The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-06

first paragraph OF SI4 99 ~ stricken out by the House
se and the words ss ii6 u.s. 10 be disbursed by the
marshal OF the Disiric, OF Columbia. inserted in lieu
Todeay hs expenses incurred under the authority Of
the Committee oil Arrangements for the funeral OF Gen
Taylor deceased ate President of the United States $ii
Cen Taylor from the cemetery in Washington TO Kentucky
bs expended under the direction OF the President OF the
! The following amendment OF the Senate the House
amended by striking out the words in brackets,
departments OF shall be five hundred dollars
per anuam tnd il shall be the day Of the head Of esc,
they shall not be required obe on duty more than ten hoos
The House also disagreed to the following
tons inserted by the Senate
Fo making hydrographica and Typographical surveys
decide upon the practcaby aud cos OF improving tue
naysa.ioe q The Ohio ,lysr 6 y.sm Of Is;syGs .
ssy a. feeders a periods E e low wssr s according 70 ,ns
OF twenty thousand dollars the money to be expended nn
surveys with ali Necessary obss va,ioa re-
connoissaLces, and esnaes, to be made by mixed com
BY The Pses,dsn. q The, Uniied states"
SIC dad be IL frt7sr enacted, That upon full proc
actual loss which the present contractor for the printing q
Congress may have suffered in consequence OF .ne execn
ed, said Secretary ha be- and he IS hereby anthor
ICED reimburse him for such actual loss, aud to allow him
moreover IN the shape Of proh ten percent on the aon
"SKo. -. Aud BE- il Further enacted Tha, SO much Of
the prnngo OF his session remains unexscued shall be
adjusted and settled upoa the basis laid down In the fore
!" SIC. ~ And be il further enacted. That the said coa
tractor be- and he is hereby relieved from his
aud proposals be received Tor the printing Of the
next session. conformity with the provisions OF he
luton approved twenvh,rd july eighteen hundred and
iodysx entitled resolution regaa'lag me prn',,ns
same M
MIR. DICKINSON move that the Senate insist upon
itssamendmenis The bill will them 30 back to the
House, and committee OF conference can be appointed
| MIR. HAMLIN. I ask the senator from New York first
10 allow me TO make motion 10 concur in an amend
ment which has been made, approprating some three
thousand dollars for the repair of custom house in
Portland. Maine. Il was adopted in the Senate, and in
the House amendment was made increasing the ap.
preparation one cent The reason was. had assumed
such shape that il could not be brought before the
House so to allow an explanation without moving an
amendment. The amendment was therefore moved, IN
creasng the appropriation one cent and then the House
| concurred IN the amendment
The motion TO concur in the amendment OF the House
Mr. DICKINSON. / now move, as matter Of form,
that we insist on the other amendments
| MIR. UNDERWOOD. wish the chairman OF the
committee would state, ii he can. how many amendments
the House has made and how many OF our amendments
the House has reected and whether they are OF 30 i'm,
poran, character that we cannot at once recede and
pass the bill, aud be content with IL as IL is
| Mr. DICKINSON. The chairman has no opportunity
Of knowing more than has been just now read The
bill was unfinished in the House I'LL after midnight last
night But on consultation with members OF the com
mitee has been concluded that il would take less time
TO disagree with the amendments oil the House than Tor
them to examine ii and they have recommended that
Mr. UNDERWOOD thought the amendments had
been examined, and. If so. 1t would De better to concur
! in every thing the House has done, ii we could
The question was then taken on the motion to insist
upon the amendment OF the Senate and il was agreed to
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
| On motion by Mr. DICKINSON, the Senate resumed
the consideration OF the bill making appropriations Tor the
naval service OF the United States Tor the year ending
! June 80, 1881.
The question pending was on the following amendment
proposed on the preceding evening by Mr RusK' VIZ;
Be enacted SC, Tdat there shall be appointed by the
President with tho Of the Senate, deputy post
una er general for California and Oregon, who shall reside
n shall exercise aud perform within California and Ore
gon powers and dues by law vested Ia the Post
by the Postmaster General subject his supervison d.
recton. and inuctons and shall make OF his proceed
invs aud the condition OF the post offices and mail
within his jursdcon such reports as The Postmaster
General shall direct and employ such number OF clerk
''SEc dad be q farther sraetsd There ,hal be ap
ey s @ @ s soS Oregon VINO sh re-
side san Francisco, and receive salary OF - dollars
per nnnum II shall be his duty 70 audit and settle, &C
cordinv TO law al claims and Of pos,ma with
the Post Office Department. arising or accruing ia Caof
claims aud accounts and such other duties sha be
signed him by the Secretary OF the Treasury, tor Post
The Treasury os the Post Office Department |,
qured perform hkc duties and TO transmit 70 SAID de-
sta,eInent exhibiting the Of It's derived
from poages collected in Calilonis and Oregon, and he
objects. nanelyi Compensation TO pos,nas,es n,nspo
alton OF tho mails ship, steamboat. and way eues
pa office urni.ure; adveHsingj matosgs
blanks maocxs keys and stamps; mail depIedations
aud special agents clerks for ohcesi snd
In order that the carried to the credit and
debit Of the for the OF tue Post Oce
Department on books OF tne Auditor tor said depart
ment; and said Auditor may employ such number o.
clerks such salaries as the Secretary Of the treasury
shall allow /.
.src a. 4rd De IL further enacted, The Postmaster Gen
era may order dead letters In the post 9th Ses la Calf
forna and Oregon be returned TO and opened Sst
Francisco instead OF being sent TO the General Post Oce
lie may dispense with advertising proposals. ot caynR
Of Washington, and he may allow 70 pounasers there
for their pensation not exceeding seventy
Ave per the amount OF postage received al theii
re pcctvc Offices instead OF the amount now liked by law
duty OF tue Secretary the Navy, In add ton 10 the
service OF each month by him already contracted o
under tn of act entitled An act providing
tor the building and equipment OF four naval Steamship
20 contract on behalf OF United States, for the
poraon the mails in steamships between Panama and
San Francisco, and the intermediate ports, another time
each month, sash way, la such manner as TO connec
the arriving twice each month at Chagfes on the
Atlantic, SO make two mas each way 70 San Fran
cisco"
To which Mr. GwIS had moved to add
Propidsd That sd iitiona compensation shall be re
duccd half o the the increase oil the reve
the does warrant the payment OF the fui
amount in the estimation OF the said officer"
il Mr. DICKINSON. | cannot but repeat. what hav.
20 often said that have no time TO lose, and that
hope none will be lost unnecessarily. The amendment,
are important / understand, and will be contoverted
We must press these bills forward, IL we mean TO pass
Them; for hope contempates meeting to legis
late tomorrow II would be outrage, in time OF peace
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