The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-01

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died in service, was passed.
The collection district bill for California wsa
read third time and passed.
The civil and diplomatic bill was taken up, and
the amendment pending offered by Mr.. Under
wood, appropriatng $4,000 to construct reservoirs
on the Ohio to fill the river from, at low water, was
agreed to- as follows:
Yeas-BaIdwin, Bell Ber.en Bright Chase Clarke Clay,
Coouer, Davis of Hass' Davis OF Miss, Dodge, Of VS.
Greene Hale Hous Jones Pearce, Sebastian, Seward,
.Nays-Atchi, IN, Badger, Barnwel, Benton, Butler,
M H%5Gn N6 PR as IW7 afer YG Ge uH '"s0"
Mr.. Dickinson moved an amendment reducing
the item for rent of Wiuder's building for public
offices. The number Of rooms occupied was not
great as had been estimated
Mr.. Cooper said the understanding between the
government and proprietor, was that the govern
ment should rent the whole, and have the privilege
OF occupying the whole. The amendment was to
reduce the sum to $4,000.
A long debate followed on the subject in which
Messrs. Bright, Dickinson, Cooper, Soule and
Walker took part The amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. Dickinson moved to amend to give the
California Senators and Members mileage in pro-
portion to their distance, by the usual route, from
the seat Of government.
Mr., Badger advocated and Mr.. Chase opposed
the amendment
The House provision limits the mileage of mem
bers residing this side the Rocky Mountains to one
Nu'.S"nH uvlidIS, anu 'lost " est 10 Two ILu"Sa''
| Mr.. Douglas spoke in favor of giving members
of Congress adequate pay, and mileage according
| TO distance.
| Mr. Ewing took the same view.
| Mr.. Butler said the compensation ought to be
liberal enough to enable poor men to come to Con
gress. None but rich men ought to come under
| the present compensation. He would give a
| salary OF two thousand dollars and hundred dol
| lars for every fifty miles distance, including going
and coming. 1t would tend to shorten the session
| The debate was continued by Messrs Hale and
| Ewing
The clause striking out the provision that The
mileage be computed bv post routes was agreed
to yeas %, NAYS D.
Yeas-NTe-srs. Atrbisor R,5rar Rel Rsr,,r Coops,
DAVIS. of Mis-, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa
Jougas y WINS Eoole Greene, Houston hqn'er, Jones,
Waifcr Y4ec@25 "'' '''''' "ou's' ''u's'o"'
iNgvs-Ramwel Beuisn. Bright, Butler. Cas-, Chase,
I .tfhei y SE3 R5"5o"; o, We; hTins Fetch
U aGerIo t WAN W &85S &o''' seward 9p'""H'e
The second nro,iso limiting the arnopnt or ,,iIe
ace vas rejected. veas n NAYS ID
NJ RoJSSs- r1oyS6 f., .trib.' o,If tho ,,r,,,i., r
,-;,,i,,,, ,5grnIars f,1,, r,,.ai,.ir r,ii.., c ,
session aeiisd within tbirtr dage 7far tt and oT
; ,I,Isss tI ,,I - sctj,sII,, rJ
H. , - h. -; Vs.
,Dnrss4 ~ c0nsfrnc,ivs niieaae and " 1r ,Ti,s
are a. ,orrr ,I1sarir, The ohert nf IL ham IN d.
| fTsy the EXPENSES Of travel.
The motion to strike out the clause was rejected
| --vaes u rsva Il
Nir Eadppr Inny4l "a ,ro,yis0 that the certifrstas
| of MILEAGE shall be conclusive 10 the arcounlirr
Officers Of the C,ovsrnment Tb. was ,,grssd 10
| Several amendments from the Committee on
| Commerce were agreed TO.
| PENDING tine consideration of the amendments
| the Senate afi1uTu4d tin 10 O'cIOrk On Monday
| TEot,sc at ReUresegjJtjreg Nj Cobh If AIaba-
ma. made an idpfTIcmal efTrt TO introduce A raso-
luton pruyiding for the meeting of the Houe al 10
| n'rlnrk A
| On motion Of Mr.. BsvIv. the ruIas were So
| amended as to enable The Committees IN WAYS
| and Means and Conference 10 report at any tim.
IN rnoto,, nr Mr. RIrt the Hnusa resolved he an
! into Committee Of the whole on the stat. of he
Uno9 lMr, lHsnty III lIg chalrJ ana resumed the
An onenJman, vas adon,si am,borigiDr the g..
creary of the NAVY to test the different patent con-
densars for supplying the boilers Of the Z. S. steam
| ers Nlh fresh wafer, and approprating S3OCJ for
''7 r,lnrai,;o, ,, f,r,,c.J h NJ r,,,,. 81
| Tennessee. IN abolish 0ogpinr in the Nav.
NJ. Sauly moved to amend the amendment as
follows: except IN cases where the Iashes are or
| Gereq nR co4f-ina'ua'i ana IN such case me Or
,far Indictment ,, -0'' '''"
| The amendment to the amendment yvasagraed r..
Mr. Evans, of MARYLAND, moved further TO amer
the amendment so as 10 provide for aboishing the
spirit fauon IN the navy lie argued mat II th-a
Ii,n oF n M'''' We o lo' TIC "A'
The amendment, after discussion. was agreed fc
yeas 70, nays 81,
Mr., Nenahie moved to amend 1t further by add
spirits shall b. used by the officers on board shiE
"5L,' u. otIua sgrSl'e, eAgept as ui.GICnV'
with one ,no, ami Ih,s v,;,b bnItons AMI nsn
rttes with another. He was for letting Jack hey,
his greg and the Hoggjng.
MI Morse was opposed TO both amendments