The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-01

actual state OF facts than we now informed. ]
willing to accept the proposition with this Limitation
but have not asceraned the facts sufficiently 10 satisfy
that ought 10 make this permanent arrangement
for the time 10 which il proposed 10 extend It..
There no man. repeat again, anxious TO sustain
this ne and whose whole course since the presentation
OF this amendment has been more liberal than mine
bat unwilling 10 tie up my hands for years to come
am willing 10 lie them up for two years, and that is
the whole extent 10 which am willing GO
Mr CASS, shall vote for this proposition but
should prefer one in another form. should prefer 10
terminate the contract on the first Of July. suggested
beore-lerminate the contract the LIST of july 1854
and then leave the whole matter to Congress, which
MT DAW SON. This is still more liberal to the com
pany.
Mr. CASS shall vote for this although | should
have preferred the other.
The question being then taken upon the amendment TO
the amendment by yeas and Nays esultedyeas 2o nays
22-as follow:
YEAs-Messrs Adams. Bell Borland. Brodhead, Butler,
wood, Wads' Walker. and Weller-20.
Hale. Houston James. Jones e 81 Iowa, Msnsam, Miller
Peace Pau, Rnsk Seward Shields, Smith, sous. spru
anoe. Stockton Toucey, and Upham-22
So the amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. DAWSON l will now renew the amendment
which has Just been voted down, merely changing the
time from the 3Oth day Of June to the 3st day of De-
cember 1884, TO have it terminate the end OF the
Mr. RUSK. The only difference that amendment will
make is that Congress chooses to continue hsincreased
allowance after the 3lst OF December 1854 must be done
after almost inerminable debate. AS the committees
amendment stands it they desire discontinue this
allowance, they have the power to do al that time BY
giving six months notice We make contract for mail
service that does not contain this clause for giving
months notice. 1t is nothing but matter OF strict JUS
lice; and far the power of Congress this sub
ec concerned six months time is the only difference
which this amendment will make.
The reading OF the amendment was called for.
The PRESIDENT stated the question 10 be upon
afrik folIO pf fhA taa,a
amendment
PROVIDED, 1t shall be in the power Of Congress- any
time after The 3st day Of December 1854 terminate the
arrangement for any additional allowance herein provided
for, upon giving six months notice.
And inserting the following provso in lieu thereof:
Provided That after the 3lst day OF December. 1854
the Of compensation said line of shall
exceed per trip unless Congress in the mean time
shall otherwise provide"
Mr. RUSK submit whether il is in order to offer
that amendment, the Senate have just refused TO
adopt it,
The PRESIDENT Certainly it is in order. The
character of the povso having been changed by chang
ing the time from the 3oih of June the 3lst OF Decem
Der, 1884, becomes different amendment and is there
Mr. SEWARD asked for the reading of the proviso
just rejected
It was accordingly read as follows:
"sopidsd. That alter the soh day of June 1854 the
rate of com pensaton said line of steamers shall
shall otherwise provide"
ordered upon his amendment.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays, the
amendment was rejected-yeas IS. nays 23-as follow:
YEAS-Messr.: Adams, Bell, Borlard, Brodhead. Cass
King Mason, Pau, Sebastian, Underwood, Wade, Walker
MA fs-Mr.srs. Badger, Bright Cooper. Davis. Fish.
Hale, Hanin, Houston James Jones Of Iowa M.sgam
soule, spruance, Stockton, Toucey, and Upham-23
Mr.. BORLAND | offer the following additional pro-
viso as an amendment TO the amendment OF the commit
tee OF the whole
Provided fther That the contact for the transport
alton Of said mail be- and is hereby transferred from the
Navy The Post Office Department and that sppropra
contract be paid directly of treasury and shall not
be charged over to the appropriations for The navy"
desire simply TO say that this amendment is in sub
stance the same which offered in committee OF the
whole by the senator from Florida mir. MALLoRYl Ii
intended TO give what consider the true character TO
this line OF steamships IN their coDnexion with the gov
eminent, and to put the character OF the service which
they render upon its true footing and pay for as
prepared to pay for all other mail seryicedirecty
out OF The treasury not requiring The Post oce Depart
ment TO be self sustaining department., any than
would require the War Department or the Navy Depart
ment TO be sell sustaining. think II has been very
clearly shown, by the Arguments upon both sides oil this
question since has been before the Senate, that this is
mail line and nothing and that II goes before the
county, when is called part oil the naval establish
ment under false colors that the public induced 10
believe, from the form in which make this appropr.
alton, and the manner in which we have paid for this
service heretofore that il part oil the navy; whereas
nothing less than mail ne and should be
put upon the footing in that respect with all other
mail service a.H#H.
MIR HALE. believe this was understood when we
voted upon il before cannot help thinking lha, the sen
has the object in view that he said Zske Pow
Ell tried upon the in Arkansas-putlIng
rail upon the top; and this is the beginning OF that
scheme. As he has already forewaned OF that game
| hope will not agree 10 this amendment.
Mr.. BORLAND, This amendment discussed in
committee little while ago will take occasion TO
mind the senator from New Hampshire [Mr HALKl that
so far from lis being any thing like game TO deceive the
Senate the country, the committee, in voting upon IT,
BEFORE within OF giving tie vote, and the SEN
ate was not full by any The vote in the commit.
tee OF the whole stood is TO TO- desire now. when the
Senate is fuller, TO have the OF the Senate tested
upon this proposition 1t is proposition sprung upon
has been up here before and been discussed think the
whole discussion upon the OF this line has brought
out facts sufficient to show that this s the proper and
only footing upon which il should be placed.
i ask the yeas and nays upon my amendment
The yeas and nays accordingly ordered.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays, the
amendment was rejected-yeas is. nays 25-as follow
YEAS-Mesrs Borland, Bfodhesd, Butler, Chase, Coop.
pr, Dssausufe. Dodge OF Wisconsin, Fish, Hunter, Mason
Stockton, Underwood, Wade, Walker, and Welef--I5
NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Bradbury
Bright, Cass, Davis, Dawson, Hale, Hamlin, Houston
lanes, Jones Of Iowa. Mangum Miller Norris, Peafce
Pratt, Rnsk, Seward, Shields Smith, Soule, Spuance,
and Upham-25.
The question then REQUIRED upon coneurrng in the
amendment Of the committee OF the whole in relation to
The Collins line.
Mr.. CHASE II will be remembered that when the
amendment offered by myself day two since was un-
der consideration the senator IRON Maryland Mr.
pRATTl objected it because did not provide for the
of the mail in " American steamships
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