The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-02

yards, as were mol included in The regular contracts
Objection being made,
Mr.. X. moved suspension Of the rules, and the
yeas and nays having been ordered on bis call for
them, were taken, and announced as follows: yeas
81, nays a.
So the rules were not suspended
Mr.. CHAMBERS renewed the motion to sus-
pend the rules, for the purpose of calling up Mr.
NAYLoR's resolution relating to the affair between
Commodore Elliott and Midshipman Barton, and
the yeas and nays having been ordered on his CALL
they were taken, and were-ayes 81, nays &C.
Not being two-thirds the rules were not suspen-
( ded. !,
Mr.. GRAVES asked leave to submit the follow
| ing resolution.
Resoivsd, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed 10 report TO this House whether Charles ].
Ingerso late district attorney Of Philadelphia, has
paid all any portion of $76,49l, for which he was
reported defauer by the said Secretary on the 18th
of January, 1888; and also to furnish this House
with all the accounts and demands of said Ingersol
against the Government during the continuance, or
since the expiration, OF the time he was In Office
| Objection being made,
Mr. G.. moved a suspension of the rules, and the
| yeas and NAYS having been ordered, on his motion,
they were taken, and were--Yeas 81, Nays 70.
So the rules we're not suspended, not being two
| thirds.
Mr.. MERCER made an Intellectual attempt 10
| induce the House to suspend the rules to enable
| him to offer resolution calling upon the Secretary
Of War for return OF the sums expended by the
General Government in works of internal improve
| ment.
i Mr. RARIDEN presented certain Joint resolutions
of the Legislature of Indiana, which were referred
the Committee on Roads and Canals as the appro-
PIRATE committee.
Mr.. r. then asked leave to move the consdera-
tion OF the resolution submitted by him on Monday
last calling upon the Secretary of War for return
of all disbursements by Indian agents, officers of the
army &c.
Objection being made, Mr. R. moved suspension
OF the rules and demanded the yeas and nays, which,
being ordered, were-Yeas rs, Nays 80.
al x1afcVI dad
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
muncation from the Secretary of the Treasury, in
answer to resolution of the House of the 10th
instant giving statement of the dates and amounts
Of official bonds of collectors and naval officers
at the ports Of Philadelphia, New York, and Bos-
ton with the of the securities Of the said col
lectors &C.. which laid the table, and ordered
to be printed.
Also, a communication from the Secretary Of the
| Treasury, in compliance with an act Of Congress,
| enclosing statement Of the contracts authorized
by that Department during the year 1888 and
statement Of contracts relating to lighthouses,
foatinglights, beacons, buoys, stockages &C.: laid
on the table, and ordered 10 be printed
The following bills were read third time and
| passed
A bill making appropriations for the payment Of
| revolutionary and other pensioners of the United
] States for the year 1889.
A bill to provide for the location and temporary
support Of the Seminole Indians removed from Flo
A bill making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and
for fulfilling treaty spulations with the various In
dian tribes for the year 1889.
bill making appropriations for the naval service
| for the year 1889.
The bill to provide for the protection ofthe North
ern frontier, was, at the suggestion of Mr. MCKAY,
] postponed until tomorrow.
! Mr.. CAMBRELENG moved that the House go
into committee the remaining appropriation bills,
but on dividing the House, the vote was--ayes 81,
noes 40, no quorum.
Mr.. G. called for the yeas and nays, which, being
ordered, were-yeas 81, nays As, as follows:
i YEAS-Messrs Adams, Heman Allen, Banks,
Bierne, Biddle Brdsall, Bond, Bronson, VIM. b. Cal
houn Cambreleng, ]. Campbell, Casey, Chapman,
CJowney, Coles, Conner, Cushman, Darlington Dunn,
Edwards, Evans Everett, harrington, Richard Flech-
err, Fry, Gallup Grantand, Grant Halstead, Hamer,
Harrison, Hawkins, Henry, Holsey, Holt, Robert M.
Hunter, Ingham, Thomas B. Jackson, Jabez Jackson,
Jenifer William Cost Johnson. Na.hanisi JoDe.. Kem-
bic, Klingensmth, Legare, Lewis, Lincoln, LOOMS
Samson Mason, Martin, Mckay, Robert Mcclellan,
Mercer, Montgomery, Samuel W. Morris, Murray,
Noyes, Palmer Parker, Parmenter, Paynter, Pearce,
Peck, Potter Pratt, ]. H. Prentiss Randolph, Reed,
son. RUSSELL Saltonstall Sawyer, Augustine H. Shep-
perd, Charles Shepard, Sibey, Snyder Stuart, STRAIT
ton, Talafeno, Toucey, Turney. Vail, Vanderveer,
Whittlesey, Lewis Williams, Worthington, and Yell
| 81.
] NAYS-Messrs Alexander, Aycrigg, Bell, John
Calhoon, William B. Campbell Carter, Chambers,
i Cheatham Chlds Crabb Cranston, Crockett, Davies,
/ Ewing, Goode. William Graham, Graves, Harper,
Haws, Herod, Lyon, Mallory, Maury, Maxwell, Meme
fee, Mitchell, Calvary Morris Naylor oge, Potts, Put
man, Rariden, Shields, Slade, Stanly Stone Thomp-
son. Tillnghast, Toland, Underwood, Albert, s. White,
John White, Sherrod Williams, Christoper H. Viii
Hams, and Words.
! The House accordingly went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union Mr.. Banks, Of
Virginia, in the Chair, and, on motion of Mr..
/ CAMBRELENG, resumed the consideration of the
annual army bill
The question pending was the amendment of
i Mr.. Mason of Virginia, to increase the proposed
appropriation for the national armories from $780,
900 to 100000, (the amount in former years.)
Mr.. w. G. JOHNSON supported the amendment,
and said he should consider the proposed reduction
as a vital abandonment of the system. He went on
| to show the large amounts OF arms which had been
| manufactured in England and France within short
period of time referred to the embarrassed condi-
ton of the United States during the war for the want
of proper supply of arms; and contended that it
was not much better off at the present time; that
there was much difficulty in the State which he in
part represented to supply its volunteer companies,
and had no doubt that such was the case in other
States. He thought if a reduction in the expendi-
lures necessary, il should begin with those who
are the best able to bear 1.-THE superintendent, pay
masters, and other officers of the Government, and
not by cutting off the means which keep in employ
ment the poor mechanics. He appealed othe chair
man of the Committee of Ways and Means to con-
sent to the amendment of the gentleman from Vir-
| ginia Mr.. Mason.
/ Mr.. MURRAY warned the friends Of the Admi-
nistraton against the renewal of the cry of extra
vagance which the opposition have charged against
it. Let them beware that they do not furnish the
opposition with weapons to carry on the war to over
throw it. He was not opposed to judicious appro-
priations, and trusted that his party would not be;
| but thought that the amount proposed by the Com
mitlee of Ways and Means was amply sufficient to
carry on this branch of the public service due re-
| gard be had to economy.
Mr.. M. then went into review of the more pro-
minent measures of General Jackson's adminstra-
tion and dwelt at some length on the Indian poll
| cy, replying to the remarks of Mr.. Everett, some
| days ago, on the mode Of executing the Cherokee
treaty, and giving history of the Seminole ques-
tion, generating the administration from all CEN