The daily union., 1856-03-26

yard praying 70 be allowed pay for time lost BY them
during the prevalence Of yellow lever at that yard sub
mited adverse report thereon which ordered
Mr. BiGGs from the Committee on Private Land Claims
whom referred the joint resolutions Of the legsla
ture of Michigan relation 10 the claims to lands OF Jo
seph Lansfacon and Others reported bill appointing
mssioners to ascertain facts relative to private land
claims in the State Of Mchgan which read and pass
Mr. b. from the same committee, reported bill for the
relief Of Czare Wallace of the parish of Bossier State of
Louisiana; which was read and passed to second
reading.
DKFIsESoY BILL.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration of the
bill from the House ofHepresentstyes supply defeen-
in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year
ending the 3Oih OF June 1856 the pending question being
on the motion Of Mr. HUNTER to amend the bill by insert
ing the following;
To supply deficiencies in the appropriation for printing
and paper ordered at the first session Of the Thrybd
Congress, s57,l73.
o supply deficiencies in the appropriation printing
of the first session Of the Thirty fourth Congress- arising
S244, 1888 96."
Mr.. WELLER having moved to amend the amendment
by inserting the following
TO provide for the engraving of maps accompanying the
road route to be expended under the direction of the Ssere
tsry Of War, Sa9,2oU'-
Mr. W. asked and obtained leave to modify his amend
ment so to make it read as follows:
To provide for the engraving of the maps and drawings
the report and surveys to
ermne Pacific railroad route $40 20O much thereof
as may be and the said maps and shall
be engraved to the satisfaction Of the Secretary of WAR
Mr., JOHNSON had doubt the work would be well
and properly done it placed in charge of the War
Department but Congress had established fixed laws
the subject of the public printing and the amendment pro-
posed mode OF executing the work different from that
quired by the law.
Mr.. WELLER explained that the amendment did not
propose that the work should be taken from under the
charge of the Superintendent of Public Printing but
y required the work to be done to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of War The thing had been done with
gard to the Coast Survey report maps which were
qured to be executed to the satisfaction of the Supern-
tendent of the Coast Survey.
The debate continued at great length BY Messrs
TER, STUART, RUSK, CRITTENDEN, TOUCEY, HAM
LIN, CLAYTON, GEYER, BIGLER, PRATT, BELL of
Tennessee, MALLORY, BUTLER, and TRUMBULL
The amendment to the amendment agreed to-yeas
20, nays l9-as follows:
YEAS--Messrs. Bell of Tennessee, Bigler Brodhead,
Brown, Clayton Dodge, Douglas Fessendsn Foot Foster
Geyer Harlan Houston lverson Rusk, Stuart, Sumner
NAYsMeSsrs. Adams, Bay ard, Bell of New Hampshire,
Bs Bsts T rpa
bull, and Wilson--l9
The amendment as amended having been modified in a
verbal manner, without changing the amount then
agreed to-yeas %, nays l2-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Baysrd, Bell of Tennessee, BgIer Brown,
odge, Fessenden Foot, Foster, Geyer Harlan Houston
Hunter Ixerson, Mallory, Pratt, Rusk Stuart Sumner
Nsys-Messrs Adams b Bell Of New Hampshire Biggs
Butler Clay, Crenden, Durkee Evans Fitzpatrick Pugb
Reid, and Trumbull-l2.
Several amendments the bill were then adopted on
motion by Messrs DOUGLAS, FITZPATRICK and
others.
Mr. BAYARD moved 10 amend the bill by inserting the
following:
"For finishing the portco and extension of the wing
of the Patent Office building, to pay the due
put up iron railing and lay down the necessary faggngs
and paEements, sl5O, ,ooo"
Pending the consideration of which, on motion
The Senate adjourned.