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

The bill was then reported back TO the Senate whou,
amendment and ordered TO be engossed for third read
ing.
BOUNDARY or rExAs-rEaRIroRnL GovERsmEsr FOR
NEW MEXICO.
The bill making proposals the State of Texas for the
settlement OF her western and northern boundaries on
lhe REIMBURSEMENT by the said State OF all territory
Claimed by her exterior TO said boundaries and OF all her
claims upon the United States, returned from the House
OF Representatives with amendment was taken up.
MI: DooGLAs. ! would suggest to the Senate the
propreiy Oh dispensing with the reading of the amend
ment to the bill The amendment is word for word the
same .he New Mexican territorial bill which passed
bill to the Texan boundary bill without altering either
therefore move that the Senate now concur with The
House. dispensing with the reading of the amendment
Mr.. CHASE III am not under Misrepresentation,
there is amendment in that bill made by the House,
and would ask for the reading Of it.
The PRESIDENT. There is an amendment to the
Mr.. DOUGLAS | beg pardon Of the Senate. had
forgotten the fact OF there being an amendment lrscol
lect that there amendment OF three lines,
which hope will be read.
The amendment was read as follows: @
"Be il further enacted, That citizens of the United
States shall be deprived Of his life, liberty or properly in
said Territory except by the judgment Of his and the
laws OF the land"
Mr. CHASE. | move to amend that amendment by
striking out the word 'ctzen' and inserting the word
person and also striking out the words Except by the
judgment OF his peers and the law OF the land" and a
sertDg the words 'swhou due process of law" That
will make ho the amendment conform to the constitution
the proposition, but vote il down at once
Mr. CHASE, Uepying to Mr.; FoorE) Nor do wish
debate this motion. II is nothing than PROPOSE
ton to substitute the language OF the constitution for the
language OF the House II we are wiser than our fathers
let il be voted down.
Mr.. FOOTE. Itiswholly 1t unnecessary any way We
all know that do want any delay at ALL do not
want to send the bill back to the House for any further
The PRESIDENT There are two amendments, and
the question must be taken on each.
The question being then taken upon each OF the amend
men,s Th proposed they were rejected ,,..
Mr.. SEWARD asked the yeas and nays; which were
ordered, and, being taken resulSdyeas 81, nays loas
follows:
Cass Clay, Dawson Dickinson, Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas
noaa ssa
Smiih, 1 Sprnance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, and
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton. Chase. Davis of Mas
sachusetts, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing Hamn, Seward.
upham, and Wnthrop--lO
So the amendment concurred il.
PASSED.
Engrossed bills, with the following titles. sew
orally read third time and passed:
bill for the relief of Isaac Watts Grifaths.
A bill for the relief of Elizabeth L. Blackburn
bill for the relief OF the administrators OF the estate
of Major Frederick D. Mills, deceased
A bill for the relief Of Chas A. Kelett.
An act granting to the State of Alabama the right of
way and donation Of the public lands to aid in the
strucon of the Mississippi, Tennessee. and Alabama
railroad
Mr YULEE moved that the Senate take up the reso
luton heretofore submitted by him, fixing day for the
adjournment Of the present session of Congress:
he & M b stated ne upon s9e M moSa
senator from Florida fixing the day of adjournment of
the present session OF Congress Monday the of
MIR DAWSON. Will the senator from Florida hear
suggestion There will be aesoluton from the House
very soon, understand. which relates 10 the same sub
ject Perhaps il will be well 10 lei this pass for the
present The House resolution will be here this
Mr.. YULEE There is no assurance Of that Per-
haps will be well, there is immediate business
before the Senate now to take up this matter now and
''f MT DAWSON The resolution has already passed
the House, and will be here by tomorrow.
Mr.. YULEE. What time is fixed for the adjourn
mentl
Mr.. SEWARD Three weeks from to-day
Mr.. YULEE. will not press my motion, then.
r. JOHNSON.
Mr. UNDERWOOD from the Committee of Claims, to
whom recommitied the bill for the relief OF Chas.
Reeder, Walter r. Johnson and the legal representatives
OF Thomas p. jones' reported the same back with
amendment
In reporting the bill, Mr. u said That is the bill
which had up the other day, and which was referred
back to the committee hope that the Senate will con-
sent to consider it now. There mistake OF the
which led to the bunder which committed
here the other day These gentlemen were appointed TO
make experiments upon steam boilers and the gentleman
who made the repo-no longer member OF this body
got hold OF old report made by Mr. Fairfield, in re-
spect 10 services oil one OF IN
experiments upon anthracite COAL and that reported
10 the Senate as the basis upon which thus bill was to be
passed.
These the facts IN a few words An appropriation
OF 5 900 made TO be expended by the Secretary of
the Navy in testing Colts sub marine battery At sub
sequent session. Congress authorized the Secretary OF
the Navy TO appoint three gentlemen to make expert
ments in relation 10 steamboat boilers and authorized
also-hough there doubt about tbat-that the
appropriation OF S5 900 to make experiments IN regard
TO Colts submarine invention might be applied to the
compensation of these gentlemen. 1t was not sufficient
They on, however, TO perform the services Here
is their report and here OF the letters from them,
saving that they have not received compensation The
b proposes that the Secretary OF the Navy shall
tain the iimehe being best qualified TO do so-that they
occupied under the appointment OF the Navy De-
parment and TO pay them according TO the time that they
served These the whole facts hope the mistake
sufficiently explained, and that these gentlemen will
not be thrown back in consequence OF the error OF
member OF the committee
Mr. DICKINSON. How much does the bill propose
Mr UNDERWOOD. Three hundred dollars month
during the time they in the service OF the govern
ment. Here is the commission under which they acted
No objection being made, the bill was 'ben read sec
ond time, considered by the Senate as IN commee Oh ns
whole, reported the Senate without amendment, ana
ordered TO be engrossed and read third ume.
NEW PORT OF Entry
Mr. WALKER moved that ne Senate proceed 10 the
OF the bill to establish aport OF entry at Mil
,yankie IN the State of Wisconsin which agreed
The bin was read and considered in committee Of the
MIR WALKER presume that is the bill originally
II referred to the Committee Com
and they reported back amendment 10 it. which
suppose from the form OF the report, s bill 3i, which
is intended 10 be an amendment to that bill.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair perceiyes thai there 10