The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-09-02

era Worth returned from the House with an amend
ment IN which the Senate refused to concur
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill then
sidertd, nd several amendments coneurred In IL
was provided that hereafter the Assistant Pomers Cen
eral sha be appointed by the President Of Senate
The next amendment was the following:
And be further endcie That where the ministerial on
GERS OF the United states have or shall incur extraord nary
expense In executing the laws thereof the payment which
Is not specifically provided for the President Of the Unite
States authorized TO allow the thereof under the
special taxation OF the district or circuit court Of the dis
trct in which the said services have beeu shall be
dered TO be paid from the appropriation for d,fsyng the
eEpenst Of the jadciary
Mr. Sumner moved 10 add TO this proyiso that no
penses incurred In the execution Of the Fugitive Slave Law
shall be allowed aod that said law hereby repealed
He then addressed the Senate till o'clock when he
cluded his remarks in condemnation Of slavery In its.
snd Of the Fugitive Slave Law usurpson Of power by
Congress and therefore unconstitutional
He was followed by Me.srs Badger, Douglas Bright,
Dodge Cooper, and Pratt who opposed the amendment
Nessrs Chase and Hale supported IL
Other amendments debated and the question being
taken on the ndment u MIR. Sumner IL rejected
yeas nays Il, as follows
Yeas-hlessrs Chase, Hale sumner and Wade
NuyS-slessrs. Adams, Baiyer BSysri, Bell, Borlsnd
Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead, Brooke, Butler lass Cbsr
ton CLARKE Clemens Cooper Dawson De Saussare Dodge
ton, Hunter James Jones Of Iowa King Mallory, Msngum
Mason Merriwether. Miller Morton Pesrce Pratt Rusk
Shields Smith, soule, Spruance TOucey, Underwood OPP
ham, Walker, Weller-47.
FRIDAY, AUGUST p.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill taken up
agreed 10
The provision making appropriation for the continuation
OF the Census Bureau was rensated in the bill after consd
cradle debate.
AerdebAteOn numerous amendments the bill was passed
MIR. Hsmlin reported the Lght House bl with amend
ments, and moved that the bill be considered Lost
Ga moono Mr Bright the Senate proceeded to the elee
ton Of Printer when Robert Armstrong having received
-ifty five of yye castten being
WAS declared duly chosen Printer of the Senate
The In ian Appropriation bill considered and
Of the amendments by the House agreed and others
lr.tan fl1 llopnEuf anfl honf.V
MIR bsyis reported the bill regu atng the steamboats,
taken up After the prop iety Of
postponng the bill, all the House amendments
| CURED in
The Army Appropriation bill then taken up ami nu-
| mer0us amendment, were acted upon
The Senate was in sc sou until late hour.
SATURDAY, August %.
All morning business was su. pended
MIR Hunter reported the Post Office the Army ayy
Appropriation bills, with amendments
Mr.. Weller moved 10 take up the Florida cleo
! t0n case; which was agreed TO.
MIR fuee then addressed the Senate upon bis claim to
After which, Mr. Mallory was decided to be the sexual
| Senator yeas a. nays none.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was then
taken up.
An amendment adopted spproprsting $500
/ the losses Of Thomas Richie, as Public Printer
MONDAY, August 80.
| The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up
| Various amendments offered
An increase Of the salary Of the Superintendent Of the
|
The appropriations for the several yards at New
York Boston Pensacola and other places
to the amounts estimate for by the departments
| doubling the approx riatiOns IN the hill
The officers and engaged in the Arctic expedition
in search OF Sir John Franklin allowed nay
| for the time they en- pOy ed in that service
Mr. win proposed amendment appropriatng 100 ON
for the purchase Of site and construction Of navy yard
San trapc SEQ California which agreed The bill
| was reported to the Senate, and p Issed
Mr. Hunter made report from the Committee Of Confer
the dssgrseng votes On the Civil and DIPLOMAT,
| Appropriation BILL and II was connurred in
The Indian Appropriation bill the River and Harbor bill
and the Steamboat Safety BILL all signed by the Pres
| dent o. the Senate.
report was received from the Secretary the Treasury
communicating, in reply to the Senates Resolution, tn,
Of public money paid 70 Generals Scott and Pierre,
| respectively, which ordered to be printed
The Sen te frally adopted the House amendment III,
Light House bill chang ing In effect the entire system &c.
| and thus the bill hnslly passed
At 1--we o'clock the Senate went into Executive session
After having been Executive session two hours
| half the Senate again resumed public business.
motion then made to take mp Miss Dixs bill from
the House granting lands for erecting hospitals for the in
digen insane in the different States which carried
yeas 80 nays Is The bill after animated debate
| laid IN the table
At half past o'clock the Senate went into Fxecuiy,
| session