The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-15

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he Committee for the District OF Columbia, with
;ns,ructons 10 report bill with all the reservations
.s,rictions and provisions contained In An act TO
aulhorize the extension construction, and use OF
lateral branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
;no and within the District OF Columbia" approved
o. March, 1881; and further, that said committee
;s,rnced "a inquire into the expediency OF further
amending said bill to provide Tor the payment py
aid Railroad Company to the Corporation OF inc
city Of Washington, OF ten cents or some o.ncI su,
~ Zach and every passenger carried INTO or IRON
IA city NJ Washington on said road; and also 10
maize snch provisions as viii prevent SAID hailfoaa
Cnmpanv from asking an unwarranlanie ana exotp,-
,.n, priee for carving the U. s. mail on said road.
MIR MERCER said he dd no. r,ss 70 dsha,o ,un9
question but rather TO apologize LOT not deoahg y.
u onjd merely state that since he had held seat
Or thai aoor he had known hui one instance OF re-
Committing report from one standing committee TO
another !, ,, .,,
mi, - he Committee on Roads and Canals, and
asMr Nj LINCOLN asked the House 10 take up and
consider at this time the engrossed joint resolution
authorizing the payment Of the workmen employed
ON the Treasury building.
~ nnisctiol was made, and some desultory CONVEX
sation ensued, when Mr.. LINCOLN moved sus-
pension Of the rule. But he subsequently, withdrew
on the understanding thatthis resolution was among
the orders on the Speakers table, and mat there were
only three or four bills which precededit.
Mr.. CLOWNEY, from the Committee on Expen-
dilures in the War Department, made report on
the case of Samuel Lewis concluding with the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the Secretary Of War be directed to
require from Samuel Lew the repayment Of the sum
of $500 improperly allowed TO him Tor the services OF
his son Edward Ia minor,) as clerk in the Pension
Bureau from July, 1918, to July, 1919, together with
interest from the day he received the same and upon
the refusal neglect Of the said Samuel Lewis TO re-
fund the said Of money with interest," that the At
n r IT- Stotaa he Ia hara
instructed, forthwith 10 institute proper legal proceed
ings for the recovery Of the same.
Mr. CLOWNEY called for the reading of the re-
port which, AFTER some opposition, on account OF lis
length, was read. .E.
Mir. CHAMBERS moved that the resolution and
accompanying documents be laid on the table, and
Mr. WISE urged action at the present time. This
was the first report that he had ever heard from that
committee
Nit. CLOWNEY said that the documents were of
importance TO the right understanding OF the case,
and he should prefer that the whole be printed for
the use Of the House.
And, on motion of Mr.. C. the further considera-
ton Of the subject was postponed until Saturday
next was made the order for that day. and the report
and accompanying documents were ordered to be
printed l..-
On motion of Mr. CHAMBERS, a number of
Senate bills on the Speakers table were taken up,
read first and second time by their titles, and re-
Mr.. CURTIS asked leave, at this time, TO submit
motion to print 10000 extra copies Of documents
Nos. 81 and &c. being additional reports ofthe Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, in relation to the Swarwout
dealcations; the same TO be printed with the other
documents heretofore ordered.
Objection having been made,
Mr.. CURTIS moved suspension of the rule.
Mr. G. was proceeding to state that one of the ques-
ions put to the Secretary Of the Treasury was why
he could not aa. ..."
And Mr. G. was here put down by very loud cries
of " order"
Mr. G. then modified his motion so as to read
10000, " instead of" 20, 0OO' copies.
MIR. WISE wished it understood that these were
additional documents those which had been already
sent .,..
Mr.. SMITH demanded the yeas and nays on the
motion 10 suspend the rule, and addressed 10 the
Chair the following inquiry:
Is 1t in order to inquire of the Chair whether,
from the documents now moved 10 be printed the
fact does not appear that Mr. Swartwout remained
without The bonds required by law from the year
1884 10 1887?
The SPEAKER said twas not in order to debate
Mr.. SMITH. Is it in order TO ask for the read
ing of the documents
The SPEAKER said the documents had been
once read ...
MIR. SMITH ask the Chair for a distinct an
swer to my question; is it in order to move for the
reading of the documents
The SPEAKER said it was not.
Mr.. SMITH. Very well then, 1 am satisfied.
And the question was then taken, and decided in
the negative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. A2ams, Alexander Heman AL
len, John w. Allen Biddle, Bond, Borden, Briggs
William B. Calhoun W. B. Campbell, Carter, Ca
sey, Chapman, Cheatham Clark, Coffin, Corwin,
Crabb, Crary, Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Cushing
cushman, Dawson, Deberry, Dunn, Evans Everett
Giddings, Goode, Grantland Grennell, Hall, Har-
Ian, Harper, Hastings, Halves, Henry, Herod Hotf-
man, Jenifer, Fl. Johnson, VIM. G. Johnson Kenne-
dy, Legare, Lincoln, Lyon, Mallory, Marvin, J. M.
we'll, McKennan, Menefee Mercer, Milligan,
Mitchell, M. Morris, Calvary Morris Naylor,
Noyes, Pearce, Peck, Pickens, Potts, s. s. Prentss,
Putnam, Rariden, Randolph, Reed, Ridgway, Rob
ard, Shields sibey, slade, Smith, southgate, Stan.
ly, Stuart, Stone, Taliaferro, Thompson, Tlling-
hast, Toand, Underwood, A S. While, John While.
Lewis Williams, S. Williams, Jos. l.. Williams,
Chris. Il; Williams, Wise Word, Yorke-lo7.
Banks Beatty Beers, Bierne Bicknel Birdsall, Boon
Buchanan, Chambers, CLANCY, Cleveland Coles,
Connor, Craig, DeGraf, Dromgoole, Elmore, Far
rngton, Isaac Fletcher, Fry Gray, Haley, Hamer,
Hawkins, HAYNES, Holsey. Holt, Hopkins, How
lngham, Thos: B. Jackson, J. Johnson, Nathaniel
Jones, John w. Jones, Keim, Kembe, Klingen-
smith, Leadbeiter, Lewis, Logan, LOOMS, Mckay,
Robert Nee elan, Abraham Mcclellan, Miller,
Morgan, o w motifs, murray, NOBLE owens, FAR
ker, Paynter, Pelrikin Phelps, Potter, J. H. Prem
uss, Reilly, Richardson, Rives, Sheplor, Snyder,
Spencer, Swearingen, Taylor, Thomas, Titus Tou-
cy, Turner, Whittlesey Jared w. Williams-77
Not ,wo-thirds, as required by the rule.
% the rule was not suspended
Mr., CAMBREI.ENCi gave notice that he would
on Tuesday next, ask the House to take up and
consider some of the appropriation bills.
And the hour having elapsed, the CHAIR an
n9unced the private orders Of the day. and the
House passed the Isl prat 49,
The following bilh, lying over from las, week
were read third time and passed, viz: For the
relief of Thomas Triplett; for the relief of Smith
Town; for the relief of Levi Chadwick; joint
resolution Tor The examination and payment of the
claims of certain workmen employed on the public
buildings; a Joint resolution for The relief ri The