The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, May 10. ;


The Hon. LINN BANKS, member elect from the
State OF Virginia, in the place Of MIR. Parton, APP
peared, was qualified, and took his seat.
Mr.. ALLEN, of Ohio, asked leave 10 submit
solution for a post route.
Mr.. CRAIG had not the slightest objection TO the
gentlemans resolution but he object to its put
ting aside other bus ness unless he and others could
have similar indulgence
communication from the acting Secretary of War,
enclosing several communications from the acting
Quartermaster General, showing the pressing want
OF the appropriation for preventing and suppressing
Indian hostieS, in order to carry on with efficien-
cy the military operations concerted and those now
in progress. Among these letter from the act
ing Quarermaster general, under date Of April 25,
1898 which says:
Of any consequence for the suppression Of Indian
hostilities for the last weeks though the expendi-
lures through this Department have heretofore ave-
ragged full three hundred thousand dollars"
Another letter from the same officer dated May
18Th, 1888 says:
81 regret very much that il was deemed advisable
Ia propose the appropriation in the same minute de-
tail which was attempted in the estimate, instead of
embracing all the objects OF supply, and services due
from the Quartermaster's Department. in the same
amount, under one general head, while am quite
sure that the aggregate called for is not more than
will BE- required Some OF the items will, no doubt,
fall Short and others exceed the wants of the SER
vice, since is impossible to estimate the expend-
lures for armies engaged in active operations in the
field, under each separate head with sufficient
racy for detailed appropriations In that enactment
inconvenience will be experienced, unless power be
vested in the Executive TO transfer from item 10
another, which / would respectfully suggest if the
present form of the bill be- retained. Iwoud also
suggest the following notifications of the several
items, without affecting the aggregate amount
Isl. For forage, say 100000
2d For freight, or transportation Of sup
plies 10 the places Of operation, $4,000
3D. For wagons, carts, &c. 10000
n uEn t1ti offs
the dcpos The points of consumption, 100000
vers, &c 100000
Oh FortTansporlaon, &c. of volunteers, 100000
charges 100000
sh 70. drafts and arrearages, l,0is,OOO
Total corresponding with the estimate Of
the 18th of March, and the bill No. 676-----
Of the House Of Representatives. S3,AS,6O
Mr.. CRARY from the Committee on Indian At
fairs made an unavorabe report in the case of Col
John Lowry.
Buildings and Grounds, reported the following reso-
luton, which was disagreed TO by the House:
"Rcsolccd, That the House will go into Commit
tee of the Whole the state of the Union on Mon
day next, al o'clock in the afternoon for the pur-
pose of resumng the consideration of bill No
10j TO provide for removing the walls of the Trea-
sury Building, and for the erection of fireproof
building for the Post Office Department"
Mr.. YELL and Mr.. cAMBRELENG simuta-
neoualy asked for the yeas and nays, which, being
ordered, Yeas g. nays IL, and so The resolu.
ton was rejected.
Mr. RUSSELL asked leave to offer the resolution
presented 10 the House on Thursday, to repeal the
small note restriction
Objection being made Mr.. r. moved suspension
of the rules and asked for the yeas and nays which,
being ordered were as follows:
YEAS-Messrs H. Allen, Aycrigg, Bond Bor-
den, Briggs, VIM, b. Calhoun, Childs, Clark COT
fin, Corvin, Crockett Davies Dunn, Evans, Everett,
Ewing Fillmore, r. Garland Goode, Hall, Harlan,
Henry, Lincoln, Maxwell Mitchell, Moves, Pope,
Pats, Rariden, Randolph, Reed, Rencher, Ridgway,
Robinson, Rumsey, Russell Sergeant, Sibey, Slade.
Southgate Stone, Strauon, Tillnghast, Toland, A.
;. White, J. White, Elisha WhiitleSey, L. Will
liams, 9. Williams Yorke-5l
NAfS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, ]. w. Al
len, Andrews, Anterior, Banks, Beatty, Beirne,
Bicknell, Boon, Buchanan, Cambreleng, Casey,
Chapman, Cleveland, Clowney, Coles, Conner,
Craig, Crarv, Gushing, Cnshman, Darlington. Daw-
son. Davee, Droomgooe, Duncan, Elmore, Earring
ton, Fairfield, r. Fletcher, Foster Gallup, j Gar