Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-13
CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1852.
IN SENATE

In SENATE.
Mr. McRAE presented the credentials of the Hon.
WALKER BROOKE, elected by the Legislature of Mssissn
p to FIJI the vacancy occasoaed by the resignation of the
Hon H. s. FoorE, which were read; and the oath pre-.
scrbed by law having been administered to Mr. BROOKE
he took his seat in the Senate.
Memorials presented by Messrs. GWIN, MASON,
FISH, WADE, DAVIS, and S0ULE.
AMERICAN CEMETERY IN MEXICO
Mr. MASON, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
TO which referred the Presidents message relating to
the appropriation for the purchase of cemetery for the
remains Of officers and soldiers killed who have died in
Mexico reported bill of money for the
nerment of officers and soldiers who died in Mexico in
the American cemetery near the city Of Mexico
Mr. M. asked that the bill might have its second read
ing once, and be considered From the documents
companyng the message had been found that the
preparation heretofore made insucent and that TO
carry the object of the original appropriation, some
three thousand dollars would be required and which
was provided for in the bill before them.
No objection having been made the bill consider
ed in Committee Of the Whole, and no amendment
having proposed ordered to be engrossed ora
third reading.
EXPENSES OF NJ KOSSUTH.
The following resolution heretofore offered by Mr. ST.
WARD, coming up for consideration
Reolre That the incurred in the reception and
Louis Kossuh and suite during their late
visit to the capital by invitation Of Congress be paid out q
the contingent fund of the Senate when approved by the
Committee Of Reception to an amount not exceeding nve thou
sand dollars.
Mr. MASON took exception to the wording OF the
ed that gentleman came here to pay his respects to the
Government and he was unwilling, therefore, that il
should appear the by the invitation OF the
Senate lie acknowledged his readiness to give the reso
luton his support provided it was made joint one
Mr. SEWARD had no peculiar tenacity about the mat
ter and was willing to make joint such was
the sense of the Senate.
Mr. CASS could vote for the resolution in its pre-
sent shape and argued in favor of its raceng the JOINT
action of the two Houses.
Mr.. BADGER, though totally opposed to the whole
matter of reception from the beginning reed that 1T
was their duty to pay the from the Contingent
to act in the matter
Mr. B0RLAND wished the subject postponed inasm, ch
as Senator not then in his had expressed wish to
speak when the subject came up.
Mr.. SHIELDS was opposed TO deiay and wished the
matter decided at way the other. He
commended that the Invitation Senatorial act The
Executive had been called but had refused to receive
hossut and had recommended the which the CON-
mttee had pursued and expressed belief that unless it
was paid out Of the contingent fund of the Senate it could
not be paid out of any fund "a
Mr. PRATT commended that the resolution should be
Joint one that the of the should be
rst ascertained and ntimatc that it would be object
OF curiosity TO the public how five thousand dollars
could be expended in ten days IN entertaining Kossuth
The debate continued alternately by Messrs.
PRATT, SHIELDS, BADGER, BORLAND, CASS, UP
HAM, MASON, CLARKE, MANGUM, ATCHIS0N and
others
When the question was taken on Mr. BoRLASD's motion
TO postpone and decided in the negative without count
Mr. CASS then moved to amend the resolution so
make it joint giving his reasons for the change.
The debate further continued the motion to |
amend by Messrs. AANGUM, SEWARD RUSK, DAVIS, /
BADGER, PRATT, S0ULE, and others
When the question taken by yeas and nays and de-
cided in the negative as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Bayard, Bo rlsnd Bradbury, Brodhead,
Glass; Clarke Davis Downs Gey King McRae Mason Nor
ton Pratt, Rusk, and Upham-- 49,
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell Brooke, Chase,
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Fish, Hamlin James,
Jones oIowa of Tennessel, Mangum Seward Shields
Eule and
The question then taken the adoption of the re-
solution and decidedin the affirmative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger Bayard, Bell Bradbury,
Brodhead Brooke Chase DAVIS Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge
of Iowa Downs Fish, Geyer Hamn James, Jones Of Iowa.
Jones Of Tennessee King McRae, Mangum Rusk, Seward
Shields Smith Soule Stockton Sumner, Underwood Upham
and Wade--3l.
NAYs-Messrs Borland Glass; Clarke Mason Morton, and
Pratt-6.
Mr. MASON moved to dispense with the special ORDER
fos thepurpose of going into Executive session. which mo-
ton led to some discussion.
Mr. Glass; being entitled to the floor ready to pro-
coed at once or wait the pleasure Of the Senate.
The motion of Mr. MASON finally prevailed, and the Sc
nate proceeded the consideration Of Executive business
and after some spent therein the doors reopened
and the Senate adjourned