The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-27

The pending amendment further debated by Messrs
| HUNTER, DAYTON, BERRlEN, NILES, UNDER
WOOD, and WESrCOrT The question being then take
upon Mr. DAYroN's amendment by yeas AID nays, wa
rejected-yeas s, nays At, as follows:
81 As o%n Ga%
eNAYS-Messrs Atobi.on, Badger BALDWIN, Bell, Bouen
Massachusetts. Davis of Mississippi, Dickinson, Dix
Rons PSwn rsSh fHassad Espsfs Fooe
Maryland johnson of Louisiana, Johnson of Georgia
Jones hing, Ma s MILLER miles, Miles, Phelps Ra'h ssba
Wales, Walker Webster Westcoit, and Yulee--i7.
The question then being stated the amendment sub
mitted by Mr.. WALKER
Mr. BERRlEN asked the senator from Wisconsin to
accept modification of his Notwithstanding certain
words providing that the constitution Of the United States
so far applicable, be extended, &C.
Mr. WALKER accepted the modification.
After some further remarks by Mr. BALDWIN,
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved an amendment to the amend
ment the object of a,ich relieve from any settle
ment, by implication OF the boundary of Texas
After some debate by Senators HOUSTON, RUSK
WEBSTER, and UNDER OOD, the question taken
upon the amendment to the amendment, and it
jected
The question being then taken upon the amendment sub
med by Mr. WALKER, the yeas were 49, nays ~, as
follows:
Davis of Mississippi Dickinson, Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas
Downs, Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick, Fooe, Hsnnegan Hoas
King, Mangum Mason, Rnsk, Sebastian Sturgeon, Tur-
ne W xsa a srs Brad
bury Bright, Cameron, Clarke; Corwin Davis Of Massa
aa s Ss
Pearce. Phelps, Spruance, Upham, Wales and Web
ster-27
SO the amendment agreed to-
Mr. ATCHISON moved further to amend the bill by
inserting the following clause; which agreed to
To enable the Secretary of War pay the balance of the
estimated of the buildings OF the Chocaw academy
Colonel R. NJ. Johnson, of Kentucky, $4,000.
Mr. YULEE moved further to amend the bill by the in
serton of clause providing appropriation for the pre-
scrvaton of the archives of the State of Florida which,
after debate, rejected divsionayes II, 81.
Mr. MANGUM moved to amend the bill by inserting
the following clause; which was agreed to:
For Abraham Kncher, late charge d'aiaircs Portu-
ga such the Secretary OF STATE upon adjusting his
caim shall allow for his unavoidable detention abroad
from I'd January, lSi5 to the 10Th September following
Provided Such shall not exceed the rate oil his official
salary.
Mr.. MANGUM also moved to amend the bill by insert
ing the following items which were agreed to
$500 100 ''' 0a'''' Oh minister inc 'A"'
Fer years salary for Secretary of Legation to the
said mission 81, 900.
Mr. DOWNS moved to amend the bill by inserting the
following clause which, after debate, was agreed to:
For ad litiona compensation to the district judge OF
Louisiana for the year ending the Both June, 1873, 5000,
being the deficiency of appropriation for that year, and
$500 for the year ending Both june 1919 under the
visions first section OF the of 7th June, 1874
Mr. MANGUM moved to amend the bill by inserting
the following:
For Outht OF 10 ol
thousand dollars;
For salary Of said minister, nine thousand dollars.
After debate by senators MANGUM, KING, FOOFE
WEBSTER, BUTLER, and ATH ERrON, the question
was taken upon the amendment by yeas and nays and
resued-yeas 80, nays "a, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, BidKer Baldwin, BeYrien Dor
land Butler Cameron, Clarke, Corwin, Davis OF Massa
chue,ts Dayton, Downs, Greene Hale Hanncgan, Hous
ton Hunter Johnson OF Maryland Johnson of Louisiana
Manyum Miller, Pearce, Phelps, Rusk Sebastian Spru
ance Upha,n Wales, Webster, and Westcott-30.
NAYS-Messrs Allen Anterior, Bell, Bradbury Bright
Davis Mississippi, Dickinson, Dix Dodge of Iowa. Fech
Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick, Fdote Hamlin, Johnson of Geor
gia Jones' King, Mason Niles, Sturgeon, Turney, Under
wood Walker, and fuee-2i.
Mr. KING moved amend the bill by inserting the fol
lowing item which agreed to:
For compensation to Alexander Hammett for hi. ser
vices as charge d'afaes Naples from the 10Th May
ls47 to the 2lst of June, 1913, $4S75
Mr. HALE moved to amend the bill by inserting or
item appropratng eighteen thousand dollars for
of salaries the ministers of the United States at the
courts of France, Great Britain, and the Russia.
After some remark, Mr.. HALE modified his amendment
so simply provide appropriation of thousand
dollars for of salary of the minister to France
After heightened debate, in which Senators KING
HALE DIX, HANNEGAN, DICKINSON, WEB
lSrER, YVES TCOrr BUTLER and ALLEN parci
paed pending the question on the amendment, motor
by Mr.. BEnRIEN,
The Senate adjourned
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