The daily union., 1852-08-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DE ATE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1852.
I'm CONTINUATION.
SENATE.

The Senate resumed, as in committee of the whole.
the consideration of The bill from the House of Represent
atvts smakng approp atlons Tor the civil and diplomatic
expenses Of the government for the year ending the 30h
OF June, 1853. and for other purposes" the pending
question being upon the amenumen oil TIE Committee on
Finance to increase the appropriation 'for stationery,
printing. binding, furniture, and repairs, subscription 10
newspapers. Introducing gas into Pateat Oce iuel and
other conngencies, The ace oil the Secelay OF the
Inferior. from SIS 900 10 S9,4s5.
Mr. HUN Err. That amendment is in accordance
with the estimates
The amendment OF the committee was to insert
among the appropriations for contingencies n The oice
of the Secretary OF The Interior the following
For library books and maps, 81 ,O0O"
The amendment agreed TO.
The pex amendment OF the committee was TO insert
For compensation Of additional clerk in the Office Of
the Commissary General Of Subsistence, $1,000"
MIR. HUNTER This item is in accordance with es
innate.
The amendment agreed to-
The next amendment OF the committee was 10 increase
the appropriation or blank books, binding, stationery,
and labor for The bureau OF Typographical engineers
Mr HUNTER This is in accordance with estimate.
The amendment was agreed 10.
The next amendment OF the committee was TO insert
For compensation Of one additional clerk in the office
of the Postmaster General, s. l,OO0"
Mr.. HUNTER That is according to estimate.
The amendment agreed 10.
The next amendment OF the committee was TO increase
The appropriaon for contingent expenses oil the Post
Office Department from $lo,5oo 10 Sl2.5oo.
estimates
The amendment was agreed to-.
The next amendment OF the committee was TO increase
the appropriation Tor repar of the General Post Once
building for oice furniture, glazing. white washing
and for keeping the places and furnaces IN order
from 81 500 to 50 500.
Nj MI HUNTER That is in pursuance of estimate
The amendment was agreed To.
The next amendment of the committee was TO add TO
the clause the payment OF the salaries oil United Slaes
district Judges The iollowing
"a tho district i1dpe of northern of
fonia until Otherwise provided By law. shall be judge Of
the de 81 ~ @ so on% % m b an a e
Mr.. HUNTER The explanation of this amendment
;s that the salary proves insufficient There two ju
dcal districts in California One.o the judges has died.
and proposed to let one Judge discharge the duties OF
bos Ts this is he Ia.y saary
MIR. GWlN The present salary OF the Judge OF the
northern district is 80 500. The salary OF the judge of
the southern district is Sa,soo This proposition is TO
give ,he Judge of the northern district the salary and the
DUTY OF both udgeshps ldoes not increase the expense
to the United States.
The next amendment OF the committee was 10 add to
the clause ioT salary OF the reporter OF The decisions
OF the Supreme Court 81 300 the following words
For each volume published by direction ofthe Supreme
Court"
Mr. HUNTER 1t has been customary, since two
volumes year Of the decisions Of Tue Supreme &c Court
eace volume The House cut down the amount to s. 800
for the The reporter has been directed by the Chie
his own expense one hundred and fifty copies 10 the Uni
ted States The committee propose TO continue the prac-
tice which has heretofore existed OF giving him 1890
for each volume.
The amendment was agreed TO-
The next amendment of the committee was TO increase
the appropriation for compensation OF the district at.
lorneys" from SIS, 500 10 $4,000.
Mr. HUNTER. That is IN pursuance OF estimate.
The amendment was agreed 10.
The next amendment oil the committee was 10 increase
the appropriation ior expenses OF weighing and moor
ing, cleansing and repairing and supplying losses o
buoys beaeoRs chains, and anchors" iron $4,000 to
S5e.057 80.
MIR HUNTER The original estimate for S59,-
O57 30; but the House cut il down. The auditor says
the named IN the estimates Is Indispensable and
the Committee Finance propose 10 restore the amount
10 the estimates.
The amendment was agreed TO.
The next amendment OF the committee was 10 increase
the appropriation Tor contingent expenses under The
independent treasury act OF August 9th, $780,, from
$4,000 10 Sl6 500.
Mr HUNTER That item is in pursuance OF est-
The, amendment was agreed to.
The ext amendment OF the committee was TO insert:
.snn Franc California and for arranging the grounds.
fencing, iurnls sg %s,'nng aP?arau' ana sopefh'ehd
enco thereof. sisH.oo0"
M, HUNTER That is in pursuance OF an estimate
from the department They say that owing to the great
expense OF manianing SICK and disabled seamen, i'm
portan that lhs hospital should be finished at once The
Committee Finance were OF the same opn'oh, anu
agree TO the estimate OF the department
The amendment was agreed 10.
The amendment oil the cornmiUee was 70 insert
the following:
Por purchasing Site and the construction Of suitable
building Wilmington, D3l,ware Tor custon-house pos
a.d furnishing same s25 oOo Proptdd, Tha tho SAID
lot and bulldog shall be exempted from cy and Al ether
taYss whatever by Of legislature OF Delaware
dsd yroptded further, That before the Secretary OF the
Tr,asury shall erect the building, shah hfst be his
dniy to procse proper se, or lot OF ground and to make
contract contracts, for the erection OF said building
aud furnishing the same sums witch shall not
In the whole exceed the OF S1oo inclusive OF SAID
which said oonuacts shall be secured by
ood and suretle he Satisfaction OF the said
Secretary OF the Treasury and President oil the United
l'tatel"
Nr. HUNTER. This is a pursuance OF an estimate
seni Ia us for the erection OF building Tor custom
house post ot6ce and courtroom, at Wilmington Della
The amendment agreed TO-
The pext amendment OF the committee was ts increase
the appropriation "for incidental expenses o the several
land Offices from 1000 TO S3i,240.
Mr.. HUNTER. Tne object is to restore the amount
TO the original estimate.
The amendment agreed TO-.
The next amendment OF the committee was 10 amend
the clause approprating S22,ooO ior surveying pFae
CLAIMS in California" so as TO make IT read
For surveying private claims in California which may
nave been presented in good 'eth 70 the board OF Ianu
hereby conferred the surveyor general shall apply only
uen unconhtmed cases In the gradual extension OF
he nhes NE public surveys he shall hnd whin me I'M
nenae sphere oi his operations, and which ne ~ sautneo
onest q De respected and actually surveyed In advance oi
conhrnation."
hr HUNTER This is a limitation upon the clause as
come from The House II provides that the surveyor