The daily union., 1852-09-11
ORDER or BUSINESS.

ORDER BUSINESS
Mr HUNTER. | move TO postpone all prior orders
for the purpose Of taking up the army bill
Mr.. BORLAND. There are several other House bills
upon The table, which II IL very important should be read
now and referred.
Mr., HUNTER: must insist upon my motion being
put This army bill has been reported from the Commit
lee on Finance, with various amendments and II 10 i'm
portan that they should be acted on at once.
Mr BELL think that was entitled TO The floor.
Mr. President and was about TO propose that the Senate
should take up bill that appeals for support the heart
and sympaihies OF every man. II will be act OF disn
erested benevoence. which have in power per-
1o and we are now called upon to exercise that power
The bill 10 which refer is House bill No. 76, for the
et OF The insane and throw myself on the indulgence
OF the Senate in asking them TO take II up this
nS 10 do 80 & ~ ha Is s
session. and that il it falls in of the approximation
bills il will be impossible TO take up. appeal. then,
BILL and if they desire that should be passed. they will
vote down the proposition TO take up any other MEASURE
until this has been considered.
Mr.. MANGUM. | very much hope the senator from
Virginia [Mr HUsrERl will withdraw his motion for a
few moments An executive session very much needed
now. | had supposed it would have been granted me
anxious to have all these bills attended to. but there
matters pending in executive session which require i'm
mediate action which be had by very short session
II this motion is withdrawn will follow it up with
motion to 60 into executive session. | think have
right 10 ask this favor. have desised from seeking
executive session for two three days past, and have
(Mr HuHTERl all the time
Mr.. HUNTER. am sorry cannot concur with the
senator from North Carolina Mr.. MANGUM,] and put off
these appropriation bills for executive session But
must act these appropriation bills to-day, in order
10 have time to send them 10 the House, while
act upon executive business well Monday as 10 day.
But we cannot act upon these appropriation bills as well
Monday as today not only account OF our clerks, but
account of the House ITSELF 10 which wish TO send
these bills. hope will take up this bill at this
time.
The question being then taken the motion to postpone
prior orders agreed to, and the army bill taken up
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate then, in committee OF the whole, pro.
ceeded to consider the bill entitled San act making APP
preparations for the support OF the army for the end
ing the 30th of June, 1858 !" which was read.
Mr.. HUNTER. | move the adoption of the first
amendment reported by the Committee on Finance. II
TO strike out the words within brackets, and insert
those in italics:
"For subsistence in kind. [sir hundred and fifty thou.
sand,l one million and fortysepsn thousand one hundred
aud etghtyJfpe dollars"
This is according to reformed estimate from the de-
partment The hrs estimate was for $l,llS,0 900. In
March they found that owing to reforms which had
been introduced II could be reduced to s5to The
amount which we propose to insert la the House of
Representatives II was reduced 10 S650000 two calcu
latIons one was-and indeed, 10 some extent 1t
correct-tha there many in actual service
as The muster roll shows and again. that the amount
appropriated in the deficiency BILL by way OF advance for
subsistence, to be deducted from the estimate But
il will be that it has been always recommended
standing policy that they should have that sum in aG-
vance, for by having more time 10 provide supplies they
could lay them in more economically. The Committee
on Finance, therefore, propose TO restore the reformed
estimate sio47,ls5 II less than the expenditure OF
last year.
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
1t was agreed 10.
Mr.. HUNT The next amendment mmended
BY the COMMITTEES is the insertion OF the words hun
dred and sixty thousand" after the word million The
clause will then read
"For the regular supplies of the Quaermas sers Depart.
mules and Of the Quaermast ters department. the
several military posts and stations and with the armies in
Dragons the companies Of light artillery, the regiment OF
mounted remen and such companies Of infantry may
horses when serving in the field and at the oupos; of
straw for soldiers bedding and OF stationery, including
for disc barged soldiers blank forms for the Pay
termas,es Department and or the printing ofdvison and
lion one hundred ard sirty thousand dollars"
This was the expenditure OF last year
The amendment was agreed TO.
The next amendment OF the committee was in the
following clause to strike out the words two hundred
and twenty after The word "mules" in the last
line but one, and insert three hundred " that the
clause will read
"For the incidental expenses Of the Cuarterastcrs de.
partment, consisting Of postage letters and packets
received and sent by officers OF the public service
penses of cou and courts Of inquiry including
the additional pensaon judges advocate, recorders
bers. and witnesses while that service under the
March 6 1902 pay soldiers employed under
the direction OF the Qusnermastets department in the
erection OF barracks quarters sorehouses. and hospitals
the construction Of roads and other constant labor for
periods Of not less than ten days. under the OF March
1919 expenses OF expresses TO and from the frontier post
nd armies In the field; Of escorts other dis
bursing officers, and trains, when military escorts
be furnished expenses OF the interment Of noncommis
stoned officers and soldiers authorized office furnit.re
hire OF boers In the Quauermasters department, includ
ing hire Of interpreters spies and guides Tor the
compensation OF clerks TO officers OF the lllarermRser's
department; compensation OF forage aud
authorized by the act Of July 1885, for the apprehension
Of deseers, and the incident 10 their pursuits
tho various required for the first and second ree
ments Of dragons, tbe companies Of light artillery the
regiment OF mounted smen and such companies OF in
anty may be mounted including the purchase OF trav
ong foge blscksmhs' and shoeing Tools horse and mule
Shoes ron hire Of veterinary surgeons and medicines for
horses and mules, $500,
Mr.. HUNTER. That is merely restoration OF the
estimate of the department
The PRESIDENT. win the senator please state why
the estimate is restored
Mr.. HUNTER The estimate furnished by the Secre.
tay OF War cut down in the House of Representa-
lives without any good reason, and the Committee on FL
amount OF The estimate did not know that the Chair
bad right to call upon me for explanation
The PRESIDENT. The Chair is senator OF this
body and asked for the information senator, and not
the presiding officer.
The amendment agreed 10.
The next amendment of the committee was TO insert
the following:
For fuel and quarters Tor officers OF the army serving
the coast survey the payment Of which is no longer made
by the Quartermas'ers department, $4,000"
Mr.. HUNTER, This is question between the army
appropriation and the coast survey appropriation. There
officers OF the army who engaged in the coast
vey and il thought proper that their expenses should
be paid out OF the army appropriation They entitled
10 IL, and will be paid in either case,