The daily union., 1852-07-10


this plau which propose be adopied--f toe safely
OF passengers and property upon vessels propelled ty
steam can be attained BY other Than special legs
laiion will be in harmony with the progress OF
the age than This bill is We propose 10 substitute
for the principles of damage and loss. which ope
rate upon the OF vessels, twenty thirty or
forty inspectors OF huls and machinery a, whose dis
cre'ion the lives and property OF citizens will be place.
Tor upon their discretion will depend The Tact whether
we shall have good bad boats for navigating
our waters. therefore hope this bill may not be
taken up.
The question being then taken upon the motion to
postpone The private calendar with view TO lake up
the bill providing for ths better security OF the lives OF
passengers board OF vessels propelled IN whole or IN
part by seam." upon division was agreed to- as oi-
lows-ayes 20. noes 4.
ADJOURNMENT OVER
Ga motion,
ordered, That when the Senate adjourn today, il be to
sEcURrTY FROM STEAMBOAT DISASTERS
The remainder OF the day spent upon the bin 10
amend act entitled An act 10 provide for the b5ter
security OF the lives OF passengers board OF veses
propelled IN whole in part BY steam" The action and
debate in perfectlng inis bill will be published here
after
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After the reading Of the journal.
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
70 be the question upon the pending amendments to the
bill to amend the act to reduce the rates OF posages
passed March Sd. 1850
Whereupon the question on the first amendment
10 this bill, proposed by the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads, viz 10 limit the weight of newspapers
TO be transported at one cent each in the mails to two
ounces instead OF Two and half ounces, originally
proposed in The bill.
MIR BROOKS addressed the House al some length
against the proposed amendment
Mr. OLDS replied TO the argument of Mr. b.. and
then The House voted TO agree 10 the amendmen-ayes
81, noes So.
The question being next on the amendment max ing
the maximum distance for which newspapers not weigh
ing more than two ounces should be carried for
rpnf fhpn, md I.ft ttv
was agreed to.
The Sd. 4th 5th eih and 7,h amendments all Of which
were but verbal changes were next agreed to without
Mr. BROOKS then addressed the House al length
against agreeing to the first section OF this bill as thus
amended.
Mr. OLDS replied at length 10 the remarks of Mr. B. /;
and al the conclusion of his remarks, the morning hour
Mr.. COBB moved to proceed to business on the Speak
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the rules were then
suspended, and the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union. (Mr STUART in the
char)
The deficiency bill being again taken up the consd-
Grafton OF the Senate's amendment as follows,
sumed, viz: page is. at the first section, inserts
For additional pensaton increasing The trans
portaton OF the United States mail between New York
Liverpool in the Collins line OF steamers twentysix trips
General and in conformity annual report
TO Congress- and his letter of the fifteenth OF November
creased the lat Of January. 1854 Of
Sss 900 "Trip, in lieu Of the allowance, The
$50 5Ui Prorldsd, That shall be in the power
Congress time after the 3iH day OF December, 1884
% terminate ihe arrangement for the additional allowance
herein provided for, giving six months notiOe .
To the above amendment various pro )orm1 amend
ments were proposed. and they were dscnssed in ks~
minutes speeches by Messrs. DEAN, NABERS. Mill
SON, McMULLiN, STANTON of Tennessee, TAY-
LOR. CLlNGMAN, BAYLY. SEYMOUR of New York.
SWEETSER, FREEMAN, POLK, BELL. EDGER-
TON, ROBINSON, BOWIE, MARSHALL of Ken
lucky. SUTHERLAND. lNGERSOLL, SAVAGE,
SACKETT, and MASON.
On motion, the committee then rose;
When, by leave, Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, intro
duced bill in relation 10 the sale oil the government bar
racks in Savannah the corporation OF that city; which
was read twice, and referred to the Committee Mill
iary Affairs.
Mr. COBB by leave introduced private BILL The tile
OF which heard al the Reporters desk which
read twice. and referred TO the Commiitee on Invalid
Pensions.
And then the House adjourned.
PETITION, KTc., uspsR