The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-15


pose Of enabling The comm of the military
purchase suitable ie, win view OF establishing
therea the western military asylum. the sum OF $40 600 Ia
addition 10 The hands fine issioners be
aud the ia hereby appropriated out OF amy
the treasury not Otherwise appropriated"
MIR JONES. OF Tennessee. desire TO say word by
way OF explanation The senator from Ohio alluded 10
the section OF the law which referred 10 in the orig
NAL amendment understood from my friend from
Georgia who drew II up, that II referred to the 18Th
ton OF ibe original act did no, suppose that il
lated 10 The act OF last session, but II seems that was
mistaken.
Mr., BoRLAND would suggest that there is no
necessity now Tor this appropriation. These commits.
slonefs have money already in their hands, and the only
OBJECT OF The sum proposed to be appropriated $lOo0s)
is 10 add enough TO the already In their hands 10
enable them to buy the Blue Lick springs. for which
large price is demanded-more than the board think
reasonable or proper
MIR. PRATT. Mr. President, the harm which it would
DO to strike this appropriation out OF the bill Is this
ihere Is compromise between the friends oil the Blue
Lick and those opposed 10 that Site and that compromise
is 10 appropriate $4,000, which will enable those com
missoners ii they think the best point, 10 select the
Blue Lick springs. Without an appropriation they can
not select it, and the refusal OF the appropriation VIII be
to say that this site shall not be taken We want 10 leave
Mr. BRIGHT / hope that nothing which has fallen
from the senator from Maryland Wall leave the impress
sion ha, by this amendment intend 10 give prefer
for the Blue Lick springs every other point in
Mr. PRATT. Not at all.
Mr.. BRIGHT. IT the amendment bore that construc-
ton, should certainly vote against it.
Mr.. BORLAND, My reason for saying that there was
necessity for The appropriation is because the egh-
teenh section of the passed August 81, 1852 provides
that this board of commissioners any part OF them
hereby authorized to examine the Blue Lick springs
and The land attached thereto and if the same be found
eligible Tor the purpose, and be secured OF the pro-
petors, any suitable quantity of land including the
buildings at reasonable price TO purchase the same for
the government Of the United States and 10 locate thereon
the western military asylum. The proper manner. il
to me, would be TO amend that section by striking
out the Blue Lcks, and not make this appropriation there
by leaving money enough in the hands OF the commits
soners TO select such site they may think proper I'M
der the general authority.
The question being then taken the amendment
amended, it was agreed to-
Mr.. DAVIS. | wish now to renew the amendment
which offered in committee of the whole. in relation
to the armories | moved, when we were in committee
of the whole, amendment by which discretion was
given to the President 10 employ military officer or a
civilian superintendent, as he might deem the public
interests required now wish TO renew that proposition
Mr.. BUTLER. II the senator from Massachusetts
Mr. DAvIsl will give way, will move to strike oAt al
together the appropriations for the armoes and lei the
be made by contract, because know the amories
beseged BY stockholders ready to go and take pos
session OF this money. wish, therefore, TO move, be-
fore the question put the motion of the senator from
Massachusetts, TO strike out the appropriation for the ar
mories and leave the government TO get Ills arms made
Mr.. HUNTER. The effect of striking on, the appro-
praton would not be 10 leave the government 10 make
contracts. but to diminish the appropriation for the man.
ufacture of arms to that amount.
Mr.. BUTLER According TO what was said the other
day by The honorable senator from Michigan, there is
necessity for now, and let us suspend operations Tor
year know that persons ready to go in and seize
upon this appropriation Immediately. do not know but
that there OF them in my committee now.
canno, 60 there that do not find some one ready TO
advise the government what TO do the subject of the
armores. have positively to be repulsive 10 some OF
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. BADGER in the
chair) The question is upon the amendment OF the SEN
ator from Massachusetts.
Mr. BUTLER. | move TO strike out the appropriation
contained in lines lis and ll9.
Mr.. DAVIS. | presume the question will first be on
my amendment. which s TO strike all the proviso in the
bill from the House, in relation TO superniend
ents OF the armories alter the word next and INSERT
That the OF Congress approved August 3D. 1872 be so
modified that The President may If in his opinion the pub
lie interest demands ~ place over any OF the armores SUI
perntendent who does not belong TO the army
The PRESIDING OFFICER The senator from Mas
sachusetts moves 10 strike out portion OF the bill which
the Senate has just resolved TO retain in that om there
fore his amendment not in order.
Mr. DAVIS | think the amendment is in order. or
else it is impossible TO make IT, II could not be moved,
1t 10 me, before the vote was taken on concur
renee, and now il not proposition to strike out the
whole of that which have agreed 10 retain, but 10
strike out part OF il.
Mr. SHIELDS The Senate has refused to strike out
the provso, but seems 10 me that would still be sub
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Senate have re.
fused 10 strike out the whole oil the provso. and that &C
cording to parliamentary law, is equivalent, TO
retain II; and therefore another motion TO strike out any
part OF il is not in order.
Mr.. BAYARD voted in the negative on the ques.
lion of concurrence in that amendment, and move 10
reconsider the 10 allow the senator from Mas
sachuses an opportunity OF offering his amendment.
Mr. RuSk move an adjournment
Mr., HUNTER. hope we shall no, now adjourn. lie,
us finish the bill.
Mr.. BUTLER | hope will adjourn
Mr.. GWIN Oh no. Let us finish the bill.
Mr.. HUNTE call for the yeas and nays upon the
motion 10 adjourn.
The question being taken. the yeas and nays not
ordered.
The question being then taken upon the motion TO ad-
ourD, upon DIVISION IL was not agreed 10, as fooWs-
ayes is, noes 30.
MIR. PRATT Now let the motion of The honorable
senator from Delaware be considered a test question,
and it will at decide The proposition of the senator
from Massachusetts.
Mr. JAMES called for the yeas and nays on the motion
TO reconsider, and they were ordered
SENATOR Will the Chair please state the question
The PRESIDING OFFICER The honorable senator
from Delaware [Mr. BArARDl moves TO reconsider the
by which Senate refused to concur in the amend
neni the committee OF the whole, striking gu, the
prov relation TO the armores, in order TO enable
The honorable senator from Massachusetts 10 move an
anne ndmeni 10 thai provision.
The question being then taken, by yeas and nays upon
he motion reconsider, il agreed toyeas 81 nays
Pas follows:
YEAS-Messrs Badger, Bayard, Bell, Borland, Butler,
Charlton, Clarke, Davis Dawson, Dsssussure Fitzpatrick
Foot, Gwip Jones OF Tennessee Miller, Morton, Pesrce,
sebastian, Shields, Smith, Spruancc, Underwood, and
NAYs-Messrs Brodhead, Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Dodge OF Iowa. Douglas, Downs Fech. Houston, Hunter
aes Jones OF Iowa. Mallory, Mason, Norris Pet Pratt
Rusk Seward. Soue, Sumner, Wade and Weiler-2
The PRESIDING OFFICER The question now b.
concurng in the amendment made as IN committee OF