The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-21

and hope shall not clog the bill with the purchase

and hope shall not clog the bill with the purchas
OF patent rights.
Mr.. PHELPS. am, as the Senate well know, op
bill as & he
received am IN favor OF 1t In the present instance The
measure recommended TO by the head of this bu
reau-I allude 10 Commodore Smith II the naval de-
partment has made no estimate for it, hold that what
ever is presented to upon the representation of the
gentleman presiding the bureau referred to- should
that is for the interest of the government to adopt this
proposition, and hope it will be adopted
Mr. ATHERTON. would inquire whether there is
any recommendation from any department or bureau IN
| favor of this amendment
Mr.. YULEE | will state for the information of the
Committee on Finance that the Naval Committee have
recommended nothing to the Senate but what recem-
mended and asked for by the department and If the
Senate desires any information from the department,
will send to the Chair the communications to be read
desire not occupy the time of the Senate unnecessarily,
but is represented that it will be great saving and
measure of economy to purchase the right in question
The question being then taken upon the amendment j,
Mr. YULEE further by direction of the Committee
on Naval Affairs, moved to amend the bill by the addi-
ton OF the following section; which was agreed to:
SEC. g. A,d be it further enacted That the engineers in
the navy shall hereafter receive the following pay
Chief engineer on duty, first five years, fifteen hundred
Chief engineers duty, after five years. two thousand
Chief engineers on leave first five years. twelve hundred
Chief engineers leave, after five years, fourteen hun
First assistant engineers duty thousand dollars
First assistant engineers on leave, eight hundred and
fifty dollars;
Second assistant engineers, duty eight hundred dol
lars;
Second assistant engineers on leave six hundred dollars
Third assistant eng ineers, duty, hundred dollars
Third assistant engineers on leave, four hundred doll
Mr. YULEE, also, by direction of the Committee on
Naval Affairs, moved to amend the bill by the insertion
Of the following item which was agreed to:
and ndenca he de
pot near New Orleans ,750.
MIR. WESTCOTT moved to amend the bill by the in
seition OF the following item which was agreed to:
For the survey of the reefs shoals and KEYS and coasts
OF South Florida by the survey, and for which the
Secretary of the Navy hereby directed provide officers
vessels, and crews TO said the of $4,000
Mr.. YULEE, by direction of the Committee on Naval
Affairs moved to amend the bill by inserting the follow
ing clause:
And that the officers of the marine corps affected by the
4h of the Congress approved ID March, ls7
United States shall be provided for in the same manner
nens in the additional regiments raised for the with
Mexico were under the 4h section of the act of Congress
ac entitled An providing for the prosecution Of the
existing war between the United States and the republic
OF Mexico and for other purposes"
The clause, as amended, is as follows:
For pay of officers. non-commissoned officers, musi-
Clans rivates and servants serving Shore
OF oaers ana pay or andsaWn clothing two hunTed and
President of the United States may substitute tor
andSnen IN the navy, he eKpcdlent
promote the efficiency Of the service And that the officers
OF the marine corps affected by the fourth section OF the
for he ncsease e marine corps Of the Wnsd safes
shall be provided for in the that the officers
onal regiments raised for the with Mexico
der the fourth section OF the act of Congress, approved
"An act supplemental to entitled An providing
for the prosecution Of the existing war between the United
States and the republic OF Mexico and for other purposes
Mr. ATHERTON. | wish to call the attention of the
Senate to this amendment 1t proposes to increase the
number o. Of officers OF the marine corps,
last session provision made for permanent increase
of the marine corps We provided for the addition of five
hundred men to the marine corps, and for the addition
of twelve officers The amendment was refused by the
House The session being near its close, contest
not persisted in by the Senate, the discussion dropped
and the amendment was Withdrawn. lthas been again
proposed by the Secretary of the Navy, at the present
session, that provision be made authorizing him to in
crease the number of marines, and reduce, in
spending degree, the number of andsmen serving on
board ships of and that sufficient number of Off
GERS be added to command the number of marines that
are thus to be authorized But the committee have
thought proper to recommend to the Senate instead of the
permanent increase OF officers as proposed at the last
session, the restoration to Office twelve officers
discharged under the act of last session. the extension TO
continue during their lives, and vacancies not to be filled
provided for at the last session There circumstances
connected with this matter Independent of increase
men, very strongly appealing to us for the adoption OF
the amendment reported by the committee Under the
operation of the act of the last session. twelve officers
were dropped-not those who had been added during the
war, by the authority of temporary act increasing the
number of prvates and officers of the marine corps but
the whole has fallen, altogether, the oldest officers in
the service, of whom had been in the service TWEEN
yhve thirty years, and had other possible means
| Of support, and several of whom. | understand were
officers of high merit By what rule the selection
made do not know. We were informed by the Secre-
tary of the Navy that the selection not determined
by any ground of complaint against the officers thus
dropped As there will be necessity for an increase in
the number OF officers growing out of the increase OF the
number of men, the committee thought proper to
mend reinstaton of those officers who had thus been
displaced, instead of appointing new ones twill be-
proper heRaer for Congress TO determine whether
the increase shall be permanent or not or whether the
vacancies, they occur among those twelve officers,
shall be filled or not 1t seemed to be an act OF justice
and there was a propney IN 1t, that this amendment
should be offered.
Mr.. ATHERTON The senator from Florida says
last session and il the close of the session.
the Senate was Obliged TO give way. | think we are
pretty the close of the now and only
but we are near the close of session which cannot
postpone, could at the last session Now sir, this
being increase of officers of the marine corps it does
not properly belong to the appropriation bill Ii it were
necessary that this should be passed, and il
was desirable to enter into full understanding with the
House upon the subject, why has not bill been brought
forward here to increase the number of officers stand
upon its own merits, and that bill sent the House, and
a committee of conference appointed that we might
come to a full understanding the subject and full
contest, If contest be necessary hope this which will
give rise to controversy will be appended the APP
preparation bill understand the reason of it to be- tha
there some persons thrown out of Office able to
support themselves. That is not for an increase
of officers. The only is, the necessity of the
country II the country demand it, we should appoint
officers, and not otherwise
Mr.. YULEE. stated when was up BEFORE sir, that i