New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-01
CongressIonaI

s wssarvoros February " 1888
-, tsIH-Ine Chair laid before the senetea message
,5 .ss Prtent Of the Uni.ed states relative 70 the
On motion q Mr.. Rush the Senate took up the biz
proyiing Tor The construction az road from N. y.ieg
| OF 10 ne Mia.ssippi to ths Pssihc Ocean
By nnsnim0us consent a larv. rn..h.. .. z..,,to-.
were presfnted, and number Of reroft. ,o,as
Mr. Hunter submitted resolution dirsetin1 an In
quirg a. 70 liking rsguar sasr!e. for hs ssna.s I'M,
ployees in order n psr an end ta ths s ssa
annually made agreed 70
bill granting pension Betsey sorto v.. ua...a
On motion RI Mr Pratt the bin rrsnrr the right ~
% the GgorVeto~n and catcctin Raisssd through
The District Of Columbia was taken up and passed
Mr. Ha!e's resolution, calling for information wbethef
any compSnts have been made by Mexico 70 the fan
Of The United States the eleventh article
Up and agreed to
The question pending on the Pacific Railroad bin was
Nr Welsrs motion to strike the thirteenth section
which incorporates the contractors Mr. 5eyor moved to
amend the thirteenth section by confning the corpora
ton to Territories and denying them corporate powers
Mr Toucey resumed his sgsinst the thirteenth
seston Witch, IL retained, would prevent him from
Mr. Douglas replied and Mr. Toueey rejoined.
Mr. bderrood followed in support Of the bill
aessFs hun1ef Butler, Phelps aud Petit opposed the
Mr. Weler's motion vas then agreed to-ysas 90,
other amendments were made to make the hin conform
70 this alteration.
Mr. Bsyari moved to strike out the appropriation o,
twenty millions Of dollars 20 aid IN construction of
the road. which Tss rejsrtsd-yees 16 nays 40
Hr Baysrd moved 70 amend the bill by provdiug that
matter should be made By Congress be mght
sessi0n refer it To Congress lostyeas ls. nays 80
Mr. Hamiin moved to amend the bill by providing that
the duties imposed the President by bill shall be
performed by three Commissioners to be appointed by
the President Lost
Mr.. DesAusszre moved to amend the ou by providing
that the Ratsrn terminus Of the read shall not be north
sf Memphis, tennessee
This amsndaent u debated at length and rejected
MI shiei1s moved sn saendnent providing that
of the money appropriated bJ the bill be In
constructing the. road within STATE and that within
State should bs BY under State author ty
which was debated aad asiopssd--ysas q. nays a.
Massrs kBsh Grin ana othprs sai the bifI was dad
and in muen confusion at O'Clock the Senate ad-
jouraed.
Ho-sE.-Nr. Preston King moved that the House ad-
here to s amendments the bill 10 prevent frauds upon
the Treasury Of the United States and that IL agaee
the conference which had been requested by the Senate
The House then went into Committee Of the hole
the state OF the Union and again took the Civil and
| Mr Baiy chairman Of the Committee on Foreign At
r oved an appropriation for the salaries and outfits
Of foreign minister enable the Executive to grant
outfits when deemed proper. which was agreed to.
He instructed, he sad to the appontmsnt Of
full mission to Peru, which carried-yeas ~ nays
81 Also an increase Of the vote for foreign missions from
1 $4,000 TO sl52 t00
The sum Of $4,000 was voted for missions to Ceural
America and to pay the expense Of full mission
| or more of these stetes.
to that country but Mr. Bay stated that the appoint
ebt of Minister would superesde the others, and hs
istratiUn
Ia moving for the appointment Charge sxi.zer-
Secretary Of state. Il portaat rvpnbs which
i annually visited by at least thousand American citi-
sens- while there is no foreign agent there 1t
agreed to.
motion to appoint Charge to Greece negatived
On the ground chiefly that it WIS not recommended By
the present administration.
Mr. Stanton Of Tennessee moved to raise the appoint
msnt to Switzerland to fui mission which was nega-
tiTed.
number ofother amendments were disposed Of, among
which for appropratiny so 900 to repair the
Long Bridge connecting the State af Virginia With the
District Of Columbia
Nix. Bowie Of Md, moved to appropriate s2Oo0oo foi
the erection Of br1ge at site 70 be selected by tbs
President but 1t ruled out Ct order by the Chair
The original amendment was then agreed to-Jeas 7a
nays not taken.
Thirty thousand dollars voted for erecting he
water furnaces ard repair to the Presidential mansion
Mr. Stanton Of Kentucky. moved that $4,000 be vote
for furnishing the niausiOrthe usual vote being siSUO
Ito be expended unier the direction CT the Prssdsnt
, Mr. Dean Of NswYork suggested tlst Il be expeods
| under the direction q the Presidents wife
. | Tie amendment Of MIR. stanton was adopted
The committee, having proceeded with the bin res
o and the Hcuse Adjourned