The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-23

Nee ofe generally IN attendance at late hour because
there were mob thFt side prepared 10 dicuss the sub
jec than upon the other " was clear 10 him that the
senate must choose between the Cuta m and the appro
pratlon bills II they took mp the Cuba Bill snd deyo-
ted time TO it, they must fail TO pass the appropriation
bls for, II the Senate should begin to-day aud devote
all The time left of the session 10 the consideration Of the
appropriation bills necessary 10 carry the government
they would have time To spare TO other subjects But
the resp visibility OF the whole matter with reference 10
extra session OF Congress and the passage of the necessary
s for the support OF the government not with the
republican senators, but with the majority.
Mr. REID said his vote Would depend upon the pros
pcct of reaching vote 10 night II they not likely
10 get vote on the Cuba bill tonight he would prefer
70 SO on with the appropriation bills.
Mr.. SLIDEIL said the question whether they could
get vote night not depended Upon The number
whe 10 speak upon the other side. He believed
there were only or two his side who would dese
10 occupy time, and although he would have the right
10 close the dGbate he would waive that privilege II 1t
should be necessary etonciise time He thought, il
they insisted upon sitting they could bring the subject to
a close before they adjourned.
Sir CLARK said senators must then be prepared for
night session s re- q. .tr.... n
Mr. HuNrn motion TO postpone the unfinished bust
ness was then agreed to by the following yete ..
lEAs-blessrs Alen Rates. Dger Broderek Chandler Clark,
y eonm & c'sns% PSeH p9Ss Ts1C nss Ies9aS
,r h'S T n" MsSo Ms ,IS s1yTs % Seward simmons"
NAAo.srs. Be cjamin, Bright Brown, Chestnut, ongman,
DAVIS, nong Fitch Fitzpatrick Green Gwn Houston Johnson Of
Aansa' Jones Mallory Polk Pugh Reid Sebastian shdel Ward
aud Iuise--2o .a.#
THE uESER.t APPROPRIATION nuI. Is. .. r..-.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the legs
lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill
Inc next anehamsnt was 70 auu 70 .e eo ol .ho pni
an app,,op'uuoit VI 9o,Aoo % ii ns u.Is g, . w III
PioPi'"non io' 'io eo'hPoh'"''oi' ''' ''s' " '
during the present Congress.
Mr. HUNTER stated that this was rendered necessary
" " a w ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ NV w ' ~ " oo
The following additional sections added to the
phi t## gs -Fr d.
s And e fAsr enacted That the authority given BY The
,A o " o W. n h s, e f , I ,t,, as ss, W n ~
runry one eighteen hundred and pay
Mint the authorized and directed by ai act To be coined in
change for The fractional parts o tho dollar therein nnneo AZ er
,r % h AZ Ie and the came hereby is eyendd 10
years twenty day February, eighteen
hundred ana htty nine ana no hnger. L = aL,.,
sc D. dad " a,ther enaso n n ws h % rn s so % ~ a
shall be to day Of the treasurer 10 make payments for
thereof shall have been hed
@ al uc @ co mape rom .he pu' h W. i, Nv "a ~ h,
n ~ w WI G ~, @ s I'M @ p a@noI ala hm,nn shaI be tbree.
cights Of onc per ccnum 80 .s#t -E
! ON notion bv Mr. HUNTER the appropriatons.
aounting IN Ssi ooO for the Territorial government of
oroon ,s.r, stic,on ont
/ Wr MASON o;erod an amendment extending the time
Goa bv l,s ;n ,yh;cb tho cre,;tors of the late Re-
LII, ~ f 20" - ,,aa, a,a tho Iain,s q; tb Teas ne
rar,mont 10 Ianna,v IsGI After a brief discussion
/ tbo omora,nont 1vos ,,reod 10 a .-
/ On rnn,ion bv Mr. RAyARD The onnropriation of
az oe1 on So t nrc Of ,a attornev rneral and bis
l,hs and cscnger was stricken ont and STA 367 was
hst;t,,d ith nro,,;so autbor;zng the Attorney Gen
oral 70 onnoint In noce of the six clerks now in his Office
ono s;stant icarnd IN tbe law at n salary of SO 900
and three clerks
Mr. KING offered an amendment providing that any
snoiciont srrn In tb contingent fnnd of the ASSAY Of
co in Now yor sho ,ndr the direction of the Secre-
ary Of the Treasury he anplied to snc alteration of the
assay Office building and the purchase of such machinery
and mnements as shall be necessary for the coinage of
cold and silver bullion deposited for that purpose
Some disc,sson was had on the amendment when the
p,s;n, icer decided that ms the contingent fund re-
rred 10 annead 10 belong to the Treasury of the Uni
states and the amendment was not proposed by a com
I nittee n ,vas not n order
M GREEN Inv direction of the Committee on Terri
to,ios oneea an apendmcnt annropriatinr So 2T5 22
for daicpc;o IN the continoent EXPENSES of Kansas du
rn., tbe ,d,nnist,ation Of Gov w Denver. which
,vas ,crcad 10 ,s
Mr. n o,so nronosed from the same committee an
amendment inoreasin bv as 600 the appropriation for
the contingent expenses of Kansas during the present s
veor !, Which was agreed 10
Mr. q also offered an amendment proyidng that the
scrs,o ,f Tho Tasurv sha allow and nav 20 sur
yevos f noys who have perlormed the duties OF collect
of the compensation, and no other as
.r. ...a.l ,;.,,a;,, ~, ,n,ao,,,oo,t ,s,s "a.
! htci " pio'ae'eo ui''usS'oh' ''o '' ' ~
! Jected 49, -
MIR. BRIGHT reported from the Committee on Finance
nm onnr,tio, of q, ooo t nav the expenses of taking
tos.;,,n, I for tbe Court of Claims which
was agreed to-
| Mr.. CHANDLER moved to strike out the appropria-
tons amounting Sl7 4so for branch mints at Char
! lottc North Carolina, and Dnhlonega Georgia; which
was agreed to--yeas "a, nays Is.
| Mr. BROWN reported from the Committee on the Dis
trct of Columbia the following amendments which