The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-01


December 81 1885, when the present contract sfs
eease-such proposals TO be communicated TO Congress AZ
It's ne 1T session
The subject was discussed at some length by Messrs
CHASE, RUSK HUNTER, BAYARD, and PETITE
when the question being taken, the amendment was re-
jeeied-yeas 49, nays 3l-ss follows
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Butler, Chase, Clay, Dawson,
Evans Fitzpatrick aeyer Hanter Jones Of Tennessee Nal
lory Sebastian Slde, Toombs, Toucey, and weiis-i6
srs Blight Brod n Brown c..s Clayton Cooper
Douglas Fesssnden Foot Gillette Gwn James Jones o.
Mason Ps.re Petit. Prai aak ssw ard saslss
Walker Weller, and Wright-Sl.
Mr. BsIL did vote having paired of with Mr. JoHs-
SON Mr. DODGE of Wisconsin, had paired on with Mr.
HAMLM
Mr. JONES Of Tennessee then renewed the amendment
which he submitted yesterday and which be subsequently
withdrew 1t is strike out after the appropriation of
$3.50 for the transportation OF the mails from New
York to Liverpool and back, the following:
that the provso the first section of the
entitled AN supply deficiencies in the approprs
June 1854 the twenty day July 1851 be-,
and the is hereby repealed Prorsdsd That Edward
gence build another steamship, in accordance with the
of their contract and have the ready for the mail
ns feads s time
mentioned By Of neglect or want OF diligence on
their then the said Edward Collins and his associates
Liverpool from the expiration Of the said two years. every
fortnight free of charge TO the government until the
steamship shall have commenced the said mail service
And to insert in lieu thereof the following:
And that the Secretary the Navy hereby directed
give provided in the first section of the act entitled
Of the fiscal year ending the soh Of June 1854 APP
proved July 1884, and terminate the arrange
United States between New York and Liverpool the
Collins line OF steamers, as therein provided
The question being taken, the amendment not
agreed to-yeas III nays Peas follows;
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Butler Chase, Clay, Dawson,
Evans Fitzpatrick Hunter Jones of Tennessee Mallory
Mason Sebastian Sdell Toombs, Toucey, Wells and Will
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard, Benjamin Brai-
nerd, Bright Brodhead, Brown, Cas Clayton, Cooper,
Doagas Pss,snd1n, Foot Gillette Gwn James Jons'
Thompson Of Kentucky Thomson of New Jersey Walker
Weller and Wright-29.
The bill then reported to the Senate without amend
Mr. HUNTER then renewed the amendment of the Com
mitee Finance in relation to the Collins line of steamers
which rejected yesterday in committee of the whole
The question being taken the amendment again
jected-yeas "a, nays 25--as follows.
YEAS--Messrs. Adams Brodhead, Brown, Butler Cass
Chase Clay Dawson Evans Fitzpatrick, Hunter, Jones Of
Tennessee Mallory, Mason Morton Pearce, Pratt Sebas
tian, Sldel, Toombs, Toucey, Wade Wells, and Wilson
NAYs-Messr. Allen. Badger, Bay.rd, Benjamin. Brai-
nerd Bright, Clayton, Cooper, Douglas, Foot Gillette,
Gwin James Jones Of Iowa. Petit Rask, Seward Shields
Stuart Summer Thompson Of Kentucky, Thomson Of New
Jersey, Walker, Weller, and Wrght-25.
Mr. PEARCE moved to amend the bill by inserting a
proviso that the propretors of the Collins line of
shall agree such modification their existing
shall reduce the amount to be paid them per trip from
$4,000 to $4,000 after the 3lst December 1855
The amendment not agreed toyeas %, nays 25-as
follows:
1 YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Bright, Brown Butler Chase
Clay, Dawson Evans Fitzpatrick Geyer Hunter, Johnson
Jones Of Tennessee Mallory Mason Morton Pearce Pat,
NAYS Messrs Allen, badger, Bayard, benjamin, Cass
Clayton, Cooper, Fessenden Foot Gillette Gwin James
Sumner Thompson Of Kentucky Thomson Of New Jersey
Wade, Weller, Wilson, and wright-25.
Mr. CLAYTON moved reconsider the vote just taken
because the senator from Missouri mr. GEYER1 had
Trained from voting that question under the impression
that he (Mr c. had paired off with him while he Mr {, }
being under a different impression had voted.
/ After some remarks by Messrs TOOMBS CLAYTON
and GEYER the question being taken the motion
consider was not agreed to-yeas "a, nays "a
The bill then read third time and passed-yeas %
nays Pas follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard Bell Benjamin,
Branerd. Bright Brown, Cass, Clayton Cooper. Douglas,
Shields Stuart sumner, Thomson Of New Jersey Walker
Weller and Wright-26.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Brodhead, Butler Chase Clay.
Dawson Evans Fitzpatrick Geyer Hunter johnson,
of Tennessee Mallory Mason Morton, Pratt Sebastian Sill
dell, Toombs Toucey, Wade, and Wells-22.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILL, Erc
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill, which had been returned from the
House of Representatives with several
disagreed to. On motion by Mr. SHIELDS the Senate in
sisted on its amendments and asked committee of
ference on the disaRreeng votes OF the two houses
Several bills from the House of Representatives were
then read twice and referred and the amendments of the
House to sundry Senate bills concurred in
The bill from the House of Representatives for the relief
OF Daniel Searie Co.. granting compensation for services
rendered to the Post Office Department the United States
taken up, read three times. and passed
Mr.. DOUGLAS, from the Committee on Territories TO
whom referred the bill from the House of Representa-
tves to allow the people of Oregon Territory to form
constitution and State government reported with amend
ments.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
Mr.. HUNTER said that he had been instructed by the
Committee Finance whom referred the bill from
the House OF Representatives making appropriations for
the civil and diplomatic expenses Of the for the
year ending Both June 1885, and for other purposes
report the without amendment and ask the
to consider 1t a whole and put amendments on it.
1t was the intention OF the Committee Finance bring
in the amendments usually brought in upon this bill either
supplementary bill upon of the other appropri-
alton bis--perhaps the naval-appropriation bill. The
Of this unusual mode OF procedure WAS that the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bin contained propo-
siton for modifying the tariff system and was desirable
that the question should be tested the Senate whether
they would pass the bill in that shape mott If not there
was time now to return II to the House But if il should
undergo the usual discussion and amendment there would
not be time consider the dsagreeng votes Of the two
houses properly before the close of the session II was wen
known that he had always been opposed assocating
congruoHs subjects with the general legislation Of the
try but this presented special case and the Committee
Finance had therefore determined report the bill Just
il from the House and leave the subject for the
decision of the Senate
Mr. PEARCE thought it proper state that as men,
Der of the Committee Finance be had not concurred
with the majority Of the committee in the course which
they had pursued.
After few remarks from Mr. JOHNSON. the further
consideration OF the subject postponed until