The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-30

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Mr. BRADBURY | think the senator from Caliior.
ma Mr' WELLERl will hardly press that Argument
which he has addressed 10 tbs Senate. Did we not re-
Gently vote down the proposition relative TO the basin
and railway in Californa--and was not that presented
second time successfully think the senator from Lou
lslana almost instructed by the OF the course
taken in that to offer this amendment now
Mr. WELLER. There is very essential difference
between the two cases In the former senators
permitted TO exercise their sober second thought and
change their votes The amendment therefore, gathered
strength. But in this case, far from the amendment
having gathered strength, has lost all the strength
effect than to embarrass the bill and delay the business
OF the Senate.
The question being taken by yeas and nays on the
amendment proposed by Mr.. DowEs it was not agreed
to--yeas 10, nays 24-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Badger, Bell, Bradbury. Cooper Daw.
son, Dodge of Iowa. Downs Foot Hamlin James Jones
OF io"s,, Jones OF Tennessee, Morton, Pearee. ind
NAYs-Messrs Adams. Baycrd, BorlanE Cas-, Charl-
Fitzpatrick Geyer, Houston. Mallory, Norris Petit Phelps
Pau, Shields Spruance, samner. Underwood Wade, and
Mr. BADGER have two amendments to offer from
the Committee Naval Affairs, after which shall
trouble the Senate further this bill The one which
now offer is simply Tor the purpose Of authorizing
appropriation A certain sum OF money appropri.
aied for The purpose OF deraying the expense OF con,in
ulng the survey OF The coast OF the Gulf oil Mexico That
money under the law, has been carried the surplus
fund, no, having been expended within a certain time
and when the officers applied for it, although the service
had been performed and the money due they could
not get II, because there was appropriation to pay
them
The amendment is to insert
And be il further enacted That the sum of ST. 1854 TO-
being part OF the appropriation made fJ the service OF
hom ApaiacbcoIa bay 10 the Mississippi river. by the
act OF March 8, ls' and which been carried the
credit Of the surplus fund.- be, and the is hereby,
appropratea to Tor the services OF the officer officers
employed in that survey.
The amendment agreed 10.
haya
which is my last, and hope that that account at
least will be avorably received Ii is 10 direct the
proper accounting officers of the treasury allow and
pay the expenses OF certain navy officers who have been
engaged IN commission of army and navy officers on
the Pacific coast II is TO add the following
And be ii further enacted, That the proper sccounng of
cets oil the Treasury Department be- and they hereby
authorized and required 10 allow and pay any money
In The treasury not otherwise appropriated officer
serving any JOINT commission commissions of ar
my and navy Officers in California and Oregon during the
navy in service. during the lime OF their en-
poym9n on said coast as Aforesaid. to wit. from the ls
theiefron The regular pay sccung to said officers during
tina, period.
Mr.. ADAMS. | rise 10 question OF order ask
the decision of the Chair the point whether this
amendment does not provide for unlquida,ed private
caiml p u
The PRESIDING OFFICER, ,(Mr. FooT in the chair
In the opinion OF the Chair, the amendment is order,
being general provision.
The question being taken, on division there were
ayes IL, noes not counted 80 the amendment not
agreed TO.
Mr. COOPER. offer the following amendment:
dnd be IL further enacted That the Secretary the Navy
be, and he is hereby authorized purchase much land
for the enlargement of the Provided be done
reasonable terms and that the quantity be purchased
shall exceed Que hundred and fifty feet
river Delaware; drd prooided further That the jursdc-
ton over the same be first obtained from the State of
This has been estimated for, and it is recomme nded
by the Secretary OF the Navy II is to purchase one hun
dred and fifty feet for the enlargement OF The Philadelphia
navy-yard. The amendment makes no appropriations and
hope IT will be adopted
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. ! offer the following amend
ment:
March, 1879 entitled San act in additon 70 The acts pro
hibiting the slave trade" $4,000
merely wish to read to The Senate the section Of the
law OF 1919, to carry out which this amendment s Of
fered, and will leave II 10 the Senate to decide:
That the President Of the United States be- and he is
hereby, authorized to make ,uch regulations and
may deem expeden, for the saiekeepng So ;.
port and removal beyond the limits of the United States
OF all such negroes muisuoes of color
be delivered and brought within their jursdctio
The preceding parts Of the law speak OF the capture
OF saves and the bringing OF these descriptions o per-
sons within this country. The act goes on
And to appoint proper person or persons residing on
groes muaoes Of color delivered from on boa
vessels seized In the prosecution Of the slave trade by
bounty S25 paid to the officers and crews of the
commissioned vessels OF the United Sates
ters for each and every negro mulao person OF
who shall have been as hefenbeore provided delivered
the marshal or agen. duly appointed to receive them And
the Secretary OF me Treasury hereby authorized
qured pay, cause to be paid, such officers and
their agents. the Aforesaid bounty for person
delivered as Aforesaid
wish state to the Senate that number OF negroes
have heretofore been sent 10 Africa and delivered
the Colonization Society," instead OF being provided for
according TO the terms Of this act for which you had
pay twenty thirty thousand dollars. There now no
provision for the execution OF the law and If SLAYER
should be captured between this time and the meeting OF
the Cong ess and hundreds OF negroes should be
brought into United States and thence TO Africa
there would not be dollar to make provision for Them
unless this amendment be adopted. II the amendment
be adopted, and such thing shoad happen of course
not dollar could be touched but If such should
happen. there is absolute proprey 10 have law
meet the case
Mr.. ADAMS. Does this amendment, come from
committee
Mr. UNDERWOOD No, sir.
MIR ADAMS. Then, raise the point, tha, as it does
not come from committee and makes an appropriation,
ii is not in order.
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Chair under.
stands that there IL no recommendation from commit
tee, and thai the amendment makes an appropriation If
Mr.. UNDERWOOD | do not know that there ia
any rule excluding an appropriation 10 execute an ex-
istIng law, and that IA the design OF this amendment
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Then the amendmen,
is in order.
The question being taken, the amendment was not
agreed to.
Mr. MALLORY. offer the following amendment:
dad be further enacted, That Secretary of the Navy
proceeds in the OF the pzs schooner Oregon and
cargo, according to the fifth secuon OF the approved