The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-03

the Texas revolution. He explained the cause,
ongin progress, and the result Of that revolution
ne closed by reclting Washington Irvings descrip-
tion OF tight on skipboard Of two Galapagos
turtles, creating much merriment. That contest,
ne eald, was bl0odless. There was much blowing
and hp-toeing, but no harm done. He hoped
these resolutions would pass away without hurting
any body.
After some de bate on the amendment
Mr. GWlN withdrew it, and the bill was passed
The Army bill was received from the House. with
numerous Senate amendments disagreed to-. 1t
was taken up, and the Senate insisted on all It's
amendments, and committee of conference was
ordered
TERRITORY OF wAsHINGToN.
On m otion of Mr.. DOUGLAS, the Senate took
up the House bill to establish the Territorial gov
eminent of Washington; and it was passed with
out any amendment.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to take up the House bill
establishing Territorial government of Nebraska.
NIessrs. RUSK and HOUSTON opposed the mo.
ton; and MIR. HUNTER urged that no contested
bill be taken up till the Appropriation bill be dis.
posed of.
: The motion was disagreed to-yeas 20. nays 25.
A bill regulating the payment of former appro.
priatons to defray the expenses of the Cayuse war
in Oregon, was passed.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Was then taken up. large number of amend
ments restoring the estimates which had been cut
down BY the House, was agreed to.
MIR. GW1N moved, for the construction of build
An6ot SAS AAO uousC, duu WOTk5uOpS, az
the navy yard at California, to strike out one hum
dred thousand and insert nine hundred thousand
dollars.
This led to considerable debate, when the sum
was reduced to five hundred thousand dollars and
it was then adopted.
Other amendments were offered, debated, and
adopted.
An amendment approprating $l50,0O0 for the
preservation and protection of the dry.dock in
California, with direction to the Secretary of the
Navy to complete the contract for basin and rail
way in connection with the said dry dock.
MIR. CLARKE addressed the Senate at length in
opposition to the basin and railway. He referred
to the prodigality with which Congress had show
cred its grants upon this pet baby, aliforna She
was a hayward child-either feasting or CRYING.
In other States they have the old fashion of keel
ing vessel over on shore to copper her; but Cali
fornia, ye in her infancy, would have nothing
less than basin and railway. The Senator from
Indiana some days ago referred to the circum-
stance that the Governor of Rhode Island, from the
lnadequacy OF his salary, was forced to raise COWS
tor that in Rhode Island milk was a profitable
business, and they always there killed the calves
and sold the milk. The difference between his
State and other places was that they raised their
calves, and, having nothing else to do with them,
sent them to Congress. [Laughter.l
Mr.. BADGER supported the amendment.
Messrs MASON and G WIN continued the de
bate.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the committee of conference
on the Deficiency bill, made report on the dis
agreeing votes. The only amendment which the
Senate receded from, of any public Importance
was the one giving California three hundred thou
sand dollars out of duties collected there during
the war.
MIR WELLER asked for separate vote on con-
curing with that part OF the report.
The CHAIR decided the report would have TO be
adopted or rejected as whole.
The report was then concurred in.
The question required on the amendment to the
Navy bill.
Mr.. WELLER said he desired to have vote.
II ne could get one ne would not reply to the SEN
Of the Union. [Laughter.] He desired to part
with that Senator kindly. When on to- morrow
night the Senator would take his leave perhaps
forever, of the Senate, he would regret to bid
him farewell; for although the Senator opposed
every thing for the benefit of California, yet ne
would leave many worse men behind Laugh
teri He would like to reply to the Senator, but
feared if he did be would provoke the Senator into
another speech. He hoped, however, the Senator
would not do to- night as he did last nieht-occu.
Ply the early part OF the evening by speaking, and
go home when the time for working came He
did not wish to get the Senator up again, or he
might be tempted to show the Senator was mis-
taken in his statement that they killed all the
calves n Rhode Island. Loud laughter.]
Mr.. CLARKE said that they were told in Holy
Writ, the poor ye have always with you The
Senator regretted that he (Mr. CLARKE) was to
leave the Senate; but the Senator must remember
as he was stllin the Senate He fully reciprocated
all the kind feelings expressed BY the Senator He
had been doomed to have lived all his life in Rhode
Island, and his body would, he hoped. rest there
after his death. He loved his State always and
loved her now. For he would sacrifice his life in
the defence of her honor and reputation, He had
never deserted his State, never went abroad to
seek fortune and honors he could not get at
bone, In Rhode Island rested the bones Of the
hrst officer of the American navy and the round
hated little quaker whs signed the Declaration of
They were his ancestors and from
them he derived his principles of fidelity to the in
terests and Constitution of the country. He had
never emigrated from her, he had never abandon
ed her to seek the golden god. He had passed
joke with the Senator from Indiana, and he did
n saea know wh soy se Senator California had
The question taken, and the amendment
was rejected-yeas %, nays 26.
Mr.. MALLORY, at O'Clock, moved to amend
the bill BY adding thereto the bill for reorgani.
cation OF the navy, passed some time since by the
Senate He urged the necessity for passing that
Mr.. HALE moved an amendment ofseveral Sec
tons to establish court for the investigation of
claims against the United States.
MIR. BRADBURY supported this proposition
Mr.. PETIT called for the reading of the two
and, though repeatedly requested to
withdraw his call for the reading refused to do So
AT ten minutes to nine the reading of Mr.. NAL
LoRY's amendment was concluded.
Mr.. GWIN raised the point that Mr.. HALE's
amendment was not in order on this BILL
The CHAIR said that irrelevancy was a good
cause why an amendment should be voted down;
it was not cause for which the Chair should rule
it out of order
Mr.. GWIN appealed from the decision but after
debate withdrew bis appeal
MIR. BRIGHT. from the committee on confer
ence on the Army Appropriation bill, which was
partly read, amongst the amendments from which
the Senate receded were several relating to Cali
fornia-the one providing for an emigrant route to
California and Oregon, and the one relating to the
ether.
Mr.. WELLER said he did not want to hear anv
more of the report read. Every thing for his State
was left out. He had heard enough to enable him
to form his opinion of the committee on conference
Mr.. SHIELDS said that he was on the commits
tee, and he was a friend of California, but thew
we're assured the bill would be lost if they had per-
Mr.. WELLER said that was the common resort
of the House when it sought to control the action
of the Senate. If he were on a committee If con.
ference and believed thing was right, he would
not yield He would throw the responsibility on the
House, with their limited knowledge of pnbIic af
fairs, to defeat the bill.
The report was then concurred in
Mr.. BROOKE desired to move to reconsider
the vote rejecting the basin and railway in Cali
fornia.
At ten minutes past nine
Mr.. BRIGHT moved the Senate adjourn. Lost
yeas 26. nays 26.
Mr.. HALE renewed the motion; and the Senate
81, nays 20.