New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-04
xxxIIId CONGRESS. ..Fmsr SESSION

Mr.. HUNTER reported back the Ocean Mai Appropr
Mr. BRopHEAD offered resolution inquiring into tina
eNpediency of purchasing Gardiners Military Dictionary
Laid over.
MIR Rockwell resolution calling for the residue Of the
correspondence OF Mr.. Marsh respecting events at Con.
stantinope adopted.
The bill provide for the surrender of certain bond. II
the State Of Indiana taken up and passed
The private calender then taken up aud twelve
house bills passed.
The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up
Mr.. GWlN moved TO add to The bill appropriation OF
100000 for the Navy! AKA at San + Gncisco. Adopted
Several other amendments were then adopted
Mr.. GWlN moved an amendment paying for the use of
the steam propeller Columbus belonging 10 the Pacific
Steamship Company the Coast OF liiornia sll3O 900
or at tho rate OF 81 500 per day, II addition 10 charge Of
S35 per for the coal which has been paid by the Gov
Mr. BENJAMIN opposed the amendment a shameful
aud exorbirant.
Mr. GWIN replied ami demanded to know what
authority the Senator pronounced the charterng at this
price shameful upon make the on
my responsibility as Il Senator.
long debate then Cusued.
Mr. STUART said this bill wonid lead to a very long
debate and he moved that be laid asde to take his
resolution providing for extension Of the time OF the
adourumtnt Of Congress IL made the motion with the
view of taking the Of the Senate extending the
session until Monday.
Mr.. Owns amendment rCjected-leas II, Nays 30.
Other amendments were offered. including the FOL.
Lowing:
That the pay Of non-commissloned officers and pri
Yates of marines be increased TO the OF the
grade in the army. Adopted.
That Board of naval officers be appointed to invest.
gate the character and qualifications of all officers of the
navy of the grade OF captain and the lower grades and
report to the Secretary OF the Navy such of them
disqualified for duty aud ha the Secretary be authorized
to drop from service such officers.
long debate ensued, in which Mr. GWIN reada state.
mont from the Navy Department of several officers in
HIGH rank who. fsn habitual ntcmperance mental de-
rangem,nt produced by ntemperance ana other ike
causes have been incompetent for duty for tn enty years
The wa. rejected yea, 1T NSys on ~ the A
bank of the Mississippi River near Ne"-orean
Adopted
dent to nominate as officers of the Navy OF the United
States tho viving officers Of the Texan Navy
Mr.. JONES Tenn supported the amendment and de-
Tended Commodore Moore from the attack OF Mr. Houston
Dir. HOUSTON replied, and reiterated bis charge that
Moore was guilty of treason piracy and murder and that
be was dishonorably dismissed from the Texan Navy.
The subject debated and the amendment rejected
MIR. GWIN moved an amt ndment increasing the apprs-
pration tor the Navy Yard at Memphis from $4,000 to
10000
Mr. PEARCE, in the course of the debate, suggested
the propriey of striking ont the whole appropriation for
that Navy Yard II was anomaly to have Navy Yard
zoo miles from the board and inaccessible during
eight months OF the year for vessels drawing over seven
feet of water
Mr. BELL warmly defended the Navy Yard, and said
that Government after expanding 100000 upon it, ought
not to let il go to ruin
Mr. JONES also defended It.
Mr. ATCIilSON said he was somewhat responsible for
this Navy Yard at Memphis. 1t was established since he
had been in Congress Il laughed at when first pro-
posed but the time the Wing and Democratic candidates
for Governor of Tennessee in COngress-one ia the
Senate ard the other in tic llouse-he Wing member
went round among his political friends saying !" If you
will only give me this Navy Yard Memphis will DO
" able to sweep the State The Democratic candidate
SPreaed to bis Gery friends that unless he could ge the
ter Both parties placed under this sort Of party
duress and they had to vote for the Navy Yard. Had It
been for this circumstance there would have
been Navy Yard 700 miles from the sea board.
Mr. RI SIX offered AN amendment allowing the officers
Of the Texan Navy the pay OF officers on leave of absence
since the time Of the annexation to the present time.
Agreed to: Yeas Il; Nays, TO-
The bill was reported to the Senate and the amendments
cODcuIred in.
Mr. MALLORY renewed his ame ndment for Naysj
Board
Pending which the bill was laid aside till clock to
which time The Senate took
The Senate reassembed at b o clock.
Mr. STUART said that but few Senators pros
emit be moved take up the Light House bill to which
no amendments were 10 be offered pending Agreed to-
The bill was read by the Clerk for some time when
Mr. " ELLER said that as no one but himself was pay.
ing eny attention TO the reading OF the BILL and as he did
not wish hear it read be moved that the reading be
dispensed with Agreed to.
The bin was then read by its title third time and
passed ~ ,
rereang the act granting lands 10 Minneota for raa
road therein
TIE bin was taken up and read for the first time,
Mr.. STUART objected 10 second reading at tbr 'iuis
Several private bills then passed.
The House bill increasing the pension Of Thom.s Bro
neugh from four to eight dollars month was taken up
and considered
Mr. PEARCE moved TO amend il BY adding thereto SD
additional section repeating the Minnesota Railroad
Mr.. ST UART raised the point that the amendment" ~
not in order. ...-
Mr.. FEARCE said he proposed this amenimoat 70 YIN
die the purity OF legislation, 10 prevent ihs' oeoos
law which Congress either OF its Houses n'ea', -
f1,,,t -. Ian Iba Alna
the action Of the House by repeating the act when ss
rs passage by that body and before II came 10 'ns 'o
changed in its language ,,
Mr. STUART said that in Directing to The 'ecohd hs,y
ing of the bill few minutes ago he desred "
legislation by having it referred TO ComDnIee % So,s
ing the matter properly investigated This h oesn
in the House and the majority and minority VI nS J "a,
eating Committee had reported there was M IT, Commt
suspicion or improper conduct By any one Ine ~. -
tee of the House did not report the repeating o. I'D in
ply the act By substituting tns ~, sco;t.te
place Of or But the House acaS Taryisn5 adopted
mar ner proposed by the Senator from I, n i,s
substitute repeating the Get inste.n o. ,hout
proper shape. The act proposed 20 DC pnSer IL No
any reference to the rights OF TIE gia 81 Wonesos OF
any rights which il may have acquired uiu., I'M 7Ths
act There had been material change N bJ taken
House had shown its opinion tnes no the Clerk Of
place to-day. When a resolution to eApel 'as vates
that House was offered il received only iou1 n n,..ed
He was willing to restore the law a. II origl"i"'
the House. .,.. iac.lsdon
in his matter 10 alton which violates the
either House. lie made no suggestion oil iau' 90
an Mr.. ToOMBs said no did not believe there was an'
Mr. CHASE said that few days since bill i% m W
relief of Betsy Nash pending when sno'eI % he ia
moved as an amendment. That was then helu y sstt,
order. subsequently the Senator from S,.Ys act
moved an amendment repeating the fugltNe o an 40.
that was ruled out of order. From that decision Ne
zeal had been taken which laid on the table 70
thought that it not out of order to attach QUO '