Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-01
GEORGE W. PrREIys, Secretary.
THIHTY-TIIIl;D C0NGHES~-Isr sESsIO
THURSDAY, JCiY -, ISL.
SI'<' ,'I'I'

THURSDAY, Jtif -, 1871.
SENATE.
Mr.. Admins moved 70 tnkc up the bill granting n
pension la the widow Of Jane. BatcEcldrr.
Mr.. Hunter appealed tn the Senate 10 take up now
the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, ahd Dis
posc Of il to-day.
Mr.. Adams Withdrew his motion. The civil ana
diplomatic bill was then taken up.
Mr. Mallory's amendment, thu: two persons be ap-
pointed 10 take testimony ito To the dcprcdatiors by
Indians on private property in Florida and Iowa, was
agreed To.
The amendment providing for n commission 10 en-
THINE md report upon the extent and value of the
rossessory rights ri The Hudson Bay Company III
Washington Territory, and authorship the President
I" purchase the same at Il price not exceeding
S%3OO,huO, WAS offered by the finance committee and
agreed ~.
The propositions 10 increase the compensation oi
the clerks in the State Department, and Of clerks III
the CoHs! Survey office, was offered and dcbated.--
Both agreed To.
The vote rejecting the increase Of sainrir- OF Min
is;crs 10 England and France was rcconSitcrod-nyrs
Il, nays IL.
Mr.. Mason then modified it. increasing the SALARY
to $l5,oOO, and that hereafter the outfit shail bc dis
continued. Debated.
Mr.. BayUrd moved To increase the salaries I" SlS,GO0
each. L"st-yeas II, nays 80.
Mr. Brodlrud moved 10 increase the salaries Of
Ministers la Spain and Russia Ia iwrl"r thousand
Mr.. Masum's amendment! was then adopted in the
following form:
Provided, That the salaries "i tine Ministers 10 G.
Britain and Franco shall hr hereafter ar the rate al
fifteen thousand dollars per nnnum cacb and that here.
after outfits IL Ministers Ia Great Britain and France
shall not be allowed.
Mr.. Baynrd moved M appropriation OF three hun-
,!r"I thousand dollars for tEc extension Oi the Post
oilic" Department building i'll this city, 40 as Ia cover
the whole square now occupied in part by that build
ing, and Including Recommendations for thu city post
office.
Mr.. Br~lhead opposed it. saving that he thought
| L. LII. IL -ll 0I1 I,..1 .-,t
tics Of ". York and Philadelphia We're provided with
some pos: office accommodations. The amendment
vas rejected: yeas 10. nays -.
Mr.. PriIrrr, hv consent, made Il report from the
committee of conference on the li-asr.cing votes on
the SrImtc'S amendment 10 the Indian appropriation
bill, which wis agreed To. The bill i, now passed.
Tile naval appropriation bill was received from the
House, real twice and referred.
Mr.. Gwin moved amendments increasing salaries
nf clerks in m!n:s and offices of trra.ircrS at III" [.
s., and regulating the manner OF their appointments
Debated and adopted.
Mr.. Gwiu moved an amendment increasing the "a
lari"s of the directors, superintendent and treasurer
Of the mint aud branches i'll California and New Dr.
leans; and also at the /. ). assistant trc;isurrrs. Long
debate, and rejected.
Mr.. Weller moved that the marshal in California
be allowed the same fees allowed by the State law TO
shcriis. Agreed Ia.
Mr.. Gwiu moved an amendment allowing the IS.
District Judges in California Two thousand Il year, in
addition 10 his regular salary, tor hearing appeals in
land cases.
After debate he Withdrew tito enable Mr.. Petit
TO move All amendment increasing the salaries OF all
the District Judges of the United States.
Mr.. Butler opposed it and Mr.. Jones uf Tenn, sup
ported it. The latter said he would v"t" for amend
lncnt or anything the party III power should move,
but he intended Ia vote against the whole bill. He
believed il was enough II kill any man who would
vote tor il.
The amendment was rrjectcd--ycus l8, nays %.
Mlr. Douglas moved amendments "ppr"printing
:2J.UGU for public buildings and Sj,OGo for "A library in
Neb-aska, and like SUNS Tor same purposes III KIM
sas. and repeating 50 much OF the Nebraska and Kan
-as net IT, put the seat of government oi the latter AT
For; L~cavcIiworii. Adopted.
Mr.. Brudhcal moved an amendment increasing the
salaries of the Commissioners al patents, PENSIONS, of
the land office, Gn,! at customs, md Of the several
Auditors and Comptrol!crs OF the Treasury. Lost
ycns =, my. 80.
Repeated motions wrr" made during the day for nd
iouruncri, bu; wcr- nil voted down, and hume
ruus other propositions 10 amend were made and de-
batrd.
Several motions To RECONSIDER wcr" rejected, and
amendments were debated and disagreed "a.
NJ. Shields moved an amendment appr"priating
SlG, 900 for constructing, rs III experiment, III GtinOs-
pilcric telegraph, according to R!cl!arls"ms plan, be-
tween the Presidents llJusc uld the Capitol. Lost
yeas is, NAYS ~.
Mr.. Dodge of Iowa, moved that thu auxiliary guard
Of Washington, heretofore appointed by the Mnyorot
Washington, shall hereafter be- appointed bY the Com
missioner OF Public Buildings. lie SAID these officer
were paid Tor by the General liuvcrnincnt, and their
appointment should be iii the hands al persons over
whom Congress had control.
Mr. Douglas sad he was in favor OF striking out
the whole appropriation for this guard. lie had been
in Washington tnr Hcar!y eleven year, during which
tim. hi, glIari had been paid ~ The Uni
ted States, and had never seen but ole at them. lie
met this one accidentally. The person introduced!
himself, saving his beat was 50 situated that he was
Oh duty every night near his. Douglas, house, and
mixed him /" trv AMI get the pa Increased.
81. ,l,, ,'n-, tlr. t...r- pIrn La. had .kI seen
this guard, or any other, ut them. lie did not believe
they were on duty nj all. Fires were constantly o.
curing. He had seen six houses burned IN his neigh
hnriDpd on one night, and n" guard co'Il! be lnlii'd.
Nj. Badger suggested 10 the senator that II was
not the business uf the guar,l to hr seen by peaccahlc
nnd orderly people. lie WA surprised 10 hear the
| Senate. coinplain that the guard wGs not always III
sight of him. Laughter.
Mr.. Douglas said he would Ike to hear the Senator
saw if he had ever seen onc Of the guard.
Mr. Badaer.-I ncycrd did and never expect t" doso.
Mr.. Rusk sud il waS Il matter ut doubt tp iiiil nj
frs; whether Ia strike cat the guard or not. But any
| police who had not been able to see the Senator from
Iliuui- bu, once in three years and III" Senator from
Nurtb Carolina not at all, ough, TO BE- nboliShcd.-
Laughter.
Nj. Admins supported the appropriations, and spoke
Of the ariuOus duties uf the guard.
Mr.. Mnsun opposed the change. He thought mu-
n:cipal authorities better qualified To Judge Of the
merits of police officers than the Government DILL
cials.
MI. lhOlll,isUn, ~. N'Illuth - "a pHl'r'u ~ - '"7
the administration control over n police and Illus pos
sihly exercise Il police control over members "t Con-
grcss. .:
mate acquaintance with the habits ami character nj
the Senators from Illinois, North Carolina ana Ms
sissippi. and thought the best assurance the senate
could hive that the guard were always on duty ana
| attending To their business WIS that they never c''nc
across the Senators from North carolina anu liiiiol-'
/ who were: never out at night, ti"ugIt"r,l but were
nlways in tho way of the Senator from MissIss!ppl.-
Scmator.-What is he doing out at night!
Nj. Jonrs.-Thal il none Of my business. Ike
ncwrd lHu-lItcr.l
Mr.. Weller did not believe the guard were on duty
half the time. No one had ever seen them but the
Senator from Mississippi, and h" asked TINT Senator
had lc ever seen one Of them except when they up
piled for al increase of pay
MIR. Pcarcc opposed the motion, and Mr.. Stuart
supported IL.
Mr.. Dolsc's motion was rejected. YcayS Ii, nays
-.
Mr.. Chase moved 10 rcconsider the vote adopting
the apprupriatiuus for the water works-los:: Yeas IT,,
nays 81. .
Numerous other amendments were offered, dcbnted
aud voted down.
The bill, ut seven o'clock, was passed, yeas %,
NAYS III. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Houston made Il report from the committee of
conference on The disa-rccing votes ~ thciw" Houses
on the amendments 10 the Indian appropriation bill.
Report adopted.
Sir. B~nrisiale asked the unanimous consent Of the
IIous. 10 introduce the following, which he desired 10
be sent 10 the committee of foreign affairs
Whereas. The President, in his message to the
House Of Rcprescnta.ivr. ot the 18Th March, 1851.
communicated the fact that he had presented 10 the
Court of Spain questions pending between our govern
ment aud that of her Catholic Majesty, and in view
"file possible failure nmitnoly To ADJUST existing dim
cul;ics, and of the degree i'll which they involved the
honor aud security OF the United States, did suggest,
in anticipation of such contingency, the ~propriety Of
provisional measures being taken by Congress; aud,
whereas nothing has occurred within the knowledge
of this House which has changed the character OF our
relations with Spain: therefore,
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-