Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-28
he question was now on seconding said de-

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,ies of the Whole the of the Union, and this
notion demanded the previous question.
The previous question seconded, and, under the
peration thereof the motion agreed to.
SECURITY FOR STEAMBOAT TRAVELLERS.
The bill of the House TO amend an act entitled San
provide for the better security OF the lives Of passengers
board of vessels propelled in whole in part by seam"
then taken up the question being on its engrossment
Mr.. McLANE, of Maryland, chairman Of the Committee
Mr.. MARSHALL moved to amend the bill by inserting
herein the following
eTo pay the deficiency in the communication of the mileage
the volunteers from Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio who
discharged at New Orleans in June, S47, the Of
hereby appropriated the distance having been computed
nes and the paymaser-genera is hereby required dis
patch to each Of said States to make said pay
nents."
Mr. RUMSEY moved to amend the amendment by striking
hersfrom the words
And the paymasergenera is hereby required dispatch
paymaser TO each OF said States make said and
insert 10 lieu thereof the words Sand that such payment be 50
made that said troops shall receive pay according the
Of pay for travel as now established by law
After debate by Messrs. MARSHALL, GORMAN,
HALL, CLEVELAND, and BISSELL-
Mr.. MARSHALL Cat the suggestion Of Mr.. HALL) mod-
fed his amendment by making it applicable the Missouri
and by adding thereto
Sand for the Missouri and Illinois volunteers who
discharged at New Orleans Camargo the distance from
New Orleans to St Louis shall be computed by the river
route"
mr. Mhn0hALL also made the sum 70 DC appropriated
5000, 900.
Further debate ensued by Messrs MASON, TAYLOR,
and CALDWELL, of Kentucky, when
The question taken the amendment Of Mr. RUMsrr
to the amendment of Mr.. MARSHALL and 1t rejected
Ayes AZ, noes II.
Mr. CALDWELL, of Kentucky, moved to amend the
amendment by adding thereto the following proviso
Provided That the volunteers in said who subse-
or their homes shall paid difference between the
of their transportation from the point where they
landed in the United States the place where they dis
charged and the amount Of Communication for transportation
paid by this clause"
After debate by Messs. MARSHALL, CALDWELL, of
Kentucky, JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, BISSELL, and Nc
CLERNAND-
The amendment to the amendment was rejected.
Mr. BURT moved to amend the amendment by substitu-
ing in lieu thereof the following:
For deficiency in Communication for mileage the volun-
teers in the Mexican who paid computation by
the direct route and not by the usually travelled route
$500 000 and the is hereby authorized
dispatch paymaser each the States in which such de-
cences exist to make said payments according the usual
route Of travel from the place OF discharge the place
which they mustered into service, deducng what
have been heretofore paid"
The substitute was debated by Messrs. BURT, McCLER-
NAND, MARSHALL, CALDWELL, Of Kentucky, COR
MAN, and FOWLER.
It was then agreed to Ayes "a noes 40.
MI. CALDWELL, Of Kentucky, moved to add to the
substitute Just adopted the amendment moved by him the
amendment of Mr.. MARSHALL, printed above.
Mr.. CALDWELL made few remarks on the amendment.
Mr.. JULIAN then made some remarks the Of
adjustment which have recently passed both Houses of Con-
gress He said that the Texas bill surrender slave.
holding rapacity of ten millions of dollars and some
u.s. 900 square miles Of Territory, the cowady pretext OF
averting the calames of with Texas He denounced
the abandonment Of the Wnot provso by its friends and
also denounced the fugitive slave bill bill of abomina-
tons which would make cnstables of all white in the
free States to catch runaway slaves.
On motion Of Mr.. BAYLY, the committee then and
reported progress and Mr. BATLr moved the usual resou
ton to close the debate this bill four o'clock which
was amended however, motion of Mr.. Fowler,
restrict the time to five minutes and in this shape the
luton adopted and the House again into committee
The question being lpn the amendment of Mr.. CALD
WELL, ofKentacky, to the Army bill
Mr.. CROMWELL made few remarks in its favor, and
Mr.. BAYLY closed the debate on the bill.
The question was then taken the amendment of, Mr.
CALDWELL, and ii was rejected.
The question being the amendment amended
Mr.. SAVAGE moved to amend it by adding, after thu
words ssvounteersV in the second line, the words g
the noncommsoned officers and prvates raised under the
ten regiment bill"
After debate by Messrs. SAVAGE and QUEEN, the
amendment was rejected
The question was then taken on the amendment as amend
Mr. PHELPS moved to amend the bill by inserting thu
following item:
ain order to complete the accommodations for troops and
the deences Of Fort Kearny and Fort laramie and for the
selection of other military posts and for the accommodation
of troops therea the California, Oregon, and New Next
co routes, 500 ,OO0."
The amendment was debated by Messrs. PHELPS and
CROWELL and il was rejected
Mr.. CALDWELL, of Kentucky, moved to insert in the
bill the following:
For purchasing wang and dtching piece Of land
the city of Mexico for cemetery burial ground for such
of the officers and soldiers of army the late with
Mexico fell in battle died in and around said city, and for
the nterment of American citizens who have died in said city,
be expended under the direction Of the President of the
United States, $4,000"
After remarks by Mr., CALDWELL
Mr. HALL moved to amend the amendment by striking
out the words and for the ntermen of American citizens
who have died or may die in said CITY,"
After debate by Messrs HALL and CALDWELL, the
amendment to the amendment was rejected.
The amendment of Mr.. CALDWELL was agreed to.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved to amend the bill by the in
sertion of the following:
aThe Secretary Of War is hereby authorized purchase
thousand stand of jennings patent repeating rifles, at
cost not exceeding fifty dollars each rife for the of
regiment of infantry in the service OF the United States
After debate by Messrs RICHARDSON, BURT, and
CARTER the amendment rejected.
Mr. ASHE moved to amend the item which reads {" for
arsenals Sly $780," by adding thereto the following
And that $4,000 of the fund hereby appropriated shall
applied the completion OF the arsenal at Fayetteville
North Carolina according to the intention OF the law autho-
rzing its construction"
After debate by Messrs. ASHE and BAYLY the amend
ment was agreed to: Ayes 81, noes 40
Mr. CALVIN moved to strike out Of the bill the following
item
for national armory Fort Masac the confluence Of
the Cumberland Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers
pursuant the provision Of the act of September and
to the report the commissioners appointed under said pro-
vision ooO be applied under the direction of the Sec
Rotary ofWar."
Mr. vTNTON moved to strike out the words " Fort Mas
sac, in the above paragraph.
Ater debate by Messrs. vINTON and McCLERNAND,