The southern press., 1852-05-22

t-sss 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 VIII nave
a vote upou the amendment giving additional
compensation to the Collins lire OF steamers
The PRESIDENT. That is the next IN or
der, and will be now considered.
Mr. WADE. The two Senators from Penn
svlvania GMessrs. CooPER and BRoDHEAD]
y;sbed me to announce TO the Senate that they
have paired of on this amendment. Mr. COOPER
wopld vote for the amendment, and Mr.. BRop-
urap 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 10
ut the end of the amendment, as follows:
and prorided, further, That the proprietors
If the said line of steamers shall consent TO
such a modification of the existing contract that
the Postmaster General may advertise for ana
accept, under any future legislation OF Congress,
proposals for carrying the mails in 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 oblga'
tory"
Mr.. GWINN. appeal to the Senator. from
Ohio [Mr. CHAsEl to withdraw his amendment
at This time. and offer it when this bill comes up
in the Senate. He will have better opportu,
nitv TO do il then than he can now have.
Mr.. CHASE. My only object in offering the
amendment vas to put the committees amend
ment in such shape that could vote for TINS
nroposition. But, under the suggestion of the
Senator from California, Mr.. GwIN,l will with
draw il for the present, though it Twill oblige me
TO vote against the proposed appropriation as 1t
nov stands
The amendment 10 llIe amendment was ac-
cordingly withdrawn. ..H
Mr. BORLAND. 1t was my purpose to have
made few remarks upon this proposition be-
fore the vote was taken upon il. But see the
disposition of the Senate 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, an amendment to
offer to this amendment and some further re-
marks to make upon it, which will offer when
the bill is reported to the Senate.
Mr.. MALI DRY. | have Rgreed TO pair of
with the honorable Senator from Delaware Mr..
BAYARpl upon this question.
Mr.. WALKER called for the reading Of the
amendment. and it was read accordingly
Mr.. CAST mentioned before. believe,
nv desire to have the time chanded from the
3lst of December, 1854, to the 18th of January
)fthe same year.
The PRESIDENT. 1t is not in order to
,ffer that amendment at this time it will be in
,rder 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
his appropriation now, but will not vote for it
n the Senate unless il is modified. under.
stand that efforts will be made to modify it
when il comes up in the Senate. desire to
sustain this line by a reasonable and proper ap
,ropriation; but | must say, that although |
gote for il now, ] shall not vote for IL in the
Senate, unless some notifications are made to
Mr. DAWSON. ! will take this occasion TO
say that the vote now give, under an implied
TO crafty the feelings Of some
Senators, is nopledgc Of the vote which shall
give when the amendment comes up in the Sen
ate; for | am not in favor of the proposition as
il now stands But will vote 10 keep the
amendment before the Senate, in order that We
may have more time to deliberate upon il, and
also TO have fuller Senate when the vote is
taken hereafter
On motion by Mr.. ADAMS, the yeas and
nays were ordered.
The question being then taken upon the
amendment by yeas aud nays, il was agreed to
yeas 2S, Bavs 2l--as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Bell, Berrien, Bright, Cass
Dawson. Downs, Fish, Foot, Gwin, Houston
james, Jones Of lows, Mangum, Miller, Norris
Pearce. Ru-k, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spru.
ance, Stockton, and Upham-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams. Borlaud, Bradbury
Brooke, Chase, Clemens, Dodge Of Wisconsin
Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Geyer, Hanlin
Hunter, Jones Of Tennessee, King. Mason
Morton, Sebastian, Wade, Walker, and Weller
81.