The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-16

Senate.

By MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
OFFICE ccSrER or BEAVER AND HANOVER STREETS.
WAsHrsGroN, Feb. l6, 1851
COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENTS.
Communication was received fl ON the Secretary
of State asking till the next session of Congress, to
ply to the Senate resolution calling for graduated
scale diplomatic.
Communications were received from the sscretarie,
OF the Treasury and the Navy the subject of
ferpg the coast survey from the control of the
sury and Navy departments. Ordered printed.
great number Of petitions were presented.
MINNESOTA.
M. DOUGLAS, from the Committee on Territories
reported back the House bil authorizing the Legis-
laures Oregon and Minnesota to take charge the
school lands in those territoriss-passed. Also the
bill authorizing said lie gsaturss to employ additional
CLERKS when In session passed.
nc som n FROM TlE sscsETARf OF STATE:
oHAIR .s.4 so1ore the Senate communication
from the Secretary Of State in reply to OF
the Senate He tays that has taken
place between that department and the Mexican MI
MISTER in regard to any contract with John D. Marks,
but enceses copy OF note from the Mexican Minis
ter informing the United States government that Ed
mund J. Foretau has made . contract with Mexico,
pur,uant to which he has advanced to Mexico six
hundred and fifty thousand dollars account OF the
instalment duo on the s.t Of May next By the United
and referred to the Finance Committee.
PENSION GRANTED.
The House Dill granting II pension W Jos w ASH
was reported and after some debate passed.
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS offered resolution prohibiting
Senators from revising their speeches. Laid over
ASYLUM FOR INVALID SOLDIERS.
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS tried to get up the bill pro-
hibiting the asylum for invalid and disabled soldiers
without success.
Fills CLERKS AND MARsHALs COURTS
Mr. BERRIEs called up the bill regulating fees al
lowed to marshals, clerks and attorneys, in United
States circuit courts and district courts.
Mr.. HAMBLIS offered an amendment that when fees
OF any clerk of these courts shall net exceed five hun
dred dollars year. they shall be paid by the Treas
ury sum to make 1t i've hundred dollars. Anne nd.
ment adopted. Other amen dments made.
Mr.. WALKER offered an amendment, that no person
sha be clerk Of two courts when the fees OF either
ehall amount to six THOUSAND Sollars-rejected.
Mr.. GwiN moved to postpone the bill-lost.
Mr. HALE said il the bill passed 1t cannot be reach
lost.
Mr.. GwIN moved that an addition Of 80 per cen. on
tees be allowed in California for four years-adoptsd
Mr. BADGER moved, that the per diem Of jurors be
two dollare-lost.
Mr.. HALE moved three dollars-lost.
Mesrrs FooTE, BADGER and HALE, supported 1t.
Mr.. DAWSON opposed It, He said this was no time
for increasing the expenses Ths estimates for the
year sixty five millions of dollars He thought no
farther increase OF expense should be made.
Mr.. Hal was for economy; but not in this small
affair The Army bill would soon arrive and the
Senator for Georgia could make good meal OF eco
economy Of fifty per cent could there be exercised.
The naval preparations could be cut down seventy
i've per cent sixty post captains were paid So 600
each and forty Of them had been waiting orders for
continue till thoee bills reached the Senate His eco
nomy was to reduce the number of officers and pay
well.
The debate continued to great length, when the
in yeas 10, nays 2l-no quorum voting. After which
the Senate adjourned.