The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-29
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION.
WEDNESDAY,, August 2S, 1850.
S SENATE

SENATE.
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
a message was received from the House of Rep
resentatives announcing that that body had passed
the bill making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of the Government for the
year ending June 80, 1851.
LIMITS OF GEORGETOWN, D. c.
Mr.. MASON from the Committee on the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, reported bill 10 amend the act
entitled San act TO alter the corporate limits of
Georgetown, in the District of Columbia i" approved
February 9Th lS45.
RESOLUTIONS ON THE TABLE
The Senate proceeded to the considerat ton of the
resolutions heretofore submitted and lying on the
table.
The following were considered and agreed to
Resoued, That 800 additional copies of the mes
sage of the President of the 18th July last commu-
nicating, in compliance with the resolution Of the
Senate, report of Lieut.. Webster of survey OF
the Gulf coast OF the mouth of the Rio Grande,
gether with the supplemental report, communi-
Gated the Goth instant, be printed.
The following, submitted by Mr.. BENToN
Resoiusd, That the Secretary Of the Navy be di
rected to report to the Senate the results of the
periments in electro magnetism a motive power,
authorized to be made by Professor Page under an
appropriation of the last session of Congress, and
under the supervision of the Secretary of the Navy.
The following, submitted by MIR. DAVIS, of Mas
sachusetts:
Resolved, That the Postmaster General be in
structed to communicate to the Senate such infor-
nation as he possesses in regard to the several lines
OF ocean steamers in the mail service of the United
States, in the following particulars
First. Has each line fulfilled the contract entered
into with the United States if not, in what does the
delinquency consist?
Second. How many ships in the service in
each line, and how many does each contract re-
quirc!
Third. How much money has been paid to each
line, under what laws, and at W hat times and how
much remains to be paid!
Fourth. What is the aggregate of postage which
has been derived to the Government from each
line, and what is the annual amount realized from
each!
Fifth Have the mails been regularly and safely
transported and delivered according the require
ments OF the law and the instructions of the depart
ment?
AMENDMENT or THE RULES.
The following resolution, submitted by Mr.. UN-
pERwooD, being under consideration
Resolced, AS an amendment to the rules, that a
motion may be made to lay any proposition &c
amend bin or resolution upon the table and if il
prevail, the proposed amendment shall be laid on
the table, but the bill or resolution shall not go
with it
Mr.. BRADBURY moved to lay the resolution on
the table; and the motion was rejectcd-ayes Is,
noes Is.
Mcssrs. UNDERWOOD, CASs, and FOOTE ad
vocated the resolution; and Messrs. HUNTER,
DICKINSON, DOUGLAS, and BUTLER opposed
Mr.. SHIELDS moved, and the subject was post
poned for the present.
THE SLAVE TRADE THE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
Mr.. CLAY moved to take up the bill to abolish
the slave trade in the District Of Columbia with a
view of fixing day for its consideration; and the
motion was agreed TO-
Mr.. CLAY then moved that the bill be post
poned, and made the special order of the day for
Monday next
Messrs. PEARCE and FoOTE presented amend.
ments (Which were ordered to be printcd) hereaf-
ter to be proposed to the bill.
Mr.. ATCHiSON, by way of having test vote on
the bill, moved that il be laid on the table.
The question being taken by yeas and nays the
motion was ncgatived-yeas 10, nays sc, as follows:
lEAS.-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwe, Berrien,
butler DAVIS OF Mississippi, Dawson, Downs, Hous-
ton, Hunter, Mason, Pratt, RusS Sebastian, Soule
Turney, and Yuce-l6.
NAYS.-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton,
bradbury, Bright, Cas-, Chase, Clarke, Clay,
Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickin-
son, Dodge of Wisconsin. Dodge of Iowa. Douglas
Ewing, Fetch, Footc, Greene, Hamlin, Jones King,
Mangum, Pearce, Phelps, Shields, Smith, Spru-
ance' Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Whit
comb, and Winthrop-36.
The bill was then postponed, and made the spe-
cal order Tor Monday next at o'clock.
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
This bill, from the House, was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
BILLS PASSED
The bill for the relief of John Deylin and the bill
Tor the relief OF the Orange and Alexandria Rail
road Company, yesterday ordered to be engrossed
for third reading, was read third time and
passed.
BOUNTY LANDS TO OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Mr.. SHIELDS moved and the Senate proceed ed
to the consideration of the bill, from the House,
granting bounty lands TO officers and soldiers who
have been engaged in the military service of the
United States.
Messrs. BRADBURY and DOWNS opposed TAX
ing up the bill, and Messrs. SHIELDS and CASS
supported the motion
And the question being taken, the motion pre-
valed-aycs 81, noes IS.
The bill being under consideration,
Several amendments proposed by the Committee
on Public Lands were agreed to.
The last amendment of the committee was TO add
to the bill the following:
Prorided further, That every person who may be
entitled under the provisions of this act 70 receive
a certificate or warrant for bounty land, shall be
allowed the option 10 receive such certificate or
warrant or treasury scrip for one hundred dol
lars where the quantity of land is hundred and
sixty acres, fifty dollars where the quantity is
eighty acres, and twenty five dollars where the
quantity forty acrcs; said scrip TO bear inter
est of SIX per cent. per annum, payable scni-an-
nunly, and redeemabc at the pleasure of the Gov
eminent.
4 short debate ensued and then
On motion of Mr.. BADGER the Senate proceed
cd 10 the consideration Of Executive business
After some time spent therein, the doors were
opened and
The Senate ad journod.