The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-01
TT{IRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 1853.
tIyIr AND DIPLOMATIC HOMESTEAD Bf-'NRrTs BILL
Mr.. HUNTER (dem.) of Va, moved to take up the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
Mr.. USDTRwoop (whig) of Ky, opposed the motion
He said II the Senate intends To grant any land TO the
old ststes the ones for railroads and educa
caLiona purposes tho Bennett Land bill must be taken
mp and passed There would be no debate.
3essrs Clss SHIELDS and WALKER, said that bill could
not pass without debate
Mr.. UNDERWOOD asked for tho yeas and nays. If the
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was taken up
he would regard tcs vote against the Land bill
and wosld make no further effort to get it up.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, proposed ~ compromise, that both
Senators should withdraw their propositions and let him
Mr.. HUNTER sd lie couli give way to bill wha lever
Mr.. BRIGHT said he wculd move soon this bill
dis posed of, TO take up the Homestead bill.
Mr.. BoI-,yD (dem of Ark said if the Senate intend
cd that the returns should be printed at all they
ought 10 act on that matter.
Sr HUNTER said the Senator from Texas had given up
he floor to have the Civil and Diplomatic bill passed. and
hc hoped no Senator would be less magnanimous.
Mr. BADGER (whig) of N c., suggested that the Civil
and Diplomatic bill be passed and that the Bennett Land
bill Homestead BILL Mss Dixs bill ndTcrritoria BILLS be
put in act and passed by unanimous consent without
o word Of debate.
The question was taken and Mr. Hunters motion was
agreed to--ycas 80. nays T.
Those voting "No' we're Messrs. Fish, Foote Jones Of
Tenn, Seward, Spruancc, Underwood, and Wade.
TIE CHARGES AGAINST CENSUS SUPERINTENDENT.
Mr. WALKER, (dem) of Wis by leave reported back
asking an investigation into the charges made against
him, which BY mistake had been referred to that
mitCe He said that if the Senate thought ft to
ine tie charges against Mr. Kennedy, made by him, he
prepared 10 substontate al he had said, and more
DUTIES TO BE REFUNDED on GOODS DESTROYED Dy FIRES III
YORK CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. HUNTER moved to amend the bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury TO refund to the legal claim
ants for duties paid on imports cobsumed by fire in New
Yok in july 1885, $500 600 and for the destroyed
by Gre in California, 500 oo0-stoct 70 the restrictions
litf4ffn agft In rf Ttl,
the sufferers by Grc in New York in 1895.
Mr.. Flsn, (whie) OF n Y said that sum would avail
but lhtle much larger amount would be required
sir HUNTER, (dcm) of ys said If II was not sotisfac
tory IL might he voted dosn
Mr.. GwIS, (dem OF Cal, was in favor OF the amend
ment
tIr. FISH said he would for IT, although it was but
small assistance. The amendment was adopted.
The following amendments agreed to -
To authose the Secretary Of the Treasury remit the
duties upon any machinery imported into the United
States for spinning or weaving flax to refund duties
cnery provided that shall be proved his satsfac
ton that such machinery not at the time manufac
tu1ed in the United States and has been used for
featuring purposes.
To authoise the Secretary of the Treasury cancel
any outstanding debenture bonds given previously to the
s day of July 1850 upon the importation of foreign
coal provided said coal have been exported to foreign
port, or consumed upon an outward voyage.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to
standing stocks of the United States he may think
most advisable from any surplus in the treasury pro-
yded that the balance in the treasury shall not at
time be reduced below six millions
For the Custom House at Richmond $40 600.
For the Custom House at Norfolk, $40 600
For the Custom House at Bangor, SIS 0O0
For the Custom House at Bath S12. .00O
For the Custom House at Belfast $50 COO
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance moved an
additional amendment providing for classification of
the clerks in the several departments excepting the State
Department It provides for dividing them into four
classes the first 10 receive 5000 the second 200 the
third 81 SEQ and the fourth 81 500 per annum-hc chief
clerks OF bureaus to receive OOO and the chief clerks
of departments 81 200 per Only one disbursinp
clerk is to be allowed in each of the departments except
the Treasury and Interior, which have three each No
clerk IL TO be hereafter appointed except he be- on an
examination by the head Of his bureau and two other
clerks found competent and qualified. He said this cas
sfcaton Of the clerks founded upon the reports on
the subject laid before Congress- BY IL Congress would
get rid of the constant applications 10 have clerks put
equal footing with others Under IL there would grow
what was so efentioly necessary good and efficient
ci, corps.