New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-26


Mr. DOUGLAS replied, and supported the
amendment.
Mr. GwIs thought the Senator from Wiscon-
sin ought now 10 withdraw ms amendment and give uo
this contest for Railroad The Senator from Michigan
had expressed his doubts Of the proposition Tbs; Sen
aor Saturday last by the force Of hs doubts then
expressed, Destroyed the Railroad bill His doubts
would produce the same effect
Mr.. CAss said the Senator'S remarks were in
bsd taste and wholly uncalled foy He preferred the
Constitution 10 the good will Of the Sepstor from Cali
fOrnia lie entertained constitutional objections % the
Senator's bill and expressed them he had right 70
DO he was friend Of the bill Il i could be properly
shaped and seeing constitutional objections 10 Il be
pressed the hope that they would be removed Thst
all be had done.
Mr.. GwIx said he introduced bill for rail-
road which contains grant but Of land The Seaa-or
objected 70 that and i put as1e for the bill re-
ported by tie Select Committee and the Senator said
he could not vote for Il long the corporation was
III H. From thiS remark Of the Senator il naturally
supposed If thst feature removed then he would
for It. The friends Of the bill had no suspicion
that the Senator bad any other constitutional objection.
10 the bill Ill Saturday al O'Clock, when he suggested
those which were 20 fatal TO the bill
Mr. CAss said, that he made bis objections as
the different parts Of the bill came up.
Mr. WALKER said that these sections grant
cd settlers would be rapidly filed up and when one
half OF this whole belt Of country seyenfytwo miles
wide settled the remsinng sections would be worth
s. acre and would afford fund sufficient to pay tor
the ROAD.
The report of the Committee on Conference
On the Military Academy BID, was received and con
cured in.
Messrs. BoR1ASD and Rusk supported the
ann ndrnent.
Mr. CHASE oppOsedit
The amendment was then rejected-Yeas,
Il Nays &C.
Mr.. CHAsE's amendment providing for sur.
vey end exploration Of the most practicable route 10 the
n..st Co. a adGpfad.-NQaa s
Nsys, lG
Mr.. BoRLAsD by direction of the Committee
on Military Affairs, moved 70 amend the bill by adding
thereto additional sections aPpropraing slOCOOO as
rec ompense for the discovery Of the anseheuc used 10
render persons Dsensble 20 pain when undergoing sur
eicll erntons and providing for bill in equity 70 be
filed IN the United States Circuit Courtfor the Northern
DftTict Of New York, to which Doctors Morton and
Jackson and the hers Of Doctor Wells should be de-
feDdants-the isue, when the pesdiDgs are made up,
shell be which Of these parties was the true original and
just difcoverer OF this beneficial agen-and 20 "homso
the said Court shall decree that fact to him shall b9
paid the 100000 appropriation by this act An appeal
10 the Supreme Court from such decree is allowed
Mr. BRoDHEAD moved TO amend the amend
money unit he had sworn there had been no COLLISION
between him and either OF the other parties
Messrs. HUNTER, BUTLER and NORRIS OPP
posed the amendment
Messrs HALE, BoRLAsD and WALLER sup
ported il.
1t was then adopted Yeas 26, Nays %.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved an amendment, prOvid-
ing for the construction of wagon road or emgrant
route from the Western frontier OF the Mississippi
States 10 California and Oregon, the contractors 20
establish posts the road at which there are to be
twenty men stationed who to keep the road in re
pair as well ~ BRIDGE and provide ferries; for this
they receive four sections oflsnd at each post
This was agreed tO-Yeas -, Nays %.
Mr.. DAWSON moved an appropriation of SlO,-
600 to enable the Commissioners, with the funds now
III hand to purchase Blue Lick Springs for the Western
Military Asy lum.
Messrs SHIELDS. CHASE, BRIGHT, BoRLAND
and MASON opposed the amendment. They desired no
place 10 be designated
Messrs. DAwsoy, JONES, (Tenn.,) and w.
pERwooD supported it, and it was agreed to-Yeas %
Neys 90
The Indian Appropriation Bill was here re-
ceived from the House and referred to the Finance
The ILL was then reported, and all the
amendments made in Committee OF the Whole, were
concurred in without objection, except three.
The fret was the striking out the secson placing
the srnories under the civil superintendenee Ims
Yves non-coDcured in-Yess q, Nsys25
The next was the establishing the wagon road TO
California and Oregon. This was concurrcd IN cas-
The other was the one concerning the purchase Of
the Blue Lick Springs After long debate Blue LEX
Wa stricken out and site inserted as 10 leave the
question open to the commissioners TO purchase what
site they saw TT, and it was then concurredi In.
Mr. BAYARD moved to reconsider the vote
bv which the Senate refused to in the amend
men, made in Committee Of the Whole, by striking out
the provision placing the armores under civil sper,n
tondence and the vote was reconfidered-ieas, ~
Nays, %
Several motions TO adjourn were voted down.
Mr.. DAVIS moved TO amend the provision con-
cernipg srnores w inserting that the act OF l-i2
ehuud be 80 modified authorize the President 70
place the armores under the care OF superintendent
who was not Of the army, when The interest OF the uoN
eminent require II, 10 which g,
MIR SuIILps moved TO add that " a mixed
Commission of civilians and officers be raised by the
Secretary Of War who shall Inquire and report 70 Con
rrefs which system civil army superintendent Is
the best aud most adyissbie.
The debate on this vexed question was re-
,u,ncd and continued TIL after o'clock, when
Mr. DOUGLAS raised the point OF order III re-
cording the vote on reconsideration
Senator BRIGHr'S name was not recorded
that Senator had voted in the negative. MI BRIGHT
sAid he had SO voted. -,
The Chair decided that the vote should be
again taken, pending which the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The SPEAKER laid before the House letter
from Edward Stany, smember O. the body replying 70
reflections upon him contained in certain papers from
| Commodore Thomas APP Catesby Jones, relatlve 10
private claim heretofore referred to the Committee on
| Naval Affairs and ordered 10 be printed Commodore
Jones accused Mr., Stany OF being extremely hhoa 70
HIM, ana tlt lttttI tIel -
his wish in moving that only some OF the papers oe
printed the other day was suppress hbtous sttacks
upon him lie would not refer TO the proceedings OF
the Court Martial which tired the Commodore being In
| clired 10 throw veil over the transactions.
Mr.. STUART moved that the letter be laid on
the table and printed.
MIR TooMBs hoped not, as this was merely a
private quarrel between the gentleman and the Commo-
dore.
Mr.. JOHNSON Ark) asked whether the CON-
munc rejecting upon Mr. stany had been printed
| The SpEAKER replied affirmatiyely
Mr.. Johnson, then il is but sheer justice the
| letter should be printed.
MIR. SruARrs motion was agreed 20.
The House went into Committee OF the
whole on the state Of the Union, after refusing to take
UP the private calendar and proceeded to the consider
aion OF the bin making appropriations Tor The Naval