The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-28

ties sha release its claims thereto in such forms as may
be recribed by the Secretary the Interior and fur
ther proyso that il such State shall not within ninety
DAYS from the passage Of this act through ITS constituted
authorities return TO General Land Oce Of the United
states list Of all the lands sold aforesaid together
with the dates OF such sale and the OF the purcha-
sers then patents shall be issued Immediately thereafter in
accordance with the provisions OF the foregoing section
Mr. JOHNSON spoke at some length in opposition to
the report OF tie committee OF conference and Messrs
STUART, SlIDELL BENJAMIN, and Others advocated
Mr. BROWN and Mr.. ADAMS made some remarks ia
opposition 10 the principles of the bill
After remarks by Messrs. BADGER, SEBASTIAN,
aud MALLORY the question taken, and the report OF
the committee OF conference coneurred in-yeas "a,
nays 20--as follows:
YEAsM essrs. Allen, Bayard Benjamin, Bright Cass,
foa@bs Wade. Wells, Wilson Wilson and Wright
er, clayton, Dawson Evans Fitzpatrick, Geye Jones Of
Tennessee Mallory, Morton Pearee Rusk Sebastian Sew
ard, Sumner, Thompson Of Kentucky, and Weler-2o.
Mr. JOHNSON stated that he voted in the affirmative In
order to have an opportunity of moving reconsideration
of this vote and he accordingly made that notion when
The further consideration Of the subject was postponed u-
til tomorrow.
OCEAN NAIL STEAMERS
On motion By Mr. HUNTER the Senate proceeded TO the
consideration of the bill from the House of Representatives
making appropriations for the transportation OF the Uni
ted States mail by steamers and otherwise during
The fiscal ending the Both of June, 1856 and 30th OF
june 1906 which had been reported from the Committee
on Finance with sundry amendments.
The first amendment to strike out after the appro-
praton of s5S0o0 tor the transportation Of the mails
from New York to Liverpool and back, the following
And nt the proyso in the section the
entitled An act to supply deficiencies in the sppropra
tons for the service Of the fiscal ending the thrteth of
june thousand eight hundred and fiytwo approved
the twenty day of july thousand eight hundred and
ATTY two, be, and the same hereby repealed Preridd
That Edw ard n Collins and his shall proceed with
all due diligence to build another steamship, in accordance
with the OF their contract and have the ready
for the mail service IN two from and after the
this act Aud il the said steamship ready within
the time above mentioned by Of neglect want
and bis associates shall carry the United states mails between
New ork and Liverpool from She expiration of the sand
tho nh ss 81 hay to ns
said mail service.
Mr.. BADGER was opposed concurring in the amend
ment Of the Committee on Finance.
MIR. GEYER advocated the amendment
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee moved to amend the amend
by adding direction to the Secretary of the Navy
to give the requisite notice terminate the existing
tract by which the allowance of $4,000 per trip was
made to the Collins line Of steamers Mr. spoke at
length in advocacy Of his amendment showing what tbs
government had already done for Mr. Collins and what
still further asked 1t had been urged that the Collins line
had declared dividends but he showed that from tn,
best information which could he obtained by the Posi-
Office Department the yearly profit OF this line reigh
and passengers alone had been about 81 600 900
He proceeded TO read statement made by of the
officers of this line from which appeared that the company
had received from the government about 1000 and
other about S4,46O000 making the to-
tai of receipts $s74oo0 The total of expenditures
had been about $7,2o7ooo leaving balance of $685.
in favor of the company. As Offset 10 this however
the following items Of expense urged:
Loss of the Arctic. 1855 O0C
Depreciation Of the vessels. 258,OOC
Interest upon the capital invested, at seven per
100000
Making the sum total 92l ooC
which would leave the company minus about S254,000.
Mr. j. said that he made this statement in justice Mr.
Collins but he could not why Congress should be
gponsble for the depreciation of vessels owned by
a private company. Now what asked of Congress
1t was asked that this should be continued
Eve years longer. The Company had already received
S34l400O If the contract should be continued five years
longer proposed they would be paid the additional
of 81, 1885, O0O
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