The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-28
THIRTY SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SION.
FRIDAY, August q, 1852.
SENATE.

dar postponed.
Mr.. HUNTER from the Committee on Finance,
tions for the support of the army for the year end
dng June 80, 1853 with amendments.
Also, the House bill making appropriations for
abe service of the Post Office Department and the
h!t! making appropriations for the transportation
of the mats by ocean steamers, &c.
Mr.. HUNTER moved that the Senate take up for
consideration the Civil and Diplomatic Appropria-
tion bill; which motion, after debate, re ect-
ed-yets Is, nays %.
THE FLORIDA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Mr.. WELLER moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration OF the report the Florida con
tested election; add the motion was agreed to.
On motion OF MIR BADGER. and by unanimous
consent, the resolution to allow Mr.. Yulee TO be
heard in person the bar of the Senate in support
OF hts claims, was taken up.
Fir. BRODHEAD hoped the resolution would be
agreed to, aud that this contestant would not be
denied privilege heretofore never refused to any
contcstnnt.
MIR BAYARD opposed the resolution.
Mr. MORTON said that the contestant had ap-
peated to hun, q representative, To aid MIN In
Obtaining a hearing before the Senate. This prvi-
iCge had never been denied by either House To any
contestant. The argument Of counsel, and the
evidence in the case, had not been printed, and the
contestants case had not been presented TO the
Senate.
Mr. BRIGHT said there was no precedent for
such course now proposed. He would
not, however, interPose any objection to the reso-
luton.
testant to be heard.
MIR. MANG UM was in favor of postponing the
whole subject-which was Of vast Importance to
the sitting member and the contestant, as well as
to every State Of the Union-till the next session
of Congress. 1t was but right that 90 important
question should be decided with more dcliberatlon
than time would now permit.
Mr.. WELLER moved that the resolution be laid
the table. Lost-yeas II, nays 29-as follows .
YEAS.-Messrs. Adams. Bayard, Bradbury,
Clarke, Clemens. Downs, Fish, Gwin, Houston,
James, Jones of Iowa, Norris, Pearce, Rusk, Spru.
ance, Stockton, and Weer-l7.
NAYS.-Messrs Atchison, Badger. Bell, Borland
Brodhead, Brooke, Butler, Cass, Charlton, Dawson
Desaussure, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
Douglas, Fetch, Geyer, Hamlin, Hunter, King
Manguin, Mason, Merriwether, Miller, Morton,
Seward Shields, Underwood, Upham, and
Wade-29
the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. RUSK said that il the contestant had the
last shadow OF n claim. he would be willing to
him; but the casc was plain aud clear
Mr.. PEARCE moved to limit the argument to
two hours; Inch was agreed to-yeas 81, nays 81
MIR. GWIN moved that the resolution be laid on
the table; which motion was lost.
The resolution as amended was then agreed to
yeas 80, nays not counted.
MIR. MANGUM moved to postpone the whole
subject till the Tuesday after the second Monday
of December next; which motion disagreed
to-yeas Is, nays 81.
Mr. UPhAM moved to postpone the subject till
to morrow evening at 7 O'Clock; which was not
agreed to.
Mr.. YULEE then, at O'Clock, commenced
argum, in support of his claim to a seat in the
Senate of the United States as Senator from Flor
IDA. At half past three the Chair reminded the
honorable gentleman that the time allowed him by
the resolution had expired.
MIR. BADGER moved that the gentleman be al
lowed one hour fur her; and he hoped that no OBJ
lection would be made.
MIR. GWIN said he would interpose objection
to the notion but he desired to cali the attention
of the Senate to the fact that yesterday n speech
Al
quarters of the time of the Senate; and now it
proposed to occupy the same time upon subject
upon which every Senator had made up his
mind.
The motion agreed to, and Mr.. Yuee re.
sumed his argument; and at half past four O'Clock
the CHAIR again inter posed.
MIR. BADu Err briefly ex planned the grounds upon
which the committee had come to the conclusion
that the sitting Senator was entitled to his seat.
The question was then taken on the resolution
reported by the committee, declaring that the Hon.
the United States from the State of Florida from
the Sd day of March, 1851; and was decided in the
aftiruative.yeas d. nays none-as follows:
YEAS.-Nessrs. Badger, Bayard, Bell, Brad
bury. Bright, Brooke, Butler, Case, Charlton.
Clemens, Cooper, Davis, Dawson, Desaussure,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Downs,
James. Jones of Iowa, King, Mason, Merriwether,
Miller, Norris, Pratt, Rusk, Seward Smith, Soule,
SPruance, Sumner, Toucey, Underwood, and ~ ell
ler-Il.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION ELL.
Mr.. HUNTER moved that the So nate proceed to
the consideration Of the Civil and Diplomatic Ap'
preparation bill.
sidercd, and the verbal amendment made by the
House agreed to.
Mr.. BRIG HIT thought the Senate ought to pro
coed 10 the election OF a Public Printer.
The motion OF MIR. HUNTER agreed TO.
The question pending was on the amendment
moved yesterday by Mr. Mason, providing for
the payment to Texas of five millions Of stock
served from her under the provis) TO the Boundary
Mr.. MASON withdrew the amendment.
Various other amendments were offered, among
which were the following:
An appropriation Of S I9, 900 for the compensn-
ton OF the workmen the Capitol for the time
lost by them during the suspension Of the work.
Ruled to tie out OF order.
An amendment extending the inc rease of twenty
per cent on the salaries of Government clerks,
&c to the persons employed in the City Post Of
fce, Washington, d. e. Agreed to.
An amendment increasing the salary of the Gu
pcriutendng clerk of the Census to $4,000 Lost.
An amendment extending the increase of saia-
RIGS, &c, TO the employees in the arsenal and
navy yard, Washington and workmen on the pub
lie buildings. Lost.
An amendment appropriating 800 900 for the
paving OF Pennsy lvania avenue from Seventeenth
street TO Georgetown, and setting curbs, &c, was
MIR. DOUGLAS moved an amendment, that in
the settlement OF the accounts of Mr. Richie, the
printer oil the last Cong fe55, he should be allowed
prices equal to half OF the prices Of the act OF
1919
THIS amendment was debated at length by
Mtssrs PEARCE, HAMLIN, SMITH, BROD
HEAD, HALE, and BORLAND, in opposition to
the amendment; and by Messrs. CLEMENS,
DOUGLAS, HOUSTON, and ToUCEY, in sup
port Ut IT.
Mr. DOUGLAS then modified his amendment,
at the suggestion OF MIR. BoRLANp by providing
that The allowance over and above the contract
prices should not exceed fifty thousand dollars.
MIR PEARCE moved to amend the amendment
by adding a proviso that $4,000 should be dc.
Quoted from this amount for overcharge for the
printing of the opinions of the Supreme Court
ordered by the Senate. This debated and
jected-yeas IS, nays 80.
Mr.. p moved an amendment, that for print
ing the obituary speeches, &c, upon the death of
President Taylor, he should be paid the actual ex-
pence of printing only, with twenty per cent. pro
fit This was agt eed to-yeos 33, nays 10.
The amen Omen of Mr.. DOUGLAS, as amended,
wac then ag reed to-yeas 80. nays Ia.
Other amendments were discussed.
Mr.. MASON moved to amend the following pro
vision OF the bill:
Forrunning and marking the boundary line be