New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-28

ASdiiors and Controller O. &c Treasury. L,st-yc,-e
Nay 90.
Repeated motions were made during the day for ad
jOunlnent but al voted down and numerous o;he,
propositions to amend made and debated SsverA
moiious TO reconsider rejected amendments debated
aIO disagreed to-
Mr. SHIELDS moved amendment appropriate
sl0 90 constructing, experiment eth, 1sph rio
telegraph. according 20 Mr. Richardson's plan between
the President house and the Capitol. LosiYeas s.
Bir. DODGE Iowa. moved that the AUXILIARY of W.
ington, heretofore appointed By the Mayor shall here
afr 30 APPOINTED by the Commits oDer ~ publo IA
inls lie sGd these officers were paid by the Gepersl
Government and their appointment should be the hands
Of IeT.oIs over whom Congress had control
M DOUGLAS said bc g. in favor Of striking OFT the
vtoe approprs ion for this guard. H. bsd been in Wa-h
Igton ior nearly eleven yesrs, during winch tune ibis
guard had been paid by Tie United States and he had
never seen but one Of them. He met this accident
ally, and the person introduced himself saying his beat
situated thar he duty every night ms
Douglas house, and asked him try and get the pay
this guard any other OF them He did not believe
thcy duty al oil free constantly occurring.
lie bad ak houses burned in his neghborhood on one
n.t 1T and Lo gusrd could be found.
Mr.. BADGER suggested 70 the Senator II was not the
business Of the guard TO be seen by poaceabe and orderly
people. He surprised TO hear the senator complain
that the guards were not always IN sigh oil nun. Laugh
Mr.. DOUGLAS rid he would like to hear the Senator
cay, if ne baO ever seen one OF THIS guard
MIR. BADGLR--I never did and never expect 70 do 80.
Mr KUSK said it matter of doubt to him. at fret,
whether n strike out the guard but any police who
he'd not been able the Senator from Illinois but
in ,hee years the Senator from North Carolina not at
all uaht 10 be abolished. ILsughlerl
Mr.. ADAMS supported the appropriations and spoke Of
" ardu ous duties OF the guard.
Mr. MASON opposed the change but he thought the
municipal authorities better qualified to Judge Of the
merits OF police officers than Government officers.
Mr.. THOMPSON (ky.) opposed TO giving the
administration control over police, and thus possibly
exercise police control the members Of Congress
Mr.. JONES Tenn said that be had intimate
nj he
from Illinois North Carolina and Mississippi and thought
the best the Senate could have, that the guard
wee always duty that they came the
Senators IRON North Carolina and Illinois, VINO
never out at night laughter but always in the way
Of The Senator from Mississippi Laughter.
A SENATOR-What is he doing out at night
Mr. JONES-That is none of my business. Renewed
laugLtrl
Mr. WELLER did not believe thet the guard were on
duty hall the time no had them but the
Senator from Mississippi ana he asked that Senator had
Re ever Of them excp, when they asked for
incre8se Of Jay.
MIR. PEARCE opposed the motion.
Mr. 81 CART SUPP Ortod It.
Nj. DODGE : motion objected to; Yeas IL, Nays %.
Mr. CHASE moved TO reconsider the vote adopting the
appropriation for the water works. Lost Yeas 10,
Nays Il.
Numerous other amendments offered, debated and
voted down.
The bill at o'clock passed by vote of Yeas 25 Yays
10, As f. VS.:
YFAs-Mes Allen Badger Bsyard Bell Brodhead, Cooper
Douss Fh, Tizf htuek Gcyc Gwn. Houston, Hunter
Mallory Mason Pesrco Rockwell Rush Sebastian Shields
S.io1 Stuart " iliaus.
KAYs-M,s,, Adams Atchhcn, Chss. odEc (Wi') Ddge.
QowsJ FeaeIdtn Foot, Gillette, Jones Tenn Norn Petit.
Sur.ut T. Thompson, thyJ Wade, " oiksr Weller.
Adjourned