The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-05

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BY the senator from Louisiana. But perhaps
/ may be interrupiing that honorable senator, - y.
/ Mr. SOULE. Oh, no L am not in order I'd present nay
amendment now. and do not wish to make any further
Nj FOoTE, Mr. President. rise simply for the pgr
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late in the session for to be engaged IN these enormous
psopsiaiions Of the public money. viii not go into
particular: but every %snss q ,As s4.ss must Dc
ceedings spersisted that he national treasury will be
bankrupt before midnight llaughter At leas. 90 far Is
our action can have lbat effect 4 y 100 late IT, the see
Let i be postponed till ths first Monday in December
next and let have dslbssts consideration in ths
Sc as ready as any person 10 Co operate ii the general
ject he has in view AT present am utterly opposed TO
proposition TO involve enormous an expenditure as
Finance Committee but am exceedingly inclined to vote
against almost every amendment which may be offered
MI DAYTON. / cannot offer an amendment to an
amendment but permit me to suggest TO my friend from
California an amendment 10 his amendment, which Will
answer all sPurposes, and which will am sure glys
to them the additional faciiies which they desire HIS
amendment Is as follOWs: WIN i
P,op.dsd Thatthe additional compensation shall be re
70 hall O. ss @ as = me q s me 1
amount in the estimation OF said officer"
propose to strike out all Of the latter part Of the
amendment as to leave offering half OF the present
! Mi. GWlN. / accept that modification
The question was then stated upon the amendment TO
Mr. cASS; do not want to argue this point n any y
manner at all rise merely 10 say that i s obvious 70
me that we pursue this course we shall merely waste
time and do nothing 1t is utterly impossible Tor us 70
arrange such plan for carrying the mails in the time we
have think this must be obvious TO every gentleman
think that the suggestion made BY the chairman q ne
Committee Finance is just and sound one to stop all
amendments II is but sixty days before we meet again
and as il is not absolutely necessary 70 have this now
by that time we can have digestea the whole matter.
We do not understand the matter fully yet. Why we
have reduced the amount fifty per cent IL ten minutes
II is obvious that the plan has not been dgested The
have been very careful in his statements for he says be
has not examined the matter at all Now, appeal to
every gentleman here to say we ought to enter upon
such subject AZ the very heel Of such session as this
when il is impossible for us to consider properly we
take it into our consideration At al
We get the mail in that country but twice IN that sixty
days think il would be dong great injustice to Cal
ornia if you do not this increase OF mail service
for them. We want an additional mail there we want
a emi-monthly mail We have semi monthly mail to
Chagres What do we want with semi monthly mail
TO Chagres, if do not take il on to California; We
have monthly line On hs s other sde ans ~ Inc
pie of that country that we ask-an act Of great and
pressing necessityo increase these mail facilities do
hope the Senate will give this benefit TO the people OF that
country know the want OF communication there
know the pressing necessity OF this increase OF mail IA
ces, or would not urge the matter upon the consider
i alton OF the Senate al this time.
Mr. CLARKE rise TO ask OF the Senate il its posi-
ton is not most anomalous one We have here bill
from the House of Representatives making appropra,
tons for the naval service OF the year, and we are told
that il any alteration s made in that bill will be lost
Now ask the Senate OF the United States is to pursue
its legislation under such circumstance Here's oil
Well sir, during the day that has passeddurng yeser
day-amendments have been proposed bills discussed
and hours consumed subjects more important yet
there was no special haste My friend from New York
says that matters discussed first in committee and
then the Senate, yeas and nays were called and cues
Yet there was time for all that Butnow when the ques
lion up whether the citizens OF Safe oil this
Union--for California is State of this Union-shal be
furnished with the mail, with mail service oftener than
month, Why it is said there is no time to consider
it. Let say to gentlemen that California is now a
Siaeof this Union and deserves as much consideration
as any other State. What would be said any other
State of this Unonif Texas which is at the extreme
| limit Of the South-had her mails but once month
What would be said if any other State had her mails but
Now, what is the fact about this Ii is, that contract
was made some time since with this government BY cer-
tain individuals TO transport the mail from Panama 70
San Francisco and Oregon once month. understand
that by the terms Of their contract they were bound TO
furnish three mail steamers. and they have furnished
five, and under the circumstances oil hazardous expert
ment, going into new, might almost say untrled
and certainly an unred experiment as relates
to our western Pacific possessions They have but five
steamers that sea- and authorized to carry the mail
but once month under such circumstances. Other gen.
temen have made contracts with the government OF the
United States to carry The mail from here to Chagres
doubthat say, the mail service has been perform
ed The mail il carried once month"; then. from Panama
/ TO San Francisco.
Mr. YULEE II the honorable senator will permit
me, Twill inform him OF fact. have il upon the au-
thony of the proprietor OF line from New York TO
Chagres that the mail goes in his vessel to Chages,
then the ishmus. and is put on board OF How
land Aspinwals line, and goes on 10 California IN
their siesners that II does not lie there on the 18TH
waiting, but is carried in this way without com
pensation from the government
Mr. CLARKE With respect to that, suspect that VI
il does lie there. il lies here There Is no contract
between the government and any individual, my impress.
sion is TO take the mail from Panama 10 Oregon nor,
lei me say to my friend IRON FLORIDA, for the Post Office
Department to deliver the mail TO any one but those
authorized 10 IL, and carry from Panama TO San
Francisco There such authority, aud this is all
idle is but hearsay and doubtful, and truth IN it,
mean with respect 10 the senator from Florida.
understand the fact TO be this: there lines alto
geher running from Panama San Francisco, and these
lines individual property They not connected
with the mail service Of the United States There is but
single line, except the line designated the Rowland
& Aspnwal, connected with the mail service OF the Uni
ted States Now, the contract with the United States
was made with this line OF Rowland Aspinwal who
were build three steamers oil certain dimensions, and
were to take the mail monthly, which al that time
/ OF California When this contract made il was
idle vision suppose that there would be need OF
in that country soon. But you have population
there OF 200 900 souls almost all emgrants from The Uni
ted States They have here ali their connexions in life
their respondence is immense. They want 10 know
what is doing here they do not know whether they
have been admitted into the Union yet not they do
do not know, IN consequences OF the hardness OF Their
mails that their senators have their seats on this floor
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