Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-05
TUESDAY, MARCH |, 1858.
IN SENATE.


AS the Journal was read there was the usual
struggle by Senators catch the eye of the President
Mr.. HUNTER having succeeded, moved that the SEN
ate proceed at to the consideration Of the civil and
diplomatic bill.
Mr. DAVIS desired to be allowed to make some reports
which he had been struggling do for the last week
Mr.. MANGUM desired to submit resolution simply
not to ask its consideration but merely to submit it. The
resolution sent to the Chair
Mr.. HUNTER refused to give way If he did so in one
instance he should be importuned by others
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL
The Senate then proceeded to consider this BILL the
amendment pending being that of Mr. MASON to add
section, that all existing mposts iron imported for
rails to be laid upon railroads in the United States the
Territories thereof shall be and the hereby
pesled;" to which Mr. DOUGLAS had moved amendment
limiting the period to three years.
Mr.. BR0DHEAD insisted that the amendment opened
the whole question of the tariff involving large interests
and investments of capital and insisted out of time
Mr.. MASON had offered the amendment from sense
Of duty
A long discussion ensued, in which Messrs BAYARD,
MANGUM, MASON, BUTLER, DAVIS BRIGHT, TOU-
CEY and MILLER participated.
The question having been TAKEN it decided in the
negative as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Badger, Brooke, Charlton Chase Dawson
DeSaussure, Dodge Of Wisconsin Douglas Downs Fitz-
patrick Hale Hunter, Jones Of Tennessee Mangum Mason
Rusk, Shields, Sumner, and walker-l9.
NAYSMessrs. Adams, Atchison, Bayard, Bell BorlGnd
Bradbury, Bright Brodhead Butler, Cas Clarke Cooper
Davis Dodge of Iowa, Felch, Fish, Foot Geyer Hamlin
Pearce Petit Pratt Sebastian, Seward Smith, spruauce
Toueey Underwood, Wade, and Weller-36.
An amendment offered by Mr. BRADBURY, from the
Committee the Judiciary increase the salaries of
certain United States judges, led to long debate.
An amendment to the amendment offered by Mr.. PRATT,
increase the salary of the United States district judge
Of Maryland to $4,000, but reduced to $4,000 at the
suggestion of Mr.. BRADBURY, agreed to.
The discussion lasted for time and il being evil
dent that other Senators had amendments to offer for
increase Of salaries Mr. BRADBURY at the earnest solicit
taon Of the chairman Of the Committee Finance and
others, finally withdrew the amendment
Numerous amendments were then offered and adopted,
and others rejected among which appropriation to
purchase Hiram Powerss statue Of America and Of
$780, 900 purchase Winder building defeated by
yeas and nays: Yeas q, nays 20, each vote.
CENTRAL AMERIcA-THE FISHERIES
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to strike out the appropriation
Of $4,000 for full mission to Central America and
briefly addressed the Senate placing his motion on the
ground of unwngness to make the acknowledgment that
Great Britain was not now bound by the treaty to give
that protection.
Mr.. d. had avaed himself Of the moment to offer it.
but gave way without concluding his remarks.
Mr.. DAVIS offered amendment in relation to re-
ciproca fishing privileges between the British provinces
and the United States
This amendment led to very animated discussion
Mr. MALLORY moved to amend the amendmentby add
ing proyiso that nothing in the act should be
strued to allow the citizens Of any foreign Power
fish in the waters Of any State Of this Union.
The amendment discussed at great length, when
MALLORY, which agreed to: Yeas q, nays Is.
Mr.. BORLAND moved to amend the amendment, SO
as in effect to restore free trade and reciprocal privileges
IN ship building and other manufactures.
This led to very animated discussion in which Messrs
HAMLIN, DAVIS, NORRIS, B0RLAND, MALLORY,
BRADBURY, and others participated when the question
was taken on Mr. DAvIss amendment and decided in the
negative.
TEXAS CLAIMS.
Mr.. MASON offered the following amendment:
That II shall be lawful for the Secretary Of the Treasury
at time after the first Of July next issue TO the State
Texas such portion OF the stock mentioned in the first
OF the fifth article OF the first section Of the act entitled An
proposing TO the State Of Texa tho of her
northern and western boundaries the by the
State of all territory claimed by her exterior to said bonn
dares and Of all her claims upon the United States and Ia
establish Territorial Government for New Mexico
September the ninth, thousand eight hundred and a
shall be equivalent in amount to the releases the
of the creditors of Texas against the United States which shall
be then fled the Treasury in said article is provided
and in like from month to month said stock
equivalent such like releases may be thereafter Gcd
until the whole Of the five millions reserved by said
article is exhausted"
This amendment led to a long debate
Mr. PEARCE moved to amend the amendment by in
sorting in lieu thereof the bill introduced by him the
sane subject.
The whole subject was then debated at large until one
o'clock when the question taken by yeas and nays
Mr. PEAncEs amendment to the amendment aud decided
In the negative: Yeas s, nays "a.