The daily union., 1854-07-30

Messrs. PETIT SEWARD, and CASS advocated the
bill, and opposed the motion to postpone.
Mr. MASON spoke in favor of the motion to postpone
and the question being TAKEN the motion was not agreed
to-yeas Is, nays 32.
Mr. RUSK moved to amend the bill by inserting ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the improvement Of the Brazos
river in the State of Texas which reectedyeas a.
nays "a.
Several motions were made adjourn but the friends
of the bill desired to dispose of it Tonight each motion
voted down by yeas and nays
Mr.. GWIN submitted amendment appropriating $780,
900 survey of the harbors of Santa Barbara Monte
rey, San Francisco, and other places in California
Mr. TOOMBS expressed his intention to discuss the mer-
its of the bill length and 1t being half past four
o'clock he gave way to motion for adjournment which
prevailed; whereupon
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met at IL o'clock,
Prayer by the chaplain of the Senate.
CORRECTION OF THE JOURNAL
The journal of yesterday was read
Mr. MILSON to ask for correction Of the journal
He said that the bill for the relief of Caleb Swami deceased
objected to yesterday in Committee Of the Whole and
consequently could have been passed by the House.
stated by the journal.
long debate ensued to whether the correction could
be made.
The House decided not to make the correctonyeas So
nays s4
FUGITIvE-sLAvE ACT.
Mr. FENTON said he detained from his seat yester-
day by business at the departments Had he been present
when the question taken suspending the rules to
admit the bill repeating the fugve-save act he should
Mr.. CULL0M made similar excuse but said he should
have unhesitatingly voted in the negative.
MessTs READY and SMITH of Virginia said if they had
been present. they should have voted in the negative.
OCEAN MAIL SERVICE
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole and proceeded Mr ENGLISH in the
chair to the consideration of the bill making appropria
ons for the transportation of the United States mall by
steamers and otherwise during the fiscal ending
the 30th of June, 1856.
Mr. OLDS moved to strike that portion of the bill
directing the Secretary of the Navy to give notice to the
Collins Line Company terminating the arrangement fol
the additional allowance for the transportation of the Uni
ted States mail between New York and Liverpool lie
said bill reported from the Committee the Post
Office and Post Roads aboishng the contracts with the
Collins Company That bill is the calendar of the Com
mittee of the Whole the of the Union and it is
impossible reach at this session of Congress 1t would
however be reached in time session. the
such that it could not be abolished if it
Mr. SHELTON was in favor of retaining the clause He
advocated early abandonment of the Collins line
tract saying that if thrown open to competition the letters
could be conveyed at the rate of penny cents
per letter
Mr. MACE regretted that he was not in the House when
debate this bill was limited to the fve-mnutes rule
He had desired to furnish the House with the facts col
ected by the special committee appointed to investigate
the frauds connected with the mail service. lie
could not do so, however, under the ve-minutcs rule
Mr.. CLINGMAN moved to amend the clause by insert
ing provso that the notice should not be carried into eff
feet until the President by treaty otherwise shall have
induced the British government to reduce in similar
the subsidy paid to the Cunard line to abandon
the said system aogetber in which event the Postmaster
General is instructed to take the necessary steps to get rid
of all existing contracts for the transportation of the
mails
Mr.. j. G. ALLEN was for aboshing the contract with
the Collins Company at the earliest moment He believed
that that company had violated the such de-
gree to justify in terminating the connexion
altogether He therefore opposed the amendment
The debate continued by Messrs. WASHBURN
of Maine, PENNINGTON, MCQUEEN, WHEELER, BANKS,
and STANTON of Tennessee.
Mr.. CLlNGMAN modified his amendment, making it re-
quest the President to endyor to induce the British gov
Mr. GiDDINGS opposed to following the example of
foreign governments their extravaganza and contended
the House had business to instruct the President TO ask
the British government to change their policy after had
followed their example.
Mr. GOODE was for giving the notice provided for in
the clause under consideration He believed the notice
could be given after the 3st of December next
Mr. MACE offered an amendment to the amendment, in
sructng the Postmaster General terminate
possible all existing contracts in relation to the oceamai
steamer service.
lie contended that Congress had made most egregious
bunders since ls47 and advocated the termination of all
existing contracts with the Collins-Line Company
Mr. OLDS opposed to any violation of existing
tracts saying that notice could be given the 3ls of De-
cember by which the could be made terminate
by June 1855, without expense to the government.
Mr. GOODE was opposed to making this matter of
treaty with the British government and it might involve
ten years of negotiation and alteration could be made
until decision was arrived at 1t would then be dis
respectful to the British government He declared the
whole system wrong, and ought to be abolished. He
for throwing the matter open to competition in the
way other contracts
Mr. DISNEY said the subject had been discussed almost
thousand times, and light could be shed upon it.
He asked the chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means to interpose and stop the debate.
The amendment of the gentleman from North Carolina
Mr. CLINGMAN was rejected
The question then taken the amendment of the
gentleman from Ohio, Mr. OLDs and it decided in
the negativeayes TO- 72 the clause retained
Mr.. HAVEN proposed to amend the clause by making it
defer the notice until after December 81, 1854 adopted
ayes Is, noes 81
Mr.. PENNINGTON moved TO amend the bill by insert
ing an additional clause providing that the arrangements
now existing for the conveyance of the mails be
abolished as soon as in the opinion Of the Postmaster Cen
eral is compatible with public interest and provided the
same can be done in the opinion of the Attorney General
and the Secretary of War; without violating any contract
made by the United States government And when such
arrangements abolished the Postmaster General be
horzed to let the conveyance of mails the lowest bid
der
The committee then rose and
Mr. ENGLISH reported the bin with amendments to ths
House
The amendments severaly adopted and the bill
passed.
At four o'clock the House adjourned