Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-28

mutiated notes corporations and individuals to return
statement Of circulated notes TO register stocks de
posted with the register TO be held by him exclusive
| ly for the redemption Of bills or notes. &c.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill to establish certain post roads, read a
third time as amended and passed. gr -
The joint resolution for bringing the remains OF VIM.
Barry late Minister to SPAIN to the United States
The joint resolution TO authorize the settlement OF the
| accounts of James Pool
The amendment made by the House Of Representatives
to the bill for the relief of Margaret L. WORTH widow of
| Major General Worth was read
Mr.. SHIELDS hoped the amendment would be concur
red in If the bill went back to the House its safety
might be jeoparded; and he moved that the Senate
concur
the motion Of Mr. SHILLDs and the question decided
in the negative and il resolved that the Senate dis
agree
Mr. WELLER moved to take up the report Of the select
committee in the of the contested of Mr. NAL
LoRY and after brief discussion in which Messrs EEL
LER, MALLORY and BRIGHT participated
Mr.. BADGER said if the report was taken up he must
ask the Senate at the same time to take the resolution
relating to Mr.. YuLEE being heard 14#5 aGs
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration of the
bill making appropriation for the civil and diplomatic ex
penses of the Government, when several amendments
were offered and agreed to. 4.
Mr.. BRIGHT sent an amendment in effect that, here
after the appointments of the Assistant Posmasters Gene
shall be made by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate and fixing the salary at $3OOO which was
agreed to- III tag Hthas ar
The next amendment considered was the last printed
amendment, made by the Committee Finance, viz
To strike out the following: #80H au 8a 5at
That no person hereafter holds shall hold any Office
under the Government Of the United States whose sany or
annual compensation shall amount the Of two thousand
fvehundred dollars shall receive compensation for dschar
ing the duties Of any other Office 1850 E&
And to insert in lieu thereof il s5ggfa
That where tho ministerial officers of the United States
have shall incur extraordinary expense in executing the
laws thereof the payment of which is specifically provided
for the President of the United States is authorized to allow
the payment thereof under the special taxation of the district
circuit Of the district in which the said services have
been shall be rendered be paid from the appropriation
for defraying the expenses of the Judiciary"
Mr. SUMNER moved to amend this amendment BY in
sorting the following proyiso: Es,
''That such allowance shall be authorized for any
incurred in executing the act of September Is 1885,
for the surrender of ugves from service labor which
said act is hereby repealed"
Mr. SUMNER addressed the Senate for four hours
in condemnation of the fugitive slave act and follow
ed by Mr.. BADGER, whorepied seriatim Messrs. VEL
LER, MASON, CHASE, COOPER, CLEMENS, 'CASS,
BR0DHEAD, DOUGLAS, and others participated when
the question taken Mr. SUMMERS amendment, and
decided in the negative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Chase, Hale, Sumner, and Wade.
\ NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Badger Bayard, Bell Borland
Bradbury Bright Brodhead Brooke Butler Cass Charlton
Clarke Clemens, Cooper Dawson, DeSaussure, Dodge of
iowa. Douglas Fech, Fish, Geyer, Gwin Hamlin Houston
Hunter James, Jones of Iowa, King Mallory, Mangum Ma
Smith soule, Spruance Toueey, Underwood Upham Walker
and Weller-47.
The amendment of the Committee Finance was then
adopted a"
Mr.. PEARCE then moved to amend the amendment by
inserting provso that the renting of said building
known Winders) will the Secretary
Of the Treasury purchase for the United States
obtain clear title said building for not exceed
ing 100000, and for enabling him to do the Of |
5000, 900 is hereby appropriated.
This led to some discussion after which the question
taken by yeas and nays and decided in the negative
cas- II. nays p.
Mr. MASON moved to amend the bill by repeating the
in the Texas boundary act which requires the
United States to retain five millions of the money APP
propriated 10 pay the debts Of Texas.
This amendment led TO a long discussion, in which
Messrs. MASON, HOUSTON, BRIGHT, PEARCE, BUT
LER, GWIN, and PRATT participated
And, pending the debate motion made to adj
oun and the question then taken by yeas and nays
and decided in the affirmative Yeas 49, nays Is.
SO the Senate, after continuous session from II AN
TO half asst 10, adjournsd. sl