The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-01
TIT RTY-FIRsr CONGRESS-.

SECOND SEssIC

senate.
BY MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEaRAPH
oFPIcE CORNER o. BEAVER HANOVER SITS
WAsHlNGroN, Feb. 2S 1851.
BOUNTY WARRANTS.
Mr. Underwood moved 10 suspend the morning and
al other business to take the joint resolution from
the House making tho military bounty land warrants
assign able.
Messrs. MASON, john DAVIS, HaNrIS and others, sup
ported the motion aud It 20 nays l4c
The question pending was oz Mr. jones' amendment,
giving and receivers alton to be paid
BY govnuept, fer locating thsss warrants and also
for locating warrants Issued to the soldiers Of the Mex
lean The amendment was adopted
Mr. BoRLAsD offered amendmout declaring GER
tain Arkansas troops included In the act.
Mr TuRsks moved to add to this provision in.uding
certain Tennessee troops. Loot
Mr. DAwsoS moved to amend Gr. Borlsnis amend
m.nt, by drclsl ing that nothing the act OF ssp;eH
Der shAl be construed excluding IRON the bene
fits OF the act any ofieer nj ssiUned ofno
or militia who we're ustersd ioto the rervce of the
United States Tor the fUppreseon o. inaian hostiltss
or whose services have been recogsLtt BY the JLied
States
Mt BoRLaSp accepted this in lien Of hi. own
Mr.. HsaLry N wed to amend. by making air. Daw-
States in the var with Great Briti,n rhi, too va.
accepted. The smehdmtnt, rs modinsd, vas adopted.
Mr.. DowNs moved an amondmert, declaring caap.
lsins entitled 20 bounty lost ayes l5 Tha resoi1-
tion was then reported, and the amsnaEsnt eoncurrei
Mr. FELcH then addressed the seDste IN opposition
to the passage OF the resoiutinn.
table. Lost Yeas. II; nays. sh.
Mr. FoorE earnestly entrea:ee sction, a. there
great deal Of public business TreGies 20 he ratified
which required an executive s's'ien II debate con
tinued. he would move 70 lay u 81 the table
Mr.. wIE,R conlmenceis speech Ia opposition 70
the resolution. and gave aay 70
Mr. Foor. who moved !. 3. LAID q the table.
The yeas ana nays we're called, aud the motion lost
Mr. wALKFr then continued b.. r-m,rk, in opposi-
tion TO the bit till half fast ellck n hs
closed by Offering an am.rdncns dre'ting tnat, in
leu of land wArrant partiet csiyc scrip tor
hundred nty and twenty. ave dJlar. iuntead Of one
hundred and txty eighty and iosty acres Of lanlhe
a,hed tor the ayes ami noes on ths amendment a
sufficient rumbsr not rising. Mr. walker observed
" this IL n most singular course
Mr.. Foors Mr. President ar al heartily tired
Mr. wALEra- For one / an tired n Senators inter.
mr Poorg-I d,n't care il you are
The ayes aud soss we're ordered gn3 the an mi
ment was rejected, by ayes 10 % pGys -.
The joint restitution was tLsn uratr.d TO be en-.
grossed-ysas ~, nsyslj
Mr. PEAscE introduced bill prov dag that here
after senator shsl receive anY mileage og any ,'s
who may take thsir 4. that session fr tbs
nrst time. he asked that Il % considered nov
table.
rsg 40 diplomatic AUTHORIZATIONS siLt.
Mr. HtNrfR reported bacK the Civil sud Diplomatic
bill, with am eDdmsnts, AID movfd tbst i * tas-n
After debate the motion was rgreed to- AMI tbs foi
losing amendments, reported by the nmi.cs. we're
oil concurred IN via Strike the provi,o e the
section directing th9t tue mileage VI mefnh
Congress shall be computed ON tie r'gts oy which he
malls transpot,a from the capital 70 tne rsseuce
OF The member; strike out the spprorrsuon q e;
post Office at Pittsbugh Pa strike cut tue sppr2pri.
alton Of seventy i've thousand dollar. for the erection
OF custom house sud post tice a. Louisville, ~.
Mr., HusrLR then proposed an smsndment, pruvid.
ing for the appointment Of an Assistant secretary 81
State At salary Of three thousand Dollar. snd four
principal CLERKS at salary CT two thousand dolsrs
zach, aud one clsrk at salary 81 fourteen hundred
dollsrs tor the same d.rartmsnt
EUOrE
department required this additional icsce
Mr. TuRNYy opposed The Rmsndn eut. aud said that
a. too late 70 spring this prop .ti6u whish Il
mportant aEd involves such Increased expeBdtvrt'
No time had been given 4 r t1amIrI into ,hs snh.
ject, and he opposed to any nc.sate of hish ot
dces snce the la Presidential election Asss'ant
Secretary II the rresturv had besn frpoutrd, Rnd
new department Of thu TatArot establishsd.
Mr. Foors replied that the Committee On rinsnce
and Foreign Relations had recc ended thi. mat.
GER, after tn Rravest consideration. ne read setre.
terry Buehsnsns report On The subJtst iR 1880 VII n
urgently rstomm'nts this troPcs. ion. ils quotde
webster
Mr. clrNrvs raised a psins q crder Urssr ths
roles amsndn ent not tased "a estimates ssr Ia by
the department was in ordef
mttrd ts the senats Committee a. part q HE cbIa-
nominations the report Of Mr. Euchs nsn aud copies
of comm unica.ions Esie ~ the lat session T. the
Wsys aud Means Committee ~ tne House
The CHsR ruled the smendneGt r. T. GU * crdsr
.dsbsted
Mr.. EwrNa oa red amsndrsp spt sppropristius stolt
one hun dred thou'sn nd dollsrs q pay udgmsnt %
thned IN Nsw York, by one aanr'i u Htr@oiy,
sgsiptt Col Mitchell, for slsSed tfeFFa" commit
ted BY him upon his train of merehan1iss IN Csihua-
bus, dorii IN. Mexicsu var. whsustsr the Attorney
General thsll cons det tse juds nt fnsl
A long dehste took place, end y. hsh past three
o clock, Mr. ArcHrsey moved recess til elk ,losk
Mr. DIcEissoN opposed q night ssssion, bit vas IN
aavor OF protrscting the sitting TN night
Mr.. HsLE aiso opposed th. motion IS recess always
led to excefr.
The debate wa renewed. ani lasted till half pat
eve when tn. Chair decided that the smendmsn was
out tf order ID came wtbn th- provision Of the
rule prohibiting amendments which -ere not basef
on eatimstes, or for private claims Such was his
piuon but he subrttted the question 70 the Senate
whether the amsndmsr Mt should be received.
Oa this auestion the debate was eonrnu.d, and the