The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-21

tV- The following Is the formal account Of
the proceedings in the Senate on the passage Of
the Collins appropriation on "Wednesday last !:
COLLINS LINE OF STEAMERS.
Mr.. GWIN. | now hope that we will have
vote upon the amend ment giving additional
conversation to the Collins lire n steamers.
The PRESIDENT. That is the next in or
der, and will be- now considered.
Mr.. WADE. The two Senators from Penn
svlyania [Messrs. COOPER and BRoDHEAD]
wished me to announce to the Senate that they
have paired of on this amendment. Mr. COOPER
would vote for the amendment, and Mr.. BRoD-
HEAD would vote against it, if they were pre-
sent when the vote is taken.
Mr. CHASE. have an amendment to the
amendment, which wish to Offer to come in
at the end of the amendment, as follows:
And pro, ided, further, That the proprietors
of the said line Of steamers shall consent to
such modification of the existing contract that
the Postmaster General may advertise for and
accept, under any future legislation Of Congress,
proposals. for carrying the mails 10 steamships
between the United States and Great Britain,
from and after the said 3lst of December, 1854,
when the said contract shall cease to be obga
tory"
Mr. GWINN. appeal to the Senator from
Ohio lMr. CHAsEl to withdraw his amendment
at this time, and offer it when this bill comes up
in the Senate. He will have better opportu-
nifty to do it then than he can now have.
Mr. CHASE. My only object in offering the
amendment was to put the committees amend
ment in such shape that could vote for this
proposition. But, under the suggestion of the
Senator from California, Mr.. GwrN,l will with
draw it for the present, though it will oblige me
to vote against the proposed appropriation as it
now stands.
The amendment to the amendment was ac-
cordingly withdrawn.
Mr. BORLAND. 1t was my purpose to have
made few remarks upon this proposition be-
fore the vote was taken upon it. But | see the
disposition of the NATE is to vote upon it now /;
and | am unwilling to defeat that wish or to
postpone its qualification, especially as have
unfortunately been the cause Of some delay al
ready. | have, however, amendment to
offer to this amendment and some further re-,
marks to make upon it, which will offer when
the till is reported to the Senate
Mr.. MALI DRY. | have agreed TO pair off
with the honorable Senator from Delaware Mr..
BAYARDl upon this question.
Mr.. WALKER called for the reading of the
amendment, and it was read accordingly.
Mr.. CASS. | mentioned before, | believe,
my desire to have the time chan ed from the
3lst of December, 1854 to the 18th of January
of the same year.
The PRESIDENT. 1t is not in order to
offer that amendment at this time it will be in
order when the bill comes up in the Senate.
Mr.. BELL desire to state that | wish to
support this line of steamers, and shall vote for
this appropriation now, but will not vote for it
in the Senate unless it is modified. under.
stand that efforts will be made.aro modify it
when it comes up in the Senate. desire to
| 81 stain this line by a reasonable aud proper mp
propraton but must say, that although |
vote for it now, shall not vote for it in the
Senate, unless some notifications are made to
| it.
Mr.. DAWSON will take this occasion TO
say that the vote now give, under an implied
! understanding to crafty the feelings of some
Senators, is no pledge of the vote which shall
give when the amendment comes up in the Sen.
ate for am not in favor of the proposition as
it now stands But will vote TO keep the
amendment before the Senate, in order that Vi
may have more time tn deliberate upon it, ant
also to have fuller Senate when the vote il
taken hereafter
On motion by Mr. ADAMS, the yeas am
nays were ordered.
The question being then taken upon th
amendment by yeas and nays, il was agreed to-
ycss 80, nays 3l-as follows:
| YEAs--Nlessrs. Bell, Berrien, Bright, Cass
Dawson. Downs. Fish, Foot, Gwin. Houston
James, Jones of Iowa, Maugum, Miller Norris
Pearco Rusk, Seward Shields Smith, Spru
ance, Stockton, and Upham-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Borland, Bradbury
Brooke Chase, Clemens, Dodge of Wisconsin
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Geyer, Hamlin
Hunter Jones of Tennessee, King. Mason
Morton, Sebastian, Wade, Walker, and Weller
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