The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-12
CITY OF WASHINGTON, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL r. 1850

an observation OF the senator from South Carolina al
not see, nor can imagine, any why the Senat
ror, and insert Secretary OF State AS il has been sa
by the senator from South Carolina, and well said M
matter in what form this bill shall pass, il Congress
this session shall abolish the Department OF the Interior
that act of abolition will of tend 10 transfer anl
devouoa of all the affairs OF that department upon som.
other department OF the government Now, sir, suppos,
the Interior then how viii our m legislation stand Herr
We shall have law upon statute book creating ths
department and expressly commissioning to it the super
nendehce Of the census busnessa business perfectly
gernane TO that department. It's exist and appropriate
tono other department OF the government while that de-
partment is in existence and yet shall have oppo
sion 70 that law passed for taking the census which
directs that that very duty-the leading and immediate
duty, as lar as the present crisis concerned still left in
exlstenceshal be transferred the Secretary OF Saie
whom my friend from Alabama has said that he has
as much business as he or any other whatever his
capacity or industry may be, discharge with satsiac
on to himself and the government Ii seems TO me far
better to leave the bill as il now sands and If the bill
should pass for aboshing the Department OF the Ine-
ror OF course that will transfer all its duesand this
among the rest together with the corps Of clerks who
are conyersan with il and able to give it attentiono
The question being taken on the motion to strike out
the Secretary OF the INTERIOR and insert Secretary Of State,
was not agreed to- on dvison--ayes 30, noes 30.
The question recurring on the amendment OF the
tor from Georgia, [Mr DAwsoN.l substituting another
bill for that reported BY the census committee. as
Mr.. DICKINSON called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered. and, being taken resultedyeas IL. nays
33-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Chase, Dickinson, Downs,
Hale, Hunter. King, Mason, Morton, Rusk, and Turney
H.
NAYSMessrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell Benton, Bradbury,
Bright Butler Clarke, Clay, Clemens Cooper, Corwn, Da
Wis Of Massachusetts Dayton, Dodge of Iowa, Dodge of
Wisconsin, Douglass Felch, Greene, Hamn, Jones. Man
gum Miller, Norris, Pearce, Phelps, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruance. Underwood, Wales. and Walker-33
So the amendment was rejected
No further amendment being offered, the bill and
amendments were reported to the Senate.
The question being stated upon concurring in the
amendments.
Mr.. KING wished to know whether the amendment
that had been made to the bill of the gentleman from
Georgia was also made to the schedule Of the bill
der consideration?
MIR. DAVIS. The amendment made by the senator
from Indiana mr. WHTrcoMBl was the only one, / be-
lieve that to apply to the bill as it now stands
Mr. KING. Then am 10 understand that the amend
ment made to the schedule applied to the bill now under
consideration
Several SENATORS. Yes, sir
The question being then taken on the amendments,
they concurred in.
The bill then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading, and subsequently read third time by
imous consent, and passed.
On motion by Mr.. DICKINSON, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of executive business and, after
some time so spent, the doors were reopened, and
The Senate adjourned