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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. vlScr. OF Ohio. asked leave 20 have an y
m.cndmen' printed Which he proposed. =, the pro-
per time, Co ofsrr. in Committee 81 the Whole.
ia connection With the Appropriation Ban, ~hieh
had been under consideration to-day.
Objection being made, the reading of the A =
m'ndlnent was called for, ~hcr,upon it Vas read
ss follows.
"Be IL 6srfk,-- enccted, This, from and af,cr
the passage Of this Act, instead Of ,hc eompe.Sa-
ton now allowed by law, there shall be p.id to
the within named officer. the follow ing sums per
annum:
To each Of the Secretaries, of Site, Treasury.
Wnr and Navy, four thou,nd dollars. To ri,e
Postmaster General, ti,rrc thousand are hundred
dollars To each Assistant Poimas,rr General,
eighteen hundred dollars. To zach OF the Comp
troilcrs Of the Treasury. two thou .. nal dollars
To each of the Auditor, Of the Treasury, two
thousand dollars To the Solicitor Of the IRA
Hirer, two Thousand dollars To the Register Of
the Treasury, two thou snd dollars. Toths Tr-a-
sury, two Thousand dollars To the Cornna,ssio,-
or OF Indian Affairs. two thous-.nd dollars. To
the Commisioncr of,he General Land OGice two
thou lnd dollars.
a. And tina, there BE- deducted from thc eo,npen-
otion nov allowed by law TO the Iler.. b., ...,.
ihrl'aitmrr's Of State, IpAsury, War suf \.,y.
ineiudIng those IN the General Land OF :, t...
rate OF thirty-thrre aud one third per ecntuIn pr
annu'n.
&" That from all officer, Of the customs. Ly
whatever name desi grated, or ia whatever NAV
ncr employed, therr shall bc deducted from the
comPeu siion all ow ed On them ~ ls~ M the
rate Of thirty three and third per een,nra p-r
annum.
" hat from all officers Connected i,h the VS.
tenn oi the public lands. either rs Surveyors I.r-
neral Register, Receivers, or Clerks, there dali
ne "cduett'i from the compensation nov allow 90,
Them by law at the rate of tI,rt, three and one
third per ecntim per annun
hat from all tbc Clerks in the General Post
Oihee, DEPUTY Posmasters, their assistants and
clerks, there Mall be- deducted from the comp.n-
1tion now allowed To them by Law al the raj. of
thirty'hrcc and one-thir,l per contain ,..r ,nnuu,
hat from all persons connected Nth the In
uisn Department rs SupcrinteBdcnts, AgrntA, Sub
Agents, intcrpr,ters, Agents for removals, Com
m'ssIoncrs, or IN whatever other manner employ-
cd, there shall be deducted from the comp.usa-
Ton nov allowed them b, Law or regulation. NJ
the rate OF thirtythrce Aad ooe-thirL per cen.um
per annin.
- hat TO the members of the Senate and Housr
OF representatives, instead Of the compensation
NOV allowed 10y Law, they shall receive six dol
Is per day and six dollars for every tWcnty miles
travel To and from the Seat of Government And
,na' from and alter the expiration Of the present
r'sIdcE,ial term, the SALARY Of the Prevalent of
The United States shall be fifteen Thousand dollars
per annup"
Mr.. NAScE nov moved for the suspension Of
,'c rule, 30 rs 10 allow him TO make a motion Co
nave ms amendment printed. On which question
Mr.. Crane demanded the Yeas aud NAYS
They were ORDERED and taken, and stood as fol-
lows; Yeas los, Nays 81.
There no; being ia o-,hirls in favor Of suspend
iniSthe ruic, rs moved, The motion of MIR Vaue.
to ltint the amendment Vas o,crruicd
hose OF the Virginia Dele. alton " no voted on
MI Nanee's motion for printing, are:
:, ihhs-MesTS. John }. Alien. Archer, Boal-
a,n, Davenport, Fulton. Gholso',, Mercer, Moore,
Iliiam u. Taylor, aud Wise-IO
NAis-MessrS Beale. Chiuu, aud Loysil-3.
On Thursday, Mr.. Vance renewed his propo-
'''ion'' and every one OF them we're voted down,
As Tar as considered. The committee rose With
out final disposition OF tie appropriation bill.