The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-09-05
CONGRESS-.
THIRTY.PTRST CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION
SENATE.
TUESDAY AUGUST 27. 1850.

Mr.. Underwood moved, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the hill for the re-
lief Of the Orange s,d Alexandria Railroad Com.
/ pany The object Of the bill is to refund to this
company, the assignee of the State of Virginia
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, ad-
vanced by the State TO the United States, to aid
in the erection of public buildings at the seat Of
| Government
Messrs Mason Underwood, Hunter, Butler
Cass, Rusk, Dawson, Berrien, Pratt, and Foote
supported the measure and Messrs Badger, Brad.
bury, Dayton, and Baldwin, opposed the bill.
The question being taken, the bill was ordered
to be engrossed for third reading by the follow
ing vote :, ;,
rien, Butler, Csss Clay, Dawson Dodge of Iowa
Douglas, Downs, FoOte, Houston, Hunter, Joaes
King, Mason, Morton, Pratt, Rusk Sebastian
Smith, Soule, Spruance, Turney, Underwood
Wales and Walksr-os'~---.-
NAys-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bradbury
Bright, Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Davis Of Massa
chusetts, Davis of Mississippi, Dayton, Dickin
son. Dodge of Wisconsin, Felch, Greene, Ham
lin, Pearce, Shields, Sturgeon, Upham Whitcomb
Winthrop, and Yulee-22
The bill for the relief of the West Feliciant
Railroad Company, yesterday ordered TO be en-.
crossed, was read third time and passed
The Senate then went into Executive session
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IS, 1850.
The following resolution, submitted by Mr.
Underwood, being under consideration
Res0lred, las an amendment to the rules, That
motion may he made to lay any proposition to a
amend bill or resolution upon the table and il
it prevail, the proposed amendment shall be laid
on the table, but the bill or resolution shall not
20 with it
Mr. Bradbury moved to lay the resolution on
the table; and the motion was reiected-yeas IS,
nays 10
Messrs Underwood, Cass, and Foote advocated
the resolution, and Messrs. Hunter, Dickinson,
Douglas, and Butler, opposed it,
Mr. Shields moved, and the subject was post
poned for the present.
MIR. Clay moved to take up the bill TO abolish
the slave trade in the District of Columbia, with
a view of fixing day for its consideration and
the motion was agreed 10.
Mr. Clay then moved that the bill be post poned
and made the special order Of the day for Monday
next
Messrs Pearce and Foote presented amend.
ments (which were ordered to be printed) hereaf-
ter to be proposed to the bill.
Mr. Atchison, by way of having q test vote on
the bill, moved that it be laid on the table.
The question being taken by yeas and nays, the
motion was negatived--yeas TO- nays 36-as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Davis Of Mississippi Dawson, Downs,
Houston, Hunter Mason, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian,
Soul6, Turney and Yulee-l6
NAYs-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton,
Bradbury Bright, Cas- Chase, CLARKE, Clay,
Cooper Davis Of MASSACHUSETTS,, Dayton, Dick
inson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Doug
Las, Ewing, Fetch, Foote, Green, Hamlin, Jones,
King, Mangum, Pearce, Phelps, Shields, Smith,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
Whitcomh and Wipthrop-36
The bill was then postponed, and made the
special order Of the day for Monday next, at one
o'clock
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill,
from the House, was referred TO the Comu.ittee
on Finance.
Mr.. Shields moved, and the Senate proceeded
TO the consideration Of the bill from the House,
granting bounty lands TO officers and soldiers who
have been engaged in the military service Of the
United States.
Messrs Bradbury and Downs opposed taking
up the bill, and Messrs Shields aud Cass sup
ported the motion.
And the question being taken, the motion pre-
vailed-yeas 81, nays g.
The bill being under consideration, several
amendments proposed by the Committee on Pub
lie Lands were agreed to.
q. The last amendment Of the committee was to
add TO the bill the following
Pr0pifed, lgHkeT, hat every person VINO may
be entitled, under the provisions Of this act, to
receive certificate or warrant for bounty land,
shall be allowed the option TO receive such certih-
cate or warrant treasury scrip for one hundred
dollars where the quantity of land is one hundred
and sixty acres, fifty dollars where the quantity
is eighty acres, and twenty-five dollars where the
quantity is forty acres said scrip TO bear an in
terest Of six per cent per apnum, payable semi
annually, and redeemsble at the pleasure OF the
Government
A short debate ensued and then, on motion Of
Mr.. Badger, the Senate proceeded to the oonsid-
Grafton Of Executive business
After some time spent therein, the doors were
opened, and the Senate adjourned
THURSDAY, AUousT 20, 1850.
The bill making appropriations for the sup
port Of the Military Academy was reported,
amended slightly, and ordered to be engrossed.
After some time spent In considering the
Bounty Land bill, the Senate went into Execu-
tive session.
FRIDAy. AUsUsr 80, 1850.
In the Senate, q bill granting the right OF way
and donation Of land 10 the State OF Michigan,
10 aid In the construction of ship canal around
the falls Of the st. Mary's river, was debated ana
was ordered 70 be engrossed for third reading
Alter The consideration Of Executive business,
the Senate adjourned till Monday.