Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-13
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRE SS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

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THIRTY-THIRD ESS.
SECOND SESSION.
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MONDAY Feoruary III 1000.
SALARIES OF UNITED STATES JUDGES.
Mr.. PETIT asked the Senate to take up the
bill from the House to regulate the salaries Of the
Judges OF the district courts of the United States
which was agreed to.
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved to amend the bill by
adding $500 to the salary of the Judge for the
district of Maine 80 that he should receive 81 800
This motion led to some discussion, in which
several Senators admitted that the bill might be
unjust in some of its details yet it was as whole,
the best that could be obtained at the present SEES
sion. and If amended It might be lost in the House
and that in cases where injustice was manifestly
apparent they might be remedied.
The bill was then read third time and passed
without amendment.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. HUNTER moved to take up the bill making
appropriations for the Indian Department. Tor the
year 1855; which, after some discussion, was
agreed 70 by the following vote
YEAs--Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bayard Brown,
Butler, Chase, Clay, Dawson, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Evans, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hunter, James, johnson,
Jones, Of Tennessee, Mason, Pratt, Sebastian, Sill
deli, Sumner, Toucey, Weller, Wells, and Wright
26.
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Bell, Clayton, Fessen-
den, Foot, Geyer, Gillette, Hamin, Houston, Jones
of Iowa, Mallory, Morton Pearce, Rusk, Thomp-
son, of Kentucky, and Wade--14.
The bill was under consideration until p. NJ.
and nun erous amendments made and others re-
iected-
An amendment offered by Mr.. SHrrIps to al
low ,,aymasters during the war with Mexico one
and half mar cant nm all moneys collected and
by the Guam but the Senate sustained il as leeiti
matt nv ! vote on the yeas and nays of 10 70 liz
An amendment offered bv Mr. GwIs To autbo-
rize the President 10 appoint a commission TO in
yestirate all claims arising in California against the
United States for services rendered. &c, was de-
feated ON n vote of yeas and nays. by 25 to l8.
On motion. the Senate adjourned
uoIrSr oF RrppPcpNTAT
oyvn, .yn NJ, 10 c.IIropSr.
NJ McDoJ1GAII nooved = msnens;on NJ tho
r,,as 20 enshls b;r, 70 rerort from tbe Committees
- - D.. os,aa - p1s, BOD uor.o I'm ~,
III, e.. y, oxr.oss ,,,.;l ovorland fon, q, In,;.
20 Sae Eranc;scn stat;ng tbst should tbe motion
prevail ha wnnd AL immed iate action IN the hin
The motion was disagreed to--yeas Io4. NAYS
az twol,h;rd. ,ot vot;n,r IN G.vor ,6ereof
90 pNnEps%f I yos sv !. snsnenso, ~ .he
,,,as 80 .nshis hin, 10 suhmit : mo,;on 10 an.
$780, ~ Toran,,,,oo ~ tha whola erou ,ho
S,rthsr ~ The hll % Tho senate G.,
,ho rel;ef ~ UanrvS Sanford !, which motion ras
1no ,sne 90. ~ ,,h;rds no, wo,n1
IN favor thereof -
1op,n. c,.us
Mr. STANTON ~ Tennessee uoved 70 susnsnd
Tho rules II enable him 70 submit I motion ~ dis-
cb.ree the con,p,;,tee ~ the Whole from tbo Ar
,hsr ocons;der.tion of The ion, resol,tior ~ ,bo
HOUSE 10 ful6l Inc stnulations OF the ninth aticle
of the treaty of 1919 between the United States
and snain which motion wa. decided IN the az
srm.t;ye,yess lls. nays "a. - =
Mr.. & then admitted his motion Ia discharge
the Committee Of the whole from the further
Confederation OF the said resolution. and IL was
agreed 10. 81 Glt t.
The resolution now being before the House. II
was read. II authorizes aud directs the Secretary
of the Treasury 10 nav 10 the persons entitled 10
receive the same. or 10 their proper agent or attor
new. the full amount 40 far as not heretofore paid
Of the damages decreed bv the Territorial and ds.
trct Judges Of the United States for losses in East
FLORIDA under the ninth article Of the treaty az
eighteen hundred and nineteen. between the Uni.
ted States and Spain out Of the general sppropria
ton heretofore made by the acts Of I'D March, 1898
and Of oath lima Ig2A raaaed IN carry as,d treaty.