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The motoa agreed 70 and the Joint resolution was

The motion agreed TO- and the Joint resolution was
read the third time aud passed. W
Mr.. MALLORY, from The Committee on Naval Affairs,
10 whom referred the memorial Of John b. Montgom-
cry praying TO be relieved from liability FOR public money
nIused 70 him for recruiting purposes which was iosi
ia consequence Of the failure Of the bank IN which ne de
posted IL asked be discharged from the further consd
Grafton Of the same and that il be referred 10 the Commit
tee on Finance which was agreed To- III 4
MIR. NJ, from the committee, 10 whom was referred
The memorial OF John Eherdge OF the Navy Department
praying compensation Tor his services superintendent Of
the southwest executive building asked 10 be discharged
from the further consideration of the same and that II be
referred TO the Court OF Claims which was agreed TO-
Mr. BELL, OF Tennessee from the Committee or Naval
Affairs to whom was referred the memorial Of General
Nathan Towsoh in behalf of himself and other captors Of
the British brig Caledonia In the OF 1872 praying
compensation for that service reported bill Tor the benefit
OF the capors of the British brig Caledonia which was
read and passed TO second reading The bill appropr-
$4,000 be paid TO the legal Representatives OF the
late Captain Jesse d. Elliot OF General Nathan Tow
son. and of the officers and engaged in that capture
BILLS PASSED.
Mr. CASS asked the Senate to indulge him in taking up
and passing the bill for the relief OF Breyet Brgader Gem
eral John b. Walbach who upwards OF ninety years
age and he thought the first day after the 4th OF July
very appropriate time to perform such an act OF JUS
ce this gallant old soldier The motion was agreed to-
and the bill was read third time and passed.
On motion by Mr. PUG the bill granting pension TO
Mary A. NJ Jones then taken up read third time
aud passed. H
MIR. SEWARD moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration Of the bin making provision TO compensate
agents for paying pensions and prescribing the time and
of settling their accounts but the motion was not
agreed to-
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill
making appropriation for the removal Of distractions
navigation the mouth Of the Mississippi river at the
Southwest Pass and the Pass Oure which had been
turned by the President with bis objections.
Mr. SLlDELL addressed the Senate In favor OF the bill,
showing the Importance Of the proposed improvement and
replying TO the objections OF the President 5 #a.8 -
Mr. CASS said that in the remarks which he proposed to
this occasion he should not advert much TO the
particular Improvement specified in the bill under consd-
eraton the Importance Of which had been ably and eo-
quenty forth by the two senator's from Louisiana as to
those improvements in the Northwest at the st Mary
river and the ST. Clair flats the bills in relation to which
had also been vetoed by the President He believed that
the President had changed his views in relation TO the sub
he sent his first veto TO Congress of the general
river and harbor bill On that the President had
declared that while he could not give his signature to
general BILL 1t contained appropriations for OBJ
jecs which he could not approve, yet there others
which did meet his approval aud which, represented in
separate bills, would be sanctioned by him. Now this
exactly the which the Senate had pursued
and these bills which had been vetoed ut the present ses
sion, for objects which were certainly national in
their character and therefore, constitutional if any such
works could be found that national and consitu-
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Mr. c. then proceeded to examine the question Of the
constituonality OF these improvements and alluded TO
the Of General jackson and Mr. Calhoun sustain
ing him in the opinion that Congress had power to carry
| on such works Et .#. sa=af ...
When he had concluded his remarks the question was
taken Shall the bill pass the objections of the President
the contrary Notwithstanding " And the result
annonnced--ycas 81, nays Gas follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen " Be of New hampshire,
Bell of Tennessee, Benz ght, Brown, Cass Colamer,
Crittenden, Dodge, D.. Durkec, Fessenden Foot Fos
ter Geyer Hale, James Johnson, Jones Of Iowa, Pear
Kentucky, Trumbull, Wade and weller-3l.
NAis-Messrs. Biggs Brodhead, Butler Clay, Evans,
Fitzpatrick, Hunter, Mason, Reid Toombs, Toucey, and
Yulee-l2.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. declared that, nasmuch as
wohirds of the members present had voted for the BILL
il was passed.
Mr.. MASON appealed from the decision of the Chair,
aha, li,hs The SEN
ate required to pass bill the Presidents veto.
long discussion ensued in reference this question,
in the course OF which Messrs SEWARD, BENJAMIN,
THOMPSON of Kentucky, CRITTENDEN HUNTER, and
Others sustained The decision Of The Chair, and Messrs
BUTLER CLAY, T0OMBS, and others, opposed it.
The question being taken the decision of the Chair
sustained-yeas "a, nays las follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bell of New Hampshire, Bell OF
Tennessee Benjamin Brown Cass, Collamer, Crttenden
Dodge, Douglas Durkee Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Geyer
Hale, Hunter, James, Johnson Jones Of Iowa, Mallory,
Pearce, Pratt Pugh, Red Sebastian, Seward, Slidsll
Stuart Thompson OF Kentucky, Trumbull, Wade, Weller
NAYs-Messrs Blggs Brodhead Butler, Clay Fitzpatrick
Mason, and Toombs-T
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of the bill
making appropriation for deepening the channel
the flats OF the St Mays river in the State Of Michigan
which bad been returned to the Senate by the President Of
The question being taken the bill passed the
veto--yeas 2s, nays lo-as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Bell Of New Hampshire, Bell Of Tennes
see Benjamin, Bright, Cass Cosmer Crittenden, Dodge
Douglas, Durkee Fessenden, Foot, Foster Geyer Hale
James johnson, Jones of Iowa, Pearce, Pratt Pugh Sc
sa.tlan Seward sdeI Stuart Thompson Of Kentucky,
NAYS-Me,srs Biggs, Brodhead, Butler, Clay, Fitzpat
rick, Hunter, Mason, Reid, Toombs, and Yuee-l0
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of the bill
Eakng appropriation for deepening the channel
the ST. Clair fats 10 the State Of Michigan which had
been returned by hePresident with his objections
The question being taken the bill passed the
yeto-yeas 20, nays s-as follows: ~
1EAS-Messrs. Bell OF New Hsmpshire Bell Of Tennes-
Benjamin, Bright Cas-, Collamer, Cenden, Dodge,
Douglas Durkee Fessenden, Foot, Foster Geycr, Hale,
James johnson, Jones Of Iowa. Pearoe, Pratt Pugh Sebas
tan Seward, sde, Stuart Thompson OF Kentucky, Trum
bull and Wsde-25.
NAYsMessrs Biggs, Brodhesd, Clay, Fitzpatrick, Hunt
er, Reid, Toombs, and Yulee-s.
After short executive session. the Senate adjourned
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