Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29

able member and whose counsel he had sought on NIL
important legal and judicial questions He resorted to
that with more confidence than elsewhere and
meant dsparagement to others when he said So be-
that gentleman had been longer the committee
and familiar and better acquainted with the
subjects before it than others could possibly be- While
the Chair would seek to fill the vacancy, he (Mr b.
could not but regret the necessity that existed for the
change.
The CHAIR. That motion will require the unanimous
consent of the Senate.
Mr. BADGER, AND SEVERAL OTHER SENATORS. "There
can be objection"
The Chair had not named the successor when the Sem
ate adjourned.
BILL PASSED
The bill to enable the Government to deepen the passes
Of the Mississippi river read third time and passed
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion of Mr.. HUNTER the Senate then proceeded
the consideration of the deficiency b the amendment
pending being that offered by Mr. BELL to strike out the
provso from the amendment Of the committee granting
additional compensation to the Collins line of steamers
and to insert tasa8 F8 n 3
pensaon shall not exceed $l9250 unless Congress in the
mean time shall otherwise provide.
Mr. RUSK regarded the amendment as equivalent to
defeat of the whole measure contendng that The result
OF its adoption would be saying in language plain to
be misunderstood to the Cunard ne redoube your ex
ertions now; the Collins line will have brief period to
exist and then we shall secure the monopoly
Mr.. DAWSON ntimated that if his convictions were MS
strong as those OF the Senator from Texas the result
he would like him, be opposed to the amendment but he
regarded it as liberal proposition.
The question having been aken it decided in the
negative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Bell Borland Brodhead Buter
Cass Chase Dawson DeSaussure Dodge of Wisconsin,
ter, King, Mallory, Mason Norris Sebastian Underwood
Wade, Walker, and Weller-20.
NAYS-Messrs. Badger, Bright, Cooper Davis Fish Hale
Houston, james, Jones of Iowa. Mangum, Miller Pearce
Pratt Rusk Seward Shields Smith, Soule spruanc Stock
ton, Toucey, and Upham-22.
Mr. DAWSON than Ynovad ~ oxnorl a.
inserting the same amendment Mr. BELL only extend
ing the time to the 3lst December instead Of June
This amendment was also decided in the negative as
follows:
Chase Dawson, Desaussure, Dodge of Wisconsin, Hunter
King Mason, Pratt Sebastian, Underwood Wade Walker
and Weler-IS.
NAYs-Messrs Badger, Bright, Cooper, Davis Fish, Hale
Hamlin Houston, James Jones of Iowa. Mangum, Miller
Norris Pearce Rusk Seward Shields Smith, Soule Spruance
Stockton, Toucey, and Upham-23
Mr.. BORLAND then moved amend the bill by adding
provso the effect that the mail service be transferred
from the Navy to the Post Office Department and the ex
be paid directly out of the Treasury and to be
chageabe to the appropriations for the navy contendng
that it mail line and nothing more and should be
put on that footing.
The question was decided in the negative as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Borland Brodhead Butler Chase Cooper
DeSaussure Dodge of Wisconsin, Fish, Hunter Mason Stock
ton, Underwood, Wade, Walker and Weer-15
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Bell Bradbury Bright
Cass, Davis Dawson Hale, Hamn Houston James, Jones
of Iowa, Mangum, Miller Norris, Pearce Pratt Rusk Sew
ard, Shields, Smith, souie, sppance, and Upham-25.
Mr.. CHASE then moved to amend the amendment by
providing that the contract shall to be obligatory
from and after the 31t of December 1854 and the Post
master General advertise for proposals for carrying the
mail in suitable American steamers.
This amendment likewise decided in the negative
as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Borand, Brodhead Butler Chase
DeSaussure Dodge Of Wisconsin Hunter Mason Sebastian
Sumner Underwood Wade Walker, Weller Whtcomb-l6 |
Rail Rrf1
Cooper Davis, Dawson, Fish, Hale Hamn, Houston James
ones of Iowa, Mangum, Miller Norris Pearce Pratt Rus
Seward Shields Smith, soue spruance Stockton, Toucey
and Upham-2s.
The question was then taken on concurring in the
as made in Committee of the Whole, viz
For additional compensation for increasing the transpora
ton Of the United States mail between New York and Liver
pool in the Collins line of steamers wenysix trips per
at such times shall be directed by the Postmaster
General and in conformity his last annual report Con-
ges and his letter of the fifteenth of November last the
Secretary Of the Navy commencing said increased service
the first Of January 1852 at the rate Of $4,000 per trip in
lieu Of the allowance the Of $236500 Prorded
That ii shall be in the power Of Congress any after the
3st day Of december 1854 terminate the arrangement for
additional allowance herein provided for upon giving six
months notice."
The question was then taken and decided in the affirm
atve, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Badger, Bright, Cooper, Davis Dawson,
Fish, Hale Hamln Houston James Jones Of Iowa. Mangum
Miller Norris Pearce, Pratt Rusk, Seward Shields Smith,
Soue Spruance, Stockton, Sumner, Toucey, Upham-27.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Bell, Borland Brodhead Butler,
Chase Clemens DeSausure Dodge Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa. Douglas Hunter Mason Sebastian, Underwood, Wade
Walker, Weller, Whitcomb--l9
Mr.. HALE then moved to strike the proyiso allow
ing the Superintendent Of the Nautical Almanac salary
Of SO, 900 per annum.
On this motion q protracted discussion ensued; when
the question taken by yeas and nays and the vote
being % yeas and % nays, the motion failed.
Mr.. WELLER moved to strike out amendment which
had been inserted ut his request appropratng $loVo
for procuring copies other evidences of laws or
of the Spanish Mexican Governments reiaung
to land claims in California and on the ground ina.
would be better acted upon in the general Appropriation
bill; which agreed to-
On motion by Mr.. CLEMENS, the bill was further
amended by adding 100000 for the completion OF tne
custom house at Mobile, Alabama.
On motion by Mr.. ATCHIsON, the bill was amended
by adding appropriation Of 10000 Tor the payment
of certain Indian annuities. orunn
The bill was further amended by Mr. BkoDhBAD, py
the insertion of clause relating to the dry dock at Cali
fornia. -
Mr. BORLAND moved amendment; which, after
protracted discussion, withdrawn ana the amend
ments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill read
third time. :,
On motion the Senate adjourned over to Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NJ WALSH. by unanimous consent, from the Commit
tee ON reported bill to change the name of the
American built vessel named Amelia, (owned by Joseph
Wetbers and grant register in her new name which
was read three times and passed
LAND FOR RAILROADS.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the bill of
b Senate to grant the right Of way the State of Mis-
ur and portion Of the public lands to aid in the con-
srction of certain railroads in said State the pendng
oreston being upon its passage