Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

several States Of the Union for the benefit Of in
sane persons, which was yesterday ordered TO third
reading the question pending being upon the motion OF
Mr. STUART to reconsider the vote by which the bill
ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. STUART withdrew said motion when
The bill was read the third time, and passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Abercrombie, Allison, William Appleton,
Beals, Bennett Bbghaus Bissel, Bowie, BOVINE Boyd,
rows L. c. Cabel, Caldwell Lewis D. Campbell Thompson
Campbell Cartier Chandler Chapman Cobb, Conger, Gull
lom Curtis, Dmmick Doty Duncan Edgeron, Florence,
Fowler Henry NJ Fuller, Gamble Gaylord Gentry Gilmore
Goodenow, Goodrich Harper Sampson W. Harris Haws Has
call Haven, Horsford John w. Howe Hunter, Ingersol,
James johnson George G. King Kuhns Kur Mace, Mann,
Martin Miller Molony Henry d. Moore John Moore More
head, Newton, Odds, OUTLAW, Andrew Parker Samuel w.
Parker Penniman, Perkins, Polk, Porter Price, Reed Rid
Stanly BENJAMIN Stanton, Frederick p Stanton Richard H.
Stanton Stephens Thaddeu Stevens, Satton, sother
Stuart sweetser Taylor Benjamin Thompson Thurston,
Tuck Walsh Ward, Washburn, Watkins Welch, Wells and
Yates--9s.
NAYs--Me,srs. Aiken, Willis Allen, Averett, Babcock,
Thomas H. Bayy Bocock Breckenridge Buell. Buby Joseph
Cable Chastain Clark, Cocock, John g. Davis Dawson
Dean Disney Dukee Edmundson Faulkner, Fickn, Floyd,
Thomas D. Fuller Hamilton, Isham g. Harris, Hart, Hen
drickA HEM, Holiday, Houston Howard, Jackson Jen-
kins Andrew Johnson George w. Jones, Preston King
Lsssh, Loekhar; Mason MsM Muller MIseussn. Meade
land, Wallace, Wilcox, Wildrick, and Woodward-54
CONSUL AT AMSTERDAM.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, said that, he about
leave the city, he would ask the House consider
by which the House committed the Committee of the
Whole the state of the Union the bill TO regulate and
fix the annual salary OF the American Consul at the city
Of Amsterdam, heretofore reported from the Committee
ON Commerce.
He remarked that this bill was an important one and
he found that the House would probably reach it
this session in Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union he therefore asked the House to reconsider the
vote by which the bill referred, in order that it
might now be passed 1t proposed to provide fixed sa
larry for the American Consul at Amsterdam. We had to
pay consuls at all the important interior European
cities Our consuls at London and Paris received 80 900
per besides the fees and perauses of their Offices
Heretofore consul at Amsterdam had received nothing
but the fees of the Office, which wholly inadequate
for the proper support of commercial agent there Am
serdam becoming Cay of very great Importance
u.s. which from the of emigration from that
country to this and also from the fact that this city
the central point of an immense continental trade between
this country and the central States of Europe He had
doubt that at early day this trade would be greatly
increased and enlarged by direct communication. He
hoped the motion to reconsider would prevail
The motion to reconsider agreed to.
And the question recurring the motion commit
| the BILL it was put and decided in the negative
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
Lit provides that the salary of the American Consul
Amsterdam shall exceed 50 500 per annur including
the fees and perquistes of his Office.
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion of Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, the House
then went into Committee Of the Whole the state of
the Union, (Afr. FIcKLS, Of Illinois, in the char and
proceeded to consider the bill making appropriations for
the naval service for the year ending June go 1853
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee said that he had been
instructed by the Committee Naval Affairs to
sundry amendments the bill under consideration which
he should present during the progress of the reading of
the several clauses Inasmuch he knew that debate
would be closed very early time and that then there
would be no opportunity 10 explain the amendments which
he had been instructed TO OFFER he would take this
sion to submit his views, not upon all the amendments,
but upon the most important of them.
He thought that there 1u Jranvn of the puolic
service which required the attention Of Congress
than the navy. There was universal feeling that the
navy ofthe United States what il ought be,
either in regard officers and the rules and regulations
and the ornaments with which they were furnished.
These subjects had had the consideration of the Com
mitee Naval Affairs, and he had in his desk bill
organizing the navy far officers and con-
cerned He did not however intend to move this as an
amendment to the bill before the House, 1t would
quire very serious consideration and give rise much
discussion
He had been instructed by the Committee on Naval
Affairs to to amend the bill pending by insert
ing therein the following proviso
"Prorided That hereafter, whenever vessel in ordinary
shall be much decayed that the expenditures required
repair and equip her shall be estimated 10 exceed wohds
of her original cost shall be lawful to repair such
sci but she shall be sod and the proceeds applied the
construction of vessel her stead And the Secretary
of the Navy shall be built vessel Of whose frame
shall be of white oak and of the best and most approved
del for sailing TO be fitted with auxiliary steam power and
tive ordnance which, according TO improvements
possible carry with safety and with efficiency
And TO this object shall be applied in addition such
may be conveniently spared from the foregoing appropriation,
any unexpended balance remaining in the Treasury the
credit Of similar appropriations for former years"
Mr.. s. proceeded to explain the amendment, remark
ing that in many instances the repairs upon vessel cost
much the original expense Of building It. When it
considered that the frames Of almost all vessels
were of live oak and Of such character that they could
not be altered adopt the modern improvements
and that within certain period Of PROFESSIONALLY
venthe cost of ship expended upon her again in
repairs must be acknowledged that il would be better
to sell the ship than repair it, when those repairs would
exceed wo-hirds Of its original cost and expend the
ney thus received in constructing vessel upon
dern principles and better models than those adopted in
all vessels
He then spoke Of the economy which would ensue If
our ships should be constructed of white instead Of live
oak, and strongly advocated change in the present
maments of our vessels.
He also gave notice Of his intention to offer other amend
ments under instructions from the Committee on Naval
Affairs
Mr. BOWIE said that, coming from State which had
some commerce, and which situated on an exposed
coast he felt deep interest in the appropriations for the
benefit Of the navy and this interest had led him to
anime the report Of the Secretary of the Navy and his
Inmates designed for the increase repair and support Of
the navy He referred to the reductions which had been
made In these estimates by the Committee Of Ways and
Means and said that he felt curious know upon what
grounds these reductions had been made He compared
the appropriations for the navy proper with the statistics
Of the British navy.
Mr. sCHO0NMAKER replied to that portion Of the re-
marks OF Mr. FAULKNER, delivered some time since which
related to Senator SEWARD
Mr. MANN followed and addressed the committee an
hour on the subject of slavery
Mr. SHELTON gave notice of his intention to move TO