The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-13

YEAS-Messrs Baldwin Clarke, Corwln. DAVIS oil Mas
Hale, Hanlin. flanagan, Metcalle, Miller SPruance,
"a assIywoodi uPhsm, and Walker-l9 p.u R.,,i.r
Bo'and, Bradbury Butler Calhoun, Davis OF Mlsssspp,
Johnson Of Louisaan. johnson OF Georga King, Lewis
ney, Webster, Wescoti, and Yuee-29.
So the decision of the Chair was not sustained
MIR fULEE resumed, and asked for the reading OF
the section OF the bill which constituted the amendment
lie stated that the committee OF conference not m
possession OF the facts when the subject before II,
and Tins portion OF the bill escaped consde ration. An
increase OF The corps had been authorized last
sesSVh, anu Ppuoh OF ne increase had been employed
on shore IN Mexico, and had behaved with great gal
antry The increase authorized last session was 200,
and 1t was now found that the number equred accord
ing 10 the present naval establishment, would be about
1890, while the number authorized by the commit
tee made the aggregate only 800 The Secretary pro-
posed to reduce the landsmen in the proportion of the
crease OF the marines and as the andsnen received 50
month. and the marines only So, IT measure of
economy. He lauded the efficiency with which the
marines had performed their duty He referred to a
letter from Commodore Stewart who recommended
much larger increase and all the officers concured in
the expedency OF this increase. An addition is also
CURED to keep sufficient number-say so 100 should
be always kept here at headquarters for drill they
could only be etectuay drilled while on shore He re-
quesed the reading OF letter from the Secretary OF the
Navy recommending the the grounds he had
just stated; and the letter read.
Mr. BENTON said he objected to the reception OF
these letters Everything relative 10 the subject ought 10
be before the committee OF conference
Mr. BADGER rose TO point of order The question
on reading paper must be taken without debate
The question was then taken, and decided in the atr
mauve-ayes %, noes 49,
A second letter from the Secretary of the Navy was
then read but while the Secretary reading
Mr. JOHNSON of Maryland asked how much more
Mr. BENTON said there was a whole hbrary-a per
feet history of the marine corps.
The iurt her. reading was then dispensed with
Mr.. BENTON said he had committed great blmder
in permitting these marines to come into the army bill.
He would take care that hereafter they should be kept IN
their proper place And he would take great care that
the senator from Florida should never again. with his
consent put any item into army bill which not
previously authorized by law; And now see how the
Senate rewarded for lis kindness The House had
acted under correct understanding OF the law The
senator from Florida, from his manner was willing
destroy the whole bill rather than give up his wish to
keep up the marine corps with all its establishment of
officers. The committee of conference understood the
subject He hoped the Senate would strike out the whole
OF the matter The generosity OF the Senate had been
repaid by an attempt 10 destroy the bill.
Mr. fULEE SAID there was intention on his part to
destroy the bill He understood that the House, with a
little explanation, would agree to the bill He understood
from the chairman of the Committee Finance, that
there great probability of the passage of the amend
ment if sent back to it.
Mr. ATHERTON said he had been misunderstood. He
had said that if the increase had only extended to
the men, and the officers had not been all retained
might have been So
Mr. YULEE acquiesced in this explanation. He con
tended that there propnety IN attaching this corps
to the army bill II the practice in England TO join
them in the same bill He thought it would be well to
send this bill and amendment to second committee of
conference.
Mr.. BADGER said no one had any desire to destroy
the bill The same thing was said at the last session on
the last night of the session The Senate having intro
duced this measure into the BILL could be presumed
that it in its proper place, and the question must
turn on the intrinsic merits OF the amendment lie point
ed the injustice which would be done to many gallant
and deserving officers by the rejection of this clause He
hoped the report would be referred to another committee
of conference
The report of the committee Of conference was then
agreed to.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to
establish M seEa in 2sgoh aoo said
he not inclined to proong this debate and he was
equally dIsinclined TO Introduce into it any new excite
ana A M ose b o tn I po
bill concerning Oregon part oil which had been OBJ
ected TO- and part had been stricken out An amend
souri, had Justly stated, had nothing to do with Oregon.
II was an amendment proper enough in itself, but
which had no bearing at all on Oregon. The
shall be applicable 10 Oregon. The amendment had been
added to the bill by majority of the Senate And if the
majority Of the Senate think anything can be gained by
sending the bill TO second committee OF conference,
is perfectly parliamentary for them to do But he
had voted against the amendment it natural that he
should vote for the easiest mode of getting rid OF it that
is, by receding. The gentleman from Georgia Mr.. BER4
REM had not overstaed the importance of this amend
ment If wrong had been done, it should be fairly pre-
scented the world and if it shall meet its approba
perfectly acquiesced in the opinion, that this fit
subject to be presented TO the judgment of the civilized
world.
The ordinance of 1887 refers to the existence Of par
ticular kind of slave not known in Europe in any
civilized counties Although slavery attached to the
south exists in other countries he knew not that slaves
transferable chaels, to be separated from the gebe
to be found but in America, and in the colonies of
America He remembered when this regarded an
evil fixed us by the mother country and 1t must be
considered entament He referred to the original
introduction of slavery the South and assumed that
one, far he could gather from the acts and de-
bates in Congress- had contemplated any extension OF it
to new Territory. In the convention and in the first
Congress, conceded that slavery State inst-
tuition, and that Congress had power it. He was
of this opinion and he would counenance no efforts to
produce excitement by the Introduction OF these ques
tons.
The trainers of the constitution never contemplated the
acquisition of foreign territory Since that period, new
territories have been acquired by purchase conquest
Five slave States have been since admitted, sending ten
this chamber But not of these has been
admitted a State [SEvERAL VOICES: "lowa"1 Is
Iowa admitted Her senators not here That would
be to five. This fact shows that have not dsfa
vored slavery. AS already there have been five States
created out of these territories, he did not deem it
his duty go any further As the senator from Georgia
desires to leave the question to the decision OF the civil
lied world, and as he acquesced IN that course, how
would it then stand' The southern senators say de-
prve them of their right TO go into these newly acquired
prevent them from going into these territories with what
in general law called property But these States have
by their local laws created property persons, and
they cannot carry these local laws with them Slavery
created and exists by local law which is limited to
certain section and is ask ed that Congress shall es
senators TO carry their particular law with them No
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