Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-05
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|rHRrY-rHlRD coNGREss-YiRsr SESSION.
wAsnixoros, Aug. 8, 1884.

rhe Senate met this morning at ten O'Clock, aud the
business that was transacted such Is to
the closing hours Of session Of Congress. Committees
relieve themselves from papers committed to them for
animation, resolutions Of various imports submitted
and adopted, and private bills considered and passed.
Amongst the resolutions adopted calling upon
the President TO furnish tho Senate certain hitherto
produced correspondence OF Mr. Marsh when Minister
from this country resident ct Constantinople.
Tho naval appropriation bill taken up for consider.
alton. The appropriation Of $4,000 for Professor Espy
vas eont' s,cd, but 1t was ultimately retained.
An item Of sloo,5oO for the employment sf the steam
er Columbus on the Pacific coast for seventy days,
g $1,000 day, the Government eoalus the boat e!ici
ted some remarks IRON Mr. Benjamin. The item was re-
jected.
An amendment sppropratins siooooo for the estab-
shment oil naval depot on tho right bank OF tho Msss
ou for the hemphis naval depot criticised and de-
tended. The amendment was rejected.
An amendment establish a retired lst and board
OF examners gave rise 70 much discussion and Snail
ly rejected
Mr. Rusk moved amendment authorizing the Presi-
dent TO nomnste officers ofthe Navy aud OF the United
States the surviving officers Of the Texan navy.
Mr. Jones OF Tennessee, supported tie amendment, and
defended Commodore Moore from the attack OF Mr..
Houston some limo since.
Mr. Houston replied, aud reiterated his charge .bat
Moore was guilty OF treason, piracy, murder and that he
was dishonoratiy ditmssed from the Texan Navy
The suejectw was debated and tho amendment rejected
yeas II, nays29.
NJ Gsn moved an amendment increasing the sppro-
pration for the navy yaid at Memphis from SIS 900 to
Mr. Pearce. in the course the debate suggested the
proprey Of striking tue whole for that
navy yard Ii was all anomaly to have navy yard
hundred miles from the seaboa and inaccessible du ing
eight months Of the year for vessels drawing over seye
feet Of water.
Mr. Bell warmly defended the navy yard and said gov
ernmen after eIpending 100000 IT, ought not to let
1t go to ru in.
Mr.. Jones also defended it.
Mr. Achson said he somewhat rcspon sble for this
navy yard at Memphis IL was established sinca 10 nd
Congress-. As he'd wins frat
but at the time the whig and democratic candidates for
governor OF Tennessee were in Congress, one in the
Senate the other in the House. the whIg member went
around among his political friends saying, {" II you will
ouly give this navy yard Memphis will be able to
sweep the State. The democratic candidate appealed to
his party friends that unless he could get the navy ward
the whig candidate would defeat him. Laughter Both
parties placed under this of party duress aud
they had to vote for the navy yard Had not been for
this circumstance there would have been navy
yard 700 miles from the seaboard
Mr. Rusk offered an amendment allowing the officers Of
the Texas navy the pay Of officers leave of absence
since the time OF the annexation to the present time
The bill then reported the Senate aud the amend
ments concurred in.
Mr. Mallory renewed his amendment the naval board
pending which the bill laid aside till six o'clock, to
which time the Senate took a
SESSION.
The Senate e-a assembled at o'clock.
Mir. Stuart said that but few Senators were present
he moved TO take up the lighthouse bill, TO which no
amendments were pending TO be offered-ayreed to-
The bill was read by the clerk for time when Mr.
Weller said that one but himself paying any atten
ton to the reading Ct the BILL and he did no; wish to
hear read be moved that the reading be WITH
agreed TO.
The bill was then read third time Inv ;,s t;,l. and
passed.
Mr.. Pearce moved to take up the bill from the House
repeating the act granting lauds to Minnesota rail
road therein.
The bill was taken up and read a frat time but Mr.
Stuart objected TO secoai reading this time. Several
private bills then passed.
yad thatf ha "a
nesota land bill be attached private bill that was un
der consideration declaring that he desired to vndcae
the purity Of Legislation, and to prevent that becoming
law which Congress intended should not become law
Mr Stuart said that in Directing the third reading of
bill he desired to avoid ha.y legislation, by having il re-
ferred to committee. The other House had declared
that there was no fraud in the matter and had adopted
bill repeating the act instead Of he thought they should
have DONE passing bill to the Or aud restore
the bill TO its original intent 1t was, therefore, with
view OF putting the matter in this shape that he objected
TO the reading.
Mr. Stuart appealed from the decision of the Chair tina,
he motion Of Mr. Pearce to append one bill to another
was in order, and long and excited debate ensued
Mr.. Douglas moved US a substitute Tor Mr. Pearce's
amendment one re enncng the bill granting land Min
nesota for railroad purposes as h passed the House ogi
nay With the section repeating the law actually passed
After considerable debate Mr.. Hunter from the CON-
mittee Of conference the civil and diplomatic bill re-
ported that they had been unable agree with the
committee.
Mr.. Weller asked IL there any particular question
10 the way of an agreement.
hunter sau tnat " the water works amendment
out OF the way there might BIO some hope Of agrees
ment.
Mr. Bright having stated that they had yielded on fur.
6ths of the amendments passed bv the Senate and
deemed this work 10 be great national work he hoped
the Senate would not yield this point also
Mr. Gwin said that the House had required the Sem
TO yield much and wanted more lie would ipsist
and fight them all.
The Senate then refused to recede-ayes o. nays TO-
The question was then taken Mr.. Douglas amend
nient to the pending BILL and disagreed to-syes is,
nays 2S
Mr.. Doueas.-Mr. Mason you had better try your ten
million bill on this [Laughter.l
The question then taken Mr.. Pearce's amend.
meut, and il was adopted-aJes SO, nays 10 aud the bill
then passed.
Mr.. Mason, from the committee foreign relations,
made the following report:
The committee foreign relation to whom was refer.
red the message OF the President OF the United States
of the Let nst in reply the resolution the Senate
asking Information whether anything had arisen since the
date of his message to the House relative affairs with
SPAIN &c. report:
The committee entirely concur with the declaration
contained In his message TO the House of Representatives
aud reiterated in his message to the Senate that in
view Of the position Of the Island OF Cuba its proximity
to coast the relations which must ey er bear to our
commercial and other interests tits in vain to expect that
series OF unirendly acts, Infringing comm e cia
rights aud the adoption Of policy threatening the honor
aud security OF these States long with peaceful
relations aud satisfied that whatever me isures may
be found necessary TO ensure future security aud repo
TO the country menaced from the quarter indicated aud
to vindcate the honor OF our flag, will be adopted 10y
Congress.
An earnest hope both on the part of the President and
OF Congress that the difficulties with Spain referred to in
the message would have been adjusted before the term
nation OF the present session by amcable arrangement
has as would sppe caused both forbe r until but
shot interval remains between the close Of the present
aud the stated commencement OF the meeting Of Con-
gress Tbe full reparation that has been demanded by
the President with adequate guarantees for the future
will alone satisfy the just expectations of the country aud
the committee would not hesitate recommend tho pro-
Vonal measures suggested by the President be
cuted by him in the of Congress- even under the
difficulties Of maturing them when the close OF the session
already at hand, were the interval long before the
next meeting OF Congress. As this, however will be but
four months DURATION they have deemed it better the
whole to leave tho subject as sa present. with the Elk.
ecutive.
Should the occasion unfortunately mike II necessary Il
must OF course occupy the earliest Affection Of Congress
at its next meeting and for the above reasons the com.
mee ask to DO discharged from the further 0onsidea
ton Of the subject
The committee were discharged, and the reported be
printed.
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