The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERREDaDEBATE.
MONDAY, MARCH 81, 1854.
Sc N ATE
DEFICIENCY BILL.

The Senate proceeded, as 10 committee OF the wnoc
lhr consideration of the bill from the House to
ny deficiencies in the appropriations for the service OF
~ 6sca year ending the aoih June 1854, which had
ken reported IRON the Committee on Finance with
snendmenls
Mr. HUNTER suppose il is scarcely necessary to
,ad The bill. hope the amendments which reported
xlI be read, and the question taken upon them.
Tb, FIRST amendment was to strike out the word "two"
and insert four" in lieu thereof that the clause would
r,ad "fo extra clerk hire and copying, four thousand
The question being taken, the amendment, agreed
The next anne ndnen was to add to the appropriations
tr The Department OF State the following g For con-
dnsent expenses OF foreign intercourse, $l5,0oO'
The question being taken, the amendment was agreed
The next amendment to add to the appropriations
. b The Department OF State the following
To pay expenses incurred by Edward Cunningham,
lng at Shans hal for police force for the pIeei
on the peace by American citizens five hundred aud
seventy two dollars and eighty cents
The question being taken the amendment was agreed
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will suggest the pro.
uev Of reading all the amendments and If there be OBJ
econ TO any OF them, II can be set aside and the
vote taken upon the others at once. e.
Mr. HUNTER. That seems 10 be a good course, anu
hope that il will be pursued.
The PRESIDENT That course will be pursued if
there be no objection
The next amendments were 10 add the following items
The appropriations LOT Tue department ol
For rent Of surveyor generals office in California. pur
chase Of instruments, records, drawing materials furni
ure fuel and pay OF messengers four thousand dollars
Far OF draugh ghlsman and clerks for the
office the surveyor general OF California; ten thousand
dollars. E SD , ~.# XIII Il aH4 NJ
ofthe Presidents House, thousand hundred and
seventy dollars. y t....a r.
Office building, and Altering windows and private staff
way, five thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars.
For altering streets and repaving in front OF the east
wing of the Patent Office building, iron railing and flag
gpg and painting saloon, fourteen thousand two hun
dred and fly dollars
Office building with furniture, and providing the saloon
with cases for models iory five thousand dollars
For fulfilling treaties with the Sioux OF the Mississippi
For the third fifty instalmenis of interest the Of
fye per per IN lion three hundred and
sy thousand dollars stipulated in the oorth article OF the
treaty twenty July eighteen hundred and ity-one
,Yy-eight thousand dollars sEHar
For the third Of fifty instamen,s OF interest the rate OF
five per cent per annum on hundred twelve thou
sand dollars being lieu the reservation
apart in the third article Of the treaty OF July
hereof" hereof, five thousand md six bundled I liars liars
For he third ofiiy instaents OF interest at the Iaie OF
ave per cent Ps ansun on one on M one Of h
Of firth August. eighteen hundred and fifty -one hiiy
eight thousand dolars.
five pei per nnau, sixty nine thousand dollars
being the lieu of The reservation set IN The
third article Of the treaty OF fifth August eighteen hundred
and per Senaes amendment ihereo three thou
sand lour hundred and fifty dollars,
PROVISIONAL OF Oregon, defending the people
oa,d Territory iom the attacks and hostes Of the Cay
Indians the eighteen hundred and forty
and eighteen hundred and and ior such allow
the OF adjusting the claims that account
live thou.aad dollars Bat The said claims and accounts
shall be settled adjusted such place and such
aud claims shall hereafter be aowe OF this
war which presented within the next fiscal year
The next amendment was to add TO the appropriations
Tor the War Department The following items
For anearsses OF pay for services Of volunteers in the
Kentucky regiment called into service In eighteen hundred
and thfty-six one thoussnd dollars
fotaresfsges Of for services rendered by VOLUNTEERS
For clothing io the army, camp, and garrison .quipsee,
and hose equipments supply The pace o. losses sus
U-six thousand i've hundred and ninety dosrs h
The next amendment insect after The appropra-
uon Tor the increased compensation OF the Attorney Gen
eal, The following:
For purcha span,s und Mexic law books for
The next anne ndment was, in the appropriation for
niscelaneous Items in the expenses OF the House OF Rep
fssenia,ves 10 strike out the word "en and 10 nsefl
IN lieu thereof the word "iweniy," making the allow
ance twenty thousand dollars.
Ibe next amendment vas TO add the following items
10 the appropriations under the head mi isceaneous "
For of paper from the srs, Of January
Goth Of June 1854, two bundled and fifty dos -
per apnum, one hundred and twenty live dollars.
For carriage Of printing paper from wareroom aud office
aud labor is OF tnaary the 3Oh June 1884
at hvs hundred and fy dollars per annum two hundred
and seventy-hvc dollars.
The next amendment was TO add after the appropria-
ton Of fifty thousand dollars for aearages incurred PRIOR
10 July l. 1883 for running and marking The boundary
lne between the United States and Mexico, under ihe
treaty OF Gaudalupe Hdalgo, the following;
And the limitations imposed by the PROVISIONS contain
ed in The of fifteenth May eighteen hundred aud hy
eurcd "Aa oct to supply deficiencies H. the appropua-
for Rsca year ending the thirtie
June thousand eight hundred fifty - and The aei
third March. eighteen hundred and hy.lhree entitled
An making appropriations for the civil and ploa
OF TOR the year nndpg the theh
June, eighteen hsndrcd snd fy four, be- and the same
are hereby, repealed
For engraving maps views, sections, and natural bis
tory OF tbe survey of the boundary between United
sstss and Mexico. thousand collars. be expended
uhdet toe direction OF the Secretary Of the Interior.
The next amendment was 10 add after the appfopra-
ton OF S37o0 Tor the salaries and incidental expense. Of
The commission appointed under he OF Maicl g. 1851
Tor seling land claims 10 California the following:
For pensaon of the judge Of first instance in civil
cases Tor toe dsnct OF San tfancisco, California per
poibment dated twenty hnt OF jpetnber eighteen bun-
governor OF that copDty, from first October, eighteen hum
oed and ortynine 70 the fret April eighteen hundred
and hity seven hundred and fifty dolltts
The next amendment TO appropriate $780, ,o0e for
Francmso
Mr.. HAMLIN asked that that amendment might be
excepted; and Il was accordingly passed over. vi
ne next amendment was TO strike out the follow.
For compensation for the discharge Of the United
SMes consular duties NJ Consianfinople, in conformity
rn ons sct OF Congress approved August H. 1Sts IS
% p ps a. .oafh hereof as may be necessary, to De pad
unoei .ne ucuon OF the Secretary OF State such per-
ton thereof -
The next amendment was 10 nser, the following new
seehoos at the end Of the bill