Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05

footing with regard TO salary other officers Of
ernment; and expressed the hope that the amenaent
might prevail.
Mr.. BAYARD wished the amendment voted dowias, |
not content with increasing the salary q these
the present salaries amply sufficient an inoAse
granted in this case, would be asked for in n
dreds of others
Mr.. MORTON advocated the amendment with eanst
ness. While he would not pretend to decide wheth 1t
legitimate subject to be attached to the bill oro
he could very confidently speak Of the extremely ardus
labors Of the gentlemen attached to that Office, som OF
whom employed as many as sixteen hours out oihe
twentyfour And for his part he knew Of no bill WIRE
such amendment could be more appropriately Attn
ed and he would vote for it with all his heart from M
conviction of its justice
Mr.. WALKER added his testimony to the eficiencof
the abors of the clerks in the Washington Post Office
the very inadequate compensation received by thempr
the performance Of duties such few othern-
ployes Of the Government were called on to perform
The question then taken the amendment Of r.
RUsK and il was decided in the affirmative, follows
YBAS-Messrs. Adams Allen, Benjamin Brodhead, Brtn
Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas Fcssenden, Fish, Fitzpatk
Gillette, Houston, James Johnson Jones Of Iowa. JOINT Of
Seward, Stuart Sumner, Toucey, Wade, and Walker27
NAYS-Messrs. Atkinson, Bayard, Bright, Chase, ny,
Clayton Foot, Geycr, Hunter, Pratt and Toombs-ll.
Mr.. RUSK moved to amend the bill by providig .
mail from New Orleans, via Vera Cruz and Acapulc, to
California; rather to allow one quarters slary
($16O OO0) to Mr. Ramsay the original contractoI by
way Of testing the superiority Of the route.
Mr.. WELLER moved substitute for this, with in
effect was to require the Postmaster General to ADVERTISE
for with the lowest responsible bidder Tor
weekly mail to California
This led to long discussion in which Messrs. R SIX
HUNTER, WELLER, BRODHEAD, BENJAMIN BE-
WARD, SLIDELL, PRATT, COOPER, and other par
ticipated when the question taken Mr.. WRfLER
proposition and decided in the affirmative by the low
ing vote
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Bayard Bell Benjamin
Bright Brodhead, Brown Butler, Cass, Chase Clay Cooper
patrick, Geye Gillette Hunter, James Jonss Of loss jose
of Tennessee, Mason, Norton Pearce Pratt ROCKWELL oil
DELL Stuart and Weler--32.
NAYS-Messrs Clayton, Fish, Foot, johnson, Rusk, Sc
ward, Toombs, Wade, and Walker
Mr.. BRODHEAD intimated that California had had he
full share of mail facilities and he hoped the amendmen
as amended would not be agreed to.
The question then taken agreeing to the amend
ment as amended and it decided in the negative
Yeas Z, nays %.
Several other amendments were agreed to-one givin
the frankng privilege to the serving Vice President an
to all future serving Vice Presidents and another gvin
to Cranstoun Laurie clerk in the General Post Office
the pay for the labor of two clerks to which 1t was sai
he alone was competent.
Other amendments led to long debate. The bill, Q
half-past A o'clock p. NJ, was read third time an
passed.
resolution was adopted fixing the hour Of meeting
ten o'clock.
And the 18th joint rule suspended 80 as to alloy
the appropriation bills and two others to be ez
empted from its operation.
The Senate OF 40 minutes past o'clock P. NJ, pro
ceeded to the consideration Of Executive business.
The Senate remained in Executive session until lat
hour when the doors opened and after the passag
of some private bills and attempt to take up Others
The Senate adjourned.