The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-05
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE
WEDNESDAY,, September 1, 1850.

MIR CLAY said that as there yesterday
strong expression III favor oil the postpohemeht oil
the bill to suppress the slave trade In the District,
and AS there were several Senators absent who de
sred 10 vote on the bill, he would not press Its
sderation, but would move that the bill be taken
up at this time, with view TO its postponement
The bill was then taken up, and postponed tll
Tuesday next
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Mr. DICKINSON, from 4thc Committee on Fl.
nance, reported back the bill from the House,
making appropriations for the Post Office and me
mail service for the year ending June sum- 1901
with number of amendments.
He explained the various items IN the Din, ana
the proposed amendments
Mr.. YULEE moved To strike out oil the pfoposeu
amendments an appropriation Tor the uansPotta-
ton of the mail by two steamships, (under con-
tract with the Ocean Steam Navigation Company
from New York TO Havre, : 10000.
debate ensucd, in which Messrs. fuLEE and
DAWSON supported the amendment, and Messrs'
DICKINSON, SEWARD, DAVIS of Massachusetts
and RUSK, opposed ii.
Mr. SEBASTIAN moved that the bill be post
poned till to- morrow, and be printed.
Upon n division no quorum voted, and the ser
geant at- arms directed 10 bring IN the absent
After some time quorum was reported to be
present.
Mr.. DOWNS supported the motion to postpone.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD opposed the motion 10 post
pone. He thought but little benefit would be de-
rived by postponemcnt de was anxious TO go
home, and saw no probability OF an adjournment OF
Congress till the appropriation bills were disposed
Of For that reason ne was OF the opinion that
when they got hold Of one OF these appropriation
bills, they should retain 1t until II was disposed oil
finally.
Mr., FooTE said that he was anxious as any
one 10 get home, but he differed from the Senator
from Kentucky. He one OF those vino would
vote no money for the support of this Government
% f me And ne be s5ss sye noes IL that hs
settlement of those questions now proposed should
fail, he would move TO make a new omnibus by
adding provisions for the settlement of the question
to the appropriation bills.
n t.
pone aud print, and it rejected-aycs -,
noes %.
The debate was further continued, by Messrs.
HAMLIN, RUSK, HUNTER, FOOTE, DOUGLAS,
BADG Err, and DICKINSON, in opposition 10 the
amendment; and by Messrs DAWSON, fULEE,
UNDERWOOD, and DOWNS, IN favor Of IT.
The question recurring on the amendment, being
TO strike out the above appropriation, 1t was reject
ed-yeas 90 nays 25-as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs Atchison, Barnwell, Bell, Ben
tom Berrien, Bright, Butler, Davis OF Mississippi,
Dawson, Dodge Of Iowa, Downs, Felch, Jones,
King, Sebastian, Shields, Turney, Underwood,
Whtcomb, and Yulee-2O.
NAYS.-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bradbury,
Clarke, Clay, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton,
Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas, Ewing,
Foote, Greene, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter. Mason,
Phelps, Rusk, Seward, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon,
Wales and Winthrop-25.
MIR. YULEE moved TO amend .he bill by adding
10 the appropriation for the Havrc service the fol-
lowing proviso, which was agreed to-yeas Is, noes
Provided, That the terms of the contract of ID
February, lS49, shall be fully coniormed to, ex-
cept far the came was modified by the Poet
master General, iuade on the 18th OF March, lSiI,
and 18th Of March, 1919.
The amendments reported by the committee
were then agreed to. The bill was reported to the
Senate, the amendments made In committee con-
CURED in, and then the amendments were ordered
to be engrossed for third reading of the bill.
The following are the principal amendments re-
ported by the Committee on Finance, which were,
as above stated, agreed to.
Insert at end OF line 80:
"And the Postmaster General is hereby authorized
in his discretion dispose of the best advantage
any quarterly returns Of mails, sent or received,
which were made up previous TO lS45, preserving
the accounts current and all vouchers accompany
ing such accounts, and TO use such portion OF the
proceeds thereof as may be necessary to deiray the
cost of separating and disposing Of the same"
Strike out the whole OF the second secuon, and
insert
.For transportation of the mails, includ
ing service in California and Oregon 50, 95O, OOt
For transportation Of mails IN two
steamships from New York by South
ampton to Bremen at 100000 for
each ship, under the contract with the
New York. o'.,....,'..f.... 2Oo.OoC
And for transportation by two ships I'M
der the same contract, from New York
to Havrc, at $1,000 each -, $4,000
appropriation :. .............-.. 90, 667
For transportation Of the mails between
Charleston and Havana by way Of
Key West, calling at Savannah under
the contract with NJ &. Mordecai... 10000
For transportation Of the mail across
the IsthInus Of Panama ........... $4,000
For compensation 10 pOstmasters, &c. l,i5D,O
For ship, steamboat, and way letters. $1,000
For wrapping paper ................., 2i,VoO
For office furniture lin the p. o. ..... 500
For advertising. ............,.... b5,OOl
For mail bags. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25,OOl
For blanks OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ., OOl
For mail cocks, keys, and stamps. lO,OD
For mail depredations 4 special agents 3O,OO
For clerks for offices lin the Z. Oiice). $1,000,
For miscellaneous .................. 1900
For publishing editions Post Office
Die Of post Offices. ................... $500
s52O5,l61
The above specific appropriations are in lieu o
general appropriations contained in the bill az j
from he Houae