Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-17
THIRTY-THIRD CoNGR Ess.
SENATE.

BADGER, TOUCEY, PRATT, and others sustain
ing it. and Messrs SLIDELL, CASS, CLAYTON,
BUTLER, and otkers opposing, when
Mr.. CLAY moved that the bill lie on the table I;
which motion was agreed 10, as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Adams, Allen, Benjamin, Brain
erd, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Chase, Clay, Clay
ton, Cooper, Dawson, Evans, Fitzpatrick Geyer,
Gillette, Hamlin, Hunter, Jones of Iowa. Jones of
Tennessee, Sebastian Slidell, Stuart Sumner
Thompson Of Kentucky. Wade. Walker, Wells, and
Wilson-29.
NAYs.-Messrs. Badger, Bayard, Bell, Fessen-
den, Foot Gwin, Mallory, Morton, Pearce, Pratt,
Seward, Shields, Thompson, OF New Jersey, Tou-
cey, and Weller--l6. $500
The Senate then took up the joint resolution
from the House Of Representatives explanatory Of
an act entitled San act for the relief OF Abigail
Stafford"
Mr.. BROWN moved an amendment to the bill,
which in effect was that the account should be set
tied ON principles of equity and justice to avoid the
question of allowing interest. This amendment
led TO some discussion, when the question was Ia
ken on Mr.. BRowN's amendment, and it was deci-
ded in the affirmative, as follows
YEAs-Messrs Badger, Bell, Benjamin, Brainerd,
Brown, Clayton, Cooper, Dawson, Dodge Of Iowa,
Fessenden, Foot, Gillette, Gwin, Hamlin, Hous-
ton, James, Jones of Iowa, Pearce, Rusk, Sebas-
tian, Seward, Thompson Of Kentucky, Thompson
of New Jersey, Wade, Walker, and Wilson--26.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Adams, Allen, Bayard, Bright,
Clay Evans, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Hunter, Pratt,
Shields, Slidell, Stuart, and Weller-14
And the bill was then read the the third time
and passed.
Mr.. SUMNER alluded to the time expendedin
discussion of the bill which had been acted on,
end which he thought ought to admonish the Sen
ate that the safer and better cousse would be TO
proceed with such bills as would not lead to de-
bate; and he made that motion.
The CHAIR ruled that the motion required
unanimous consent; and objection having been
made the motion fell.
The bill for the relief of Overton Love and Jno.
Guest, Of the Cherokee Nation, was read.
Mr.. CHASE desired that the bill be postponed
until next Friday, on the ground that it involved
important considerations and ought to be delibcr-
| ately considered.
Mr.. BADGER desired to know If the Senator
from Ohio (Mr. CHAsE) would be likely to change
his vote by the examination, and whether he had
not made up his mind on the final vote, because
if so there would be no use in the postponement
Mr.. CHASE could only say that il, on the exam
nation Of the question it involved no objections,
he should certainly not vote against it.
Mr.. CLAY thought the Senator from Ohio would
not be likely to change his vote, and while he had
great respect for him personally, he had none for
his fanatic notions touching the right of property
in human beings.
Mr.. CHASE replied, and the discussion was con-
tinued by Messrs. SEWARD, MALLORY, DAW-
SON, BAYARD, and others, when the question
was taken on postponing, and decided in the mega
tive--yeas Is, nays 27.
The question was then taken on the passage of
the BILL and decided in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Bayard, Bell,
Bright Brodhead, Brown, Clay, Cooper, Dawson,
Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick,
Geyer, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tenn,
MIL ttop
Sldell, Stuart Thompson of Kentucky, Thompson
of New Jersey, Toucey, Weller and Wells-3l.
NAYs-Messrs. Brainard, Chase Fessenden, Foot,
Gillette, Hamlin, Seward, Summer, Wade and VIII
son-10.
A bill for the relief of Francisco Lope Uriza was
read third time, and paesed.
Mr.. WALES asked the Senate to crafty him SO
far as TO allow him to take up bill directing the
payment of arrears of pension due Simeon Smith,
late pensioner of the United States, to his heirs
at law; which was granted, and the bill was read
third time, and passed.
Mr. CHASE also asked the unanimous consent
of the Senate to take up out its order the bill to
continue halfpay to Mrs. Leurght Browning for
the further time of five years.
This bill was advocated by Messrs. CHASE and
SUMNER, and was read a third time, and passed.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, asked a like favor OF
the Senate to allow him to take up the bill for the
relief of Whitemarsh B. Seabrook Joseph Whaley,
and others, officers and members Of the Edisto
Island Company, of South Carolina which was
given.
And after brief discussion, in which the patri-
otto efforts Of these parties shown, the bill
was read third time and passed.
The bill to extend patent heretofore granted
10 John Shley, of the State Of Georgia. after hav-
ing been advocated by Mr.. DAWSON, was read
third time and passed
UOJTSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE replied to the arguments
which had been advanced in support of the amend
ment. He referred TO documents Of the British
Parliament to refute the assertion that the English
government paid more TO the Cunard line than the
United States allowed to the Collins company. Be-
fore Congress increased the compensation of the
Collins line IL was receiving more per trip than the
British government appropriated towards the main-
tenance of the Cunard steamers; and IL the pro-
posed increase of pay should now be granted, the
former line would receive moro than double the
amount paid by the British government TO the lat
ter. Gentlemen had talked about this extra pay
az being necessary to enable American enterprise
TO compete with that Of England; but we're they
willing to pay double bounty to enable the gov
eminent 10 enter into such course Of policyg
Gentlemen had argued the necessity Of continu-
ing these subsidies that in time ofwar Government
might have the advantage Of these steamers, but
had advanced no official testimony upon which re-
lance could be placed To show that the war
clause of the contracts with these mail steamers
was an unitgated humbug he quoted from official
papers TO prove that they could not be converted
into efficient war vessels. Would Congress, he
inquired, in the face Of the fact that the British
government had abandoned this system that our
official testimony proved that these steamers could
not be converted into vessels Of the first class
that our government originally paid the Collnsl inc
more than Great Britain paid her line for CONNER
cial purposes Congress keep up this hum
bug was clause, this large bounty, double the
amount England allowed to her own steamerss
He put this TO the common sense Of tho House.
The House should do as they did at the last SEES
sion. They ought to comply rigidly. and in good
faith with the existing arrangements, but stop this
system. Congress ought TO make no more OF these
contracts They ought TO avail themselves Of their
right, under the existing stpulations, to withdraw
any bounties they might have conferred, and when
these contracts should expire they ought TO let
commerce be free and unfettcred, and take these
monopolies of.
The hour to which the general debate was limited