The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-18

/ Mr. FOOTE. Mr. PTesldent--
1 The PRESIDENT. The Chair will be under the ne
cessty Of arresting this discussion.
| Mr. FOOTE. Ihope the Chair will bear with me and
allow me to make single remark. am perfectly viii.
ling abide by the decision TO which my colleague
fers and will leave to the Senate and TO the country
whether he is the most excitable man OF the two
The PREslDENT stated the question upon the passage
Mr. MASON asked for the yeas and nays; which
The question being then taken upon the passage Of the
bill, was decided in the afirnayeyeas 80, nays ~
as follows
| YEAS-Messrs Baldwin, Benon Bright Cass, Chase,
Dickinson Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, poagas
Ewing, Fetch. Fremont. Greene, Gwin, Hale, Hanlin,
geon. Underwood, Wales, Walker, Whcornb, and Win
NAYs-Messrs Atchisou, Badger BarnweIl, Bell, Ber.
Butler, Davis Of Mississippi Dawson, Downs, Hunter.
King, Mangpm. Mason. Mofton, Pratt, Sebastian, soue,
| So the bill passed
DEFICIENCY BILL. n
The bill from the House OF Representatives, making
appropriations for deficiencies in the pay and mileage OF
members during the present session Of Congress- having
Senate in relation to the mileage Of the senators and rep
esenatiyes from California having been nonconcurred
= MIR. DICKINSON moved that the Senate insist upon
it's amendment; which was agreed TO-
Mr.. HAMLIN The Senate has, by vote this morn.
ing assigned Wednesday for the consideration OF the civil
and diplomatic appropriation BILL designed, on Satur-
day last to have called the attention of the Senate to its
executive business. rise now to say that the very large
amount OF executive business that we have usles
attention TO it, Il shall therefore, o'clock, submit
motion TO the Senate to proceed 10 the consideration OF
executive business.
FRIGATE PHILADELPHIA.
Mr.. SHIELDS called for the special order OF the day
Mr.. YULEE. II will be recoected that the bill for
the relief Of the captors OF the Philadelphia rgate
assigned as the special order for Thursday las but in
consequence Of The pendency Of the District sayetrade
~ tak akou In m infar
ested, presume the senator from Georgia is pre-
pared to give his attention to the bill propose that it
shall be taken up Believing that It will not occupy
much time, move to postpone the previous orders, and
take up this bill
Mr. BnRRIEN have had no notice Of the intention
ol the senator to call up that bill this morning There is
an amendment which wish to propose, and shall be
ready to do 30 Tomorrow morning II the senator will
allow il TO lie over until tomorrow morning, will be
ready then.
Mr. YULEE. Ibid not suppose any special notice was
necessary as Thursday fixed upon the day when
the bill should be taken up II the senator wishes it 10
go until tomorrow morning, have no objection.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the bill
granting bounty lands to officers and soldiers who have
heretofore been engaged in the military service Of the
United States.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr. MANGUM | deem il vastly important that we
should dispose OF business pending in executive session
The President ought to be allowed time to fill any
vacancies which may occur from rejection. move that
the bill be laid upon the table, and that the Senate pro-
coed 10 the consideration OF executive business
Mr.. SHIELDS. Mr. President
The PRESIDENT. The question is not debatable
MI. SHIELDS. presume can ask the senator to
withdraw his motion.
Mr.. MANGUM Withdrew his motion for the present
MIR. SHIELDS. Mr. President, hope the senator from
North Carolina will persist in this motion This bill
for the purpose Of granting bounty lands to soldiers has
been before the Senate for several weeks II has been
postponed from time to time, and from day 10 day.
way 10 almost every other measure and. as
thought had exhausted the courtesy due 10 the Senate in
relation TO IT, And now sir, when II comes up nearly al
the close OF the session, and when II is bur1ened with
amendments, find that il Is moved TO have postponed
again. have not wished TO go into debate upon this
subJectvery far from it. But regret exceedingly that
this bi-which is really after ALL one of no very great
importance, in respects at leasshoud not be taken
up and disposed Of Il merely gives bounty 10 the
surviving soldiers OF our past warsto such OF those
surviving soldiers as have received no bounty Now,
s nearly all OF our soldiers have received bounty and
this bill will only amount TO few millions at most and
what few millions TO considering the extent OF
vast DOMAINE Yet the bill has been put of from day
TO day. and from time to time, upon every little pretext
and now when IT comes up at the close OF the session
when there but few days left, Is TO be postponed
in order that we may go into executive session Now
sir, call upon the friends OF this bl-f we have ma
joDy in favor Of these old sodiersI call upon them
to stand by the BILL and either let be defeated OF
let II be passed. Let US meet II candldly. Let US treat
slch bill ought TO be treated and not kill by in
direct measures postponement, and putting il of from
time TO ime Let not thus procrastiDaie but at
meet the question, and dispose OF il in some way. i
these not entitled to bounty, give them III
these old soldiers have claims upon lei the bill be
defeated But o. this is not the way to treat such bill
II is not the wse 10 treat such men They have been
treated with Indifference and their claims have been
supercously put of from day TO day III there be any
government under Heaven which ought to pay its sol.
diers well, il is this government Yet here little
plhful ptance OF land-two or three millions OF acres
out of your immense domain--out OF world of vacant
and-znd still you hesitate to give IL TO these men, who
have richly earned by their blood and BY their bravery
have day after day. and time after time, given way "a
everybody and everything and now, when the bill comes
up the end Of the session, II is TO be procrasiinaed
again. Sir, il you postpone II now, you may as wei
kill il al IL il is killed, want i done By drec
yote and not passed by in this way. Let il be treated
you ought to treat a measure that interests your old
| soldiers.
| | do not want to discuss this question have en-
deavored TO avoid discussion of It, But with me II il
a matter OF some little feeling, well as matter oil
policy Now sir, say again. ii these old soldiers have
friends enough in this body them TO stand by thin
bill until il is either defeated or passed.
While am up wish TO say word in regard to the
amendment offered by the senator from Virginia, lMr
MAsoS1 That amendment has been thrust upon US Just Al
the close OF the session. l. for one, in favor OF the
principle Of The amendment offered BY the senator from
Virginia. want togve every man who served IN the
revolutionary war a bounty. want TO redeem every
warrant that Virginia issued in the revolutionary
That sir, would be Just and right. But LEI me tell hs
gentleman from Virginia, and the other senators who ad
vocae IL, that this amendment will not accomplish the
end they have in view and for this reason-of all the Vi
gnia warrants that now in circulation, the greater
part perhaps spurious fraudulent; and the great
difficulty respecting them has been that the department
which TO separate the genuine warrants from the fraudu
lent That has been the great difficulty Now, SIR
every genuine warrant ought 10 be redeemed; but this
amendment provides for the warrants generally without