The daily union., 1852-09-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DE 2 ATE.
MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1852,
I'm coNTSUATIoNl
aENATE.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
.a ppFsIDENr r pyo iempors laid before the Senate
report Of the Secretary OF The ln'eIior made ~ cop
ansa with resolution OF the Senate, respecting the print.
mo binding and advertising executed Tor or by ORDER OF
,hsi department which, on melton by MT MASoN, was
ordered to lie on the table and be printed
Ais, report oi The Acting Secretary oil the treasury,
sbowinp the payments made 10 General Wnheld scout
and General Franklin Pierce. respectively as required oy
4 resolution OF the Senate; which, on mouon oy Mf.
MERiW was ordered TO ie on The laoie ana oe
printed s. of ~. T,.a..,,
communicating, ~ compliance WIN 'esGu',on 10 Q, ,,s
aminy The same under the act o sth August 1885, as
Sm,ss illegally exaced which was ordered 10 he on the
'aps M, SO1I,E, from the Committee on Commerce,
,bom was referred the bill TO regulate and fix the an
nua salary OF the American consul al me cy OF Amsef
Jsm reported the same without amendment
The Senate proceeded to consider the said bill as in
committee OF the whole ana,
On motion by Mr. SOULE,n II was
Orasrd, That ii lie on the table
FRAUDS AGAINST THE REVENUE.
M, JAMES submitted the following resolution for
consideration;
R,,oiped That a select committee to consist OF five
members be appointed by the President pro fempo's, who
shall be empowered to sit during the recess at such times
and places they may deem necessary ana 70 examine
nier OATH such persons may be required and generally
10 investigate the mode and manner oi nponations Of
tanning whether any and frauds have been committed
or practsed against laws OF the United States
during the next session OF Congress.
coMMlT1EE ENROLLED BILLS.
On motion by Mr. BADGER, it was
O,d,,,d That two additional members be appointed on
the Committee on Enrolled Bills and that the appointment
be made by the President pro tempore; and
Mr. MERIwErHER and Mr.. HALE were appointed
LIGHT HOUSE BILL
Mr. HAMLIN. move TO postpone the prior orders,
for the purpose of taking up the bill from the House
making appropriations for lighthouses, light boats,
buoys Sc and providing for the erection and establish
msnt of the same. and for other purposes.
Mr. MASON. Hope the Senate will not agree to that,
il is nispensaby necessary that should have
an executive session. have desired for several days 10
obtain one and il this motion is now voted down,
shall move proceed 10 the consideration OF executive
Mr. BRIGHT. | hope neither OF those propositions
will be agreed to- but that the Senate will proceed to tine
consider alton of the homestead biil Laugherl fee
il 10 be my duty call the attention OF the Senate to that
bill. and 10 insist on its being laken up
Mr. HAMLIN's motion was agreed to-ayes 81 noes
not coun,ed-and the Senate, as IN committee OF the
whole, proceeded TO considerthe bill.
Mr. HAMLIN The Committee on Commerce direct
ed me report this bill, with various amendments DC
not see any necessity that they should be read al length
and as they not printed, will offer them separately
The first is 10 strike out the clause under the heading
of Maine
nFor a lighthouse the south end Of Northern Fo,
island, at the entrance of Penobscot Bay, 5000"
and insert in lieu thereof:
For lighthouse the eastey end of the ,horoughfar
between North Haven and Vinal Haven, o. Heron Neck
as the department. shall determine, $4,000;
That proposes simply to authorize the Secretary of h
Treasury to put light. house upon the neck instead o
anolhsr point on the other side OF the bay
The amendment was agreed TO.
MI HAMLIN The next amendment OF the commit
tee is TO insert the following:
I'D For the erection of harbor light point Of anc
lying OF the entrance of Bucks harbo IN Brooks
sd For the erection Of beacons buoys, and spindle
between owl's Head and White Head lighthouses, anS
4h. For the erection Of four buoys at Godsborough,
the following places one on the northeast point Of Cat
Stone isand one on HsGtde Ledge, and a sunker
rock at the entrance Of Flanders Bay, $500"
The amendments were agreed 10.
Mr. HAMIIN. The next amendments oil the commit
lee are TO insert the foowing
For six hollow buoys for the OF Cape Fear
sI,s9, .,- -. ~, 60, u..Ao. -,
"For bell, to be placed or Of the light boats il
Chesapeake bay to be designated by the Secretary Of th
FsS erection Of lighthouse at Santa Cruz. calfOr
For the completion OF lighthouses in California an'
.For e-bosts and other means rendering sss.tanc
towcked marne and Others on the coasts o the Unite'
States be expesded under the control ana direction
the Secretary OF The Treasury, $4,000.
''Fof testing the apparatus of Wilson AZ Meacham 10
Illuminating houses 81 0oO 70 be expended under th'
direction Of the Secretary OF the Tfeamy."
The amendments were agreed to.
Mr. HAMLlN The next amendment is TO strike ou
Of the following section the words under the fifth sec
lion OF this act" and also the word !" not:"
asrc T. Aad Be IL further enacted That all such reports
shall speedily may be- be laid before the Secretary
the Treasury and " such as 10 authorize the work withou
further legislation, he shall forhwitu proc eed with
ensuing session but In all where the person desy
mated by Secretary of he Treasury under the fifth
tion OF this does report such preliminary eramna
ton as pedisn the provisions Of this shall wthou
delay, be carried into execution"
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. HAMLlN. The next amendment is to insert the
following in The ball
For construcng three small hsrbor lighthouses II
Galveston bay, wit Que az Red Fish bar, one nj Cop
70 The already appropriated for the lighthouse
Red Fish bar"
The amendment was agreed to.
Mir HAMLiN. The next s 10 insert:
Fo the rem oval Of the lighthouse at Mlwauke, an;
rebuilding the same at or on the north point oi HhWs
bag, s5,000.'
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. HAMLlN. The next amendment TO the bill IS
,,tnke out sections hive and SIX:
SEC Aad be IL further enacted That f such persor
As Secretary OF the Treasury shall designate shall re-
port In any the herein provided Tor, nat preiml
nary SUI necessary determine the site OF pro
posed house ghtboai beacon or buoy or TO nscef
more III what public exigcncy demands, the Sec
retaIy OF the easuy shall theeupon direct the superin
ienden an 'yey Of the coast OF the United States
perform duty the seabDard end The colonel oi the
corps OF opogaphca engineers to perform such duty on
the northwestern lakes -
directed shall forthwith enter upon the discharge OF The
duty, aud after fully 7ng the iacts suah report
first whelher the proposed ctN navigation IS Tue mos
suitable io tue eslgency Witch exs and second, Where y