New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-21
XXXVth CONGRESS-. . Second Session.

NJ Mason from the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs reported on the memorial OF Efwsrd ~ Cooper
and associates asking an exclusive grant Oh isand
or Key Of Nevsssa in the Caribbean Sea- ana recod'
mend thst it be Indefinitely postponed.
MIR. SEWARD presented the memorial OF Z. n
Collins & Co.. asking for the balance due to them Tor
Atlantic mail service. Referred TO the Postohce
Committee. :,
TIE Stnste after SOME discussion, agreed to resciud
the IL o'clock hour Of meeting order aud, instead
thereof to eet at noon work hard aod cit as long as
thew car, vtbou. 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. diner me- tings.
The special order coming up, Mr. MASON moved
10 postpone it. and take up the bill placing the Naval
and Military forces at the Presidents discretion as
asked in bis Message. -,
Mr.. HUNTER insisted on the Appropriation bill
nstead ard Obtain ed the floor bu. gave way for the
presentation Of reports. =,
MIR. CLAY ALA read a frightened report from the
Committee Pensions, stive TO what 10 caued tue
Old Soldiers Pension bill, and moved the Senate con-
Mr. SEWARD n. y objected to voting without
Considerations and moved that 10 900 copies be printed
AGREED TO.
Several other Committee reports were offered, when
Mr. WADE owed to postpone the cor slider ation OF
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and
take up the Homestead bill. -,
Mr. HUNTER cl4ined the foor on the former Dill
The CHAIR overrolec him.
Mr. HUNTER asked Senators TO consider how 1t
was possible for the appropriation bills to be passed
when they continually put them asde, and incur the
LIKELIHOOD of an extra session, 10 discuss iaVorite
measures -.
Finally the Ccnsuar and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was taken up by vote OF 81 against -.
The question required on Mr.. Pughs amendment to
consolidate the smaller MISSIONS ~ :.
Mr.. PUGH 20 J, after a discussion. wi'hdre" MS
previous udnepts, eayirg on The following words
IS provso TO the final section: THAT no other MIN
I" 'er Embassador, Envoy or Commissioner shan De
" entitled to any compensation during the h'ca year.
Tie ohjec. Of the amendment and the feature OF the
debate which IT, were to proven, the ffesi
dent from appointing more Ministers without the con-
sent If Congress. -,
The amendment was agreed to by 30 against 10.
Mr. SIMMONS X. L. moved an eminent, tnst
no Minister shall be entitled TO q higher rae OF eX'
change than per cent on the nominal amount OF us
salary. In China it mad reached the enormous ciner'
ence Of foTty-two per cent. - -
showed that It was necessary to allow the current rate
of exchange else it is equivalent to reducing Their
salaries Mr. Toonbs said that, strict ecooomst As ne
IT, be considered that there Is nothing 70 retench IN
the salaries of foreign Minister'S They are already
insufficient in many places to sustain them as Amer-
can ctzets should live, and he would rather vote 70
Increase than diminish them. $3.50 .
Mr. HUNTER said the controversy 10 when ala,
sion had been made, between Secretary Guthrie aud
Ministers abroad arose out Of the different values OF
gold and silver. Mr. Guthrie said they should be pad
IN gold, and they ask.d silver, when Mr. Guthrie Ia
settled that what they entitled to, is the nominal
amount Of their salaries laid down in gold 10 the place
where they reside The only way to convey the
money 10 the respective Ministers is for them to draw
for IT, II they draw, they must pay the current rates
of exchange which, cannot be regulated by law, as 1t
lie matter Ut trade.
Mr.. Smmorss amendment, however, was car
ried by % against I8. -
Some hours afterwerd when the bill was reported
TO the Senate Mr.. TOOMBS moved to reconsider this
vote. This reswakeDed the whole question OF ex-
charges, and Messrs. Toombs, Simmons, Colsmer,
Benjamin and Others discussed it.
The motion slider carried by 70 againsty.
Mr.. FESSENDEN NE moved to add new sec
to to the bill 70 limit he Consular certificate fees on
the Canada po TO 50 cents and dispensing WITH them
il cases where goods under tie value OF $500.
This was debated BY Messrs. Fessenden, king,
Hamlin, and Hunter, and, from the debate, 1t
appeared that much dissatisfaction exists rom
the American Consul. General having appointed
a gre at numDer Of VceConsus along the whole Can
ada liz O. who being paid by fees, create heavy tax
On CON merce.
Mr. Fesseuden's motion was then agreed to-
M. HUNTER, from the majority of the Finance
Committee offered amendment, that DO more
money be expended for the fees. year commencing lst
July 1859 thar the amount appropriated ia this bill,
together with such amounts OF the permanent, and in
definite appropriations shall be applicable thereto.
He proposed to add similar clause TO all the appro-
pration bills, the effect Of which, he said, would be
to limit what is to be used out OF the permsoett ap-
proprstons and reduce the expenditures fiom the es
innate of seveDty.three to sixty.one millions.
MIR. SIMMONS made a protracted argument with
the view Ct making it appear that Mr. Hunters ex-
pectations % econOmizipg were fauscious.
Er. BIGLER PA sided with Mr.. Simmons, saying
that Mr.. Hunters proposal economies nothing, bat
merely limits the expenditures as to time, not as TO
amount.
Mr.. COLLAMER W.T. took generally the same
views.
Mr. KING IN " was anxious to guard az sinst
this Amendment being construed as repsalng out.
star ding appro priatioLs already made and he ADDED
a clause to prevent such contribution to Mr..
Hunters amendment, which, being thu, modified,
passed.
Mr.. MASON moved as IN amendment that the Con-
sui at Liverpool be allowed 81 900 for the clerks in
bis Office out Of tie fees, provided his own salary acd
theirs DO not exceed the total amsunt Of the fees
Mr.. CLAY (Ala objected to this, saying that 81 It
did not c"me from the Committee It was out OF Crter
Mr. STUART lin the CHAIR so decided.
Mr.. DAVIS Miss.l offered an anne ndmert, providing
an additional appropriation Of $50 for running the
WsshioQton boundary line, 90 that the AmericanCon.
mission could be abe to keep pace with that Of the
Birth. AGREED 10.
MIR WILSON (Msss drew attention to the fact
that the amouDt Of the appropriation for Consuls is
81 600 over that OF last year, and asked Why Vas
this
Mr.. HUNTER explained that last year were ex-
pended the balances Of appropriations on hand, but
that there we're mono this year.
The bill vas then Isssed.
Mr. SIMMONS gave notice that he would move its
reconsceratiOu, when the Senate, at P. n, ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
Mr.. HUGHES Ind called up the bill reported from