The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-20
TA1HTY-FTFTH CONGRESS.
11COND SESSION.


Mr.. MASON, (adm. OF Va from the Committee Fo-
reign Affairs, reported the memorial of Edward K.
Cooper and associates, asking exclusive grant the
island key Of Nevassa the Caribbean Sea- and recon-
mended that it be indefinitely postponed. -
Mr.. SEWARD, (opp.) Of N. Y, presented the memorial
Of K Collins asking for the balance duehmfor Allan
tic mail service Referred to the Post Office Committee
The Senate after discussion agreed the
eleven O'Clock order Of meeting and instead thereof
meet at noon, work hard and sit long they can
without holding evening sessions.
Messrs DAVIS HALE, and others on both sides Of the
chamber declared that they never saw any good come
out Of after dinner meetings.
The special order coming up Mr. MASON moved post
pone and take up the bill placing the naval and military
forces at the Presidents discretion as asked in his
Gr. HUNTER, (adu.) Of va insisted on the Appropra-
ton bill and obtained the floor but gave way to
NJ. CLAY, (adm) q Ala, read lengthened report
the Old Soldiers Pension BILL and moved the Senate
Mr. SEWARD, (opp) Of N Y, objected to voting without
confederation and moved that 900 copies be printed
Several other committee reports were offered, when
Mr. WADE moved to postpone the consideration OF the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation BILL and take up
the Homestead bill.
Mr.. HUNTER claimed the floor on the former BILL
The Chair overruled him.
Mr.. HUNTER asked Senators 10 consider how was pos
sble for the appropriation bills to be passed when they
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extra session. to discuss favorte measures.
THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION
Finally the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
taken up by vote Of 81 against 25
The question recurred on Mr. Pughs amendment TO
solidate the smaller missions.
Mr.. PuGu (adm.) Of Ohio after discussion withdrew
his previous amendments leaving only the following
words o provso to the final section .-"That no other
Minister, Ambassador, Envoy Commissioner shall be
entitled to any compensation during the fiscal year."
The object Of the amendment and the feature Of the
debate which ensued on were to prevent the President
Congress.
The amendment was agreed to by 80 against 15.
that no Be entitled % higher rss o9 sa
change than ten per cent the nominal of his
salary In China had reached the enormous difference
Messrs. ToosRs, ladm.) Of Ca, and MALLORY (adm) of
Fla showed that was necessary to allow the current
laries Mr. To0mbs said that, economist as he s
he considered that there is nothing retrench the sa
many places to sustain them as American citizens should
live and he would rather vote TO increase than diminish
them.
been made between Secretary Guthrie and Ministers
abroad Of the derent values of gold and silver
Mr.. Guthrie said they should be paid in goId and they
asked silver when Mr. Gnthre invoked legislation on the
matter. Practice has settled that what they are
titled 70 is the nominal amount Of their salaries laid down
n gold in the place where they reside. The only way
convey the money to the respective Ministers for them
draw II. they draw they must pay the current
rates Of exchange which cannot be regulated by law, as
1t is q matter Of trade.
Mr.. simmons amendment, however, was carried by 20
Some hours afterwards when the bill was reported TO
the Senate, Mr. TooxBs moved TO reconsider this VOTE
Iha reawakened the whole question Of exchanges and
Messrs Iocmbs Simmons, Colamer, Benjamin and others
The motion TO reconsider was carried by 2e against o.
ssrcss IL sss sos c sss
canada line 70 hfy cents, and dispensing with them In
where goods are under the value Of two hundred
This was debated by Messrs Fesscuden King, Hamliu
and Hunter and from the debate appeared that much
having appointed great number Of Vice Consuls along
the whole canada ne who, being paid by fees create
Mr.. Fessendens motion was then agreed to.
Mr. HUNTER, nom the majority Of the Finance Com
nnittee, offered an amendment that no more money be
than the amount appropriated in this1b together with
such amounts Of the permanent and indefinite appropra
similar clause all the appropriation bills the effect of
which, he sad would be to limit what be used cut OF
the permanent appropriations, and reduce the expend
lures from the estimate of seventy three sixty -one
millions.
Mr. ssmoss made protracted argument with the view
Of making appear that Mr. Hunters expectations Of
Mr.. BoIsR (adm.) Of Pa, sided with Mr. Simmons
merely limits the sxpsnapTss as To- Time not q 0Ss 70
amount.
Mr. CoIlAxm, (opp) Of Vt, took generally the Same
views.
Mr. KING, (opp) Of N. Y, anxious TO guard against
this amendment being construed as repeating outstanding
prevent such constrScton 70 Mr. Hunters amendmept.
which, being thus modified, passed
Mr. MASON moved as amendment that the Consul at
of the fees provided his own salary and theirs do not ex
ceed the total amount Of the fees.
Mr. d om OF Ala A UScsd . this saying that
Mr. STUART dn the chair 90 decided.
Mr. DAVIS, adm.) orMiss, offered an amendment, pro-
sny thousand dollars for running the Warrington bOun.