Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-06

strange amendment, coming as it did from Senator
who protested to be friend of the bill and he wished
the county to make no mistake in placing the respon-
sibiliy in the right of quarter
| Mr.. Cass said that he assumed his full share of
2 the responsibility, but he did Offer the amead-
ment.
Mr.. Ewing said the Senator from Michigan did offer
the amendment, and then withdrew it; the Senator
from Maine renewed it, but the Senator from Michigan
prepared it there was no mistake in its paternity aud
there not enough noise and confusion, in the SEN
ate but what the Senator could be held responsible fer
the amendment
Mr. Cass said there was not too much noise and
confusion but Senators could state the facts as they
were.
Mr. Ewing insisted that he had stated the facts
| MIR Cass denied the statement,
| The Chair called Senators to order.
Mr.. Cass said that he had no desire avoid any re-
sponsibty properly belonging to him He did not offer
the amendment, bnt he would have offered it had
| passed from his hands.
The Amendments rejected yeas 30, nays29, as
| follows:
YEAs-Messrs A'chison, Berreu, Bradbury, Bright.
Butler, Cass, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson,
Dickinson, Douglas, Downs, Fech Foote, Gwin,
Hamin, Houston, Hunter, King Mason, Morton. Nor
RS Khett' RSsk, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Whitcomb
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Borand,
Chase, Clark Clay, Cooper, Davis Of Massachusetts.
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge OF Iowa, Ewing Greene,
Hale, Jones, Mapgum, Miller, Pearce, Pratt, Rantou.
Sebastian, Seward Shields, Smith, Spruance, Under
| wood, Upham, Wales and Walker-29.
Mr.: Foote tbemg now half past three o'clock moved
nays %.
L, MIR. Yuee moved to amend the bill by providing tina
none OF the appropriations OF this bill shall be carried
into effect till the debt of the United States was fully
paid and cancelled. Lost-yeas 10, nays 81.
Mr.. Foote renewed the amendment, excepting how
ever the appropriations in the bill for which there had
been official estimates. Lost-ysas IL, nays 30.
Mr.. Dickinson hoped the Senate would unanimous
ly agree to take recess till six o'clock.
Mr.. Clay objected.
Mr.. fooe renewed his motion to postpone the bill till
six o'clock. Lost-yeas %, nays 81.
After various motions to amend had been rejected
Mr.. Hunter, at five O'Clock, moved the bill be laid
the table. Reected-yeas 49, nays 90.
Mr.. Soue moved to amend the bill by adding thereto
appropriation of $4,000 for deepening the mouth
of the Mississippi river. And part Of his speech he
sent to the desk to be read by the Secretary eporby
Mr.. Ellet, communicated to the Senate by the War
Department, making document OF sixteen printed
pages.
Mr.. Badger moved TO dispense with the reading of
the report.
And the question being taken, the motion was not
| agreed to-yeas 90, nays "a.
The report was read till after six o'clock, when
Mr.. Phelps moved to dispense with the further read
ing OF the report.
Mr.. Fooe raised the point of order, that the Senate
having once ordered the paper to be read it was not in
order to move to suspend the reading OF it now
The Chair ruled the motion OUT otorder.
The Senate was in session when We went to press,
the Postage bill and Post Office Appropriation bills
having passed. The River and Harbour bill was still
under discussion.l
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion OF Mr.. Bayly the sixteenth joint rule was
suspended 10 permit the Navy Appropriation bill
to be sent to the Senate.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
the state OF the Union, tMr. Thompson, mississippi
in the Chair and proceeded to the consideration OF
the amendments OF the Senate to the Post Office APP
preparation bill.
The debate was limited to one minute.
A portion of the amendments only were agreed to,
and subsequently concurred in by the House.
MOUNTED RIFLEMEN.
Mr.. Burt asked the House to diseharg. the Com
mlttee OF the w hole on the state the Union from the
further consideration of the bill TO convert of the
eight regiments OF infantry into mounted rhemen, and
for other purposes, with view to the better prolec-
ton of the frontiers.
The motion was agreed to; ard the bill after expla-
nations by Mr. Burt, was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Grnne the House went into
Commit tee OF the Whole on the state of the Union
on the bill making appropriations for Lighthouses and
in in snort time atelw ards, rose, when the bill was
passed.
CONSTRUCTIVE MILEAGE.
The Senate bill, preventing the allowance Of con-
structive mileage 10 Senators. was passed.
The bill from the same body, limiting the liabilities
OF ship owners, was taken up and passed.
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA.
On motion OF Mr.. Bowlin, the rules suspended,
and the House took up from the table the Senate bill
TO ascertain and settle private land claims in the State
of Caliiorna. He moved the previous question, which
was seconded, and under its operation, the bill
passed.
LEWIS KOSsUTH.
Mr.. McCleinand moved that the rules be suspended
order to proceed to the consideration of the resou
ton ofthe Senate requesting the President of the Uni
ted States to authorise the employment OF some one of
the public vessels which may now be cruising in
the Mediterranean, 10 receive and convey to The
United States Lewis Kossuth and his associates in cap
tivity
%Theirues were suspended-ayes 1877, noes 40 -snd
the resolution passed.
The House, at halt past three took recess till six