The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04
CONGR ESSlONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THIRTY-FlFTH CONGRESS-.SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1859.
SEN

Mr. HALE, from the Committee on the Post office
and Post Roads. submitted amendment author
Using and directing the Secretary of the Navy To
pay to Edward X. Collins and his associates the
balance of appropriations heretofore made for the
transportation of the mails from New York to Lv-
erpool and back which has been withheld by the
Department.
The Presiding Officer decided the amendment to
be out of order.
Mr.. BIGLER, from the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, submitted amendment
authorlsng the sale of certain lots of ground in the
city OF Philadelphia. (heretOfore purchased by the
United States as site for n Courthouse and the
purchase of other lots; which was agreed to-
Mr.. FITCH, from the Committee on Printing,
submitted an amendment modifying the contract
with Messrs. Gales Seaton for the publication
of the American State Papers; which, after brief
debate, was rejected.
Mr.. BAYARD submitted an amendment making
an appropriation for tttingup the old Senate cham
Der and ante-rooms connected Herewith, for the
use of the Supreme Court and officers of that BODY:
which was agreed to-yeas %, nays 10.
Mr. BRoDERICK moved to reduce the appropria-
tion for surveying the public lands and private
land claim in California from SlO3, 600 to SIS. 900,
Mr.. Is. said that the government had already spent
over million of dollars in surveying lands in Cali
tornia, while the sales had only amounted to six
or seven thousand dollars he could never sanction
such extravaganza while he held seat in the
Senate.
The subject was discussed BY Messrs. Harlan.
Stuart Seward, Broderick Trumbull and Others at
considerable length; when the question being ta-
ken the amendment was reected-yeas 81, nays 90
Mr.. PEARCE from the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds reported an amendment direct
ing the Commissioner Public Buildings to ascer-
tam, as lar as possible, by conference with the
owners OF private property within the limits of the
proposed enlargement of the public grounds sur
rounding the Capitol, the price thereof and report
the same to Congress at an early day of the next
session. also, directing him to submit estimate in
detail of the probable quantity of work involved in
such enlargement, and the cost of the same
The amendment was agreed to-.
Mr.. DURKEE, from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims, reported an amendment that whenever
Neglected Senators shall be notified to attend an
extra session of the Senate when Congress- shall not
convene, and shall attend, they shall be allowed
mileage In the same manner is now allowed at
the commencement of regular session of Congress-
and mileage shall be allowed to those newly elected
Senators who attended the extra session called and
held on the 4th of March, 1857 bat nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to allow con-
structve mileage in any case.
Mr.. lyERSoN moved to amend the amendment so
that ncwly-eected Senators shall be entitled to re-
ceve their actual expenses in going to or returning
from ashington, to be certified to by them on
honor; which was not agreed to.
Mr.. DAVIS, from the Committee of Conference on
the dlsagreelng votes OF the two Houses on the
Army Appropriation bill, submitted report, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. BRIGHT submitted a substitute for the amend
ment of Mr.. Durkee, providing that newly elected
Senators may receive their mileage on attending an
extra or called session of the Senate but in such
cases they shall receive no mileage at the COM
mencement of the next regular session of Congress
thereafter; which was agreed to, and the amend
ment, as amended was adopted,
MIR. Il. submitted amendment for providing
additional furniture for some of the Committee
Rooms In the north wing of the Capitol; which was
under discussion at one O'Clock, this A. NJ, when
the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March g.
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ing the journal, proceeded to business.
The bill appropriating ten thousand dollars for
expenses OF the Investigating Committee was taken
up and passed.
Mr.. JONES and other Senators wanted the priyate
bills taken up.
Mr.. HUNTER moved to dispose of the Appropria-
hon bills first. He said they would then have time
enough to attend to others.
MIR. JONES said the President would sign no pri-
vatc bills after II O'Clock tonight, but that he
would sign appropriation bills until II o'clock to-
morrow.
Mr.. HUNTERS motion finally prevailed, and the
consideration of the Miscellaneous bill was re-
sumed.
The amendment was adopted for the continuance
OF semi monthly mail on the Panama route, from
New York to Astoria, at S525, 600 per annum.
Mr.. luLEE offered amendment authorizing
the Postmaster General to increase the mail faciIi,
ties between the Atlantic and Pacific States, by
way of Panama and Tehuantepec to an additional
cost of not exceeding $3.50, 600.
This was opposed by Messrs. CLAY, Pugh and
Toombs, and advocated by Messrs. Yulee and Sew
ard.
Mr.. BENJAMIN stated that he was lar gelv interest
ed pecuniarly in the Tehuantepec route and conse-
quently would not vote on the amendment which
he advocated.
The amendment was adopted-yeas SO, nays H.
Mr. HuNTER's Committee amendment adopted
yesterday was that the power for the issue and re-
issue OF the Treasury notes, conferred upon the
President by act of Congress, Dec. 23d 1857 shall
ha paV IVaIn md -,
of this act until July lst, 1860 the interest not to
exceed six per cent, and to defray the expenses
thereof 1000 be appropriately
Mr.. FITZPATRICK moved to amend by inserting an
appropriation OF Sl2O,OO0 for ten years, to aid the
establishment of line of steamers to ports in the
Mexican Gulf, Mexico having given a grant of a
similar amount.
Messrs Fitzpatrick Ward, benjamin, Shields
and Wilson spoke in favor of the proposition, the
latter desiring to limit the period to four wears
so amended it was adopted-ayes u, nays 10.
Mr.. BRIGHT, from the Committee on Public
buildings, moved to amend by giving the whole
amount S50O0O0, to complete the Treasury build
ing, instead of S50,000. Adopted
Mr.. lvEESON and many other Senators attempted
to append claims and other business as amendments
the discussion of which occupied much time but
mostly were voted down set aside as out of order
Right O'Clock, p. M-The Senate is still in session,
not having taken even a recess. There is a deluge
OF rain without. Within, the thermometer indicates
S00. There are few hundred ladies and several
hundred men in the galleries Most of the Senators
are in their seats.
The subject before the Senate is an omnibus hill
but it is overlaid with amendments, which has
given scope to debate on all topics, from protec-
tive tariff to the Kansas Indians. The main amend
ments, made as above noted in Committee of the
whole, have been confirmed, excepting Mr.. Sim
mons proposal for home valuation, which wa $
lost by vote of "a against 20. The section au-
thorizing the Treasury notes was confirmed bv a
vote of 80 to %. Amendments were added to
abolish the ranking privilege and raise the rates of
postage, which identical with those already ap-
pended to two other bills.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following are the concluding proceedings of
the House Wednesday night:
The Naval bill, with the Senate amendment, be-
ing under consideration.
The amendment appropriating Sl73,7OO for the
payment OF the charter of vessels for the Paraguay
expedition for nine months reported from the
Committee, with an amendment providing that, if
the said vessels shall not be purchased, no more
shall be used OF this sum than shall be required to
pay Tor the charter ofthe vessels at the rate agreed
upon for the time employed by the Government of
the United States
The question was first taken upon the amendment
OF the committee, which was agreed to. and the
question recurring upon the Senate amendment as
amended, it was decided in the allirmatiye-yeas
SO, nays II.
The amendment confirming the general order
issued by the Secretary of the Navy on the 18th
january 1903, IN relation 10 the rank OF engineers
in the navy was agreed to, with amendment pro-
viding the commanding officers shall take prece-
dence over all engineer officers.
The amendment providing that the sixth section
OF the act OF June Is, 1857, entitled Gan act to
amend an act to promote the efficiency of the navy"
shall be so construed as to include officers who at
the time they were dropped or placed on the re-
served list, had been detached from duty or re-
moved from command for supposed ineiIicency, but
having since been restored to the active list; and
respectively receiving when they were so detached
deducting any pay they may have otherwise re-
ceiyed during the time aforesaid, aud that this
shall extend to any officer who has been transferred
from the furough list to the leave of absence list by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
those officers who were dropped from The navy
by the action of the late naval retiring board and
who have subsequently been restored to the
service and placed on the furlough or leave
pay list, shall be allowed furlough pay if they
were placed on the furlough list and leave pay If
they were placed on the leave list, from the time
when they were so dropped until they were re-
stored, deducting what they may already have re-
ceived for such time; and that such officers as NAV
have been retired and subsequently, transferred to
the leave list shall be allowed leave pay during the
time they were on the furlough list, deducting the
furlough pay they have already received, was
agreed to, ayes 73, nays 5S
The amendments of the Senate to the Naval ap-
preparation bill having been disposed Of
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri, the amend
ments OF the Senate to the Post-ofice Apppropria-
tinn bill were ordered to be printed
Mr.. HOPKINS, of Virginia from the Committee of
Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the Consular and Diplomatic Appro-
priation bill, submitted report, which was
agreed to.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
A Committee of Conference was asked and ap-
pointed on the dsagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Naval Appropriation Bill.