Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-29
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THIRrY-rHlRD ooSoREss-FIRsr SESSION.

=, . SENATE.
Mr.. Adams moved to tax, up The hin ,.,,,, n.,.,
70 the widow Of James Baicheder
hunter appealed TO the Senate 10 takc up nov the
.n aud diplomatic appropriation BILL and dispose Of il
Nj. Adams withdrew bis motion The ei,ii and ;,,o.
matte bill was then taken up r''
Mr. hsllorys amepdmeni that two persons be appoint.
axe testimony as 70 the depredations by Indians on
private property In Florida and Iowa. was agreed TO-
The amendment providing for commission TO examine
report upon the eIen and value Of tho posses.ory
rights Of the Hudson Bay Company in Washington Ter.
rtoy and authorizing the President TO purchsse be
ut price not exceeding $500 600 uss offered by The a.
nance committee and agreed TO.
The propositions TO increase the compensation OF the
efks n the State Department. and clerks 10 tho Co..,
Survey ofhce, was offered and debated Both agree. IN
vote rejecting the increase OF salaries of Minister
g England aud France recohsdersd-ayes ~ NAYS
10. "A''
Mr.. Mason then modified H. incre,spp tho s,,.,, -
and thathereaer the outfit shall be discoutnued
each. Lost-yeas IL, nays 80. '''N'
mr.. brodhesd moved TO increase the salaries of Nina
ters TO Spain and Russia twelve thousand each t.,
MI. hasons amendment then adopted 10 The fol.
Provided That the salaries of the Minister'S of C,..,
Britain aud France shall DO hereafter a. the rate Of
thousand dollars per annum, each and that bereser
ms 10 Ministers Of Great Britain and France shall nor h
allowed. '' s"a" uot DC
Mr. Bsysrd moved an appropriation Of three hundred
ao.s Tor the extension Of the Post Office De.
obb ~ his city, SO TO thc Win
square now occupied In part BY that buiding and ;ai
ding accommodations for the city pos.oiHce
at nroonesi opposed H. saying that he thought this
s1uu DC delayed unii the populous cities Of New
anu fnladephii were provided with some po,toficc
accommodations Tho amendment was rejected. YEA.
lG, nays %. Ise'eo' yeas
Mr fearce, by consent, made q report from the com
t'ce OF conference the disagreepp yotea N, Tho c.
ates amendment to the Indian appropri.,ioo h;Ii Li
was agreed to. The bill is now passed ;' "''s"
> The naval appropriation Till was received from tho
honse, read twice aud referred
Mr. Gwin moved amendments Increasing s,,,,;os 81,
clerks In mins and offices of easurers Of the United
es, anu regulating tho manner OF their appointment
Debated and adopted
Mr. Gwn moved an Amendment i,c,o..;,. a.,
Tue directors superintendent and treasurer of the min,
anu branches in California aud New Orleans and also of
inc assistant treasurers. Long debate and rejected
Mr. Weller moved that the Marshal in C,lifo,nis no Al
lowed the same fees allowed by the State law IN sbeg
Agreed to. ~" " '"e''n''
~, MT uwh moved an amendment allowing tho u s Dis.
si,; se1 ~ oalornia two thousand dollars a.year 10
ADDITION to his regular salary for hearing appeals In land
40 NPP ~ anu
Afer debate he withdrew It to enable Mr. Petit. to
move an amendment increasing the salaries of all the
District Judges OF the United States.
Mr. Butler opposed it aud Mr. Jones of Tennessee
poised H. The latter said he would vote for amendmep,
or the party 10 power should move but he i'm
tended to vote against the whole bill He boeve5 4, NJ.
enough TO kill any man who would vote for IL
The amendment was Itjected-yeas ls NAYS o.
M Dous'as mo'eu amendments approprating S25 900
Tor public buildings and $4,000 for a library in Nebraska
anu IKE sums Tor same purposes in Kansas and
SO much oil the Nebraska and act as put tho
OF government Of the latter Fort Leayenwortb Adon
ted. oP
aries OF the Commissioners Of patents pepsions of the
land Office and Of custms aud of the several Auditors
anu Comptrol!ers OF the Treasury Lost-ycas Q pavs
3d. ' = HA''
Repeated motions were made during the d.v f., "A.
Journmert but were all voted down. and numerou, other
propositions TO amend were made and debated
Several motions to reconsider were rejected and oo,d
ments were debated and disagreed 10.
Mr Shields moved amendment appropristngs IN ono
ior constructing as an experiment. atmospherc tee.
gaph according to Richardson's pan between tue Pres.
iuents house aud the Capitol. Lost-yeas 49, NAYS 90
Mr Dodge Of Iowa. moved that the aux iary pu,rd or
washington, heretofore appointed by the Mayor of this
city, shall hereafter be appointed by the Commissions, of
Public Building. He said officers were pad for Inv
thehenera Governmeut, aud their appointments should
be in the hands Of persons Congress had con-
troll. " wa
Mr. Douglas said he in favor OF striking out the
whole appropriation for this guard. lie had been In
Washington for nearly eleven years during which tim.
this guard had been paid by the United States aud had
never seen but one OF them. He this one acciden.
y The person introduced himself saying his beat was
so situated that he was duty every night near his
Douglas, house, and asked him try aud get the paw
increased.
Since that time, three years ago he had never
seen this guard, or any other of ttem He did no,
believe they were duty atal Fires were constant
ly occurring. He had six houses burned in his
neighborhood on one night and no pusrJ coni hs
found. ~
Mr. Badger suggested to the Senator tina, |, was M,
the business OF the guard To be by peaceabe and
orderly people. He surprised TO hear the Sena,or
complain that the guard always ia sight of him
daughter.
Mr. Douglas said he would like to hear the Senator saw
IL he bad ever Of the guard.
Mr.. Bldger-l never did and never exnact IN do en-
Mr.. Rusk said it was a matter OF Doubt to him nj
hst whether to strike out the guard or not Blu, apy
ponce VINO had not been able to the Senator from Hi
ros ou. once 10 three years aud the Senator from North
Carolina not all, ought TO be abolished. Uiughter)
Mr. Adams Supported the appropriations ard smoke of
the arduous duties Of the guard.
Mr.. Mason opposed the change. lie thought municipal
authorities better qualified Judge of tho merits of poce
officers than Government officials.
Mr.. Ihompson OF Kentucky, opposed to giving
tue administration control a police and Inns mo-
sibly exercise police control over memhers -, rs
gress. WI"
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, said that he had an intimate
acquaintance with the habits aud character of tho Sa,
aors from Illinois, North Carolina and Mississippi and
'nouSnt tue best assurance the Senate could have
tho guard were always duty and attending IN tbe
business was that they across the Senators
from North Carolina aud Illinois, who were never out
at night aughter,) but always in the wav of ,bs
Senator from Mississippi. (Liugbter)
Senator-What is he doing out at nishtY
lauGhter) N"'"'"e'
Mr. Weller did not believe the guard ,zo,o an d,,.
half the time. No had ever seen them bu, ,ls
Senator from Mississippi aud he asked that senior had
ne ever seen one OF them except when they applied for
an increase Of pay? ''
Mr.. Pearce opposed the motion, aud M. Stuart sun
ported il. sup
90. ~ 'o' nays
Mr. Chase moved TO reconsider the vote adop,inr the
appropriation for the water works-lost-yeas TO- NAYS
81. jos" 10 ""''
NUMEROUS other amendments we're offered debated
and voted down. ' "''''''
The BILL at seven o'clock, passed yeas IS, NAYS
To- The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Houston made arepot from the committee of con-
ference 10 the dsigreeng Of the two Houses on the
adopted. ' '''P'''
Mr.. Bhksdale asked the unanimous consent of tho
1use 70 Introduce the following which he desired to be
sent TO the committee Of Foreign Affairs:
Whsrrdi, Tue President Ia hs message TO tho Iouse NJ
Representatives of 18th March, 1854 communicated tho
TACT That he had presented the Of Spain questions
pendng between our government and that Of her Caho
haesy and III view Of tho possible failure amicably 10
ADJUST existing difficulties and of the degree 10 which
hey Involved tho honor anu security OF the United Sate,
dd suggest In anticipation OF such contingency the pro-
prey OF provisional being taken by Congress
and TheTtds, Nothing hRs occurred within the knog-
ledge OF this House which hiss changed the character Of
our relations with Spain Therefore,
Il