Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-12
SATURDAY., June o, 1910.

The Journal having been read
Mr. kElM asked leave 10 make a report from the
Committee on the Militia. .
Mr. BELL hoped leave would be granted. lie WISH
ed TO that report.
Leave having been granted
Mr. KEN handed in report on behalf oil the ma
jority of the said committee; and
Mr.. TRiPLET'T handed in report on behalf oil the
minority.
Both reports were laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed.
And on motion of Mr.. DROMGOOLE, 5000 extra
copies Of both were ordered to be printed
The morning hour having expired
MIR. BLACK moved suspension of the rule 10 ena-
bic him 10 offer the following resolution:
RcSOlr.d, That the Committee OH Mileage he d's-
charged from the further consideration OF the SUBJECT
and that each and every member Of this House shai
furnish upon his responsibility, to the sergeant
Arms the distance from Washington to his residence
BY the usual route of public travel according to
which statement his mileage shall be charged and that
said statement of mileage shall be published IN Inc
journal of the House.
Mr. CAMPBELL of Tennessee, asked that the
following resolution, which he intended to offer as
substitute might be read for information:
Resoloed, That the Committee on Mileage be instruct
ed to report bill prescribing that the mileage allowed
to members of Congress shall be computed upon the
nearest mail route from their residences 10 the seat
government And that said committee he instructed U
repor, the Sergeant the mica sc OF the mem
beers thereof to be computed upon the nearest mar
f.~. ,h"ir residences the scat of Government
Mr. JAMESON asked that the following resolution
which he intended to offer an amendment, might b
read for information
Rssolred, That the Committee on Mileage be auho
rized if satisfied of any mistake they have made in thu
calculation of the mileage of any member, o
the
Mr. BLACK asked the yeas and nays the motor
10 suspend the rule, which ordered, and ben!
taken, were: Yeas 3d. nays 93
So the rule not suspended.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Connecticut, CATER Placing hi
motion in various forms, all OF which met objection,
finally offered motion that the rules of the House b.
suspended for the purpose of receiving the report
ordering 1t to be printed.
On which motion the yeas and nays were ordered
and, being taken, were yeas l07, nays AZ.
So ulere being two-thrds in the ailirnative) tn
rules were suspended.
And the bin which accom- panied ty report
then read twice by the title of bill 10 establish
uniform system Of mileage of members of Congress.
SuB-TREASURY BILL.
| The rule of the House !nving, motion of Nj
JoSrS, of Virginia, been Suspended the House agar
resolved itself into Com mitce Of the Whole on til
state of the Union (Nlr. Banks, of Virginia, in tn
chair the bill to proYith for the collection, safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public re
venue
! MIR. RAMSEY, who entitled 10 the floor, az
dressed the committee III hvor of the bill until ha
past o clock And Mr. Il had not concluded
i When the House took its Usual recess.
Erening Session
Aner recess The House MT, but for want Of QUO
rum unable to DO any business. More than a
hour was occupied in callingyeas and nays motion
to ADJOURN and call Of tie House; but, despairin
I of success, the House adjourned
Mr. RAMSEY, not having concluded his speech, ha
the floor whenever the Sub-reasury bill shall again
taken