government Of Commodore Stockton and
1t Col Fremont, far this will 70 to the pay
ment Of said claims far as ascertained The
ment also prescribes the pay of the troops, S27 q
month Tor privates man and horse and officers o cor
responding pay.
MIR. JOHN DAvIs-what is that9 Will the Chairman
MIR. ATHERToS explained the item. It substantially
embraces the provisions relating to asceraned
in the bill lately passed by the Senate.
MIR. DAvIs-How these claims ascertained,
Mr ATHERToN explained that they were ascertain
ed from the muster rolls and the time of service of the
troops to be paid.
The amendment, by request, was read again for in.
formation.
Mr. UNDERWOOD asked if all these claims were not
provided for in the bill which lately passed the Senate
sppropriating some eight hundred thousa nd
dollars for the payment of these California claims
Mr.. ATHERToN explained that the appropriation n
this bill would be deduction from the other bill
which bad passed the Senate
Mr. UNDERWOOD appeared to be at a loss to know
why the appropriation should be made in two bills
and desired to know how these $500 900
certained
MIR BrNroS-They were ascertained by the muster
rolls.
Mr.. USpERwooD-How were they ascertaned by the
muster rolls?
Mr. BENIoN-That Is none Of eur business. The
muster roll shows the time which the men have de
voted to the service their compensation is fixed by
law The case is perfectly plain sir We only propose
to pay the claims thus ascertained. ! am surprised
that the Senator from Kentucky should have an OBJ
lection to this especially, sir, when the mass of
these men serving in California were Kentuckians
under Colonel w II. Russell, and Missourians under
Governor Boggs citizens OF the United States the
mass OF them out there and they We yer bee
pad, sir. MIR Benton here described how these me
bad out some two three thousand miles to Ca
lnorna how they had equipped themselves, horses
and all; how they embarked on the Pacific and sailed
along the coast from one point to another how they
traversed the plains and mountains in the duties of
the war; and all at their own expense, on the good
faith Of the United States. Now, sir we propose to
pay them, as far as asccrtained; and allow them
only ten cents day for their horses and that pays
the horte account. 1t would be good thing II we
could make the arrangement In refere nee to all
the mounted men in this Mexican war 1t would be
consummatiop for the government. am prophet,
to be prophetic; and that is that the horse bill,
VIZ" WIZ come upon us on account OF this
Mexican war will be astonishing Why, sir the stall
lion Of Amy Dardan, Amy Dardan, Of Virginia had
valuable horse which pressed into the service of
the Revolution and killed in IT, and for some twenty
oou years after she prosecuted claim for indemnity
upon Congresslthe Dar Mai horse on uu who was
qumfered upon the House Of Representatives ("IIa,
La! ha! for twenty-five years, sir will be baby 10
the h rise claims coming In upon us from Nexic1
remember, when came to Congress that bat horse
Rtmulus was quart, red in the House Of Representa-
tivef and that gentleman gave long q nea ori.
eal account 81 Homuus, aud we did not get rid Of
him fer quarter Of n century But, sir Che horse
c aims from Mexico will give us more trouble than
Ron.Ulus and Remus tcg,ther One word more sir
Mir Christopher Carson Commonly called Kit CARSON
j. just in from California Hceays, there has been
call nade for volunteers in California, and that 10 In.
duce Them 10 join the service, 1t has been expressly
stI uated that they should not be served as the men
under stockton and Fremont have been served but
thst they should be paid; but notwithstanding that
Fir, not man has volunteered They are not paid
for What they have done, and that is the reason
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