The daily union., 1852-04-13

der an authorized assurance that the decison thereot
their labor would again be required" &c, think per
haps would be better TO strike out the words an
authorized assurance"
The PRESIDENT Itrequrss unanimous consent to
Mr. GWiN and others objected,
Mr. DODGE. of Iowa | must express my extreme
regret that my friend from California will not allow the
senator from North Carolina. who has to the aid
OF the workingmen on this occasion. to modify the
amendment in the mode he has proposed.
The. PRESIDENT. The objection did not come
alone from the senator from California other senators
objected
The question being taken by yeas and nays, on the
amendment offered by Mr. SHIELDS to the amendment OF
tie House Of Representatives. resaed-ysas 30. nays
l5--as follows
] YEAsaMessss. Adams. Badger. Borland, Rrodhssd.
Il csss c1sss Cooper . q
unass Unis1wood. Gsssa w.ds. wsirss sn1 WI
NAYscMsssrs; A,ehisoo, BsIrisa, B1.ssay. ps.y.on
Pratt, Sebastian, Smith, and Spraance e-l5 ~
So The amendment was agreed to. S1
During the call OF the yeas and nays, when the
Of Mr STOCKTON was called he rose TO explain his vote
The PRESIDENT. The gentleman cannot discuss the
Mr.. STOCKTON Can not give my reasons for
The PRESIDENT. Not il it is objected TO-.
Mr. ADAMS offered the following amendment, Of
winch ne hau gwen previous notice
"And that IL any person OF persons shall violate the pro-
visions Of hi. proviso he they shall labe to ndic
men, in any court having Of criminal offences
years" se. EA a@ 5NsK 5E
Mr.. HAMIIN. 1 desire to learn from my friend
whether that would not subject the Senate, who have
already voted for the amendmentjust adopted to ndict
ment! II strikes me that il might We adopt pro-
vision that the departments or the President shall not
make contract beyond the amount OF appropriation
Now have just voted large sums to certain class,
who have lab0red-who have remained here without
any appropriatonsand hence we have supposed that
debt has been incurred by these officers which the very
provision have adopted today provides they shall not
have the power to create. Most clearly, therefore,
think senators themselves may thus be subjected to in
| Mr.. ADAMS. | will answer the senator. The gen.
teman did not notice the proyiso offered BY the senator
ale. or he would have perceived that there was no pen
atty affixed TO its violation II understand the proyiso.
prohibits only persons making contracts in behalf Of
the government to amount not exceeding the appro
pations actually made But The proyiso affixed no pen
atty TO its violation The amendment which offer pro-
poses to fix penalty not to past but TO future offences
Congress cannot violate the law How does the senator
say that they can Congress is the law-making power
II il modhes the law, its modification becomes the law
Congress cannot violate the law 1t is the authority
the legislative body-to make the laws. .s4
What is there in adopting provision that contracts
shall not be made beyond the amount of the approprA
lions. il you do not afix penalty to violation Of the
provision AS has been suggested. law passed
atty affixed to III hence we that It has been done,
to afix q penalty to violation Of he law.
4 Mr.. BORLAND. should like 10 have the yeas and
nays on that amendment.
| The yeas and nays ordered and, being tax en-,
resuited-yeas IL, nays 2s-as follows
YEAS-Messrs, Adams, Atchson. Borland. Brodhead,
Brooke, Dodge Of lows Hamn, King. Mallory, Sebastian
NAYs-Messr, Badger, Bsrrien, Bradbury Cooper, Da-
y Dawson, Dodge Of Wisconsin. Douglas Downs. Fech,
r. Pa Rasi ssward. Shields. s%l,h, spusnes, Stock
ton, Underwood, Upham. and Wade-2s
Soth amendment not agreed TO.
] The PRESIDENT. The question now is on concur
ring with the amendment Of the House Of Representa-
tlves as amended.
MI. HALE. Is the resolution now in committee in
The PRESIDENT. Neither The question before
the Senate amply Is on adopting the amendment OF the
House OF Representatives as it has been amended The
Senate passed the resolution originally. II was sent 10
the House. there amended, and returned TO the Senate
with an amendment. The question now s on con-
curing with the amendment as amended
Mr.. HALE had supposed that we were consid er-
ing the resolution as in committee Of the whole, and that
it was now in the Senate.
The PRESIDENT The question is simply on the
amendment OF the House OF Representatives amended
and that doe. not 20 through the stages Of a bill
Mr., HALE. Ist in order to move to amend the
| The PRESIDENT. II is in order to add to it.
| Mr.. HALE: sit in order TO move TO strike out
| The PRESIDENT. Itis in order to move TO strike
out any portion which has not been inserted by the
Senate.
Mr. HALE. | want 10 put one other question to the
President Is i in order to move 10 concur in The amend
ment as amended, with exception
| The PRESIDENT No. sir
Mr.. BADGER ! suppose the question comes up on
these various amendment. which have been agreed to.
whether the Senate will concur in themi
| The PRESIDENT. That is the question
Mr.. BADGER. Upon that point wish to say word.
wish TO suggest TO gentlemen who In favor OF the
appropriation that we should not in the amend
mens which have been made but that should permit
the resolution 10 pass without encumbering IT,
| The PRESIDENT The senator will not get at his
object by not concurng for il the amendments not
concured in. the amendment Of the House Of Represent
aives will not be rejected
Mr. HALE. The senator move TO reconsider.
Mr.. BADGER did not vote in avor o il; therefore
II cannot make The motion. Bdi | will let go
| MIR. BORLAND. wish 10 know II the vote we are
about to take now ls on adopting the amendment it
comes to rs from the Housei
/ The PRESIDENT No, cir.
/ Mr.. BORLAND. is Il then the final vote
| The PRESIDENT II IL the final vote but il is on
the amendment o the House OF Representatives i has
been amended.
The amendment OF the House Of Representatives as
amended was concurred in