Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-02

SENATE,
The motion was carried and the bill read a
third time and passed.
Mr. Davis offered modified resolutions in
place of those heretofore Offered by him, which
were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Hamilton moved to take up the bill to
amend the act regulating the collection Of du~
ties. DC. 1t alters the time when the collector
Of the port takes possession from five days to
one.
The motion was carried and the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. GWin, the Military Acads-
my was taken up.
Mr.. Wigfall OffeEed an amendment appropri-
ating 100000 in support of the volunteers to
protect the frontiers of Texas in pursuance OF
the act of 1859.
Mr.. Douglas considered it out of order.
Mr.. Wigfall said it was in order under the
rules as it carried out the provisions of the ex-
isting law.
Mr.. Doolittle said he wished the matter referred
to the Com. on Military Affairs so thai they could
report it.
Mr. Mason said that unless the Government act
specially Texas would act herself, and bring on a
state Of war between this country and Mexico
He urged the adoption of the amendment.
Mr.. Hall wanted to reduce and not increase the
army. There were now plenty Of troops to pro-
tect the frontier.
The subject was further debated by Messrs.
| Fessenden, Davis, Colt, Linden and Wigfsll, the
t-tsSF svrtieInun urging some VsTy sIrOng reasons
for taking immediate measures for the protection
| of the Texan frentiers. If Congress refused he
said this would be the inevitable resOult
Mr.. Mason said the tenor of advices received
from Texas were that the people would seize the
northern province of Mexico unless Congress act
ed, and then we should either make war on Texas
to release Mexico, or on Mexico to protect Texas
The motion to refer was lost.
Mr.. Hale opposed il. Both condemned the ad-
ministration for having neglected the State of
Texas
Finally on motion Of Mr.. Salisbury it was re.
ferred to the committee on military affairs.
The Senate refused to adjourn until Monday.
Mr.. GWin moved to reconsider the vote by which
the military academy appropriation bill was re-
ferred to the committee on military affairs He
said it was never customary to refer appropriation
bills to any other committee than that on Finance.
Pending this motion of Mr.. Davis, the bill
authorizing the sale of arms to the States and
requiring the superintendents of srmories 20
be appointed from the ordnance corps was taken
up.
Mr. Hale opposed the taking of the appoint
ment of superintendents from civilians and read
extracts from report made in the House some
years ago in support of his position
Mr.. Davis replied, controverting the fact
stated in the report referred to by the Senator
from N. H.
Mr.. Simons moved to strike out the section
entirely, saying, arms could better be made in
private establishments.
A long degste ensued in the course of which
Mr. Mason said Virginia hal found it necessa-
ry owing to relations the State now bore to
each other, to appropriate S500,0OO for the
purpose of arms, and will continue it from year
70 year until she was prepared for any emer.
gency.
She had sent to Europe for estimates and she
| would be very courteous in the northern section
of the confsderaey. He denied that arms made
in private factories were equal to these made un-
der the supervision of the officers Of the army,
whose word, as men Of honor, was better than any
bond.
Mr.. Pugh opposed the bill. 1t would bring the
Government in competition with private indiVid-
ual.-[HsF the line give Out-REPORTER.l