Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-08


ment selfsustaining; and by warrants on the
United States treasury to draw thereirom the
amounts not exceeding at any time the oa'sI NJ
in the treasury from the receipts IRON fost
offices and most roads; and that, from and alter
tho first day of July next, the ranking
nr;v;,ccc except so far as it has been conferred
bv EXPRESS laws as personal privilege, be, anu
the same is hereby, abolished
Mr. Hale raised the question OF order, as this
amendment made an appropriation, and was
neither recommended by any committee nor
based on any estimate Of the departments
The presiding officer declared that the first
portion of the amendment was not IN order.
Mr. Clay hoped the question would be taken
on the last part of the amendment which
abolished the ranking privilege, and it was
unanimously adopted.
The bill was then read third time and pass
ed-yeas IS, nays 20-as follows:
YrAs-Mes,rs. Allen, Bayard, benjamin. Bieier. Dreh,
! Brown Chestnut Clay, Clngnan, Davis. Douglas, Fitch
Fitzpatrick, Green Gwin, Hammond, Houston IIun;-:
iyrrson Johnson OF Arkansas Jones' Kennedy Lane Nal
stuart ssrsi Toomb, ward and Yulse-a5
Dixon pooi,e, Durkee. frsssuden, Foot Foster, Hale
Harlan. Johnson Of Tennessee, King Pu.i Seward SIN
| mons, Trumbull. Wade and Wilson-.c
4 message was received from the President
of the United States, making an appeal to Con-
gress to preserve the credit of the country
which was read and on motion Of Mr.. Hunter,
it was laid on the table
On motion of Mr. Mason, the Senate proceed
cd to the consideration Of the resolution frsen
the House of Representatives, ACCOMPANYING
the postofice appropriation bill, in the follow
| ing words:
Resolved That House bill (No. s72) making
appropriations for defraying the expenses oil the
Post Office Department for the year ending the
| 3olh June. 1860, with the Senate amendments,
| be returned to the Senate. rs section thirteen
of said amendments is in the nature OF rc7e-
nue. bill.
Mr.. Crittendcn submitted the following reso-
lutions which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the Senate of the United States,
That the Senate and House, being Of right
equally competent each to determine on the
proprety and the constitutonality Of its own
action, the Senate has exercised said right IN
its action on the amendments sent 10 the House,
leaving to the House its right to adopt or re-
ect each of said amendments at its pleasure
Resolved That this resolution DC communal
Gated TO the House Of Representatives. and that
! the bill and the amendments aforesaid be trans
nittcd Herewith.
On motion By Mr. Hunter, all prior orders
were postponed and the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the House bill making ap-
proprations for fulfilling treaty stipulations
with Yancton and Tonawanda Indians, for the
wear ending the Both June, 1850, and for other
purposes. .u,,,
ing appropriations to carry out existing con-
tracts for carrying the mails during the past
wear TO Panama, California, Oregon, and BACK
sS7 900; across the ISthmns oil Panama.
So, 900, and from New Orleans. via Iehuante
pee, to Tcntosa and back, s229,oO0; which
was agreed to-
Mr.. Y. also submitted an amendment autho
rizing the establishment of mail steamship
route from Charleston, S. c., via Savannah, ia,
and Key West Fla, to Havana, at an expense
not exceeding SEA, oO0 per annum; which was
agreed to-yeas SO, nays s.
The bill was then read third tine and
passed.
On motion of Mr. Hanin the Senate then
proceeded to the consideration OF the light
bousc appropriation bill which was read.
The Senate subsequently went INTO execu-
tive session.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH T. 1860.
SENATE
At three o'clock, a. 81, the doors were re-
opened and the Senate being now awaiting the
action Of the House
Mr. Seward moved recess OF ten minutes.
Mr. johnson of Tennessee, suggested. in.
stead. that the Senate take up his resolution
to call for estimates for the next Congress on
the basis Of So, 000, 900 per annun. Objected
to.
\ recess was then taken. On rcsuming,
more private bills were proceeded with 10 Kill
time, for there was no expectation that they
could pass the House. Among others, the bIil
granting pension to the widow Of Gen. Persi-
fer F. Smith, was passed.
Mr. Footc presented resolution, rendering
the unanimous thanks Of the Senate 10 the Vice
President for his able, impartial and dign'tied
conduct in the chair. Adopted.
10 80, a. M-Recesscs Of ten minutes have
been taken at intervals, everything being
deadlock.
A,9 o'clock the struggle was renewed. a
message came from the House stating that they
had agreed to some, and disagreed 10 others Of
the Senate amendments 20 the miscellaneous
appropriation bill.
Also. that the House would assent to meet
committee from the Senate to confer on the dis
agreements in the postal bill.
Mr.. Hunter stated that the House had, by
one or two majority, agreed 10 the treasury
note amendment, and disagreed TO many others,
but from what he was informed, the only chance
. Of passinc the bill was to reccdc, and he moved
TO rccede accordingly
! Mr.. Yulcc said he hoped this would not cut
. OF the Atlantic and Pacific service
1 Mr.. Hunter explained that it could be added
on to the postal bill, as it was imperative TO
pass this bill. else the machinery OF govern
ment would he stopped.
Mr.. Broderick demanded that the amend
! ments be read.
Mr.. Hunter again and again assured him and
the Senate that it would take till noon TO read
the amendments. The delay would be fatal
The bill must be passed or the government
would DC stopped.
Mr.. Broderick would listen to no explana-
tons. and insisted that all the amendments
must be read.
Several Senator's attempted to prevent the
reading, but Mr. Broderick persisted, and the
Vice President decided that he was entitled 10
have the amendments read.
Mr.. Hunter said, bitterly the bill will fall
Let it go-thc responsibility does not rest with
me.
The reading was then gone on with. Other
attempts were made to effect an agreement but
Mr.. Frederick was impracticable, saying he
wished if he could, to exhaust the time OF the
Senate. but afterwards he backed down ut
tie saving If he stood alone he supposed he
must give way.
Mr.. Gwin, although feeling the neglect to
supply mail service to his State, was among
those who cndeavored to effect an arrangement.
Mr.. Lane also appealed to Mr.. Frederick TO
let the other amendments be rcccdcd from ana
vote only on the mail service. At length he
Welded, at 10 o'clock, and the other amend
) ments were rcccded from, he calling for the
yeas and nays on the California il.steamer
amendment which was also recedcd from, by
ayes p, nays ID
) This being the last amendment, the bill was
enrolled and sent back to the House.
Numerous rcports were received from the