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ton obtained can be referred 10 COMMITTEES. 80 lasls "a
The question being then taken, the resolution wa
,T sii THE PATENT LAWS. 81 naa fei0soa
Mr. TURNKEY moved TO take up Senate bill 400, being
the bill 70 promote the progress Of the useful arts; which
Mr.. IT. then moved that said bill be made The special
order for half past eleven Tomorrow. and every succeed
Mr. HALE I wish to inquire whether the new bill
Mr.. TURNEY. Yes. sir; il has been laid upon our
Mr. FOOTE II understand the honorable senator,
should have objection to his motion understand
that il is to be the special order for the morning hour
Mr. TURNEY. THAT'S all.
MIR. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. This bill will create q
great deal Of debate and is net entitled 10 preference
for the morning hour There Is enough to DO then with
out taking up question for debate; and think the
morning hour ought TO be reserved for that business
hope there will be special order made for that hour
Mr. HALE. viii &c in order to ask for division Of
II The sy VICE PRESIDENT. irwin. al5'
Mr.. HALE. Then ask division, making it special
order for the day. from making constant special order.
as think i ought not to be- have no objection to
king up to morrow but do object to making spe-
Mr. TURNEY. will modify my motion to that effect.
Mr. HALE. should be very glad if the senator would
make i the special order for the whole day However
The question being then taken upon the motion as mod
flied, It was agreed TO-
REMOVAL OF DISTINCTIONS
The following resolution, submitted by Mr.. KING
the 9TH instant, was taken up and adopted:
ResoUed That the Secretary OF War be directed
municate 70 the Senate such information his department
furnish to the praccabiliy Of removing the obsnc
taw pass in Mobile bay, with the estimate Of cost any
such has been made. XII #9sl@t
CUSTOM HOUSE AT BANGOR, MAINE.
4 Mr.. HAMLIN asked the Senate to indulge him in Ia.
king up bill No 73-being bill making an appropriation
for custom house at Bangor in the State OF Mane as
it would give rise to no debate.
The motion 10 take up having been agreed to- the bill
was considered in committee of the whole.
Mr. HAMLIN | do not desire TO occupy the attention
Of the Senate long but simply TO state that the bill has
Commerce, and has been recommended BY the depart
ment. il appropriates only a small sum. The BUSH
is sufficiently expedited on account Of having
probation OF the department and full investigation Of
the committee, 1t has been unanimously recommended by
the Committee on Commerce. and think there Isl doubt
Mr. UNDERWOOD Mr. President, when the bill
introduced to build custom house in Boston, with
out any estimate Of the amount Of appropriation required
made the effort 10 have that estimate furnished made
the effort in vain Since that time, great deal of discus
sion has taken place here upon the great expense which
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the Senate the proprety of amending this bill in
way, 10 make limitation Of the amount i 10 70 give for
to what is the OF the they will
hereafter put some limitations upon the appropriation
whether as in times past they will commence work Of
this description, by approprang some twenty, thirty,
forty thousand dollars, entering wedge and allow
some person to superintend the work, and lay their
foundations, and erect building that will cost millions
before is at end II to be worthy OF consider
alton by the Senate whether it will make an amendment
Of that sort II seems to be proper TO let the bill lie upon
the aes and aaEs me matter under
motion
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Well, Mr. President. I could not
amend it well, or as satisfactorily to myself as If l
had ann 40 n III he dO mi
wish to begin to make restrictions by limiting the cost
OF such building, which shall not transcend, they
refuse TO let the bill lie upon the table therefore
wish to make test vote, whether shall proceed
to its consideration, whether shall let it lie upon
the table II we proceed 70 consider i now, shall re-
with twenty thirty thousand dollars and then going on 10
millions. II lett lie upon the table, shall regard il
an indication that we will consider the propriety OF re-
nenching the amount OF expenditure, beyond which II
Mr.. HAMLIN. would beg the senator to withdraw
= MT. UNDERWOOD. Twill withdraw il, to allow the
senator to make an explanation.
Mr.. HAMLIN. Mr.. President hope the motion OF
the honorable sesator from Kentucky will not prevail
$4,000 There may be a small latitude allowed Of
$4,000 or $4,000 which may vary from at
this period OF time II is not known what the precise
location OF the building in the city Of Bangor lie 10 be-
the cost Of the site after that was asceained, might
vary from that have no hesitation, doubt in
saying, that the maximum that will be necessary TO
ing will not exceed S5o0O0 and the probability is, that
$50 900 will cover IT, The fact very well known that
the time when the work be prosecuted is very short
and from the fact that there is building for the
occupation OF the government il is desirable that this bill
shall receive an early action and that the work may be
in progress OF completion hope the honorable senator
from Kentucky will not interpose objection can
sure him il is one OF those that will be confined
strictly within the limits OF the demand, and what is
Justly required by the wants OF that city
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. must inform my friend over
the way, that / have heard assurances just precisely
such he has given, upon an occasion before. How
situated You have no plan OF the building pre-
scented 10 Congress You have not estimate OF The
cost OF the building, for which 10 appropriate
money. We eaping in the darkjust precisely
have done upon former occasions. My plan, il | could
only have succeeded in II, would have been to obtain
plan OF the buildng-to have an estimate oil the cost
OF that building by competent mechanics and build
ers. We could then have Il reported before ma
king appropriation, and we could ascertain what
the site OF The building would cost All these things
can be done beforehand. In affairs every
prudent man will always do il for himself. But.
in my experience, for the government we never do
such things Now, my friend says we are 10 make an
appropriation Of thirty thousand dollars with
upon his part shall not exceed twenty thousand
AT the outside The plan of the building is not pre-
sented the cost OF the groundthe cost OF the building
we have no estimates about My friend can, upon his
personal assurances. make limitations at ALL It's be-
yon his power TO do IT, want 10 test the OF the
Senate and should be content that the be given II
IN limit mill lo-