The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-04


expediency Of providing by law for the payment such
reported upon by the board Of army officers, appointed
under the sixth section Of the act approved August 81,
1882 in their report to Congress dated December 5,
| 1854
| On motion by Mr BRODERECK,, resolution
adopted requesting the Secretary Of War 10 inform the
Senate what contracts II any have been entered into by
the department for the purchase Of Lime Point in CALI
forna for military purposes. aAe l.slf ~ is.sf
| bi, lSrEnSAL MraoyExEs
| On motion by Mr. CHANDLER. the Senate resumed
the consideration of the resolution submitted by him
time since nstructin the Committee Commerce
to report the bill heretofore referred 10 them making an
appropriation for the completion Of the channel over the
ST. Clair flats in the State Of Michigan and that the APP
/ propfiation be reduced TO $55, 900. 7ii 3oa ~
Mr.. CLAY said that the Committee on Commerce had
decided that they would not report in favor OF any appo
priaon for works of internal Improvement during the
present session. unless it should be necessary for the pres
ervaton Of existing works The resolution took the mat
ter out OF the hands OF the committee altogether making
1t incumbent them to report bill, and specifying
the amount OF the appropriation If the Senate showd
adopt such course this occasion. they might 9TH
ers, and the committee would be unnecessary
Mr.. CHANDLER was willing to modify the resolution
by striking out the portion specifying the amount OF the
appropriation; which agreed to.
Mr. CLAY moved that the resolution be laid upon the
table which was not agreed to-yeas 20, nays 2l-as
follows:
val ss ,m@o. ao o % nss % Johnson ma%s M AZ
kansas johnson Of Tennessee Kennedy Mason Pug Sebastian 81
NAYsMcssrs Bell Bright Boeck, Chandler colamsr c,ten
den pootlc iG,senden Foot Foster Gwn Hale nm Harlan
ABSENT OR Nor voTiNG-Messrs Bates, benjamin. Brown
SON Mallory carce Reid sumner Thompson Kentucky,
son Of New Jersey Wade, Wilson, Wright and Yulec--2i
| Mr.. WILSON was announced as having paired of
with Mr.. BENJAMIN
After further discussion, IN which Messrs IVEl-
SON, T0OMIS, and others participated,
Mr. HUNTER moved 10 postpone the further consider
alton of the subject in order to proceed to the consid
Grafton Of the Indian appropriation bill The motion
was not agreed to, on division ayes Is, 81
Mr. SLIDEL renewed the motion to lay the resolution
the table which not agreed tO-yeas TO- nays25.
Messrs. BIGLER and FEsSENDEN discussed the pro-
| priety of the proposed measure
| Mr.. BENJAMIN moved to amend the resolution by
striking out all after the word " Resolved and Insert
ing that the Committee Commerce be instructed to
inquire into and report speedily possible the
peency of appropriations at this session for the repairs
and security Of the works heretofore commenced for the
| Improvement of harbor and navgable rivers.
The question being TAKEN the amendment agreed
| to-yeas 23, nays 22 rs follows
yEus-Mesrs. Allen Bayerd Benjamin mggs BgIer Bright
Brown Clay Evans Fitzpatrick Green Hammond Houston Hunter
rugh sebastian, sliel and ToonS Nsa
NAysMsssrs Bell Broacrck Chandler, conmer crtsendsn
Dixon Iooltc, Imrce fcssendcn, Foot Foster, Hale Iamn
Harlan Jones Kennedy King Seward Simmons stuart TrumbnI
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING MoSsrs Bates, Cameron Clark DAv
Douglas Fitch Gwin Henderson, Mallory, pearce Reid sumner
| and Yulce--l7.
! The resolution amended then agreed to.
Mr.. CHANDLER gave notice that he should to-mor-
row, early day thereafter, ask leave to intro
ducc bill making appropriation of $55 900 for the
| Improvement Of the ST. Clair Flats.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION ELL.
After some discussion in reference to the priority Of
business, the Senate proceeded motion by Mr. HUN
TER to the consideration of the bill from the House of
Representatives, making appropriations for the current
and contingent expenses of the Indian department. and
for fulfilling treaty stpulations with the Indians for the
year ending June 30, 1859 More than half hour
occupied in the reading of this bill which appropratcs
between twelve and thirteen hundred thousand dollars
Mr. TRUMBULL unwilling to let this bill pass
without examination. He thought there great
abuses in various other parts of the government well
as those in reference to the army to which he called the
attention OF the Senate the other day In view of the
large amount OF money appropriated by this bi and the
present exhausted condition of the national treasury
when it daily expected that loan would be called
for he mplorcd senator's pay attention economy
in the public expenditures and TO look into the details
this bill He found little item in reference to the pay
ment of Indian ubagents, which he commented at
some length
Mr. HUNTER replied briefly to the objections Of Mr.
| TRUNBULI-
The bill then read third time and passed without
amendment yeas 26, nays Gas follows:
YEAS Mcssrs Allen, Ryard, Bell Benjamin, Bsgs Bgc Bright
Hammond Houston Hunter herson, Arkansas,
Of Tennessee jones' Kcnney Mason, Polk scbasian and
NAYsMessrs Brodcrick nurkce Foot Foster Iarlan King,
| Wadc--8 Z B. E
ABSENT OR NOT Bates Cameron Chandler,
Clark Davis Dixon Docle, Douglas Fitch Hale, Ham,
lin, Henderson, Mallory, Pcarce Rci Seward nnons stuart
sumner Thompson Kentucky Thomson New Jersey Toomb
Wilson, Wright, and Yucc-27
After the consideration of executive business the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| Mr.. GARIREIL, of Georgia, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved That Wednesday meet daily
1 at the hour OF ii O'Clock,
! Mr. CRAlGE, of North Carolina, objected.
Mr. GARTREI.L moved that the rules he suspended ;
which motion was agreed to-yeas "a, nays 80.
! The resolution was then adopted.
COMMITTEES ON THE JUDICIARY
! On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, Of Alabama leave was
given to the Committee the Judiciary TO hold its
| sons during the sessions of Congress
| TERRITORIAL
suspension of the rules resolution adopted setting
apart "Wednesday and Thursday Of next week for the con-
sderation of territorial business
| COMMITTEES FIFTEEN.
Mr. STEPHENS asked unanimous consent 10 make a
report from the select committee of fifteen and that the
report and the views of the minority might be printed
Mr. HARRIS, of Illinois, hoped there would be no OBJ
| lection.
Several MKxBERs objected.
SETTLERS runIic LANDS IN WISCONSIN
Mr.. BIIIJNGHURST, of Wisconsin asked but did not
obtain unanimous consent to introduce the following
resolution