The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-24

DEAD-skA EXPEDITION. s
Mr.. STANTON. Of Tennessee. (by the request OF the
present Secretary q the Navy proposed 10 amend Inc
count Of the Dead Expedition TO be distributed 10
foreign governments, literary institutions. &c.
rURsERs AND SURGEONS RANK
Mr., yENABLE proposed. as additional section OF
and surgeons in the naval service aT E'sIF
Mr. JONES raised point OF order: The committee
having disposed Of the portion Of the bill referring the
navy, were upon the portion relating TO the marine
corps to which this amendment could not be offered
Mr. STEPHENS also raised point Of order. This
bill making appropriations, not TO regulate rank in
The CHAIR having ovenued the point Of order raised
by Mr. JONES' an appeal taken and this decision was
overruled.
REDUCTION OF THE APPROPRIATIONS,
Mr. CARTIER proposed an amendment reducing the
aggregate OF the appropriations made by ms Dill
81 100000 and directing the Secretary or the Navy TO
arrange how this provision should be carried into effect
The CHAIR having ruled this proposition 10 be out oil
Mr. CARTIER appealed; when the decision Of the
Chair was sustained.
s THE Two.soUADRoss PLAN.
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, proposed to amend the
Navy 10 cause the arrangement Of the ships in commits
squadrons to be remodeed so as to adopt his two
The CHAIR having ruled this amendment to be on, Of
order, appeal taken; when the decision OF the
Chair was sustained.
THE WRECK OF THE MISSOURI
Mr. STANLY offered an amendment authorizing the
Secretary Of the Navy to employ any portion o. ihs navy
steamer Missouri now laying in the harbor OF Gibraltar
After remarks from Messrs. STEPHENS and BAKER
against sraSo Ss's 81 proposed to further
amend the bill by appropratng $25OOO for the purchase
olthe right to use in the navy the suction and force
S S S%9a kfss S 'SS s Committee then ROSE
And the CHAIRMAN having reported the bill with
M BAYaY demanded the previous question on agree
Ha House SC 'ne An'''u'n'A''' A"u " va ''N = -
The man question was next ordered wherenpon the
various amendments to the bill were reported from the
Clerks desk, all Of which agreed 10 without dl
vision except the following, viz:
4H ENGINEERS PAY.
To pay to Messrs McAlpine and Sanger, engineers,
employed the construction OF the IN brook
lyn navy yard each the salary OF chief engineer The
question thereupon was put, and the amendment was
agreed to- n lA1
STEAM coNDENsERs. ait
The question being next ON the amendment directing
the Secretary Of the Navy T. order n % Ds
for the Of the naval steamers, and appropriatng
US 900 for the expense thereof. it was agreed TO-.
After the House had next agreed to two unimpoTant
amendments on which separate vote had been ordered
OCEAN MAIL.sTEAMERs
out the original proviso reported from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, directing the Secretary OF the Navy
to require strict compliance with the obligations entered
into BY the mail steamer service, and
inserting instead thereof another directing that they shall
be paid only they render the service called for under
their contracts, the yeas and nays were asked and or
The next question being on the amendment declaring
that the action of the House this subject should not be
taken TO authorize and sanction any departure from the
obligations of these contracts and directing the Secretary
of the Navyeo report the departures therefrom which
have occurred Congress at its next session, the yeas
and nays upon i were ordered.
which the above amendment was rejected = yeas 40,
nays l3o
After sundry nimporant amendments were next con.
ment aboshng logging in the navy, which was agreed
| TO by yeas and nays-yea l3l, nays 81
| CALIFORNIA pRY-DocK.
The amendment appropriaiing 100000 for the
mencement OF dry-dock and appurenances was then
And them after concurrng in more unimportant amend
mens,
The bill was read the third time and the question being
on its passage the yeas and nays ordered and the
bill was duly pass-d-yeas Ill, nays 4s.
| MEMBERS STATIONERY ALLOWANCE.
| Mr. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, by unanimous consent,
offered resolution extending the allowance TO members
for stationery s45 for the long session. and gas for the
| short session.
EXTRA PLAYHOUSE OFFICERS AND SERVANTS.
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved to amend the said resolu;
ton by granting the extra compensation 10 the clerks and
other officers and servants Of The House.
MIR. JONES raised point OF order.
This proposition to amend involved direct violation Of
| After conversation and much confusion,
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas, moved the previous
Mr. CLEVELAND moved to adjourn. not agreed to.
The question being put seconding the call for the
previous question, no quorum voted