Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-01

any corresponding benet to the treasury in the OF
preventing fraud.
Mr. JONES, of Iowa, opposed the amendment and in
sisted that the subject properly perained to the Commit
tee Pensions which would undertake proper inves-
tigation Of the whole subject
Mr. STUART supported the amendment polite and
well calculated to guard the treasury from inroads
Mr. HUNTER defended the amendment and read a
letter from the Commissioner DIMENSIONS to show that in
partial examination by agents. many of the pensioners
were found heathful and with salwart frames. Mr. III.
professed himself willing to abandon the biennial exami
nation and have general one and if the system worked
well, it might then be continued.
The discussion was continued by Messrs BADGER,
PETIT C8SS, ADAMS, JONES, of Iowa, TOUCEY,
and others, when the amendment amended to
have one new examination instead of in every two
years and the provso excluding pensioners from receiv-
ing pensions while in Office stricken out. -
And the question then taken agreeing to the
amendment in its amended FORM and decided in the af
hrmatiye, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen Atchison, Bayard, Brodhead But
ler Clay Clayton, Evans Fess0nden Fitzpatrick, Foot
Gwn, Hamn Hunter Mason, Norris Pearee, Pratt Slidell
Stuart, Toucey and Wlliams-22 ,.'
NAYS--Messrs. Adams, Badger, Brown, Dodge of Wis
consn Dodge OF Iowa Everett Fish, Geyer James Jones Of
Iowa. Jones Of Tennessee, Morton Petit, Rusk, Shields
Thompson of Kentucky, Thomson of New Jersey, Wade
Weller and Wright-2O.
Mr. MASON said the chairman of the Committee on
Finance had asked from o'clock until two, and it
now than half hour that time, and he felt
compelled that the further consideration of the
bill be postponed until tomorrow. n..r
Mr.. HUNTER expressed the hope that the motion
would not prevail but that they should go with the
bill and dispose Of it, which he thought could be done
to-day
Mr.. SHIELDS expressed the opinion that time would
be saved by such .,'-'
SEVERAL SENATORS. The bill cannot be disposed Of
to-day r.... Il. ...r
Mr. MASON might be disposed to yield the point if he
could have any satisfactory assurance that the bill would
be disposed Of.
Mr.. HUNTER could not give any such assurance; so
far he concerned he thought might be perfected
MIR. MASON then persisted in his notion and asked
the yeas and nays which could determine the of
the Senate.
The question was then taken, and determined in the
YEAS-atessrs. Adams, Allen, Bayard, Bell. Brodhend,
Butler, Clay, Evans Fitzpatrick Mason. Morton Norris,
Pratt Rusk, Thompson of Kentucky Wade, Weller and
NAYS--Messrs. Atchison, Cass, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Dodge Q: Iowa. Everett Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Geyer
Gwin Hamin Hunter James Jones of Iowa. Ten
Pearce Petit Shields Side Stuart Sumner Thorn
son of New Jersey, Toucey, and Wright--24. >'.. n.
The deficiency bill was then continued and various
amendments were adopted among which to strike
out the pensions to of private armed vessels
Among those adopted were an item Of $4,000 for the
repair of Pennsylvania Rock Creek for com
pleting the Little Falls Bridge $40 900 allowance of
twenty additional clerks for the Pension Office and
for the Treasury and for completing the survey of the
Pacific Railroad S25 600.
Mr.. PRATT moved to amend the bill by inserting an
appropriation of 50o0o0 for continuing the works for
This amendment led to spirited discussion. The
amendment was sustained by Messrs. PRATT, BROWN,
BRODHEA D. and others, and opposed by Messrs. DODGE
of Iowa, PETIT, BUTLER and others, when the ques
tion taken by and nays and decided in the ar
NATIVE as follows: ;.. ....-N. ...u.
YEAS-Mesrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard, Brodhead, Brown,
Douglas Evans, Everett, Fessenden Fish, Foot Hunter,
James, Mason Pearce, Pratt Rusk Shields Stuart, and
Sumner--20. IF"
NAYs-Messr Adams, Atchison, Butler Clay, Dodge Of
Wisconsin Dodge of Iowa, Fitzpatrick Twin, Hamn Jones
nf
of New Jersey, Wade, Williams, and Wright-l7. ...|
Mr.. BADGER then moved to amend the bill by insert
ing clause the effect of which is repeal the present
law relating to the printing ordered by the two Houses
and to provide that where different printers selected
each shall do the printing for the House clectng him. and
that much of the printing relates to the several Ex
ecutve Departments shall be divided between the printers
of the two Houses.
On this motion Mr. HAMLIN demanded the yeas and
nays; which amendment is now pending. -
The Senate adjourned.