The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-01

ployees 10 and abont the Capitol sufficient ios
purpose is hereby appropriated of any money the
% aG os@ a snd Is hereby added
That the House fecede from It's dsagreemen
euh amendment Of The Senate and agree thereto with
amendment as ioliows "Afer the second line insert; In
pursuance OF coaaci aoeady made and al the cad OF
line three add Provided That this appropriation SHAH
That the House receds from its Disagreement much
Of this thry-hfh anendmen Of the senate as i contained
IN lines one two three four and 70 and including the word
erected ia line hve and ta the Senate recede from the
That the House eoede from il. disagreement to the forty.
second amendment Of the Senate and agree the follow
ng substitutes Tor said amendment, and that the Senate
IN ishasbv uoetded That the limitations upon the cost
OF the size and building OF the house ia Rchn ond
Virginia. imposed by The act OF August 81, 1882 hereby
removed and repealed /"
That lhs House reoede from lis disagreement 10 the 49h
amendment OF The Senate, and agree thereto with an
amendment iolowsi Propiaed, That the MIN slers
resident herein authorized shall MOI receive more
satlon than is paid a charge d'adiires"
Ina, the House recede from us disagreement 10 the dlst
amendment OF the Senate, and agree thereto with
$4,000"
That House recede from it's disagreement, to tho 62d
amendment OF the Senate, aud agree thereto with
emendment as follows Strike OUT $780, oO and insert
That the House ecede from its disagreement tue 77th
amendment OF the Senate, and agree thereto with
teen TO and including the word 'inerior'"
Ina, the House recede from its disagreement the 99h
amendment follows add the end Of said Senate
amendment. .Prop,asd That the of $4,000 thereof
be Invested for the benefit of the family Of said Mills and
after his death 10 be given TO such children OF said Mills as
may survive him.
On motion by Mr.. GWiN the report was agreed to.
CREDENTIALS PRESENTED.
Mr.. MILLER presented the credentials OF the Hon
JOHN THOMSON elected senator in the Senate of the
United States from the State of New Jersey, for the un
expired term OF the Hon. f. STOCKTON. TO take effect
iron the 4b OF March, 1883; which were read
Mr.. DESAUSSURE presented the credentials of the
Hon josiah EVANS elected senator from the State of
South Carolina for the term of six years from and after
the Atm OF March, 1853; which were read.
OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS
On motion by Mr.. HUNTER, the Senate, as in CON-
m,iee OF the whole proceeded 10 consider the bill from
the House of Representatives. makIng appropriations
for the transportation OF the United States mails by United
States steamers, and otherwise, during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1854; which reported from the
Committee on Finance, with the following amendment:
That the Postmaster General shall the facts be
Investigated in relation the OF A. q Sloo.
Inc transportation OF the mail IN from New
York New Orleans, Charleston Savannah, Havana, and
ChaSres, and back under the act oil March H. loi7 or
the purpose OF ascerainiDg how far the contract
ponds with The original bids and shall report Congress
at the session the facts and circumstances connected
with said contract aud also for what the mail
made whether the ships furnished under said
built according TO its terms The Postmaster General
Congress session what amounts the service
performed nnder the several contracts with The Navy
and Post Oiee Departments Tor carrying the mail
steamers can behereaiter pc ,ofmed upoa the superstition
the contract, and sell or transfer them.
Mr. HUNTER That amendment speaks for itself 1t
designed get information by the next Congress which
il may be very important Tor us to have The committee
has 10 believe. IRON information before IL,
that there has been great mistake in regard OF
the contracts which have been executed. will
20 further into subject only propose obtain
information from the Post Office Department, 10 be acted
upon al The next session.
The amendment agreed TO. the bill was reported
TO the Senate as amended, and the amendment was con-
Mr. RUSK Offer the following amendment by d.
rection of The Committee on The Post Office and Post
Roads:
Ocean Steam Navigation Company, in addition to the
pensaion allowed 10 said company under their existing
contract Tor mail service The Bremen and Havfe line.
the OF SO 00o at that rate for each round trip on
additional trp of said lines provided for
by the fifth section OF the which this supplement
iaTy ty
nes, or either Of them should be DESTROYS Of abandoning
hereby, authorized escnd the and make such al
lowance as he may deem equitable and just.
Mr.. HUNTER move to strike out the FIRST sec.
ton Of the amendment. | am no, willing 10 increase
the compensation TO the mail steamers. II has proved
that farce TO expect them 10 return in the shape
of postage what pay them. The only excuse for |
keeping them up is that they may carry commodities for
which purpose is surely not The business OF this gov
eminent 10 sustain them. II they hnd The contract
losing one, willing to release them from IT, II we
canno, get rid OF these Improbable undertakings any
other way, am wiling, so lar as we can within the
law and within the contract TO lei them oil on liberal
terms am not, however, willing 10 leave II TO the Post
master General TO say what alio vance shall be made
would much rather leave 1t Congress TO say what 1t
should be. ! expect should agree 10 appropriation
that would be "a liberal any which the from
Texas would desire, much than 10 leave within
the unlimited discretion OF the Postmaster General |
might be willing TO take these ships al their appraised
value, order to put end TO The system would give
them leave abandon the contract il they will not carry
il according the original terms. II any other prop
oson be made 10 continue the line without increased
expense, should be glad to hear H. am disposed TO
deal literally with these men, II any way get
rid OF these impoc undertakings. move to strike out
the first part OF the amendment, which proposes 10 In
crease the compensation.
MIR. RUSK. There is lime now to enter into an
argument upon the subject but | totally and entirely
disagree with The honorable senator from Virginia when
he chooses say that this thing has proved TO be "arce
IL precisely OF it. In The first place, has
taken from great maritime rival the monopoly oil
carrying foreign mail, and charging what II chose
upon the correspondence oil the citizens OF this country
with foreign countries AT The last session OF Congress
we allowed, after full argument OF the whole system |
OF mail service, increased compensation TO the
Collins line.
A SENATOR How muchl
Mr.. RuSk. The gentleman asks how much He
knows as well as do--wlhout intending 10 be at all
rude 10 him have lime TO enter into the investiga-
ton and give the figures regard TO what was passed.
but will say that II much larger amount IN pro-
portion than proposed TO give 10 this company-hree
times large. This company the pioneer in this
business They began IL when it but an experiment
and they assure us now that they making losing
business OF IT, So far from this being farce, has
accomplished many things In the first place, the evil
denee upon the files of the Senate that has reduced
TO very considerable extent the amount of freight in
Senator'S may perhaps be sstonlshed when tell them that
Item OF freight