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THIRTl-SECOND CONGRESS-.


The Chair laid before the Senate communi
cations from the House
Mr. Iluner moved that the Senate take up
The Civil and Diplomatic bill during the morn
ing hour. The only chance, he SAID. to save ap-
preparation bills, was to commence to consider
ing them as early as possible. He only applied
for the mornug hour, unless the Senate would
cOnluu" H. consider them.
Mr. lIac said hc would object to the notion
for the reason tha, he desired to have one fan
trial on the Homestead bill This was the pro.
per time to move to take that bill up. If the
Senate refused To take ii up, he would abandon
all hope for 1t tins session.
AIR. Atchison SAID that if the Senator from
New Hampshire would keep silent the remain.
der of the session, he would help that Senator
to get up his bill.
Mr.. Hale said it would be doing injustice tc
his country for hlm to keep STILL aud injustice
to the Senate, to require anything Of the kind
Several Senators objected.
After considerable confusion and debate the
motion to take up the Appropriation bill was
agreed to-yeas 81, nays II.
The Civil and Diplomatic appropriation bill
was taken up. Amendments increasing the
appropriations for Contingent Expenses of the
Senate, from : 1872, 600 10 $4,000, werc,ugrccd
to. The next amendment was one for appru-
prlating S55, 900 for the purchase of books and
furniture for the Congressional Library.
Mr.. Bradbury opposed the amendment, and
| after reply to Mr.. Pearcc, it was agreed to-
The next amendment was for continuing the
preparation and publication Of the works OF the
| exploring expedition, including the expenses
| Of the Green House, and for the settlement OF
arrears due on the erection OF SAID Green House
! S25 900.
Mr.. Borland desired TO know when the pub
llcatlon of the works on the exploring cXpedl-
ton would be conc cudcd. lie had heard of it
for years.
Mr.. Brodhcad read list of appropriations
since lSl5, by which ii appeared that Slc5,OUl
had been expended already, III the preparation
and publication Of these books, not including
the amount now proposed.
Mr.. Pearce explained, that Congress direct
ed, Years ago, the preparation and publication
of those scientific works. In pursuance OF that
law, contracts had been made for their prcpur
alton. Some of the works had been published
and they were the best and most reliable works
on the scientific subjects treated of by them
ever published III the world. This appropru.
| tlOn was necessary to execute contracts, madt
by the authority and direction OF law. In az
swer TO questions, nc said that So 900, in adj
dlton to the sum provided for in the amend
mcnl, would, he believed complete the works
| Messrs. Hale, Brodhcad, and Burland oppu.
| sed the amendment.
Mr.. Brodhead moved proviso, that will
this sum the works shall be completed. TIN,
was rejected, yeas 26 nays 80. The amend
lncnt was adopted.
Several verbal amendments were agreed to
! The blIl was then postponed till tomorrow al
half-past /
The Wheeling Bridge bill was received from
the House, and referred to the judiciary Com
mttce.
The River and IIarbor bill was taken up
The amendment changing the phraseology o
the item containing the appropriation for deep
enlng the channel Of the mouth of the MlSss-
sIppl, which was debated yesterday, was agree,
to, yeas 81, nays l3.
The next amendment reported by the Com
ml'tec ot Commerce, was one approprIatin.
$1,000 for the survey Of the Rappahanoc river
IN Va.
Mr.. Cass opposed it. lie was opposed t,
specific appropriations for surveys OF pirllcu
lar points; he was for approprIatlng IN gross
certain sum, to be expended IN surveys at tin
discretion Of the department.
'''' 'i'''l7 ''Ilu0'''l lllt Wv IL WIS HlHl'I
Yesterday, that no public money for lutcrna
improvements had been expended m Ne,
Hampshire. lie would say that none had bcc
expended IN Missouri. The Committee win
reported this blll, thinking, perhaps, that a
New Hampshire was provided for by Presi
dental candidate, Missouri was cntllcd to
5000, which sum they awarded her. lie Ell
tered INTO an argument. showing that Congress
had no Constitutional right to appropriate mo
ncy for works OF internal improvements. Th
proposition to give this power to Congress wa
rejected IN the Convention which framed til
Constitution lie was IN favor of allowln
States TO make those Improvements, by lcvyln
tonnage duties lie considered that the " hlg
now were only second rate internal Improve
mcnt men. The Democrats had outdone then
He despalred now OF any party resisting tn
unconstitutional legislation lie had as muc
confidence in Franklin Pierce as any man
the country, and he did not believe, II that ger
teman were III the Senate now, he would vot
against the bill
Messrs. Cass and DAVIS continued the debat
on the amendment.
Mr.. Seward earnestly supported the aPprC
! prlauons for the survey OF the Rlppahanc
uver, with view to MS improvement.