The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-17

tvcs BY Mr. Forney their Clerk announcing TO the Senate
that the House have passed the bill
Rock Island the State Of Illinois and for other pur-
poses with sn amendment in which they request the
currenee Of the Senate
The amendment read being amend the lte OF the
bill as TO read AS follows An for the relief Of David
Sears The question being taken the amendment was
agreed 10.
mIl INTRODUCED
Mr. FESSENDEN asked and obtained leave 10 introduce
bill making appropriations for the continuation aud ro-
fore commenced under the authority of law which
January "a
ORDERS.
On motion by Mr.. JONES OF Tennessee the bin grant
ing to railroad companies three years ia which 10 nav the
duties iron imported for railroad purposes was made the
special order for Friday next, at o'clock
On motion by Mr. CASS the bill making appropriations
for deepening the channel the Chair Hats and for
deepening the channel the fats Of the 81 Mnrys river
in the State Of Michigan the bill continue the improve
ment Of the Des Moines and the Rock River Rapids the
Upper Mississippi and the bin to continue the
the harbor OF Newark New Jersey were made
ders for "Wednesday, January "a.
CONFIRMATION or xRxsKas oy cosGaEap, Erc
On motion by Mr. BADGER the Senate proceeded 10 the
considerations Of the bill increase fhe compensation
houses of Congress the question pending being the
motion Of Mr. DopsE, Of Iowa. strike out that clause
which relates to members of Congress
Mr. DODGE Of Iowa. obtained leave TO modify his
amendment to strike ont the words and upon the
diem compensation Of senator's representatives and
delegates to Congress now allowed by law, and insert
and that in lieu OF the per diem and mileage compensa
ton now paid and members of Congress
be allowed and paid to such senator's and members
nual salary of $2500p
Mr. SHIELDS willing to vote for striking out but
was opposed to the motion to insert the clause which had
just been read .et
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa. Withdrew the latter portion Of the
amendment temporarily and the question being taken
striking out, If was agreed toyeas a. nays ls-as fol-
lows
YEASMessrs Adams, Bell, Bright Brodhesd, Brsiner,
Cas Clayton Dodge Of Wisconsin Dodge Of Iowa. Fessen
Rusk Seward, Shields Summer, Toombs, Toaccy,
Wade, and Weller--24. a&
Brown, Butler Chase Clay, Dawson Evans, Geyer, Jones
Of Iowa. Mallory Mason Reid and Thompson Of Kentucky
Mr. GEYER then moved to amend the bill by striking
out all after the word that after the enacting clause and
inserting substitute fixing the salaries of the justices Of
the Supreme Court judges OF the district courts of the
United States and the Judge of the orphans othe
District of Columbia, being Senate bill 527.
Mr.. FOOT moved to amend the amendment by ncreas-
ing the salary of the judge of the district Of Vermont from
1915 TO 81, 500; which was agreed 10.
Mr.. TOOMBS explained the system upon which the sal
aries had been regulated and stated that Ohio ought
been inserted among those States whose judges
receive $500, but was omitted BY mistake On his mo-
lion, il was inserted in that place.
Mr.. BELL moved to amend the amendment as to in
the salary of the Judge of the district of Tennessee
mov.a to he salary the
Judge of the district Of Maine from 81, 800 to $4,000:
agreed to-
Mr. PEARCE moved increase the salary Of the Judge
If the district OF Maryland from $4,000 $4,000 agreed
Mr. ALLEN moved to increase the salary OF the Judge Of
he district of Rhode Island from $1,000 to agreed
Mr. SEWARD moved TO increase the salary OF the Judge
If the northern district Of New Yorkfom to $4,000
agreed to.
Mr.. DAWSON made similar motion In relation to the
udge Of the district of Georgia; agreed to-
Mr. JOHNSON moved to increase the salary Of the Judge
H the district Of Arkansas from $4,000 to $25oo agreed
Mr. RUSK moved to increase tho salary Of the district
udge of Texas from s., 500 to $4,000.
Mr. STUART proposed that he should modify his motion
,y inserting $4,000 instead Of $25oor 50 as to include
judges Of the districts Of Connecticut district Of
Pennsylvania northern district of New York. Maryland
district Of Virginia. western district Of Louisiana
North Carolina Georgia Texas Illinois Michigan and
Wisconsin, in notion some Of them bad already
,een raised, and it well to place them all upon the
Mr. BENJAMIN gave notice that he should move re-
of all these amendments.
general discussion ensued, in which Messrs BUTLER
ADAMS BADGER, SHIELDS, JOHNSON, GEYER STU
ART, MALLORY, CLAYTON, and Others participated
lfter which,
Mr.. GEYER withdrew all that portion of his amend
nent which relates to district judges leaving as follows
Strike out all after the word that in the first ne and
nser om and after the passage Of this act the annual
aares Of the several justices of the Supreme
United States shall be follows, wit
OF the chief justice Of the Supreme Court thou
,and FIVE hundred dollars.
or the associate justices OF the Supreme Court
thousand dollars each"
The question being taken the motion was agreed to.
Mr. JOHNSON then moved to amend the bill by adding
the following as additional sections
sSEc - And be Il further enacted That from and after
ton allowed by law the senator's and
delegates in Congress- there shall be allowed and paid
ch senator representative and delegate yearly sal
ary Of s., 500"
Mr. J. remarked that he would leave the question of
mileage a matter of separate legislation.
MrMASON declared himself in favor OF increasing tho
but he would not vote for annual sal
sry.
in favor Of the amendment
The question being taken, the amendment agreed
to-yens Is, nays 29--as folowsi
YEAS-Messrs. Atchson, Bayard, Benjamin, Brodhead,
Butler, Dawson, Evans, Gwn, johnson, Jones Of Iowa,
Mallory, Morton Pearce, Sebastian and Toombs-l5.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams Allen, Brainerd, Bright, Brown,
Ca Chase, Clay, Dixon Dodge OF Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa. Doagas Fessenden, Foot, Geyer, Gillette Houston
Jones OF Tennessee, Mason Reid Rockwell Rusk Seward,
Shields Sumner, Thompson Of Kentucky, Toucey, Wade,
and Weller--29.
Mr. ADAMS then moved to lay the bill on the table ;
which not agreed to-yeas 90 nays 24-as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Brainerd, Brown Clay, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa Evans, Fesendcn Foot G
lete Houston Jones Iowa Norton Rusk Sebastian Sc
ward Stuart, Thompson Of kcntscky Toucey, and Wade
20.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Atchison Badger, BAyard, Bell.
Benjamin, Rrodhesd Butler Cass Chase, Dawson, Dixon,
Geyer, awin, johnson, Mallory M.on, Pearce, Reid,