The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-30

would cscap. his duty. lie thought tins present
| measure ~ advised ss IL stood ~ present.
Mr.. YpLEE wac Ia favor VI striking out the pro-
visO. The COMMITTEE on Naval Affairs had given
their attrnt 90 this suhect. They had addressed
letters officers VI the navy and 10 masters CT som
al Ve-sels. to chambers Of commerce and other
maritime lone and the almost universal
Spouse Vas, that hogging ought not ~ be aboi-
ished
Mr. HAMIIN said he had presented a large
number vi petitions la favor of ab0lshing hogging
Ia the navy, snd the persOns whose name. we're
attached 10 those petitions were OF all parties,
rlsst@. crre'ts, and pn,ics-ons. lie rrgardcd the
cuslvm as t'arharous. iDhuinan, and unSorihy Of
the American navy
Nc yCLEE read from the report Of the super
intsudeut III the New York State prison, 60 show
tnat the ab ,ilion VI stripes punishInsnt in that
prison and tIc SUBSTITUTION u oth,r punishnents,
had ia numerous cases prO'iuccd insanity.
alr. PEAR VAS opposed 10 sboii.hing fog
eins unit rue tiIDe a. come other punishment
GOULD be prov idrd. lie thought 10 stollsh Il now
and p'uyids no uther punishment YOU'D operate
severely On the sailor. FlogF.ng couh no~ b.
substituted, &C the discretion VI - court or OF 90
Oticec. for other aud psnatie. To hb0l.
ish Il ggin would be 10 take swsy this discretion,
sud copel the sailor ~ undergo lle more rigorous
! punishment
| He had none OF the objections 70 digging which
were opposed by sumo, He rrgaracd many Of
| those objections the Offspring ~ sickly scnti-
| mentality One ui tho@e ptlIshtnropc eeninodofes
| undertook 10 dispenae with this hogging, and un
one occa .oa dressed sailor. who had committed
offence, ia ~otnan's clothes and placed bonnet on
hi- head tie man beg ged earnestly that h. might
| be punished with the IVpes. The commodore per-
| sisted, aud finally tho man walked overheard and
was loet
| MIR. DAVIS. Of Mississippi, ssid that the desire
10 have logging abolished aid not exist in the navy
| but out of tho navy. lie had no doubt but that
hogg ing would have 20 DO abolished At sumo t!me
but II should be done discrceiy, and by the sabsti-
tuition OF other punishmenis
| MIR SEWARD said that he thought the senator
from Floria. could draw no Argument ia iayor u
fogging. io The report e .iT ,n.p,. 90 y,isDns
that insanity not produced by sboiishing
stripes, but from the other improper punisiinenss
adopted and practised.
| Mr.. BUTLER followed in opposition 20 the abo-
Mr.. YULEE replied to the Senator from New
York, and then moved TO amend the proviso by
substituting, after the word "navy," the words,
| land ON board Of vessels OF commerce -
The amendment was agreed to-ayes 25. nofsl3
/ The question recurring on striking out the pro-
viso us amended, was taken by yeas and mays, and
the Chair nnounced tho result to DO a. follows:
YEAS.--Mesars Atcbison, Badger, Bell. Bcrrien,
Butler, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dayton,
Downs, Houston, Hunter, King, Mnngum, Mason,
Morton Pearce, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Smith,
Spruance, Turney, Wales. and Yulee--24.
NAYS.-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright, Case,
Chase, Clarke. Davis Of Massachusct Dickinson,
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Fech, Free
mont, Hale, Hamlin, Jones Norris, Seward soule,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Walker, Whitcomb, and
Winthrop-23.
So the proviso was stricken out.
recting the Secretary of the Navy, in all contracts
for fuel, discriminate in favor Of those qualities
OF coal which should beat suit the purposes Of the
service
QUESTION or rRIvILEoE-TLoocING ~ THE SAvy
| ONCE MORE.
| Mr.. HALE rose 20 question Of privilege The
Journal showed that, in striking out the proviso
twenty four had voted in the affirmative aud TWEEN
| ty three in the negative; while the name of Mr.
GREEsE, of Rhode Island, who voted no, not
recorded at all. lie asked that the Journal be
rected.
Mr. GREENE said that when his name vas called
he responded ''No," and be did not know that his
name not recorded ill his attention was called
to II by one OF the reporters.
The point OF order was raised whether the name
Of tue Senator could be recorded at this stage and
vas debated.
The CHAIR decided that the vote could not be
recorded, except with unanimous consent.
Objections were made.
NJ. HUNTER to obviate all difficulty, moved
|, and the vote was rccoBsidered.
: The question again taken on striking out
the provlsO, and the motion rylec tcd-yeaB "a
nays 20, az follows:
! YEAS.-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Der.
ren, Better, Davis OF Mississippi, Dawson, Day
ton, Downs, Hous:on, Hunter, King, Manguin,
. Mason, Morton, Pearcc, Pratt, kusk, Sebastiln,
Smith, Spruauce, Turney, Wales and Yuee-2i.
NAYS .-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright, Cas-,
Chase, Clarke. CoOp,r, Davis OF Massachusetts,
c Dickinson, Dodge Of W isconsin, Dodge Of Iowa,
! living, Feith, Fremont, Greene, Gsin, Hale,
, II ,niin, Jones. Norris, Seward, Shields Sturgeon,
Underwood, Walker, and WInthrop-26.
The amendment prUposed by Mr.. Cooper was
then rejected.
DRY-DooK N cALuoRSrA.
Mr.. BALDWIN moved, aud after debate that
part Oi The bill rtquir ng the Secretary VI the Navy
10 contract with certain persons designated in tho
bill Tor the co.'s, uru vi n ,atiug dry DICK Sc,
Ia Caior. ia, was amended 30 10 huthrrize the
Secretary TO contract Tor the purpose with any
per-On or persons.
AMENDMENTS, XAsE's FoRcE-PuNP.
M.
amongst them one sPProPriatlng $4,000 for the
purchase, for the use vi the navy oi Kdse's force
and suction pump.
trHE ISDIAS Dit.
messrge received from the House, stain z
that that body insisted on it's disagreeng votes 70
the Indian Appropriation bill
Mr.. HUNTER moved, and the Senate resolved
TO insist On its amendments.
CAPTAINS IN THE NAVY.
Mr.. HALE said there wero now siEty-eight cap
tAins in the navy, forty-two OF whom were "Tsft
! ing Orders." and some Of them had been waiting
ORDERS for over thirty ycars lie moved TO amend
by providing that there sball be no mOfC captains
appointed until the number shall be reduced TO
hity, and when reduced 10 that number, IL shall
never be exceeded Debated and rejected.
| Tho bill vas then reported TO the Senate, and all
amendments made ia committee ooncurred
in.
Mr.. YCLEE moved to strike out that part re-
lsting TO n floating dry. dock in California; and
after debate the motion was rejectcd-yeas 20,
=. | hhyt 10
! Tho amendments were ordered to DO eng rossed,
. and the bill was passed.
THE BoUsTY LAND BILL.
Mr.. SHIELDS moved, and the Senate took up the
bill granting bounty lands 20 oficers and soldiers
VITO have been engaged in the military service Of
. the United States and which had been returned
4 from tho House, they having disagreed to Senate
c amendments numbers and ., which extended the
n boUntics 20 the avy and marines.
On IsOtion. Il ordered that the Senate insist
= on lite amendments.
THE ARMY BILL,
, The Senate then took up the bill making appro.
priatons for the support Of the army.
Various amendments proposed by the Commit
tee on Military Afiars were proposed, debated and
adopted.
TIE fSDfAs BILL.
message was received from tho House that they
again insisted on disagroeing with the Senate
amendments 10 the Indian appropriation bill, and
that e committee OF conference, consisting OF
Mesers. JHoMreoS, JoHSsoS, and WgLLDoss had
, been appointed
The Senate again insisted on its amendments.
| spd Mesers PE.sCE, SEBhsTGAS, and DoDGE II
/ Iowa We Amounted