The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-12

Whether best to have one branch of the subject
made the subject OF contract and another branch OF
made the subject OF another he would leave the Senate
| 10 consider.
| MIR, BENTON. My proposition is. sir, that il is a
hnuaton OF an approved work. We already have in
dex the acts of Congress from 1902 which brings them
down to 1898. We have such an index, unincumbered
with any other matters referring 10 laws, statutes, and
treaties alone. Now have that and at the time it
| was completed, ii took in all the laws and statutes down
| to the Year 1928 What | ask for now, sir, is
iinuation OF that work for twenty years more and !
| undertake to say that any gentleman who will ex
anime il, cannot find anything perfect that Be
devised, than the precise synopsis now before U.S. is
work, and one we have had for twenty yearsfrom 1909
to 1928; and after twenty years shall want it
down to that time iaaax fthe documents IL wholly
different subject 1t will be very enormous work. in
deed: That il thing not yet decided upon It. is
inquiry, which is PROPERLY put into the hands OF
mttee. But this is old subject, approved from the
year 1924 down to the present day, and continual
tion of existing work
Mr. DAVIS remarked that he thought it proper here
to say what he had However old might be the matter
| OF making index, the contract was new one
Whether the public service could be best promoted by
two contracts, or by one general contract, was the
question now before the Senate.
The resolution was th6n agreed to-
STEAM ENGINEERING.
Mr.. DAVIS of Massachusetts stated that he had OBJ
served by reference the Journal that the Commissioner
of Patents had made report to the Senate relative
steam engineering and the causes of explosions. That
subject had been long time under consideration OF the
Committee Commerce, and they had been waiting in
been referred, as he UNDERSTOOD to the Committee on Pat
ents; and he desired that much of the report
relates to steam and the explosion of steam boilers,
any remedies which may be proposed by which these evils
may be avodedin short that all that part of the report Of
the Commissioner which relates to steamers and the
| of steam, may be taken from the Committee on Patents
and referred TO The Committee on Commerce
The question being taken upon the motion, it was
agreed to.
| INVALID PENSIONS.
| Mr.. JOHNSON OF Louisiana, in pursuance OF notice,
| "A
the payment of invalid pensions in cases which
was read twice, and referred to the Committee Pen
SONS.
| INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Indian appropriation bill, which received from
the House OF representatives on yesterday, taken
up read twice, and referred to the Committee Finance
ADMISSION CALIFORNIA.
On motion by Mr.. DOUGLAS, the bill for the almis-
sion of California into the Union State taken up,
and made the special order for Monday, the 22d inst
p. BALDWIN
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for
the relief OF John p Baldwin the question pending be-
ing upon ordering to be engrossed Tor third reading
Mr.. BELL SAID that he moved the reconsideration Of
the BILL He was not satisfied to let the matter pass in
that way, account OF the importance of the principles
involved after all the discussion that had been had
on the subject to determine it, He was not satisfied to
for that bill STOOL and he had understood that
an amendment would be offered that would relieve the
minds OF senator's Of one difficulty He would forbear to
say anything upon the principles involved in the bill
Mr. FITZPATRICK desired merely 10 say, that from
all he understood from the discussion when the bill
was up before. il seemed to him that there was some
merit in the claim He had seen enough of the
course of public officers to know something about their
violation of the rights of property. He did not know
this to be the fact here; but what fell IRON his honora
bic colleague Mr. kING] respecting this matter, had led
him to the conclusion that though this might be in
stance of that kind, the claim for too much. He
thought that many things embraced in the Items of charge
against the government were valued too high He was
however OF opinion that the vessel unnecessarily
destroyed He would therefore offer amendment, 10 al
low its investigation by the Navy Department, giving it
hnrV AZ 10 and n He
moved to strike all after the enactng clause, and in
ssr amendment, provision directing that the me
mortal be referred to the Secretary of the Navy and that
he be authorized to make such compensation he may
deem equitable and proper-not exceeding twelve hun
MIR. WESrCoTT remarked that the only difficulty
made before, with OF the senators, with refer
ence the ($l ,2OO) allowed by the bill The
amendment .obviated that difficulty, and he hoped it
Mr. BRIGHT The difficulty, sir, with one senator, in
this bill before us, is, that this claim is without merit
ined very thoroughly by the Senate, after much discus
sion and call for the yeas and nays, the Senate deter
mined that they would not pay the claim The effect OF
this amendment is nothing than this to give the
Secretary of the Navy the power the decision
of the Senate. hope that the amendment will not
prevail.
The question being taken upon the amendment. it was
rejected, on a dlylsIon-ayes Ia, noes 20
| Mr.. WESTCOTT said he had not supposed there
would be any opposition or difficulty, with respect to
the adoption Of the amendment AS there objection
made, he moved posponement OF the further consider
alton OF this bill until tomorrow.
WIDOWS DECEASED SOLDIERS.
! Mr. BORLAND moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of the Senate bill 10 revive aportlon OF An
for the relief of the widows of deceased soldiers"
Mr.. B. asked the Senate to take up the Senate bill No
| 3d.
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that it could not be DONE
except by unanimous consent, private bills the
special order of the day according to the resolution
adopted by the Senate.
| Mr. BORLAND said that this was, in fact, merely a
private bill 1t embraced but few cases; they land
of very great merit He thought therefore, that it
ought to be considered private bill.
| Mr.. BRADBURY objected to taking business mp out of
the regular order. resolution had been adopted by the
Senate the commencement of the present session.
that they should appropriate day in the week to the
consideration OF the private calendar They had made
little or progress in dIsposng OF that calendar be-
cause instead OF taking 1t up, and proceeding IN the
be followed. they had either taken up private bills
! irregularly, giving the preference to those which
would give to debate, they had passed them
| by entirely for bills of public character He
hoped they would follow the orer of the calendar, par
ticulary there were cases OF peculiar hardship which
which hal been reported upon early the last session
favoraby to ha prayer of the petitioners and which had
passed the other House Such bills had been allowed TO
remain upon the calendar, while other and debatable
bills had been suffered to usurp the time. He repeated
the hope that the order of the calendar would not be IN
| irnge1
Mr. BORL.iND was very sorry that the motion should
be opposed The bill would have given rise to no dis
cussion whatever and might have been disposed OF IN
the tune spent the debate whether it should or should
not be taken up This bill had been reported Just at the
close OF the last session. and could not then be taken
Tor want OF time. 1t was simply bill to revive portion
Of the act OF 1916, granting pensions to certain persons
Inns bill merely that