The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-14

NAYS-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell Berrien, Clarke,
Corwin Davis of MASSACHUSETTS, Greene Johnson of Mary
Phelps Spmance Underwood, Upham, and Waes-iS
So the amendment was non-concurred in.
motion to adjourn was again made and negatived,
by ayes 10, noes %.
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
message was received from the House of Represent
atives by Mr.. CAMPBELL, their Clerk, follows
MIR. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives concur
in the ist I'd 3D. 4th, 5th, 9th, 7h and Sh amendments
of the Senate to the bill making appropriations for the
current and contingent expenses of the Indian Depart
men and for fulfilling treaty shpulaons with the various
Indian tribes, for the year ending 3oth June 1850 They
agree to the 9th amendment of the Senate with an amend
men and they agree the 10th amendment of the Sen
ate with an amendment The House OF Representatives
ask conference on the dlsagreelng votes of the two
houses and have appointed Messrs VINToN BRoDHEAD,
and BARRINaER a committee of conference on their part
Mr.. ATHERTON moved that the Senate concur in
portion and nonconcur IN the remainder OF the House
Mr.. ATCHSON suggested the propfiey of disagreeing
to all The House amendments and appointing committee
OF conferenc;ee, upon Sn the whole.
course and moved that the Senate disagree to all the
amendments of the House, and that committee of
ference be appointed.
The reading of the amendments having been called for
they were read.
The question being taken upon the motion made by
Mr.. ATHERToN, 1t was agreed to.
1t being then
Ordered. That the committee the part of the Senate
be appointed by the Chair
The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Senators ATHER
TON, DICKINSON, BELL, and HUNTER, SAID committee
the part of the Senate
ARMY
The chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs
having appeared in his seat,
Mr. ATHERTON moved that the Senate resume the
consideration Of the army appropriation bill; which mo-
ton was agreed to.
Mr. DAVIS OF Mississippi submitted an amendment
in relation to Communication for subsistence which the
reporter not able procure, and which to-
Mr. D. also moved to amend the bill by the insertion Of
an item making an appropriation Tor the publication OF
new edition of the Ordnance Manual
In offering this amendment, MIR. d. stated that the Ord
nance Manual had been nearly exhausted during the
with Mexico, and some changes had been made in the
tactics OF the Manual for the ordnance service.
therefore, deemed to be important to publish edi
ton OF this work. in consequence both of the exhaustion
of the old edition and of the changes in the tactics OF the
army
The question being taken upon the adoption OF the
amendment, it agreed TO-
Mr. d. moved further TO amend the bill, by inserting
item OF $4,000 for the expenses OF surveying route
from the valley of the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean,
which was adopted.
Mr. D. also submitted amendment appropuatng
$50 900 for secret services during the with Mexico
In submitting the amendment, Mr.. d. said This is
subject which cannot explain. The mind oil every
will supply what it is improper that should stale
There were services performed OF nature which II is
improper for to suggest for which compensation
has not been made There is one single thing to which
may call the attention OF the Senate II s those Mexi
who have rendered services TO the American army,
and who are now in New Orleans. believe they should
be provided for There is no provision now even TO iul
i'll some contracts entered into by the officers but this is
another matter of which cannot speak.
Mr. ID. still further moved to amend the bill by insert
ing appropriation for extra services performed by
clerks in the office of the Adutant General and said
This has been represented to me as claim founded upon
the fact that these clerks have been employed for
greater number of hours than required by their
tract. account of the increased labor growing out of
the
Mr. ATHERTON. That is the same description OF
claims we have rejected in the civil and diplomatic appro
priaton bill We struck out one such item introduced in
the bill in the House. and have rejected several OF SINH
lar descriptions being claims for extra services proper
to be presented in private bills hope il viii be rejected
The question being stated upon concurring in the
amendment dischargng the corps of sappers and miners
Mr.. DAVIS said 1t is suggested to me that it is
very important that the bill should be acted upon to-
night, and ihere is but amendment Enacted upon
that in relation to the discharge of sappers and miners
opposed similar proposition last year, as matter OF
duty. 1t the dsbanding OF men before the expra-
ton Of their term OF enlistment. Il was the more extra
ordinary because the character of their enlistment had
been somewhat unusual. | anticipated evil, and evil
alone, the result of adopting the measure them and
did result from it, This is proposition to apply the
same principle TO different corps-the sappers and
miners. How far this may be productive of the same in
furious effects, II is for time only to determine. con-
slider it, however, as distinction have right to
make; that this corps regularly enlisted and If they
have not hitherto had the advantages OF instruction prom
Used them it is because they have just reached the point
when those instructions are to be given They now
wish to be discharged the mounted rlemen wished
be discharged because they were not sent to Oregon
at the very moment when they expected to go there.
Mr. DIX. This believe, is peculiar case, and very
different from that presented to us last winter under
stand thai these nem Of
tisemen of which do not recoect precisely the purport,
that they going Immediately to West Point to be
instructed and educated Instead of that they sent
to Mexico. There were about eighty Of them; but they
are reduced to twenty ve think, and these have
returned in broken health, and the proposition is TO dis
charge them if they desire Their places can be imme
datey filled up. | hope the Senate will agree 10 it..
The question being then taken, the amendment was
concurred in.
Ga motion by Mr. DIX. the Senate, as in committee OF
the whole, proceeded to the consideration OF House bill
for the relief of B. O. Payne of Albany New York, and
no amendment being offered it reported 10 the Senate.
ordered to third reading, read third time, and passed
E. LEVY.
On motion by Mr.. BADGER. the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill for the relief of Moses f.
Levy, when, objection occurring, motion to post
pone the further consideration of the bill until Tomorrow
was agreed TO.
JOSHUA BARNEY.
On motion by MIR. JONES, the Senate in committee
OF the WHOLE proceeded the consideration of the House
bill for the relief OF Joshua Barney United States agent
and amendment being offered 1t was reported to the
Senate ordered to third reading, real third time and
passed.
LIIuR B. CANFIELD.
On motion by Mr.. DICKINSON, the Senate, as in CON
mttee OF the whole, proceeded TO the consideration of
the bill for the relief OF Lzur b. Garfield and amend
nent being offered it reported to the Senate ordered
to a third reading, read third time and passed.
BOUNDARY OF IOWA.
On motion by Mr. DODGE of Iowa. the Senate as in
committee OF the WHOLE proceeded to the consideration
La thob Tho