The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-09


relating the circumstances, will SIMPLY that. upon
careful examination Of IL, consider il emnently
Nj HUNTER, Is this for arrears. or for an increase
Of salary for service yet to be perfomedi
Mr. fuLEE: is to place this individual upon the
same iooung with three other officers Tor whom the same
provision has been made In the House this officer was
overlooked but he is entitled to the same salary as me
The amendment was agreed to-
Mr. DOWNS moved 10 amend the bill in the 18th line,
after the word made by inserting, and on nomina.
ton OF the delegation IN Congress oil Inc State, or
fhe amendment was intended to place the appointment
OF midshlmen on q similar footing with that OF cadets
ment was going offer myself Our State has been so
badly cheated in relation to the appointment Of midship
that our attention has been specially called to this
mailer
The amendment was agreed TO-
ADVERTISING FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES
Mr.. YULEE offered the following amendment, 10 come
in after the word supplies" in the 9Th line
re.,lasa Tha. 50 much q the making appropa
ming the first Of June and ending the 3Oth Of Junr 1913
as l., ss a. nv sa s
a. eqn res ,he Secretary Of The Navy advertise
,aon q supplies for the Of The navy be, and the
u hereby repeated and that hereafter such advertise
In explanation Of the amendment. Mr.. Y read the fol.
lowing letter:
g BUREAU Rooms, July l6, 1850
ISM. The carrying OF Tho Of the 81 of March
ons attended witt 50 many and isays
Congress % reduce he ms now required q v day..
:" sometimes happens that information i received o.
dsmnatons which il is impossible for the bureau antlc
sq !. 6ns wh % ps%m tn
provisions OF the act Of the Sd Of March, lsls II is be-
Bssdes. another advanags viii be Obtained by reducing
a. The apos Haa the
vice would otherwise require as is now sometimes the
VERY respectfully your o1sden! 's;s. sISoLA,R
To Hon. BALLARD PRrsros
. Secretary Of the Navy"
Before the reading Of the letter concluded.
Mr.. HUNTER suggested TO dispense with the further
reading OF il, and 10 have the question taken.
The question being taken Uaps uoce, and appearing 10
Mr.. YULEE said he presumed the dispensing with the
reading OF the letter was the occasion OF not
voting il MAY favor ~, Of the proposition. /
amendments but had rather pass this than delay the
bill We have already consumed too much time
M 9SnsSH beng 'sng again put. +" quorum voted
and concluded the reading OF the letter given above
The question being again taken. 90 voted in the affirm
alive SO the amendment was adopted.
sALvoRs OF THE WATER WITCH.
Nj. YULEE. have only one more amendment It
involves no appropriation but only enables the Secretary
OF War to arbrae the question pending between the de-
move the following as an additional section:
BE further eaaetsd That the Secretary Of the Navy
be- and he 10 hereby, authorized if he advisable
States vessel Witch TO The Arbitrator q III the Judge
of,he United States district court in the southern district
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. MASON. am instructed to offer the following
amendment, to be inserted after line 2e2:
.For eompsnsasng Professor James T Espy for the
OF his ventilaor, $4,000: PROVIDED That shall
times hereafter"
10 x But as gs hardy h 3
two or three times authorizing the payment Of $4,000
him. but has passed the House in separate meas.
ure Now, sir the value of that venator is fixed, FIRST
by q report made by the Committee on Naval Affairs in
the House in 1885, in which there several statements
which will beg leave to extract from in one or two in
stances. The hrst is from Mr. Upshur, as follows
"The value of such an invention not only in presery.
Ing from decay bur In preserving also the health and lives
with Captain Rennon tina. the right 10 use in our pavv
would be chespy purchased at the price which you
Here is also another statement from the captain of
vessel Captain Ramsey on which there a Of
400 men:
. The vsndala, on board OF which the yentilator was
along tue African shores through the entife sciy season
with The loss Of but one OF two hundred souls comprising
atmosphere below, which the ventator from ii.
ishing dranght must have exerted strong influence"
This has proved beneficial that sixteen of them have
been made, and II being adopted in general use in
the navy This gentleman has received compensation
Whatever Tor his invention.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts do not think that all
the veDulaors that thought OF in the mind Of
any man were ever worth $4,000 TO begin with and /
will state to the Senate that, about years ago. the
Committee ON Commerce had, this particular venti-
lator under consideration, but the subject OF venaDg
ships in order that the atmosphere might improved and
thus save the health Of the vessel The report
ed to the Senate law, in force with regard pas
sengers on ships and ma, say that this considered
by no means the best ventiatorby among Inc
best the most efficient OF those that are at present in
use There has been, know, very console able i'm.
provemeni upon that subject; yet, while do moi mean 10
undervaue this invention at all, 10 my estimation il il.
greatly interior to many others, and do iee inclined
TO bestow This sum OF money Tor it,
Mr. HUNTER. THIS Is manftsly private claim !
hope we may be allowed to proceed with the bill
The question beng taken upon tie amendment il was
not agreed to-
Mr. COOPER. offer the following amendment, after
line 2si;
For the purchase OF right u make and use for ali
SUCH pu poses as may be deemed proper by the
mcht ., We Uned states, the patent cepump en-
Khe Oh D r Case, sum not exceed, 4 SIS, 900
MIR HUNTER. would suggest il il would NOT he
better TO leave 10 the discretion OF the Navy
10 say what pumps they will
The question being taken upon the amendment il was
MIR SHIELDS wish 10 make an amendmen, in re-.
lalon 10 bemp. This changes the law, and want TO
strike outba portion which changes the law az IL now
stands Imoye 10 strike out all from the word hemp
IN The 33d lines 10 the werd years in the 37b lne eav-
ing as the law now sIaDds-to lei the hemp con-
tract to the lowest biuder
Mr. UNDERWOOD. | hone this anne ndment will moi