The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-20

IN SENATE.

MORNING BUSINESS
A variety of reports, bills, resolutions, &c,
were presented, among which were,
A bill of MIR. YULEE, for the relief of the wild
and orphans OF the officers and crew lost with
the surveying brig Washington, in 1886
By Mr.. NORTON, bill granting lands to the
Florida and Alabama railroad. Ordered to third
reading.
BY Mr.. BUTLER. a resolution ii1structing the
Library Committee to inquire into the expediency
Of removing the statues Of Columbus and the In
dian girl into some one of the public squares
agreed to.
From the House, a bill, providing for the pay
ment of the indemnity to Mexico. Referred 10
the Finance Committee.
By Mr.. GWIN, bill providing for assay Of
fees for gold dust at Stockton and Sacramento
city, in California.
The House amendment TO the bill re-incorpo-
rating the Potomac Insurance Company, making
the stockholders individually responsible, was
agreed to.
PROTECTION TO SLAVE PROPERTY.
Mr.. PRATT moved to take up the bill for the
punishment of kidnappers of slaves from this Dis
trIct, and for the regulation of the ingress and
egress of free people Of color He thought it
might be disposed Of now, he did not expect
there would be any further debate upon it.
Mr.. CASS desired first to act upon the old sol
ders' bounty land bill
Mr.. HAMLIN thought this was not the time
to consider this BILL 1t would lead to a profit
less discussion.
Mr.. CHASE concurred And if gentlemen
thought that bill changing the policy of the last
fifty years, was to be acted upon without debate,
they were mistaken.
Mr.. PRATT called for the ayes and nays.
Mr.. DICKINSON urged the necessity of pro-
ceedng to the general appropriation bill.
Mr.. SHIELDS would oppose this District bill
taking precedence Of the old soldiers bounty land
bill.
Mr.. CHASE moved to lay the motion Of Mr..
PRATT, to take up the bill, on the liable. Not
agreed to.
Weaknesses Baldwin, Benton, Bright, Cass,
Chase, Davis, of Mass, Dayton, Dodge, of
Wisconsin, Ewing, Felch, Green, Hale, HamIin,
Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Sturgeon, Wales,
Walker, Whitcomb, Winthrop-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, BarnweIl,
Bell, Berrien, Butler, Clay, Davis, of Mississippi,
| Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Downs,
Foote, Gwin, Houston, Hunter, King, Mangum,
Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Seba stan,
Soule, Turney, Underwood, Yulee-2S.
| MIR. RUSk hoped the bill would now be taken
! up
| Mr.. DOWNS was opposed to considering the
bill at this late stage Of the session, with so much
other more indispensable business pending.
| Mr.. CHASE said that yesterday he had given
| up his intention Of introducing bill to prohibit
slavery in the territories at Intimation that IT
| was the wish of the Senate to proceed to other
business If the Senate should now decide to pro-
coed to another branch of this slavery question,
he would submit; but he was opposed at this time
| to the consideration of bran new bill, the work
of single member, upon subject of such great
| importance.
Mr.. DICKINSON called to order.
MIR. BERRIEN and Mr.. PRATT contended
that the bill was not bran new bill; but the
| same propositions that were discussed and consd
cred with the slave trade bill.
Mr.. CHASE persisted that the bill substanti-
ally was new bill, the vote of single member,
and measure requiring deliberate examination.
The motion 10 take up the bill was rejected.
YEAs.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell
Bell, Berrisn, Butler, Clay, Davis, of Mississippi
Dawson, Dodge, Of Iowa, Foote, Hunter, King
Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Soule, Turney
Yuee-20.
NAYs.-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright
Cass, Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Of Massa-
chusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of Wiscon-
sin, Downs, Ewing, FeIch, Greene, Hale, Ham
| lin, Houston, Norris, Rusk, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Wales, Walker,
Winthrop-2S.
| OREGON LAND BILL.
The House bill, providing Surveyor General
for Oregon territory, for the survey Of the public
domain thereof, and for grants Of half and quar-
ter sections of land to families and individual set
tiers, was read third time and passed.
RECTANGULAR GOLD COINS.
| NlT " w l4N lnLIOuuCcu Dill 10 IdClllldte CoUl-
merce by authorizing the use as a circulating me-
dunn in certain commercial exchanges OF reclan-
gular gold coins, and ingots Of gold. Referred to
| the Committee on Finance.
| CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS.
| On motion of Mr.. DICKINSON, the Senate
took up the House bill, the appropriations for the
support of the Civil and Diplomatic service for
the fiscal year, ending Jnne 30, 1S5l--(amount-
ing in the aggregate to nearly S7,000,OO0)
4 NJ, c--, tbo o., q
tee, submitted number of amendments, inclu-
ding certain payments to Alexander Hammett,
Anthony Ten Eyck and Charles Gurnes, for SER
vices rendered acting minister or agent of the
United States abroad. All of which were agreed
to.
THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR.
Mr.. HUNTER, on the recommendation of the
Secretary Of State, moved amendment appro-
priating SO 900 as an act of hospitality to Amin
Bey, the newly arrived special Ambassador from
the Sultan of Turkey.
Messrs TURNKEY, UNDERWOOD, BUT
LER, and DICKINSON, opposed the PROPOSE
ton on the ground that there was no PRECEDENT for
such an appropriation, and that the establishment
Of such precedent might hereafter lead to abuses
and exravagant expenditures in this respect.
Messrs. HUNTER, CASS, BENTON, JOHN
DAVIS, SEWARD, FOOTE, and DAYTON,
advocated the amendmendment on the ground
that it was expedient and proper, as an act OF
policy and Of hospitality, and strictly in accord
ance with diplomatic usages-that 1t was espe-
cally due in this case, with the view Of securing
our our friendly relations with the Sublime Porte,
and that, according to Gen. CAss, it was due to
the Sultan, as an expression of American feeling
for his noble stand of giving the Hungarian refu-
gees shelter in his dominions, at the hazard of
his crown and his empire.
The amendment was agreed to, as follows;
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Baldwin,
Bell, Benton, Berrien, Cass, Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Davis, Of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Douglas,
Downs, Ewing, Fetch, Foote, Greene, Gwin,
Hale, Houston, Hunter, Jones, Mangum, Nor
ton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Seward, Shields Smith,
Soule, Upham, Walker Winthrop-35.
NAYS--Messrs. Barnwell, Bright, Butler,
Chase, Davis, of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickin-
son, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa,
Hamn, King, Mason, Norris, Sebastian, Spru-
ance, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, Yulec--l9.
,cUsroM-HoUsE AT ST. LOUIS.
MIR. DOUGLAS moved an amendment of
$4,000 towards general building in ST. Louis
for the use of the customs, the post Office, the
land office, and the United States courts
After debate by Messrs. BENTON, Downs