The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-30
THiaFY-SkCOND CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY, August IS, 1852.
SENATE.


The CHAIR laid before the Senate a message
from the President relative TO the Lobos Islands;
which was ordered to Re printed The following
is extracted ICON TIE communications:
UsITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
WAsHIssTos, June l6, 1852.
STA: The Department transmits herewith copy
of a communication from the Department Of State
with accompanying papers relative to the rights OF
the Lobos Islands, and instruct you to send one OF
the vessels of your squadron to the Lobos Islands
for the protection of our citizens and commerce.
iam' very respectfully ySpT obsdisH, ss1,sIt'
Commodore CHARLES s. MoCAuLEY. Commanding
United States Naval Forces, Pacific Ocean.
MIR. Webster says, in his letter to the President
OF the United States, of the resolution dated August
a., 1852:
"a postscript to the letter of Mr. j. C. Jewett ID
appended to the copy of that letter which has bee
published, requesting Mr.. JewesS 10 suspend the
publication OF the letter; and the Secretary of State
Ia not now aware how IL came to be added to the
original, and cannot state the exact reason
for the addition. It is certain. however that did
not originate In any desire to give MIR. Jewett or
any one else exclusive information as TO the views
OF the Government in regard to those islands. The
Secretary of State has personal acquaintance
with Mr.. Jewett or previous correspondence with
him."
THE CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. HUNTER, the Senate resumed
the consideration of the Civil and Diplomatic Ap.
preparation bill.
The question pending was on the amendments
made in Committee Of the Whole; and the whole
were agreed to, except one which was amended,
and agreed 10, in the following FORM
After line ,050 insert: "To enable the Secretary
OF the Interior under the direction of the President
of the United States to purchased site in the neigh
nishing, and fitting up Of an asylum for the insane
OF the District Of Columbia and of the army and
navy Of the United States, 100000: Provided,
That the whole expense of pure chasing the ste and
of erect,nr piafin and fitting uni the building
shall cot exceed the sum herein appropriated"
FIR. HUNTER expressed the hope that Senators
would refrain from moving any additional amend
ments to the bill. '...
MIR. JONES, of Iowa, moved amendment TO
defrsy the expenses of running the boundary line
between the States Of Missouri and Iowa; which
was agreed to.
Several amendments were proposed and rejected.
Mr. CLARKE moved an amendment providing
that the Auxiliary Guard of Washington city
should each receive $500 year. Lost.
Mr. CLARKE moved to strike out 49, as
the salary and outfit of the Commissioner to Chi
ma, and insert 5000. Lost-ayes IT, noes II.
Mr.. MANGU UNI said that the Senate had last
night struck out the provision OF 50 900 for the
Census Bureau. He was Informed by responsible
authority that unless mat appropriation made,
the work of the Census would stop. As he could
mot to User. the oa again he
form Enoved it be inserted in the bill.
debate ensned, in which Messrs. BORLAND,
RUSH. and BUTbER' opposed the s am
DAWSON, supported it.
The amendment was then agreed to--yeas IS,
nays l7-as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Badger, Bayard. Bell. Brad
bury. Brooke, Cass, Charlton, Chase. Clarke,
Clemens, Cooper, Dawson, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Downs. Fish Foot. Geyer, Gwin, Hunter, james,
King. Mallory, Mangum. Miller. Morton, Pearce,
Underwood. Upham, and Wade-35.
NAYS.-Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Borand,
Bright, Brodhead, Butler. Desaussure, Douglas,
Rusk, Toucey, Walker, and Weller-l7.
Mr.. MILLER moved amendment to increare
the salary of the Second Comptroller of the Trea-
sury to the same amount that allowed the Sc.
cond Auditor; which was adopted.
Mr.. UPHAM moved an amendment to increase
The salary of the Minister to Turkey from ak
thousand to nine thousand dollars. Agreed to
yeas 81, nays ID.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
MIR. HOUSTON moved to amend the bill by add
ing to the appropriation for the Patent Office the
following: a...-
"Prouided. That the work and materials furnish
ed by contract for said building, and likewise the
materials for the extension Of the Capitol, be mea-
cured agreeable to the original contracts and that
no further payments be made until the measure
ment is made and reported. The contracts and
the proposals. to be put in the hands Of the mea
surer, and he they to be sworn. before entering
on duty, to examine and measure and report every
part of the work and materiale, without deviation
from tho contracts and proposals; and il it be shown
that any extra materials used, they TO be rated
at the pro rata price for materials only, and entered
in separate column of the account And the
came rule Of measu to be applied to all other
buildings, and other public works and contracts in
this District.
"And it shall be the duty of the Comptroller of the
Treasury to arrest and stop any voucher not made
in form and in accordance with the terms of the
contract against which il ia drawn. And il is
hereby made penal offence for every measurer
and inspector OF work, or DISTURBING officer, to
make, or present, or to pass, attempt to pass,
any ia!sely made fictitious vouchers to draw |
money from the Treasury, on any contract &C
counts whatever; and that all contracts shall here
after be advertised al least sixty days before let
ting; and that all contracts now existing in rela
ton to building the additions to the Capitol, well
as the Patent Office, not made according to |
law, are hereby cancelled at the end Of sixty |
days, and notice of the same shall be given |
in all the newspapers in the city of Wash- |
ington And that all contracts Of every de- |
cription which have been made without public no. |
tice having been given, where notice WINS reauir |
ed, shall be cancelled after sixty days notice |
having been given in the newspapers Of this city, |
Prouidsd, ulso That good and sufficient security |
ehaii DC given for twice the amount OF money at
any time TO be advanced to tho contractor
der any contract; and that bids shall be opened |
in presence of the bidders, if they, any one Of
them, should DO present; and that notice to that |
effect shall be given in the advertisement for pro
posals to be published agreeably to this provso.
And all contracts made without an appropriation
Of money for an object the subject OF contract,
are hereby cancelled and declared void"
This amendment, after debate, was agreed to-
yeas 81 , nays l5.
The bill was then read third time and passed.
LIGHTHOUSE
Mr.. HAMLIN reported back the Lighthouse bill,
with sundry amendments, and moved that the bill
be taken up for consideration; but the motion was
rejected-ayes 20, noes %.
.LscrIos or PRINTER.
On motion of Mr.. BRIGHT, the Senate proceed
cd to the election OF Public Printer.
And, upon counting the ballots, the result was
announced, as follows:
For Robert Armstrong. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS
For Gamaliel Bailey. Observation-Disclosures.
For Gales 81 Seaton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Whole number Of otes.................4 Is
Necessary to choice. Observation-Disclosures. %
Robert Armstrong, esq. having received a ma
iority OF all the yotcs cast. declared to be duly
elected.
THE ISpIAH APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Tho Senate proceeded to consider the amend
ments made by the House to the Senate amend
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