Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-26

amendment would be adopted by the other branch The
Senate had passed the bill for the relief Of Mrs Thomp
SON which the House had amended and sent TO them
trusting TO them TO adoptit and he presumed the same
feeling Of confidence might be reposed in the House
Mr.. MASON thought the cases not parallel. The
Senate could do business, the House could not
The question taken on the amendment, and II was
agreed to Ayes Is, noes IL
MILITARY AND CIVIL sUPERINTENDENTs.
Mr. SHIELDS moved to strike the proyiso repeal
ing much of the act of 23d August 1872 as places the
superintendent of the national armores under an ocer
Of the ordnance corps
ON this motion debate Of some interest arose, in
which Messrs SHIELDS, DAVIS, MILLER, PEARCE,
BORLAND, TOUCEY BUTLER, BELL, MASON CASS,
PHELPS SUMNER, and others participated anu various
propositions disagreed 70.
The question was taken the naked proposition OF
Mr. SHIELDS TO strike out the proyiso, and i was
decided in the negative
Numerous other amendments were offered by Mr.
SHIELDS, and adopted among the rest an apPropria-
of five hundred thousand dollars for defence Of San
Francisco
Mr.. HUNTER was in favor Of Notifications, but this
bill was not the place for them.
Mr. GWIN defended the amendment with great zeal,
showing the necessity that existed for the defence Of San
Francisco port that single ship-of-war might place
under contribution out Of which hundred millions OF
gold was shipped annually.
The question taken by yeas and nays AM decided
in the affirmative, follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Badger Bayard, Bell Rorland Brooke
Clarke Cooper Davis Dawson, DeSaussure, Downs, Foot
tgyer liwin amlin Houston Hunter Jones Of Tennessee
Mallory, Mason Miller, Morton Pearce Phelps Sebastian
shields, Smith, Spruanee, Underwood, and Waker-SO.
NAYSMcssrs Adams Atehison, Bright Brodhead, Chase,
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Fitzpatrick Hale Jones
Of Iowa, Petit, Rusk, Sumner and Wade-li.
Amendments were also adopted for Notifications in
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland Nassachu
sets, and Maine, amounting 10 81, l34,JI3
Mr.. GWlN moved amend the bin 10y inserting
appropriation for preliminary survey Of railroad
tie Pacific which, after considerable debate, ruled
out Of order.
Mr. MALLORY moved to amend the bill by inserting
clause authorizing TIE President of the United States
accept the services of such troops Of Florida might be
raised to enforce the Of the Seminole Indians to
leave that State.
This amendment debated TO late hour, when
Mr.. BUTLER asked the unanimous consent OF the Sc
nate to introduce bill providing for administering the
oath Of Office to WILLIAM X. KING Vice President elect
If the United States Of America.
b. the courtesy Of the CHAIR, the bill received.
no qlesti3n having been taken the amendment Of
Mr. MALLORY, il may be regarded as still pending
The bill was then read as follows:
r. Il c,uccd, &c. That William l.. Sharkey, who ap-
pointed consul Of the United States at Havana be and he i
hereby e administer at Havana IN the Island OF
Cuba William R. King, Vice President elect Of the United
States " Aaerca the oath Of oce prescribed by the sixth
article f the Constitution thereof the fourth day Of March
subsequent day, in the following w.t.
:. l. William R King DO soemniy swear that viii support
Of the United States" which OATH when
thus administered ii shall BE the duty u the said William L.
sharky "a he i hereby required certify under his hand
= the Congress Of the Unittd States.
Sc, gd D. 4 FURTHER caoct, That any Judge magis
H. m United If America may administer the
oath Of aforesaid 70 the Vice President elect On the 4th
March day subsequent thereto; and the
cs before wa,m he same hail be taken is hereby required
certify the administration q the said OATH i herenbe
lore provided
Aud BY unanimous consent it was considered and
passed
REVENUE FROM POSTAL TREATY.
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body
communication from tho Post Office Department, made in
compliance with resolution Of the 18th instant, relative
tie postage collected under the postal treaty with Great
Britain; which
On motion BY Mr. RUSK, was referred to the Commit
,1,aD Pee pa Iar,Inr ln
printed.
Tie report gives the amount collected on account Of the
British Post Office from the date Of the postal treaty
Amount due each year adjustment Of the interna-
tional account
From January 1t June So GIL -
From July lst lS4a 70 jane 80 1850 ...l47 ,Ot3 81
From July lst 1850 10 June 30 III s.
From July 1T 1851, 70 June 80, 1852 .lOl, 9s8 50
Making an aggregate to Goth June 1sj2. $343,oo Il
In this amount estimate az So, 49l 81 has been
added the quarter ending June 30 1882 that account
not having been al justed.
Whole amount paid to British Government. S27s Isl II
Premium exchange ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. COLO 0S
Amount Of commissions paid to postmasters
il the United States on tie balance due to
Great Britain, is estimated at.......... 1896 90
Late the hour, the courtesy Of the CHAIR was
stl further taxed and the following was received:
Tn motion ~ Air. UNDERWOOD
R-.ord That the President b requested to communicate
q the Senate II il h opinion BE MT Incompatible with tie
public interest The correspondence between Minister IN
Portugal Government that relation
tie brig Gen. Armstrong and tie liability u the Portuguese
Government t. ply for the same
The hill from the House for the relief Of John Hufiug
ton was read AMI referred u the Committee Of Claims
Mr. BRIGHT introduced a b - indemnity the State !
Of Indiana for tie failure of title township of land
granted to said State her admission into the Union in
1916: which referred tie Committee the Public
Lands
Mr. HORLAND introduced a ill FOR the relief Of Sally
n u Cochrane widow 81 Lieut.. X. f. Cochrane, Of the
army which read and passed t. q second reading.
On motion rs Mr.. HUNTER. the Senate considered the
message from the House dsagreeing the second and
fourth amendments &c TIE Senate T. the iii for the sup
port 81 the Military Academy; and the Senate having
insisted ts amendment committee Of conference was
appointed ly tie Chair the part q the Senate con
s.tng - Messrs. PEARcE, BNYAED AM SHIELDS
And tie Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STR JONES q Tennessee from the Joint committee up
ponjcito wait upon the President elect and inform him
II Bis election, reported
That tue committee had performed the duty assigned
them and that the President elect, in sgniiyng bis
ceptsnce Of the Office which he had been chosen by the
people, said: lou will please 70 communicate 70 the
specye Houses Of Congress my acceptance q the trust
conded 10 me, aud al the mc express TO them my
grateful Acknowledgements and them Of the deep
sense OF obligation with which regard this manifesto.
ton II confidence the part of my countrymen II will
he my earnest cndeayor 70 prove that their confidence
has not been misplaced"
RECIPROCAL TRADE
The House then resumed the consideration Of the bill
establishing reciprocal trade with the British North Ame
rcan colonies upon certain conditions heretofore reported