New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-04

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The CHAIR decided it was in order
Mr.. BAYARD appealed from the decision and
On division the Chair overruIed ~i'
The bill ct u o'clock was reported ts the
Senate. 20 'he
MI WALKER moved to amend the hill nv an.
propnating Sls 200 for the purchase of STANLEY.
Yeas IA kays27 was 'e5oo'eu'
Mr.. RUsK, from the Committee Of Conse-.
ence on the Post Office Approximation hin -
port that the two Committees had bee nI i,1e Ie
He said the amendments 10 which the Hou.e ,sSss =.
agree were the once raising the salary of cls, ~ -.
or ro6 once OF the PostoEce Department from
sl6OO to 80 GOO the one to provide an lee hoe, Co. 81
Potonec RIVER and the one authorizing the Postastr
General TO advertise for proposals. for car,vn- o.
mail from san francisco 70 Shanghai in China the
session. " 'S NOAS
Mr.. BRoDHEAD said he was opposed to two
OF the amendments and be hoped the Senate would
Mr.. BADGER said he was in favor of all three
and he hoped the Senate would adhere TO them
Mr.. HUSTER hoped the Senate would recede
and the question being taken on the arnendmsnts az
perateiy the Senate receded from them ALL
That bill therefore is passed.
Several other amendments were pronosa5
and debated, the nose in the Hall being very rrea
Mr.. RUsK at length said he hoped the Ser.
silence in a Court A'0P
The CHAIR (Badger) said the Serreant.at.
Arms would discharge his duty by ENFORCING silence IF
persons in the obbes would not preserve order let
them be suDmariy elected from the chamber.
Mr.. CAss said that some of the noise was At
tributable 10 Senators.
The CHAIR said 1t was not presumable that
Senators would not conduct themselves properlv
Strangers permitted TO enter the chamber must expec
II they DO not behave Themselves to be elected the
chamber.
After. disposing of other amendments. the
bill, at $50, was passed
MIR. HoUsToS offer resolution authorizing
Tie Select Committee Of Frauds, Bribery, &c, to con.
Mr. HUNTER and others objected.
The Ocean Mail Appropriation bill was then
taken up An amendment requiring the Postmaster
General to lay before Congress at its next session nr
nation whe her any Of the contracts with the mail
steamers have been violated OF not
Mr.. RUsK moved an amendment authorizing
the Postmaster General to allow the Bremen and Hayre
lines additional compensation of $4,000 for each
round trip and providing for additional trip each way
MIR. HUNTER said he would be willing TO re.
lease the contractors from their contract and put an end
TO this farce of expecting these lines of steamers 20 paw
back with postages the amount paid them
Mr.. RUsK replied in favor of the amendment.
MIR. HUNTER and Mr.. ADAMS opposed it.
MIR. HUNTER, from Committee of Conference
on Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, here made
report which was objected to- without any statements
o reading Of the amendments receded from.
Mr.. DAVIS supported the amendment, and
Messrs BAYARD and HUNTER opposed it. It was then
rejected-Yeas, 10; Nays 81.
The remaining part of the amendment, au-
thorzed the General 10 release the contract
oTs from their contract, ii they desire
1t was voted down without division
Other amendments were proposed and re-
jocted.
fUba Hill of0 III n'n1noL
Mr. MILLER presented the credentials OF
John r. Thompson, Senator elect from New-Jersey, in
the place OF Mr.. Stockton, resigned
Mr.. DE SAUssURE presented the credentials
Of Josiah J. Evans, Senator elect from South Carolina
for six years.
MIR. HAMLIN moved TO take up the bill grant
ing land to the several States for the benefit of the nd
gentineane.
Mr.. GwN opposed the mOtion-there was
not time.
Mr. BUTLER said he thought it was too late
In the session for gentlemen 10 make demonstration
Of beneyolence.
MIR CHASE hoped the bill would be taken up.
II twas he intended to move to add to it the Home
stead bill
Mr. BELL-That is, you will kill the bill if
Mr. PETrIr-I give notice that if it be taken
up want it read iLaughter.l
Mr.. GwIN-If il is taken up will move TO
add to the BILL the brains of which were knocked out
was agreed to-Yeas IS, Nays l7-snd the bill was
taken up.
Mr.. DopeE Qowa) moved to amend the bill
by adding thereto the Homestead bill
Mr. BELL referred TO the numerous grants of
land for military services such charity and gratuiy
when placed alongside OF refusal do anything for
the poor and helpless beings, whose Affections appeal TO
the sympathes Of every human heart, appeared TO him
to be nothing but humbug Now was the time TO do
something tNard most deserving class TO build up
charity that viii attract the admiration of every gener
ous bosom If the Homestead bill be attached to this,
both will fail If the landess and homeless had stronger
claims than these INDECENT insane let them be provided
for but do not attach IL 10 this bill
Mr.. PErrIr was in favor of the Homestead
bill and desired to speak at length it, Before doing
&c. he desired TO understand before he proceeded
whether he to be interrupted or not by any Com
mtee of Conference or others He desired to address
the Senate without having its attention diverted by any
other subject. He wished to know whether he would
be bound by any rule legal moral OF OF courtesy to
yield the ficorto any subject
Cries "Of course, of course
Mr.. PETITE continued, and said, Well, if
will of course have TO yield, will not 60 on prefer
to speak to calm and uninterrupted Senate Laugh
ter
Mr. DAVIS, by leave, reported resolutions
from the Committee on Commerce directing the Secre
ay OF the Treasury to inquire into the state and cond
ton OF the several marine hospitals and report az next
session whether II be advisable to continue the tax on
seamens wages known as hospital money, and what
other system ought TO be adopted Also the amount OF
such fund expended in the erection of marine hospitals
how much upon each, &C; also. whether it is expe-
dent 10 require United States vessels bound on
on foreign voyages 20 take apprentices. Whether s
expedieni to amend repeal the law authorising the
issue of projections to seamen and whether il Is ex
pedient 10 establish schools of instruction fox marines,
&c. Adopted.
Mr.. DoDGE Qowa) said he had no fears of
the House defeating the Insane Land bill because the
Homestead bill was attached to it
Mr.. Adams denounced the principle OF giving
away the land as proposed by the Homestead as the
most odious and unjust that could be devised ne
in favor OF graduation of the price oil the Puohc
Lands.
Mr.. BRoDHrAD was in favor Of the gradua-
tioL system, and moved 70 amend the Homestead oll
by giving 100 of land to all those engaged In the