The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-13

shall be received any general appsop don bs, unless
o. some sct or fss5lu'ion BASED ~ se ssaas
during that srssion, or ia pursuance ofnn es.mse rom ,e
shall be received hose oret TO provide Tor private
elau a'Aeas '- "nsy have been previously sane
Mr.. YULEE.- win withdraw the objection,
Mr. PRARCE. beg leave 10 FAY that this is recon-,
mended by the department and required oy 'ns o'''n
| gov eminent, the wreck being IN their way, u . .
The question being taken upon the anne ndlneni II was
az reed io-ayes "a, noes moi counted -
nm and will state TO the Senate that they have been
already engossed that no delay eau be occasoned by
The 6rst IS as follows To add at end OF line %
Provided That $50 900 the .sd appropriation shall
be applied for log the rgate PriDceon-the
fra nae hull DO Of white oak and the said steamer
10 he ia all poets adapted for testing fullest
ne OF such PLANS OF submerged propelles the
Secretary of the Navy may direct TO be tried"
Mr. WALKER. | should like to know, if the chair
man OF the Committee on Naval Affairs inform US,
what the government has already expended upon these
submerged propellers. | am informed that ii has been
Mr. YULEE That is not question involved in this
amendment 1t will be recollecied that the steamer
Princeton broken up her hull being found to be UNI
seaworthy The engine is now lying by and rusng, and
becoming ruined for want of USE They have on hand
frame of white oak and there will be other cost re-
qued to make the irgate and renew the Princeton than
the labor necessary be applied They do not require
dollar of Appropriation, believing that they apply
part OF the appropriated in this bill for the purpose
contemplated here The object in rebuilding that vessel
may be thought advisable to try II will save much ex
pense in this way IL is matter OF great consequence
with the navy discover, if possible, OF pro-
pulsion WHOM shall be submarine. and which shall at
the time be OF the necessary efficiency in naval
steam warfare The plan is to make vessel for the
trial of such experiments. We propose rebuild frig
ate which may be achieved, under the circumstances,
with very slight expense-one, two or three thousand
dollars on each OF the plans proposed The trial can
each plan 10 be tested We shall after the experiments
are concluded, still have on hand rgate which. we
hope, will be one OF the finest in the naval service.
Another purpose which the committee have in view is,
10 test the value OF white oak material for ship
building in the navy If it is found to answer naval pur
poses it will be saving OF one hundred per cent at least
in the cost OF naval vessels hope, therefore, that
the amendment may prevail as il does not require dol
lar OF appropriation.
The question being taken upon the amendment il
rejected-ayes 49, noes not counted
Mr.. T. | will offer amendment recommended
by the department, and by which il is expected to
$780, 900 year-to insert at the end OF the 10th line
the following:
''Propided. That Communication of ratons shall be
allowed except officers and their attendants, aud Tor the
aehed to and doing duty on board going or receiving
vessel and The petty officers seamen and ordinary seamen
ration And provided, further, That no raons stopped
for the sick board vessels shall be credited 10 the hos
pita fund.- but shall remain and be accounted for by the
purssr part of the provisions of the vessels and that
Of officers and others of the navy hospitals
only thereof and the chief Of the bureau of provisions
and clothing, with the appreciation Of the Secretary OF the
stopping such ratons vii insure faithful
bity for the raons stopped for the SICK board yes
sells and TO insure due credit the hospital fund Tor the
laOns al cost OF those sen, to the hospitals on shore the
succeeding month aiter their official receipt at yards sta
tions. ana on board vessels"
| The amendment agreed to-
Mr. T. The next amendment has relation TO
the regulation OF rank OF assistant engineers who
absent duty at The time of examination. II has been
passed by the Senate in bill and has been recon-
| NOT he ed there III 10 RI
OF justice that il should come in upon this bill
"And Dc 1t further enacted, That II assistant engi.
nee shall have been absent from the United States duly
at the time Others OF his date examined, he shall II
not rejected at subsequent examination, be entitled to
The same rank with them and from cause his rea-
tive rank be assigned 10 him, he shall retain his
| original position on the register
And be further enacted, That the rule established in
the preceding section shall be applied the of
Joshua Foiianssee and F sherwood who prevent
ed by of their absence duty from being
lhh examination Tor officers OF their date"
i Mr. HALE Does this interfere with the regulations
of The Secretary OF the Navy
Mr. YULEE Not at all it is to enable engineers who
are absent duty the time Of the examination not
TO lose their rank In consequence.
| The amendment was agreed to.
MIR Y. proposed a further amendment, as follows:
BE further ENACTED, That from and after the passage
this all purses in the navy shall be be and
shall be called paymasets but such change Of tide shat
impair ia any way affect the rank pay privileges
bonds, duties liabilities OF any purser In the
vice and commissions shall be given HEM aud
they shall respectively Jake rank from the dates OF their
present commissions and all laws in any relating
the grade of purse hereby extended aud be
taken as applicable 10 Iaymastcrs In the navy
Mr.. HUNTER. would suggest to the chairman of
the Naval Committee that there will be great danger If
go in this way, that the bill will be lost We have
but two hours, and shall certainly be obliged to have
a committee OF conference on the bill and, besides the
bill will have TO be enrolled regret that there more
time; but submit, If 60 in this way that the bill
will be endangered
| Mr.. YULEE The amendments am proposing are
amendments prepared under the direction Of the commit
tee; and am that the chairman OF the Committee
Finance knows that urged upon him yesterday and to-
day examine these amendments with me, IN order thai
the Committee on Finance might concur with in
tanning them Al all events II any delay is occasioned
by the amendments which i have offered. II is not my
fault but II the Senate think advisable that the
amendments indicated by the Naval Committee should be
offered and that 10 offer them would endanger the
BILL certainly will not be desire do anything that
will be likely 10 produce that result think, however
tina, the amendment am proposing il is already en-
crossed, canno, delay the bill IN its going to the House
Mr. HUNTER. merely rise to state that the senator
from Florida Is enutey mistaken II he supposes that did
desire look the amendments proposed by the
Naval Committee. He knows that have not had time
10 do IT. N the committee have instructed him TO offer
these amendments. OF course II is his duty TO do IL. but
only suggest that he the rick OF losing The bill in the
House. That is the opinion, too. oil those who have this
business 10 attend 10 IN the House. .r Is. ...#
Mr.. YULEE. II Is very strange that whenever the
Naval Committee come forward with their amendments
10 the appropriation bills there is always some objection.
Last session, after delaying action the other amend
ments the Naval Committee TO offer theirs, and the
Senate was called upon to refuse all amendments; and
the consequence was, that almost all OF them voted
down. ....
The amendment was lost +
Mr.. YULEE, ] wish 10 offer another amendment, al
the desire OF the Secretary OF the Navy enable him