The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-10

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So the Senate receded from its amendment
Mr. PRATT moved 10 adjourn to meet at o'clock, a
m. on Monday but, upon the statement that the oil
houses on Monday, he withdrew it.
1H EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion by Mr. GWlN. the Senate then, o'clock,
proceeded 10 the consideration OF executive bust
n. opened
On notion il was
Ordered. That when the Senate adjourn. to
Monday next at o'clock
On notion the Senate adjourned
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1880
Pursuant to motion, the Senate met this morning at
On motion by Mr. SEWARD the reading of the jour
nal was dispensed with.
BOUNTY LAND sI
Mr.. WALKER. II consequence Of an unfortunate or
engrossing and enrolling what is called the bounty
land bill, II becomes necessary this morning 10 pass an
explanatory act therefore ask unanimous consent to
act granting bounty aads 70 certain officers and soldiers
who have been engaged in the military service OF the
| United States"
Unanimous consent to introduce the bill was granted,
and it read first and second time, and considered as
| in Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. WALKER The bill as it finally passed was in.
tended to provide that warrant should DO assignabe
prior the issue OF the patent In engrossng and en-
rolling the bill the words "of the PATENT were left out
50 that hess warrants WIN Dc assgnaoe Ih's supple
that the act shall be construed If the words oil the
patent inserted after the word issue That is
all There will be no sense in the section II this amend
Mi HALE Ii / understand ii, this amendment Of the
senator from Wisconsin is to prevent the assgnaby OF
Mr. WALKER. Ii was an error in the engrossment.
which cannot now be remeded The only way to correct
that error is to pass this bill The departments, the
would be in an embarrassed situation il the bill should be
Mr. JONES. word only AS il stands. the war
As reported BY the committee and as passed. they were
not assignabe ! am clearly in favor Of the bill
one The bill, it formerly stood, compelled the sol
der to hold his until he should obtain his patent
Now he has right TO dispose OF the warrant as ne
The PRESIDENT The Chair will state that the bill
passed both houses contained that provision but in
engrossment Of the bill those words were left out by
to place this bill as It passed both houses.
No amendment being offered, the bill reported to
the Senate and was ordered 10 be engrossed for third
Mr.. WALKER asked tina, it be read third time by
| unanimous consent, and passed.
Mr. DAWSON d aSpS objected s. = - !, !, a.. H., !,
never before been much astonished in my life
TO find that objection is made here by the senator from
the clerk in the engrossng Of the bill make personal
appeal 10 my friend TO withdraw his objection, and to
permit this bill which is merely explanatory to pass
The PRESIDENT. In justice 10 the Secretary will
call the attention OF the Senate 10 the minutes, which
show that the amendment made to the bill upon The
motion Of the senator from Wisconsin, in the exact
words now stated by the senator from Wisconsin.
MIR. DAWSON. l will look at the minutes
MI. BENTON; L. is now made known to the Amer
can Senate and the fact will 90 70 the American people
that an amendment made by the Senate and concured in
by the House, TO prevent frauds upon the Of this
property by prevenngt from being sold unit, the issue
The s crI and 0f being s lei. out ds
eatng the intention OF the whole actwhen this is found
out and made known, and when the bill is upon its third
reading, which is TO prevent that fraud il 10 stopped by
the vote OF one single member upon point Of order
These facts shall 20 TO the American people.
Mr. DAWSON, dnterposing) The senator need not
Mr. &'f BESf6N Why, i. enough to put man into
a Isse !isaghisrl
y y. S0 y n. find 0
properly presented that il incorporated upon the
bill and voted upon blythe body; and the error in
the opposition But il il had been merely thai these
words omitted by the amendment when intended TO
be retained in the BILL say 10 the senator from Missouri
find that objected when il was not the mistake OF the
senator, but when the bill wrongly engrossed, and
cos:eqSSsgpM,ly rp DS. the bill which passed tue body
vi DhsNiNts,, AnaA was Juss wnot ~. "c ~ Wud'
the senator was pleased to term garage" daughter
The PRESIDENT repeated the statement that ii was
error either OF the senator OF the Secretary OF the
Senate, but solely OF the engrossng clerk
Mr.. EWING. Such mistakes will occur when they
are kept writing until after midnight every night
The objection having been withdrawn the bill was
read third time and passed
Mr.. WALKER moved that the 10th and 18th Joint
rules be suspended for the purpose of transmitting that
bill TO the House OF Representatives
Mr. RUSk moved to amend 90 a. TO include the lndiaa
appropriation bill
Whereupon, was
Rssoicsd That the 10th and 18th Joint rules OF the
houses be suspended, so far relates bill Is No
3s) explanatory Of act entitled An granting boun
~ land TO certain officers and soldiers who been
gagged in the military service Of the Unsd 5taes, and
the bill (H II s3 making appropriations for current
and contingent expenses OF the Indian and for
fulfilling spustions with the various Indian tribes
Tor the year ending the 3oh OF June, 1851"
resentatves of the same" 80
t5aaaes Professor KsPY's REPORT. t
Mr. BERRIEN. By resolution Of the Senate passed
time ago additional copies Of the report OF the Sec
Rotary Of the Navy communicating the report OF Profess
cor Espy. were ordered 70 be printed They to be
printed octave pages This will be destructive In
great degree Of the chart which accompanies the report
III propose have this corrected Therefore Offer the fol-
lowing resolution epi III tpf a'iik
"Rssoivsd That the additional copies OF the report Of
Professor Espy the subject OF mecoroogy which have
been red be printed for the Of the Senate be
printed on olio ioocsp OF such size as 10 with
the size Of the chart which accompanies said report,
and that the Secretary be authorised carry this
luton into effect and 70 osuse the same to be properly
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