Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.

made by Mr. FETCH, from the Committee OF Pubhc Lands
the same subject; which was agreed TO.
This report sets forth in effect that Mr. Randolph
Coyle under the decision Of the land office has right TO
patent for the said fractional section that such was the
decision Of the land Office sustained by the opinion OF the
Attorney General Of the United States That the resolu
ton of Congress of the Sd March, lS49 which required
the opinion of the Attorney General has expired by its
own limitation and that Congress has no further control
over subject unless chooses usurp executive and
judicial powers and that to nterpose in private tga
ton Innovation and calculated to overthrow existing
laws and invite all private litgants to appeal TO Com
gess instead Of the Executive and the Courts and would
subject every private claim TO be contested before Con-
eress liable TO perverted by the ingenuity Of counsel
who might personal political influence to warp the
judgment That Congress has legitimate business enough
to claim all its attention without seeking TO supervise the
judicial and executive departments OF the Government
That the report Of the majority would lead 10 dangerous
precedent and if the claim at issue were to be disposed
Of by Congress- il would necessarily expose every other
private land claim to like contest and that by such IN
Prevention Congress would have little else to do than to
settle such claims That the Secretary Of the Interior
asks no nerpostion of Congress- being able to decide
cordng to law and justice and the report concludes by
offering resolution that the Committee Public Lands
be discharged from the further consideration Of the
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL
The Senate then took up the civil and diplomatic bill
!, Mr.. MASON withdrew the amendment pending pro-
yding for the payment 10 Texas Of five millions reserved
from that State under the provso to the boundary act
the ground that it would lead to protracted debate
Mr. Richie in the settlement of his accounts, oneha
the prices Of 1879 but modified it at the suggestion of
Mr.. BoRLASp, 50 as to limit the amount to $50 600
The amendment deliberately argued before and
after being modified.
Mr. PEARCE moved to amend the amendment by in
sorting provso to retain $4,000 said to have been
overcharged the printing Of the opinions Of the Su
preme Court ordered by the Senate which after discus
sion, was decided in the negative.
Mr. PEARCE then moved to amend by inserting that
Mr. R. be allowed for printing the obituary notices of
Gen Taylor twenty per cent profit on the actual costs
The question was then taken the amendment of Mr.
DOUGLAS amended and decided in the affirmative,
follows:
Brooke, Clemens, Cooper Dawson Desaussure, Dodge of
Wisconsin, Dodge of iowa. Douglas, Downs, Fech, Gwin,
Houston Hunter James, Jones of Iowa. King Mallory Man
gum Mason, Merwether, Morton, Rusk, Seward Shields
Soule, Stockton, Toueey, Walker, and Weler-S3
NAYs-Messrs. Brodhead, Chase, Clarke Davis, Foet,
Miller Norris Pearce, Smith, Spruance, SUMNER Underwood
Upham, and Wade-l4.
Mr.. MASON then moved to amend the proviso in the
bill giving $4,000 for running and marking the boun
Diary line between the United States and Mexico, under
the treaty of Guadalupe Hdago by inserting that before
any of the said be expended the President shall be
satisfied that the said boundary had been fixed north of
FL Paso, where the is marked on Disurneps map.
This amendment led to a long discussion in which
Messrs. MASON, CLARKE, WELLER, UNDERWOOD,
PEARCE and others participated after which the amend
ment was agreed to.
Various other were discussed and disagreed
to, and some adopted.
Mr.. BORLAND moved to strike out the following item
of the bill:
For clerkhre stationery rent fuel and contingencies in
completing the census Of 1850, $4,000
In favor of which he addressed the Senate and the
question being taken it agreed to- and then the bill
was reported to the Senate
Mr. HAAlLIN then appealed the Senate to take up
and dispose Of the joint resolution providing for the print
ing Of Congress during the recess and the Senate
sented and the resolution ordered to be read third
time, and was read q third time and passed.
The Senate then adjourned after continuous session
from II A NJ. 10 half-past ii P
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1852
On motion by sIr HUNTER, the reading Of the Journal
was dispensed with.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
Mr. HUNTER moved TO postpone all prior business to
take up the civil and diplomatic bill.
Mr. HALE and others desired to be allowed to make |
reports.
Mr. HUNTER could not yield from sense of duty; il |
was necessary that the amendments should go to the
House at once or the Committee of Ways and Means Of
the House would not have time TO examine them.
The motion then agreed to, and the bill was |
taken up.
Mr. HUNTER asked the Senate to agree to the amend
ments with the exception Of that relating to the insane
asylum which be desired 70 have changed after which
he hoped the bill would be permitted 20 to the House
He had observed last night that he would revise the
amendments in the morning and except to such as he did
not deem to be appropriate but must be evident TO all
would therefore have leave them be revised by the
House He expressed the hope that amend
ments would be offered, they could not be properly
Investigated.
The question taken concurring in the amend
mens made in committee with the exception Of the
named by Mr.. HUNTER.
The suggestion was adopted and the amendments
concurred in
Amendments Of various kinds were offered Of
which agreed to- others rejected and some ruled out
under the rules.
Mr. MANGUM then moved to restore the item stricken
out last night approprating $50 900 lights fuel clerk
hire &c for the Census Bureau giving his reasons
therefor that the whole valuable operations Of the Bureau
would broken up and lost to the country after an ex-
penditure or more than million Of dollars.
Mr. B0RLAND replied, giving his reasons for the step
taken and did think after the item had been stricken
last night and concurred in this morning, that
should be again inserted.
long discussion ensued in which Messrs. RUSK,
PRATT, PEARCE, B0RLAND, BUTLER, SUMNER and
others participated, when
The question en- Mr.. MAsGUs's motion was taken by
yeas and nays and decided in the affirmative follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Badger Bradbury, Brooke Glass; Charl-
ton Chase Clarke, Clemens Cooper Dawson Dodge Of Wis
copsin Downs Fish, Foot Geyer Swim Hunter James, King
Mallory Mangum, Miller, Norton Pearce Pratt, Seward
Shields smith, Spruanee sumner, Underwood Upham, and
Wade--35.
NAYs-Messrs Adams Atchison Bright, Brodhead, But
r Desaussure, Douglas Fech, Hamlin Houston Mason,
Meriwether, Rusk Toucey, Walker, and Weller-l7.
Mr. HOUSTON said he had amendment TO offer,
which be desired might be read and Senators would at
glance the necessity Of its adoption.
The amendment was then read, follows
Provided That the work and materials furnished by con-
tract for said building and likewise the materials FOR the ex
oths CAPITOL be measured agreeaby TO the Original