The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26

from II inois viii ,hai viii give him
chance Of taking up his bill of erwards.
Mr. DOUGLAS. For two years the Senate has refused
10 hear territorial bill The Senate refused % pass any
OF these bills last year For two weeks past, have sat
here hour after hour endeasong every suitable oPPcf
tonity obtain the floor | ask that The Neerasha
bill be taken up, aad mean insist on the motion.
Mr. HouoioN. presume mere y no. me hand
IN the proposed territory that does not belong 70 some
Of Indiana. The ball proposes, grant YOU 70 ~ ~
those Indians within the limits Of he boundaries o. VIC
Territory but except them from the operation w ~
Thai Is iii The exclamation that can be given OF A. The
government has soiemny pledged m faith % hese inaans
Ihat i will nayes include them within the limits OF any
s,s,s ~ Ta,iiorv The bill in violation OF treaty supu
Iaons and hope il will not be taken up.
Mr. WELLER / ask for the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered ana oehs aheh re-
sulted-yeas 20, nays 2o--as iohows'
YEAS Messrs Atchison, Bright, Brodhead, Cass,
Chase Clarke, Cooper Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa Douglas Geyer, Hamlin, James, Jones of iowa,
Norris Peuit, Shields, Sumner Wade, and Welier-20
NAYs-Messrs Badger, Bayard, Bell, Borand, Brad
bury Brooke Butler Charlton, Davis Desaussure Fish,
Fzpatriek Foot, Gwin Houston, Hunter Mallory, Mason,
Morton, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Smith, Soue, and Spru-
ance-25.
So the motion not agreed TO.
cAyusE
Mr. DOUGLAS. There is little territorial bill the
calendar TO which know there will be objection, be-
drawn up the Treasury Department, and
from MIR. Whtlesey IL is TO apply an old appro-
praon heretofore made for deayng the of the
Representatives amend act entitled An act TO amend
settle and adjust the expenses of the people OF
Oregon defending themselves from the attacks and hos
es of the Cayuse Indians in the years le47 and l8Ae
approved August 81 1851
Mr. RUSK hope bill will be taken up and passed.
The motion agreed and the Senate, IN commit
tee Of the WHOLE proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. GWIN. move to dispense with the reading of the
BILL II merely enable certain payments to be made
We all understand II.
The motion was agreed to the bill reported to the
Senate without amendment ordered third reading read
third time, and passed.
THE HOUSE.
message was received from the House of Representa-
tives by Mr. Hayes, chief clerk announcing that had
passed Senate bill No T. provide for the survey of the
public lands in California for granting presumption prv
leges and for other purposes, without amendment
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion by Mr.. HUNTER, the Senate, as in commit
Of the WHOLE proceeded consider the bill from the
House of Representatives making appropriations for the ma
val service for the year ending June &c. 1854 which
reported from the Committee on Finance without amend
ment.
No amendment being offered, the bill reported to the
The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is still open to
amendment.
Mr. CHARLTON. | am instructed by the Committee
Naval Affairs move two amendments both OF the same
character the removal of certain distractions put by the
government two rivers am there will be no diff
Guilty the part of the Senate in agreeing TO the amend
ments. The first one is TO insert
aFor the removal of distractions Cape Fear entrance,
below Wilmington, North Carolina, caused by works
placed by the government for the protection OF the site o.
Fort Caswe to afford access to the harbor within the
bar, s50,0U0"
Mr.. BoRLAND. 1t that such sppropra-
tons that usually into the river and harbor bill was
that they appropriate to the naval appropn-
alton bill There were obsrucons put by the government
several rivers if mistake not, several years ago One
the Ohio and subject OF great discussion
upon the river and harbor bill SIMPLY wished to call at
tention that fact.
Mr.. WELLER think if The thing is right and just in
itsef il is in order anywhere; do know where it
b. NOR prope
ropriaion hill The obstruction has been placed there by
the and the appropriation desired TO remove
1t. think IL germane TO the bill under consideration
The amendment was sgreeu TO.
Mr.. CHARLTON. l also instructed by the Com
mtee Naval Affairs 10 offer the following amendment,
which Is Of the same Character
To provide for the removal Of distractions in the river
Savannah i' 'hs s.s " G~Ss0' aHd for t. Improve
Of The same, s50,00 D"
Mr.. MILLER. | would appeal to the senator from
Georgia that rs nora matter at all germane to this bill
We had that question up, believe upon ano,her bill.
Mr. CHARLTON Not at elf. 1t perfectly gemanc
the from New jersey will pelm me TO ~. IL Is
appropriate the BILL ard always insisted that sho Id
20 upon the bill. The proposuou has passed the
several times as separate bill There any
objection to IT, believe. We ask for improvement OF
our hsrbor. We merely ask the government TO take up
what it has put down We have obtained a small appro-
priaton which only furnished materials begin with
and without some subsequent appropriation the materials
will ali be lost. Now | submit my friend from New
Jersey whether he ought to offer any objection to III
Mr.. MILLER. | had no objection the appropriation
but thought this bill was not an appropriate place
for it, 81.
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa Is this amendment for the inn
provement Of the Savannah rIveri
Mr.. CHARLTON. No, cir; but to remove distractions
put there by the government.
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa have heard great deal about
this, and II appears very important matter Sir,
there places other parts of this country where the
has nteposed obstacles and serious
AVID If bill OF this character is passed, want to be gem
GRAIL and not local in its character.
MIR. WELLER. Il is necessarily local, because the
government has interposed these difficulties in particular To-
csies. II the gentleman will present a similar in
Iowa will for il cheerfully II the government has
obsuced the navigation Of any Of the rivers there, will
vote 10 remove those distractions.
Mr.. CHARLTON. have a question to ask my friend
from Iowa. which think will end the matter, for do not
want to discuss II he knocked a down without
any kind Of cause would he think part Of his duty
To pick him up again. In this you put down these
works and they obstruction to navigation and
seek TO have them removed
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa | that it would be a
generoos course. Will my friend help others upi
Mr. CHARLTON. II knocked man down, should
certainly help him up.
MIR. DODGE, Of Iowa. Will the senator vote for any
such appropriations for the Mississippi river
Mr.. CHARLTON II the government has put obstruc.
lions there, ] will vote them.
The amendment was agreed TO.
val Affairs offer several amendments which send TO the
Chair.
The first amendment to insert;
~For pipes for conveying gas TO- and fixtures for light
ing with it, the National Observatory $4,000"
Mr.. Gw1N. That is according to the estimate Of the
department