The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-22

Luigi PeSico, under a Joint resolution Of both
Houses 5000; and for the second payment to arig,
employed upon the pictures for the Roundo ~ OO0
REJECTION or SALARIES
Mr.; BELL offered the following amendment to
the bill: 4"
SIC. =. Aad be IL further enacted, That from and
after the 1t day Of October last the salaries Of AN
The oihcers for the payment Of which provision is
made ~ this ac, and all compensaoHs and allow
ahces 70 agents or other persons authorized By law
inc payment OF which Is provided for in this ar,
except The President and Judges of the cours Of the
uhiied States, and except also such officers agents
diplomatic or commercial, whose duties require
hem 70 reside Without the limits OF the UEited States
and The Territories thereof shall be reduced one
fourth, or twenty -hve per cent IL The amount now
authorized BY law: Pr0rided That any time before
the said first day Of October, the bill reported from
The Committee Of Ways and Means TO The House Of
Representatives entitled A bill 10 provide for The
collection saie-keeping, transfer, and disbursement
Of the public revenue any other bill of similar
tendency, or in which provision shall be made for
the collection and disbursement Of the public reye
dences Of debt issued under the authority Of the
United States the exclusion Of current bank notes
shall become the law Of the land"
Mr.. CAMBRELENG objected that this amend
meni was not in order as TO the bill under consde.
| ration, under the rules ofthe House.
The CHAIR decided II not TO be In order
MIR. BELL took an appeal from this decision. Tie
rule in question provides that no motion or propo-
sition on subject, different from that under cons-
deration should be admitted under color OF amend
ment." This objection did not apply to this amend
ment he commended il had reference TO the specific
subject matter Of the bill He also answered other
supposed objections 10 the presentation OF his propo-
Sition as an amendment 10 the bill under cGnsdeTa-
ton; and insisted that the construction of the rule
set up by the gentleman from New York Mr.. Cam
breleng,) as an objection To this amendment, was a
construction of arue acted upon for many years
without such objection.
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the appropriateness of the proposed amendment 10
this bill. He gave instances 10 show that the prac
tice Of the House was in favor of such construction
of the rule. He hoped the committee would over
rule The decision OF the Chair upon this question OF
order, whether the amendment itself were or were
not adopted t.% a.
Mr. CAMBRELENG opposed the appeal, and
conended that the letter Of the rule should be adher
ed to- whatever might have been the practice Of the
House under that rule hitherto.
Mr.. BELL further commended that his amendment
was not on different subject from that under conSi-
defation, and urged its adoption upon that ground
as well as upon the uniform practice of the House.
Mr. HALSTED sustained the appeal. What was
the subject of the bill The payment Of the salaries
of public officers. And what was The subject of the
proposed amendment The reduction of the
amounts Of those salaries. Nor did that portion Of
the amendment which makes il contingent al all alter
that view Of The question. He was in favor of the
amendment, and Of its coming in under the bill be-
fore the committee, as a course sanctioned by the
custom and usage OIL The House.
MIR. REED defended the proposition to append The
proposed amendment TO the General Appropriation
Bill upon the same grounds those stated by the
gentleman last up
Mr.. CUSHMAN supported the Chair
The question upon sustaining the decision of the
Chair was taken BY tellers and resulted as follows :
Ayes 66, 81. So the Chair was sustained il its
decision, and the amendment was declared to be not
in order. ...
Mr.. REED rose and made correction of an error
in the report OF some remarks of his upon former
day. in relation TO certain expenditures of the Post
! Office Department.
JET D'Esu, IN THE YARD or THE CAPITOL, &c.
Mr. HALSTED moved to strike from the bill the
item Of "a 900 for the Jet Geau the southern foot
path in the Capitol grounds, and was about 10 make
another amendment ne wished 10 make, when
! The CHAIR reminded him that the Committee
had decided 10 act upon one amendment at a
! time. ...s.
Mr.. HALSTED said he was about 10 give his
reasons for opposing this and other items in the bill,
and the whole bill He was proceeding 10 do this
when he gave way to motion that the committee
rise, which motion prevailed; and then on motion,
the House
Adjourned at o'clock.